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Life is Miserable Horrible and Awful But I Can Easily Cite 100 Reasons From the World of Entertainment to be Happy 26 Aug 2013 | 09:11 am
It’s just an accident that we happen to be on earth, enjoying our silly little moments, distracting ourselves as often as possible so we don’t have to really face up to the fact that, you know, we’re ...
Having a Wonderful Time Wish You Were Here -- Hitchcock Silents and I at the PFA 20 Aug 2013 | 07:09 am
I was in line Friday at the Pacific Film Archive's for Alfred Hitchcock's The Lodger (1927). Surrounding me were other film goers. Most of whmo looked as though they were part of the cast for a Grapes...
Crazy Eights -- Eight Crazy Ladies Of Film 13 Aug 2013 | 12:13 am
Here's a topic I'm an expert on. Wacky women. Sadly this expertise derives from having been raised by one. Poor mom was posthumously diagnosed as being bi polar. That's a rough one for a kid to take e...
Wow! Allen Writes and Directs Blanchett is Brilliant Blue Jasmine is Amazing 4 Aug 2013 | 08:15 am
Why not step out of reality once and I awhile? Why not go back to old conversations? Why not pop xanax like candy and swill vodka like water? When your world has unraveled your dreams crushed riches g...
Shhh! It's a Silent Movie Weekend 30 Jul 2013 | 06:38 am
Any weekend that is in part spent watching three films that one has never previously seen and that one ends up liking is a weekend well spent. So it was for me this past weekend. Coincidentally all th...
Some Simple Rules for Commuting 25 Jul 2013 | 01:54 am
Fellow commuters: In order to sit next to me on a bus or the subway one of the following criteria must be met: 1) Be morbidly obese. Chubby overweight or portly won't do. You've got to look like you s...
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Men -- The Wages of Fear 21 Jul 2013 | 08:52 am
When your soul is weakened by the hate and avarice that envelops so many places people and things. When your heart aches for the losses the catastrophes the misbegotten and woebegone. When your mind r...
A Recounting of My Weekend Focuses on Three Films I Watched As Well as Trips to the Gym 15 Jul 2013 | 06:51 am
Somehow -- and there is no accounting for this -- my weekend began with a smooth and easy commute back to Berkeley. There was no long wait for public transportation nor was I packed sardine can style ...
It's Worth Remembering that Life Is 12 Jul 2013 | 09:36 am
I blinked out of the fog of living and found myself at a memorial service for a 22 year old. Here was a moment of clarity. Stark bright full color clarity. There is nothing like a death to sharpen ou...
If You Don't Find this Picture Adorable There's Something Wrong With You 11 Jul 2013 | 12:43 am
This photo is from 1914 and comes courtesy of Shorpy Historical Archive a website you should totally check out.
