Monthly Archives: May 2009

Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer [2007] 1. Annie Ross, the way her mouth movies, one corner slightly lower than the other, sluggish. But still with that lovely inflection in her voice.2. Anita jiving with Roy.3. Dick Cavett reels … Continue reading →

Chow Down in Chi-Town, my dining guide for the ALA Annual Conference, is now online. No author pic, sadly.

Star Trek [2009] 1. Gratuitous hot rod sequence. 2. "Are you from the future? … Do they still have sandwiches there?"3. Spock gets a single raised eyebrow. Overall reaction? Eh. The best thing I can say about it is that … Continue reading →

Saw Star Trek yesterday, and to be honest I’m having some difficulty coming up with my usual 3 Things.

The Myth of Chinese Restaurants

The American Friend [1977] 1. Nicholas Ray wearing sneakers and white socks, and an eyepatch.2. She begins to open the package, then thinks better of it and puts it in a drawer.3. He threads the man’s neck through the loop … Continue reading →

Leatherheads [2008] 1. "You’re the kind of cocktail that comes on like sugar but gives you a kick in the head."2. He knows the jig is up. Jonathan Pryce adjusts his tie and turns the gesture into a shrug, sheepishly … Continue reading →

New live David Byrne EP available!

Over the weekend I also saw Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Planet of the Apes, 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Brother From Another Planet. But I’m not doing my 3 Things for those. Wasn’t taking notes, hehe.