You might have noticed that I’ve been doing this whole Movie Education thing for a while to try and expand my pitiful cinematic horizons beyond what my nerd upbringing provided. I have this idea that it’s going to be good … Continue reading
I’ve never been much of a short story guy. I never read short fiction like I did novels, and even though there are a bunch of shorts I really love, getting an anthology of short stories is a ticket to … Continue reading
It was a busy, busy month, but I managed to watch an awful lot of movies. I even had my first ever Movie Education With Mom. Let’s just get into things so we’re not here all day. Zelig - Woody Allen’s … Continue reading
Hey, everyone! Happy New Year! With the holidays wrapping up, I’m hoping I can scrape my life back together. Someone reminded me that I might have over-promised my goals this year, so I should probably get on that, like, immediately. … Continue reading
Sufjan Stevens, whose album Come On! Feel The Illinoise! is one of my absolute favorite chinks of music, released a Christmas album a few years back. It was a collection of EPs he’d put together as Christmas cards, and was a … Continue reading
Despite what some people try to tell me, starting something sucks. I hate it. It’s trench warfare. It’s charging the machine guns through mustard gas. No, that’s a rubbish metaphor. It’s nothing like that. Starting is not knowing where you’re headed … Continue reading
I certainly didn’t see that coming. Last Friday morning, it all went to crap. Our site – the big, ticket selling one and not the new, not ticket selling one – started having problems. Bad problems. Can’t sell ticket problems. … Continue reading
Wednesday night, I was watching one of my favorite shows. The writer’s name came on screen and I realized, God, I know that person. I knew them years ago, haven’t seen them since, and there they are, writing on a show I watch. … Continue reading
As you may have heard, I’m going to be driving myself a tiny bit nuts next year if everything goes to plan. One concern is that I let this blog fall back into the netherverse as the stress mounts. I … Continue reading
It felt like I’d watched a lot more movies this month, but I think that’s because I watched all but one of these in the last week and a half. Another last minute save, I guess. Thanks to Melanie for … Continue reading