Monthly Archives: August 2008

It’s a peaceful morning. That’s my favorite thing about Sunday mornings: the placid, even pulse of time. We make our pot of coffee and have our scones, and then I shuffle to my computer and write, or just surf. So … Continue reading →

The Driver [1978] 1. “You wanna TV, it’s a dollar extra.”2. He enters the cheap hotel room and goes into the bathroom with a bag of ice and a 12-pack of Coke.3. Ryan O’Neal is never shown wearing a seatbelt. … Continue reading →

What a lovely day, and what a lovely weekend we have to look forward to. Except. For the stupid, stupid, stupid Air & Water Show.

The Simpsons Movie [2007] 1. “His big ass would have shielded us all.”2. Bart naked on skateboard. Strategic hole in the fence.3. Homer in M.C. Escher world.

Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinematheque [2004] 1. Something one of the interview subjects says. There is an American university with an extensive archive of pornographic films and videos. Anything that’s released, they try to acquire a copy. Why? Because they … Continue reading →

Excuse me. But this shit is being said with a straight face by our own Attorney General: “But not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime.” “That does not mean, as some people have suggested, … Continue reading →

Yeah, I’m shameless … My birthday is August 22nd.

Network [1976] 1. “Where does that put us, Diana?” “That puts us in the shithouse is where that puts us.”2. Diana has a poster of Singing in the Rain in her first floor bathroom.3. When Hackett chances to catch Beale’s … Continue reading →

Diary of a Mad Housewife [1970] 1. The sound her skirt makes as it slips to the floor after he unzips it.2. Aside from the Kline painting, there are almost no individualistic details in his apartment. The point is that … Continue reading →