DVDs to vote by

If the last seven-plus years of life in America have been, ahem, something of an ongoing challenge to the ideals of the U.S. Constitution, well, tomorrow, when we vote on Election Day, we get a say in how the next four-to-eight years will go. But in case you need a reminder of some of the things the Constitution promises citizens, here are a few flicks to bring you up to speed.

my British DVD shopping spree

Oh yes, I bought DVDs during my recent trip to the U.K. A rundown: • The Complete Black Books: Series 1, 2 & 3: A comedy about people who work in a bookstore. I’ve been hearing about this for ages and have been dying to see it. And now it’s all mine. Bwahahahahaha! (Turns out … more…

the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘The Beach Boys and the Satan’

Because you knew that Brian Wilson had direct connections to “the Satan,” didn’t you? Well, you can get all the scoop in this rare documentary. Examiner.com says it “puts the Beach Boys rise to success into context.” The context being, I suppose, the crazy-ass fever dreams of people who are still terrified by the idea … more…