Monthly Archives: December 2007

Laura [1944]  1. Vincent Price wearing his raincoat like a cape.2. The opening shot is of Waldo’s collection of prized relics; the closing shot is of Waldo’s smashed clock.3. “He’s no good, but he’s what I want.”

 100 Spinning Plates has sold out!

Come see me today at the Renegade Craft Fair! I’m in booth #12. There’s gonna be lots of cool, reasonably-priced, locally-made crafts and gewgaws. Perfect for all your holiday gift needs!

Last night I was just plain tired, mentally. I zoned out in front of the Christmas tree for awhile  with a glass of wine. Andy was in the other room hard at work on his final projects for school. He’ll … Continue reading →

Julius Caesar [1953] 1. Marlon’s near-shirtless entrance. Mmmmm. Who cares what he’s actually saying, he looks hot.2. Wow, John Gielgud looks young. His diction is flawless, yet completely natural-sounding. When he talks about “bending his body” to Caesar I believed … Continue reading →

The Scarlet Letter [1973]  1. The wildly inappropriate funk-lite theme music that repeats several times during the course of the movie. What were they thinking? It was Valley of the Dolls bad. In fact, Dionne Warwick would have been an … Continue reading →

Children of Men [2006] 1. The blood splattering on the camera lens during the second, extraordinary long take. Jaw dropping. Horrifying. 2. Radiohead playing softly in the background as they get stoned.3. “Britain Soldiers On.”

It’s that time of year. That time of year when I make my mix CD! Rob’s Best of 2007. Not necessarily released in 2007, these are nevertheless some of the tracks I’ve been listening to all year: 1 IT AIN’T … Continue reading →

OK now THAT is freaky … I am playing iTunes right now, on random. First it played “Dream” by George Shearing. And NOW it is playing “Dream” by Jimmy Scott. One track right after the other.