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Hallmalarkey Movies
It’s that time of year when Hallmark Christmas movies (and their imitators on Lifetime, Netflix, et. al.) are streaming 24/7. In these Christmas-cookie-cutter cinematic confections, you are apt to encounter many of the items on the following list. (N.B. you … Continue reading
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Re-beam Me Up an Episode Concept, Scotty
Interesting: the 3rd non-pilot episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (which was the 4th episode aired because the show’s 2nd pilot, “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” was the 3rd episode broadcast) was “The Naked Time,” about a mysterious … Continue reading
R.I.P. Harlan Ellison
I learned from several tweets on Twitter today that Harlan Ellison has died. I didn’t know the man, though I had read a number of his works, but I do have one tale to tell of him. It was many … Continue reading
“The Intern”
On the one hand, this movie is truly a script-by-the-numbers modern fairy tale, which could easily be subtitled, “The Unbearable Whiteness of Being.” On the other hand, DeNiro and Hathaway are so engaging, and they speak the lines they are … Continue reading
Lex Eisenberg
I’ve been seeing a lot of astonishment and outrage at the reported casting of Jesse Eisenberg in the yet-to-be-titled sequel to Superman; even my friend Josh has evinced some disdain at the choice. Yet, to me, Eisenberg seems a natural … Continue reading
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Syncing Vinny with TBS
Vin Scully is doing the play-by-play announcing for the National League Championship Series on the radio. The series is being telecast by TBS, which has its own announcers. They aren’t national treasures like Vin Scully is. A billion years ago, … Continue reading
What I learned in the TWC-CBS war
Time Warner Cable and CBS are having a spat over pricing, and, as a result, no CBS channels are currently available on Time Warner Cable in my community. CBS, to retaliate, has decided to block access to CBS Web sites … Continue reading
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Where I get my hair cut
I get my hair cut at Forme Salon, which is in the same block in Santa Monica as Arnold Schwartzenegger’s restaurant and which uses the same underground parking. Here’s what you see when you get off the elevator. Your browser … Continue reading
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Sorry, Lisa, “Larry Crowne” is Better Than That
Lisa Schwarzbaum trashes “Larry Crowne” with a grade of C+ while giving “Transformers 3” a B. Oh, my. Romantic comedy has this in common with romance: when you’re not in the mood, it can disappoint. Maybe Schwarzbaum was just having … Continue reading
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Saturday Night Double-Feature
Last night, I skipped Santa Monica’s yearly not-the-Fourth-of-July fireworks show, and, instead, watched two very bad movies on cable. Or parts of them. One was “Going the Distance” with Justin (“I’m a Mac, and no matter what I do for … Continue reading