Disappointing?…of course it was. What else would it be. Jon Favreau was in over his head. No clear idea presented in the movie. Was it a western? Was it a gunfighter. Was it a comedy? Was it sci-fi? Was it … Continue reading
Soooo….where do I start. If I were a young film maker, given a budget and a shot at the big time, I would, first, copy everything Spielberg has done to make my own name in Hollywood. Second I would forget … Continue reading
What the fuck?? The so called memorial to Hitch, (kicking off the 2012 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature) so grandly teed up by the host as “what better way to kick off this year’s Festival of World Literature … Continue reading
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You ever have those terribly frustrating calls with the utility company that left you angry and perplexed? I had such a call in 1999 and to the best of my ability have as faithfully as possible documented each call and … Continue reading
Remember when “Blood Simple” rocked the film world? Where everyone stood up and took notice? Well, I guess not. No one noticed, hardly no one. “Jaws” was noticed by everyone. “Star Wars” rocked the galaxy. Hell, from now one the … Continue reading
Umm.. well… I am never completely sure of what I like and why, but at the moment I believe I can state that I like music. Especially live music. I’ve just returned from a night in Newark with Sonny Rollins. … Continue reading
One – By Ambrose Wolfinger “Man ceased to be an ape and overcame the ape the day the first book was published. The ape had never forgotten this humiliation: just try to give him a book, and he will immediately … Continue reading
So there I was, sipping a beer, sitting in the warm Saturday afternoon Autumnal sun, strumming my guitar and watching my dog Akira joyously roam around the yard on her daily perimeter check. Convinced all was secure, she took the … Continue reading
When we were young and we encountered a dog for the first time I am sure we were all guilty of uttering any number of the following lines: “Does he bite?”, “Is your dog friendly?”, “Is it a he or … Continue reading
For those of you who were considering checking out the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film, don’t. Yeah, I should have known better. I should have listened to my own advise and never had gone to see a remake … Continue reading
