Author Archives: AaronOOF

Others maybe, but you … you’re still my favorite. Sadly, you may have noticed that my posts have become fewer and further between over the past week or two. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I now realize that the coming two weeks are going to be even more blog unfriendly to me thanContinue reading “I SWEAR, DEAR READER, I HAVE NOT FORSAKEN YOU”

I’ve been waiting two days to post this, and finally I can. I know I’ve done my share of railing against Quentin Tarantino in the past week or two, but as I’ve said, it’s not that I dislike his movies. If anything, this is definitely a case where it’s alright to hate the player butContinue reading “ARE YOU READY FOR THIS? KILL BILL ALMOST THE WAY IT SHOULD REALLY BE”

One of the world’s most trusted news sources — Gawker shares that title with The Daily Show in my world — reports that Elvis Mitchell may be out at the New York Times as co-chief film critic. That would mean A.O. Scott would suddenly become the main film reviewer. EWWWWWW. I guess Amanda Hesser isContinue reading “IS THIS AN ATTEMPT TO STOP BEING THE PAPER OF RECORD?”

If I don’t have a chance to post anything else today, at least I will have posted this: Original on ‘Jump Street’ case (via The Hollywood Reporter). That’s right, kids. 21 Jump Street, the show that (even moreso than Married …With Children) really defined the future of the Fox network is coming to the bigContinue reading “I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE CAMEOS BY THE DELUISE BROTHERS”

ABC is pathetic. There, I said it. The network has gone through more executive changes over the past 5-10 years, it’s no wonder there has been no build-up and momentum among their development and production. The “breaking” news today, according to both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter is that ABC Entertainment President Susan Lyne hasContinue reading “THIS JUST IN: THE SONG ISN’T SO EASY AT THE ALPHABET WEB”

Oh is it ugly. Sunday night, as I stayed awake until 3 AM trying to get through all the personal things I have no longer been able to find time for, I decided to get something off my DiVo. Now, things don’t leave my DiVo without checking with me first, but why I even hadContinue reading “… AND FINISH WITH … IS UGLY STRONG ENOUGH A WORD?”

The “bad.” Yeah, there’s always a “bad,” no matter what. As most of my friends would tell you, I’m the eternal pessimist. It’s not that I expect everything to go wrong constantly, but I do try to temper my excitement for everything with at least the recognition that everything is about to go to shit.Continue reading “… CONTINUE ON WITH THE “BAD” …”

The “good” is that I did manage to get to Film Forum this Sunday to see the brilliant The Third Man. If you’ve never seen it, and you’re in NYC … seriously, rush down to Film Forum before it ends its run this Thursday. I can’t do better than the essay I’ve previously mentioned writtenContinue reading “START HERE WITH THE “GOOD” …”

When you’re going through your Sunday New York Times today (or if like me you get it delivered, you would have received this yesterday), don’t throw away the circulars too quickly. This weekend’s paper includes a copy of the Tribeca Film Festival film guide which includes information about all the films and other events associatedContinue reading “HEY, THAT’S NOT THE CIRCUIT CITY CIRCULAR”

I actually am paying attention to the number of signs, and it’s been about a month since the last one. But this is most definitely some of the scariest news I’ve read in some time. Today’s Hollywood Reporter has a story that starts with the following sentence: “The WB Network is developing an original movieContinue reading “THE FOURTH SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE: CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY STARRING AS KURT COBAIN”