cinematophilia category archives
in which lois throws a shoe
Monday 3 May 2010 | 4 cookies in the jar
I kind of love her. This movie clip too. We should host a Rocky Horror-style viewing of this at my home group meeting, in which we all dress in forties clothing and furiously throw shoes. I think it would be cathartic. Hard as it is to accept Winona as Lois, I have even more trouble [...]
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the attempt to be demotic
Wednesday 24 February 2010 | I like a cookie
I love these men.
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although
Wednesday 11 March 2009 | I like a cookie
I could watch movies I actually want to see. Oh temptation is everywhere. PS and look how much the beloved Smith Corona would cost now! I don’t even know where mine went. A thrift store? One of the Republican’s Mamacita’s infinite-capacity closets? Must be careful, this could lead to eBay behaviour.
in lieu of anything more substantial
Tuesday 17 February 2009 | 5 cookies in the jar
Pride and Predator! As one disgusted commenter says, “This isn’t a movie; it’s an idea for a Facebook group.” Another sagely observes that, if you know how to read, Austen is already completely bloody terrifying. Eh bien—Hollywood moves in mysterious ways its travesties to perform. (NB however that the Guardian blog is copying y’all’s comment [...]
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rassling
Friday 23 January 2009 | 10 cookies in the jar
Worst mood all day. Then I find this on Ratemyprofessor.com and immediately start grinning, and am completely cheerful. She’s such a witty awkward little woman. Extremely intelligent. Deserves to be at a higher position, that’s why it may seem like she might not care about what she’s teaching. In the list of words we need [...]
open letter to robert downey, jr.
Sunday 18 January 2009 | 10 cookies in the jar
Dear Robert, No, no, no, no, no! And furthermore: NO. Although yes, you’re very cool in your tinted shades. And I’ll admit it—when I first heard that you and Jude Law would be playing Holmes and Watson, I was all fangirl thrilled. I’ve been an attentive audience member for many years, even during some of [...]
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post-holiday aphasia
Friday 9 January 2009 | 7 cookies in the jar
In my head I sing this little song to my blog: I’ve flown around the world in a plane I’ve settled revolutions in Spain the north pole I have charted but I can’t get started with you Srsly, y’all! Half-a-dozen posts banging assertively on my door, and I sit here stumped and reading the NYT [...]
wiki page written by my students
Sunday 7 December 2008 | someone left a cookie
Cate Blanchett portrays Jude Quinn, a version of Dylan who was at the height of his fame in the 60′s, when his original fan base was rejecting him as a sell-out. Jude is first seen after the folk era at a concert in a New England town, performing in front of folk fans as he [...]
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“…which, thanks anyway.”
Friday 28 November 2008 | 5 cookies in the jar
[The Brujo's and my new favorite expression of amused distaste, gleaned from a signal two grafs about Midwestern Xians near the end of "Ticket to the Fair."] So it was el Día de Accíon de Gracias. Last year we ate fish burritos at Amado’s, sitting outside in t-shirts under the palm trees. This year it [...]
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benefit of the doubt
Wednesday 22 October 2008 | 2 cookies in the jar
So, okay, I really want to get next to this. I mean, smarter people than I am must’ve made the decision. And Mr. Wood has proven himself capable in many other ways. But I’m just…I’m just struggling, a little, here. Because how is this going to work, wherein a HOBBIT PLAYS A DIONYSIAN ROCK GOD??? [...]
