Author Archives: AaronOOF

Look, I’m sure being an AP copywriter isn’t the most exciting job, and proofreading articles can probably get tedious, but at least you might get the chance to express a bit of creativity in the headlines, right? So then why are the headlines often so lazy, crappy, boring and, depending on the reader, borderline offensive.Continue reading “CHRIS ROCK ISN’T GOING TO BE WEARING A BUNNY SUIT ON OSCAR NIGHT”

According to UK gossip newspaper The Sun Clive Owen is the new favorite to take over the role of James Bond. Thanks Thigh Master!) I’ve been crying out for Owen to get the role since the news of Pierce Brosnan hanging up his tux first hit Entertainment Weekly back in July. If you’re really aContinue reading “WHO KNEW ALL IT WOULD TAKE IS A GOLDEN GLOBE WIN AND OSCAR NOM: WE COULD HAVE INSURED THAT WITH A FEW BRIBES AGES AGO”

I’m sure you’ve passed a newsstand by now and seen the poster-sized cover, but if there has ever been a week to make sure you pick-up the current issue of Time Out New York this would be it. Instead of just presenting their comprehensive listings of everything going on in the city, this week, theContinue reading “BECAUSE WHAT ACTUALLY MAKES NEW YORK A THEATER TOWN IS NOT BROADWAY”

In lieu of anything really pushing my buttons today, here are a bunch of random notes I’ve been collecting over the past couple days: If like me you’re not blogging from Park City but are still curious what’s going on at Sundance, you might want to tune in to Festival Dailies on The Sundance ChannelContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: NOTES FOR A DREARY HUMP DAY”

Somehow I just noticed this, but if you have a chance to catch PBS’s Independent Lens tonight (airing locally on Thirteen at 10 PM, you’ll be able to see the film Power Trip, a fascinating documentary about what happened when a for-profit American corporation bought and tried to run the previously state-owned-and-operated electric company inContinue reading “SET THOSE DIVOS, AND BE THANKFUL YOU HAVE THE ELECTRICITY TO DO SO”

Well that was something. Here’s the complete list of Oscar noms. Not really any huge surprises among the nominations, but as usual some big disappointments. I still can’t fathom how so many people love Ray so much. See, I’m not always so cynical – I actually thought quality might win out and Oscar would forgetContinue reading “THE RACE IS ON: OSCAR ANNOUNCES AND DOESN’T SURPRISE, OR DISAPPOINT, TOO BADLY”

The Oscar nominations will be announced in half-an-hour. A few days ago, after the Golden Globes, I was having a discussion with a friend over what the final nominations would look like. He was convinced that Eternal Sunshine would get a Best Picture nomination. I’m pretty damn certain it won’t. So just for kicks, IContinue reading “OSCAR QUICK PREDICTS — PREPARING FOR TORTURE”

Tomorrow at 8:30 AM (Eastern; 5:30 for those poor saps in LA), the Academy Award nominations will be announced, and the countdown to Oscar night (a/k/a Feb. 27) will be in full force. The Golden Globes have already happened. And all the other nominations to honor the “best” in film for 2004 have been setContinue reading “THE WORST OF 2004 DESERVE SOME NOTICE TOO”

I came home yesterday afternoon from a fun day of sledding and playing in the snow, exhausted but in a perfectly good mood. I love it when New York has this kind of snowfall, the streets and parks blanketed in white. But then I came home and read about Johnny Carson’s death. I wasn’t aContinue reading “THERE’S JOHNNY — THE DEATH OF A LATE NIGHT KING AND AN ENTIRE ERA OF TELEVISION”

The main reason this isn’t a Martin Scorsese fansite is that my undiagnosed ADD would never allow me to focus on any one subject or person so intently. Also, beyond simple fawning about the same things over and over again, and saying, “Oooh, isn’t he great, even if he’s less great now than he onceContinue reading “PROVING INSPIRATION COMES FROM LIFE”