Maurice Sendak is so gay
Happened across a passing reference this morning to Sendak having come out last year (at age 80); looked it up...
Archive for Movies
Push
Saw previews for Push some months back, and it looked intriguing: guys with telekinesis fighting each other. I came away...
Heist movies are meta-movies?
Nice line from an article about Steven Soderbergh's films: [...] nearly every heist movie—predicated on an elaborate and improbable plan...
9
I thought I'd been hearing good things about the new movie 9, and I certainly liked the look of it...
Ponyo
Various friends have seen and liked Ponyo lately, but it was barely on my radar. And I must confess that...
Juno
Finally saw Juno tonight. It's fabulous: charming, funny, sweet, smart, and with just a bit of an edge. It has...
Whiteout: The Movie
Ten years ago, Oni Press published a graphic novel called Whiteout, written by Greg Rucka and drawn by Steve Lieber....
Weak, summery
Quick recap of last week: Saturday night: Returned from Acadia to Boston. Sunday: Hung out at Michael & Lisa's. (Thanks...
R.I.P., John Hughes
Just happened across the news that John Hughes has died of a heart attack at age 59. I never saw...
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Saw Mrs. Henderson Presents with Twig last night. Quite good, very much worth watching. Judi Dench is fabulous as always....
My recent movie- and TV-watching
Some mini-reviews of movies and DVDs I've watched lately.
Real-person roleplay
I recently saw Natalie Portman live (well, on a screen, but in realtime, from a nearby location). Which gave me...