Oscar Schmoscar! Nobody cares about that antiquated three-hour celebration of fuddy-duddies and their cold clammy takes on movies anymore! Roll with the times…it’s time for an awards show that gets that you’re too busy. It’s the 2017 Siddos! Put your hands together for The Chats! Shouldn’t take more than ten minutes, and none of that wrongContinue reading “The 2017 Siddos”
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Robin Williams Forever
I was loading my dirty clothes into a washer in the laundromat on the corner of 2nd Avenue and 95th Street one year ago today when I heard a brunette woman folding shirts a few feet to my left tell someone on the other end of her cell phone: “Yeah, he killed himself.” I couldn’t believeContinue reading “Robin Williams Forever”
And the Oscar goes to
Spent Oscar evening how I spend every Oscar evening, watching old Youtube clips of Oscar speeches during the actual live event. Through my circuit of favorite Oscar speeches – Jamie Foxx, Russell Crowe, Matt & Ben, Cuba and more, I kept one ear on the 2015 festivities. The red carpet has always been ridiculously dollhouse andContinue reading “And the Oscar goes to”
The Dot And The Line
Happy Valentine’s Day! Made me remember this story I recently came across, this romance between some characters I hadn’t thought about since I was a little kid. They became more relatable after this video, which incidentally Steven Spielberg told me about over Skype. He said it was called the “Citizen Kane of animation”, basically it’sContinue reading “The Dot And The Line”
Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening (2015 Remix)
Robert Frost wrote the iconic poem about his horse and him stopping by the woods on a snowy evening in 1922. I hold a degree in English Literature so I can tell you with confidence that they almost certainly stopped there because the horse or him or both had to poop. A lot has changedContinue reading “Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening (2015 Remix)”
A Whole New Feeling
This eerie gray introduction scene to The Hudsucker Proxy captures New Year’s Eve so perfectly. I love every shot of the buildings in 1958/1959 New York, every written word is amazing and pin perfect AND the narrator’s voice is so good: “Come midnight it’s gonna be 1959. A whole nuther feeling. The new year. The future.Continue reading “A Whole New Feeling”
I Suppose You Think You Raised Hell.
Miller’s Crossing. (1990) I could argue it is my favorite Coens movie, and also my favorite gangster movie, along with Goodfellas (also released in 1990). Miller’s Crossing is very different from any other gangster film because of the trademark wit and clever wordplay that was so often the signature of the early Coens stuff. It’sContinue reading “I Suppose You Think You Raised Hell.”
“You are the Pan.”
I first saw Hook at the cinemas in December of 1991, it was a stunning movie to see at that age when you’re still not one hundred percent certain that the Peter Pan story is fictional. “The world’s a big place! It could happen, right? Hey, I’ve never been to London! Maybe Wendy’s window is magical!? MaybeContinue reading ““You are the Pan.””
Best Movies 2006-2011: Why So Serious?
This last week, I took it upon myself to investigate and determine ONCE AND FOR ALL what was the best movie of the past 5 years (2006-2011). Granted, best is a meaningless word really. What does best mean to you other than your personal favorite? That being said, I have personal favorites among many forms thatContinue reading “Best Movies 2006-2011: Why So Serious?”
Free Association 