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Yeah, I know. Crappy headline. It’s probably due to the lingering headache that began last night sometime around 9:40 PM when Governor Pataki stepped up to the podium and only grew more and more painful as the night went on. I appreciate a good speech, and Pataki gave a good one. Bush gave a greatContinue reading “TELL YA WHAT, TELLURIDE — AND OTHER STORIES”

For the past seven weeks, I’ve been railing and ranting against the numerous flaws that make IFC’s Ultimate Film Fanatic the disappointment it has become. Surprisingly enough to me, I’ve managed to attract the attention of people involved with the show, particularly the contestants, several of whom have emailed me or commented on the previousContinue reading “IFC UFF FINALS: FINALLY GETTING IT (MOSTLY) RIGHT”

Three weeks from yesterday (that would be Sept. 21), yours truly will be 33. If you knew me, you’d also know that this fact is quite impossible and incomprehensible, but nevertheless, my birth certificate seems to make it so. 33, of course, means that I will be as old as Jesus was when he hadContinue reading “SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THE BETTER PASSION“

I just had one of those computer horror moments. I was writing this medium-long post about several different things, and instead of doing it in Word and saving along the way, I was typing right into my browser. Browser crashes, post is gone … fuck you Windows. I can’t reconstruct it right now. Hell, partContinue reading “TCM WATCH: SEPTEMBER BRINGS THINGS BACK TO NORMAL”

So here I am, up late (as usual) doing a bunch of catch-up reading and work, and for some reason I haven’t changed the channel from MSNBC with their little Scarborough & Reagan “After Hours” show when who would Joe and Ron start interviewing but none other than the most pathetic Baldwin brother, Stephen. IContinue reading “I ALWAYS KNEW STEPHEN BALDWIN WAS AN ATTENTION WHORE, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT HE WAS THIS CRAZY”

Does anyone know how Greencine Daily does it? Seriously. I mean, it would take me a month to read all the stuff editor David Hudson links to in half-a-week. Does he have a whole room set-up, A Clockwork Orange-style, with little slaves forced to read all these articles projected onto big monitors? Their eyelids proppedContinue reading “DAMN YOU EBERT! I DON’T WANT ANY OF THE GALLO KOOL-AID”

Today is the day when the general public is subjected has the opportunity to see Vincent Gallo’s The Brown Bunny. I’ve already provided my reaction to the film (which I saw about 6 weeks ago, I think) in a few different places, which has been valuable to my hit count since I get plenty ofContinue reading “THE BUNNY ATTACKS: CUTER AND SWEETER THAN DONNIE DARKO’s FRANK BUT FAR MORE DISTURBING”

Yes, more shilling for my favorite channel, TCM. They really should start paying me for all this free advertising. I’m sure I’ve given them at least one or two viewers, and that’s got to be nearly 1/10 of their entire audience. I kid … I joke. We always make fun of the ones we love.Continue reading “TCM WATCH: WRAPPING THE SUMMER AND THE STARS”

This is it folks. The last week regional semifinals for IFC’s Ultimate Film Fanatic. Next week (thankfully) is the season finale – the finals, and they couldn’t come too soon. I noticed that they’re starting the process of auditions for a second season already, and I have one request of the producers: call me. Seriously.Continue reading “IFC UFF WEEK 7: AS THE FINALS APPROACH, THE PRODUCERS MAKE ME HATE THE CONTESTANTS MORE THAN THEM”

So if you were paying attention yesterday (and to the post directly under this one), you watched The Daily Show last night and saw Jon Stewart’s interview with John Kerry. Not that I expected Stewart to become all Chris Matthews on him, but that was really almost too easy. I mean, I know it’s aContinue reading “A POST DAILY SHOW POST”