Reelin' in the Years

Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

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Princess Di didn't lose her job...

21 hours ago

... her job lost her. Yes, even the nicest, hardest-working people possible are getting caught in the economic squeeze. But my baby has been here before, and amazed me with her humor and resilience. Princess Di may …

Tagged: random thoughts

Hitting for the cycle in movies

Nov 12, 2008

Seeing four movies in a single day is a rarity, unless I'm at a film festival. Even then, the chances of all four flicks being enjoyable are slim. Tuesday beat the odds, with a quartet of movies that satisfied on a …

Tagged: random thoughts, new releases, coming soon, indy flicks

Twilight is dawning

Nov 11, 2008

My arms are still bruised from pinches to convince me that I wasn't dreaming. I actually spoke on the phone with one of the tween-dream stars of Twilight, the I-was-a-teenage-vampire's-girlfriend flick opening Nov. 21 …

Tagged: random thoughts, new releases, coming soon, star gazing

Jolly good election night show on BBC America

Nov 5, 2008

Sometimes the best view is from outside looking in. As a Direct TV subscriber, Princess Di and I spent last night tracking election results on the satellite service's Election Mix 2008 channel. Eight networks at once …

Tagged: random thoughts, star gazing

Sarasota is out of this Cine-World

Nov 4, 2008

If your idea of a perfect film festival is celebrity sightings and endlessly posh shindigs, Sarasota's Cine-World Film Festival isn't your cup of latte. But if you're into what is probably the finest lineup of movies …

Tagged: random thoughts, film festivals, coming soon, indy flicks