Tag Archives: Video

My wife has picked out the last few DVD rentals – she picks out movies like a girl. She is impressed by such things as Academy Awards and nominations. I have come to the somewhat disconcerting realization that I value movies for entertainment value more than anything else: I don’t …

Directed by Michael Mayer Written by Michael Cunningham based on his novel A Home at the End of the World is an unconventional love story about Bobby and Jonathan, two young men who grow up in suburban Ohio in the late ’60s and reunite in New York City in the …

I am unclear as to how the Polish came to be thought of as dense and the butt of jokes. Other than an inordinate fondness for polkas (but I jest), I think they’re damn cool. Check out the perspicacity of this Polish film reviewer: Michael Moore’s contentious film Fahrenheit 9/11 …

Gotta admit that I wasn’t holding out much hopes for Rescue Me, fx’s new teledramedy about New York City firemen. I’m not much of a Denis Leary fan – his performances as both actor and comedian frequently hit the same monotonous note – while the show’s overplayed promo with its …

In fact, the best way to describe how I felt after watching that movie was confused, embarrassed and befuddled. Sort of like I was forced to watch some perv expose himself in public. ICK!

Finally catching up with USA's summer abductee mini-series. . .

Social anarchy, humans gathering in lieu of commerce, dogs and cats watching Ghost Busters together? No, just the Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In, recently busted by the local constabulary: A Letter to the Santa Cruz City Council Dear Honored Council Folk: This will be the second summer that Santa Cruz Guerilla …

American Idol has raised the age limit for competitors from 26 to 28, as auditions for season 4 are set to begin in August in Cleveland, according to the Idol site: REVISED RULES TEXT “AMERICAN IDOL” SEASON 4 MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS You must be a legal U.S. citizen or a …

Though the personalities of the actual Pythons are irreplaceable, this could be a lot of fun: Based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, it will star Frasier actor David Hyde Pierce, alongside Tim Curry and Simpsons star Hank Azaria. Python star Eric Idle wrote the book …

Because “sampling popular culture is not a crime,” or at least it damn well shouldn’t be. As I have repeated as nauseum here, I want to see creators get paid for their efforts but I also believe that copyright law in America has swung too far in their favor to …