I hear sometimes folks say “this is the Big Boys’ table now.” It is usually said to justify outrageously rude behavior and a very narrow, exclusive culture among the folks at that “table.” Hollywood likes to use “the Big Boys table” especially in thing like Espionage, or what passes for Read more…
Run screaming from any DVD / Movie that says “unrated edition.” All it is is an attempt to get you to purchase it / stream it yet again. They add 5 minutes of benign footage, picked at random from what ever fell on the editing room floor(1) and then just Read more…
There is so much that could be said on this topic: an honest [American] election. However, I’m going to keep it simple. Jimmy Carter, former American president, Nobel Peace Prize winner, etc, among other things has an outfit whose service (to nations) is to guarantee honest and accurate election results. Read more…
There was a truly great “horror” movie made back around 1963 called The Haunting. I was derived from the Shirley Jackson short story of the same name. Claire Bloom and various brand name actors, plus a director who was truly inspired made it a great romp in thriller / suspence. I Read more…
Ok, different topic. I was again watching 1776, the musical from 1972 (more or less) in celebration of America’s Bicentennial. Very well made movie. Historically accurate (*especially* for a movie) though scarcely complete. For instance, Sam Adams’ contributions are completely ignored, and — as it turns out — he was Read more…
My iPad got into “voice over” mode the other day and started talking, explaining everything on the screen while taking no touch or voice commands from me. Took me a while to figure out how to get it shut the f*** up. After which I was wondering, if this software Read more…
Early results that the media has become so very, very fond of influence the final results of the election. This practice must be stopped. Point: too many people like to vote for “the winning side” and will wait for the news to predict the winner before voting (that might not Read more…
Why is it that all the movies [that I know of] that deal with the evils of a totalitarian government (local or global) are considered Science Fiction? Roller Ball (James Caan original, not the pointless remake) Atlas Shrugged 1984 Brave New World Fahrenheit 451 (either version, though original was much Read more…