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I didn’t write yesterday because I was too busy being inarticulate, and reading my Cary Grant biography, and being frustrated by my own procrastination. So today I get an extra sentence.

“Broken Flowers” is the best new film I’ve seen all year, and if there’s poetic justice then Bill Murray will win Best Actor in February.

There are some days where the best thing you can think of is sleep.

Last night Steven drove us out to MacArthur’s on the west side for some soul food, and I had meatloaf, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, cornbread, chocolate cake, and lemonade; whoa.

At the insistence of the company insuring the film of “The Prairie Home Companion,” Paul Thomas Anderson was on the set at all times just in case something happened to 80-year old director Robert Altman.

On August 12th I’m going to visit my friend Dule in East Lansing for the weekend.

During August, I will post only one sentence per day in my livejournal.

Does knowing that Janet Leigh is stabbed in the shower make “Psycho” any less riveting, or less disturbing, the second time you see the movie? For that matter, does NOT knowing the plot twists at the end of “The Usual … Continue reading →

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Just read about an upcoming concert: JAM PRESENTS TORTOISE / DANIEL LANOIS ALL AGES SHOW PARK WEST 322 W ARMITAGE-CHICAGO MON OCT 10 2005 7:30PM Tickets on sale Saturday. What a show!