Archive for the 'Movies' Category


Sugarman

I don’t believe it. And even a cursory read of Wikipedia tells you it’s not true. Hell, this is a guy who toured Australia with Midnight Oil! Did you watch the “60 Minutes” piece? I’m loath to write this because Rodriguez appears to be such a humble, good-hearted soul. But the bastards promoting this movie […]

The Descendants

Beau Bridges was so good in this movie! I hate the holidays. Let’s just say they make me anxious, with no agenda, nothing you have to do but relax…and that’s so hard to do. But I’ve been hearing songs on the radio that have sent me back to holidays past and put a smile on […]

The Woody Allen Documentary

I still can’t get over the Soon-Yi thing, but people always tell me to separate the man from the art, and "Annie Hall" could be my favorite movie ever, so… 1. There was a fascinating story in Sunday’s "New York Times" quarreling with Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hours theory (which was originated by a college professor […]

Netflix

This is a studio problem. Ignore Wall Street. That’s a gambling casino for the besuited set. These are the people who punished Apple for not meeting their expectations. Which were out of whack. Because they were the only ones who didn’t know a new iPhone was coming. You’ll buy last year’s car at a discount, […]