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So I guess I haven’t been too attentive to this space this week. Maybe it’s because I’ve actually been busy. Not necessarily doing anything important, mind you, but somehow I managed to not be home one night this week, and been relatively on-the-go since before last weekend with some sort of even every day/night. LastContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: WRITING IS HARD”

Writing that last post reminded me (yet, again) of something I’ve been forgetting for the last two days. It is only right, just and fair that I take a little of my space here to honor what in my world (obvs) is a magnificent achievement. Namely, giving the word “marathon” its due. I’ve sat throughContinue reading “DID YOU EVER KNOW THAT YOU’RE MY HERO”

Or maybe not. The news today — a merger between AMC and Loews Cineplex to create the second largest exhibitor in the nation — is especially major for New York. Loews is the oldest theater chain in the country, started in New York by Marcus Loew in 1904. The new company will apparently be calledContinue reading “I PICTURE A BRIDGE OVER 42ND STREET, CONNECTING THE EMPIRE AND E-WALK CREATING A MAGICAL WORLD OF 35 SCREENS”

Don’t get too excited here. Yes, this is a Friday, and yes that header says it’s “Day 1” of my monthly trip into the Gothamist Interview, but this is a bit of one-and-we’re-done this month … at least for the time being. That is, come Monday, I won’t have another one for you. Come aContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: JUNE DAY 1 – JOHN VANCO”

Or rather, the 500th post. I’m somewhat shocked that in the course of about 15 months I’ve managed to place “content” on my little corner of the interweb 500 times, and hopefully, a few of you even care. As the vast majority of my missives on this little site have been long, sometimes rambling dissertationsContinue reading “THE OUT OF FOCUS 500”

Damn, don’t you hate it how life sometimes gets in the way of blogging? I know I do – sort of. Well maybe not that much. Except for times like these when I actually have a lot to write about, yet even in my unemployed state, I don’t seem to have enough time to sitContinue reading “GIVE SOMEONE AT WARNER BROS. A RAISE WHILE I BOW DOWN TO CHRISTOPHER NOLAN”

When the Lower East Side wasn’t yet the ultimate destination point for all things … uhm … nightlife related? OK, let’s start over. Many years ago (10, to be specific), a small bar opened on Ludlow Street. Eventually, bands started playing there. And before you knew it, Luna Lounge became a Lower East Side institutionContinue reading “GOING ON HIATUS: MOON’S RISE FOR LUNA”

Just 10 days ago, Warner Home Video released The Complete James Dean Collection, which of course really is “complete,” containing the only three feature films the brooding icon lived to make. This September marks the 50th anniversary of Dean’s death in a car accident that cemented his 24 year old visage in the minds ofContinue reading “GO EAST YOUNG MAN … ER, ACTUALLY WEST”

I know I don’t need to tell anyone in the blogospher that tonight is the broadcast of the MTV Movie Awards, and you sure don’t want to miss that because a) they were taped four days ago so there’s absolutely no chance of any interesting live hijinks; b) the winners of these serious awards celebratingContinue reading “DIVO ALERT: A REPRIEVE FROM SUMMER TV DOLDRUMS”

So, as I mentioned yesterday, I hadn’t done a day of movies in a while. I guess since I only got to three (some of you are saying “only?” I’m sure) as opposed to a true marathon of at least four or five, it’s not really a full day, but I must admit – I’mContinue reading “MOVIE MARATHON MONDAY: A TALE OF THREE ‘L’S”