Run Granny Run (review)
This is the glorious nation where, our moms tells us, anyone can run for president. A 94-year-old New Hampshire woman put that supposition to the test — almost — when she ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004.
History of a Secret (review)
Filmmaker Mariana Otero set out to explore the great secret of her childhood — where was her mother? — and ended up with a powerful and provocative meditation on family loyalty and the clandestine power of silence.
watch it: “Sesame Street – Casino – Robert Deniro & Joe Pesci” (NSFW)
What if Bert and Ernie starred in Casino? Thanks again to my brother Ken. (Technorati tags: Sesame Street, Casino, Bert and Ernie, Deniro and Pesci)
movie-ku #83
All round the dial A December Saturday No Hanukah flicks
watch it: “Evangeline Lilly Wins ‘Best Wet T-Shirt Fight Scene’ At Strong Women In TV Awards”
Because anything men can do on TV, women can do better: Evangeline Lilly Wins ‘Best Wet T-Shirt Fight Scene’ At Strong Women In TV Awards (Technorati tags: Evangeline Lilly, Onion)
movie-ku #82
It’s 9am on a Saturday, and I’m off to a screening of Alvin and the Chipmunks… Saturday mornings Hoards of kiddies turn out for Screamings, not screenings
opening wide this week: ‘The Golden Compass’
The Golden Compass A young girl and her companion “daemon” embark on a grand adventure across a parallel world to infuriate Christian fundamentalists in contemporary America. Well, that might as well be the story, the way some loudmouths are carrying on. (my review is here)
not movie related: autographed Bernie Williams Yankee cap on eBay
This has absolutely nothing to do with movies, but I’m selling an item for a friend on eBay and I’d like her to get the best price possible, so I’m spreading the word. It’s a New York Yankees baseball cap autographed on the bill by Bernie Williams. See the auction here. It ends on Sunday … more…
Margot at the Wedding (review)
If you think Nicole Kidman is icy and aloof as lady villain Mrs. Coulter in the alterna-world fantasy *The Golden Compass,* wait till you see her in *Margot at the Wedding*…
watch it: “John Aschcroft Action at Cornell”
Creative protest in action — 150 students at Cornell don black hoods and turn their backs on former attorney general John Ashcroft: via Truthdig (Technorati tags: John Ashcroft, creative protest)
