Monthly Archives: November 2007

O Lucky Man! [1973]  1. Rachel Roberts plays a woman who commits suicide and in real life she committed suicide.2. Ralph Richardson: “We will now observe 15 seconds of silence in his memory.”3. The man wearing the sandwich board at the end is … Continue reading →

This Film Is Not Yet Rated [2006]  1. The MPAA violaed copyright laws by making an unauthorized copy of the film!2. Of the eight members on the board, only one or two actually had children that were under 17!3. John … Continue reading →

Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago [2007]  1. Mayor Daley in drag.2. The bar with the dirt floor.3. First gay rally in modern Chicago took place at Bughouse square, right in front of the Newberry … Continue reading →

Ladies and Gentlemen, I sold out all the inventory of 100SP that I brought to the DIY show yesterday; the 30 copies were gone in 4.5 hours. There are now exactly 55 copies left. I’m sure that by the end … Continue reading →

That’s tomorrow! I’ll be there with plenty of copies of 100 Spinning Plates, so swing on by and I’ll autograph your copy for you! More info here.

Last night, randomly, we ended up watching Frontline: Living Old. It was very thoughtful, engrossing and disturbing. Since I visisted my parents back in June to talk about living wills and such, and since I’m about to go back to … Continue reading →

 Wow, my head is in a whirl. It feels like I have so much going on that … I can’t quite remember everything that’s going on. Thanksgiving travel, Andy Warhol @ Facets, the Lynch double feature @ the Siskel, last … Continue reading →

No Country for Old Men [2007]  1. Javier Bardem’s haircut was a brilliant touch. Bardem was brilliant. When he peels off his socks.2. HIghest body count I’ve seen in a long time. I don’t know yet how I feel about … Continue reading →

Dirty Harry [1971]  1. Andy Robinson as Scorpio reminded me a lot of Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs.2. Scorpio slapping the little boy on the bus.3. Same city as Vertigo and yet it might as well be … Continue reading →

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead [2007] 1. The very first shot of the movie: Philip Seymour Hoffman butt-fucking his wife. Yeah, you don’t forget something like that. 2. Hardest thing to believe was that P.S.H. and Ethan Hawke were … Continue reading →