I enjoyed this article about folks who sit all the way through movie end credits. Debbie and I fall squarely in the category of “bitter enders,” rarely missing the final credits. We’re usually looking for outtakes or “Easter eggs,” but we also enjoy reading the obscure job titles of people who work on movies. I’d… Continue reading In Praise of Bitter Enders
Category: Movies
It’s always something
Remember my excitement over this? The new A/V receiver was a welcome addition to our home theater setup, and I was quite happy with it…until we installed a new Sony Blu-ray player and immediately discovered that something was not quite right. Whenever we’d try to watch a DVD, the TV would display a fuzzy pink-tinged… Continue reading It’s always something
Overdue A/V Upgrade
March was a good month, business-wise, and so I’m splurging on a new A/V receiver. This definitely falls into the category of “luxury” but it will fill several “needs”: When we built this house two years ago I wired it for 7.1 surround sound. We had the four rear speakers installed in the ceiling at… Continue reading Overdue A/V Upgrade
Creepy Dolls
Dolls have always had the potential to be creepy, if cast in the right (wrong?) light – sort of like clowns. Remember the steel-fanged playtoys in Barbarella? How about those that appeared in various episodes of The Twilight Zone? And we won’t even mention voodoo dolls. (Oops.) Then there’s this: Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on… Continue reading Creepy Dolls
Is there anything that couldn’t be improved with a liberal dose of Muppetry?
While watching the following video of the Muppets performing Queen’s classic Bohemian Rhapsody, it occurred to me that they would be perfect to do a cover of something — anything — by Meatloaf. But why stop there? I want to see a Muppet version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Even if you’re not a… Continue reading Is there anything that couldn’t be improved with a liberal dose of Muppetry?
Movie Mini-Review: “2012”
Note: No plot spoilers are included in this post We caught the first matinee showing of 2012, the latest epic disaster movie from Roland Emmerich. The bad news is that the whole world gets destroyed; the good news is that it’s not blamed on SUV drivers. Al Gore is reported to be disconsolate. We went… Continue reading Movie Mini-Review: “2012”
Wandering the Web
We spent the last few days in scenic Weatherford, Texas (if that sounds like sarcasm, you need to drive through some of the neighborhoods south of I-20 and you’ll see that I’m serious. But be sure to pack a GPS.) and thus haven’t been attending to bloggerly duties. Here’s some stuff I hope will make… Continue reading Wandering the Web
I learned everything I know from subtitles
My wife inexplicably added Dirty Dancing to our NetFlix queue. I inexplicably put it in the DVD player this morning (my copy of Die Hard 3 having mysteriously gone missing), and as is my habit while watching a movie during a run on the treadmill, I activated subtitles so as not to miss any of… Continue reading I learned everything I know from subtitles
“Breaking Away” and Jumping Off
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Breaking Away, the movie that launched a million wannabe bike racers. I wasn’t one of them, but I was still captivated by the story, the characters, and, yes, even the cycling. In 1979, my wife and I were living in an apartment in Richardson, Texas (on Prestonwood Drive,… Continue reading “Breaking Away” and Jumping Off
My Idea for a “Taken” Sequel
So, we took in a matinée showing of Taken today, and as we walked out of the theater I bounced this idea off MLB. “They need to pair up Liam Neeson’s Bryan Mills with Bruce Willis’s John McClain and have them be dads who volunteer to be chaperones on a high school trip in order… Continue reading My Idea for a “Taken” Sequel