Author Archives: AaronOOF

Yeah, so I’m late again. Big deal. This weekend is turning into a bit of a nightmare even as it’s actually supposed to be fun. In just a couple hours I’m getting on a “party bus” for a bachelor party, and apparently I’m not being allowed to get home until 6 AM tomorrow. Oy. There’sContinue reading “TCM WATCH: STEWART, O’HARA AND CRAWFORD”

So yeah, I said I’d have this weekly thing up before my head hit the pillow yesterday, but that was just impossible. For one thing, my head never actually hit the pillow yesterday as I didn’t get home until 2 AM this morning. Then, after finally getting some much-needed sleep, I’ve been busy trying toContinue reading “THE WEEKEND IN PRE… RE …: AW SCREW IT”

Wow. That’s upsetting news to wake-up to today: George Fasel, who wrote the very smart critical film blog A Girl and a Gun passed away this week on Wednesday after an apparently long battle with cancer. His wife Ruth posted the news on his blog this morning. I didn’t know George — had never metContinue reading “SAD NEWS IN THE FILM BLOGOSPHERE — RIP GEORGE”

Sufjan Stevens’ first of five sold-out shows tonight at Bowery Ballroom was an fantastic and fun. Stevens and his enormous band of Illinoise Makers bring the music, especially from Stevens most recent album “Illinois” but unfortunately, nobody knew in advance that as part of Illinois Spirit Week, each performance has a different theme. Tonight wasContinue reading “THIS IS NOT A MUSIC BLOG BUT … KNOW YOUR SUFJAN PEP THEME OR ELSE!”

Oh my … have I fallen behind. And suddenly I find myself thrown into this huge project which will certainly take away from the attention I would otherwise be paying to things like posting regularly irregularly, as I tend to do. Take my weekend film preview for example. Oh yes … it’s coming. At someContinue reading “THE FRINGE GOES ON”

OK, probably nobody because it’s not that serious, but really, if a major entertainment publication like Entertainment Weekly can’t get a simple email right nor give actually good suggestions on what people “must” see/read/listen to. Take today’s “Must List” email for example, their little teaser of what will appear in the issue hitting newsstands tomorrowContinue reading “WHO SHOULD GET FIRED FOR THIS?”

Well, I finally have a job … sort of. I mean, it is a job, but it’s technically part-time and it only lasts until September 16, which means that even as I’m doing this job, I will continue job-hunting. Not to mention now, apartment hunting. And maybe one of these days soon, I’ll actually getContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: THOUGHTS, LINKS AND OTHER CRAP”

This is obviously Steve Carell week in the world of entertainment. Monday night, Carell appeared as a guest — no longer a correspondent — on The Daily Show, in an interview that was simultaneously hilarious and sweet while also probably maintaining the lowest word count of any Jon Stewart interview ever. Tonight, NBC presents aContinue reading “ALL STEVE CARELL, ALL THE TIME, AND WE’RE GOOD WITH THAT”

I’ve been to three more shows at FringeNYC, and my Gothamist theatre cohort Mallory has posted another set of reviews today, including one from yours truly about a show you absolutely must not miss but don’t have that many opportunities left to see. The Salacious Uncle Baldrick is one of the funniest things I’ve seenContinue reading “MORE FROM THE FRINGE: DON’T MISS BEING SALACIOUS“

So as I was writing the “TCM Watch” post below, I turned on the end of The Gay Divorcee which was showing as part of Fred Astaire Day. Well that was a mistake. Next thing I know, it was 2 AM and I had gotten nothing done (other than putting away the Fresh Direct deliveryContinue reading “ASTAIRE AND TCM FORCE FURTHER PROCRASTINATION — NOT A VIRTUE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED”