I’ve been poodling with my nominees for my Alternative Top 100 Greatest Movies list. I still feel I don’t have enough to make the list (I’ve got around 215 nominees. I’d like at least 300.), so I wonder. What movies do you think are the greatest? Here are my requirements: 1. In English, and here’s [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Movie Crazy
Posted in Movies on September 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
One’s primary purpose at university level is to learn how to think
Posted in Movies on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To think like John Singleton. But I’ll get to that later. My reaction when I saw this was “*gasp!*” and then “Oh my god” said on the continued inhale of the gasp. Somebody hand me five grand and a ticket to a ball. I’ve got a dress to wear. Oh Marchesa. Will you please please [...]
Movie Hero of the Week! – Oliver Reed*
Posted in Movie Hero of the Week, Movies, tagged Movie Hero of the Week on September 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
First let me tell you how the man died – (I’m quoting IMDB here) “He died of a heart attack in a bar after downing three bottles of Captain Morgan’s Jamaica rum, eight bottles of German beer, numerous doubles of Famous Grouse whiskey, and beating five much younger Royal Navy sailors at arm-wrestling. His bar [...]
Tell me what to do. For the love of God, just tell me what to do.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So there is a lot of talk in the theatrical blogosphere of late about many a big and important issue in today’s Chicago theatrical community. It’s all very fascinating and inspiring and frustrating, like theatre tends to be. Having moved here 5 years ago from an area where there is major undercurrent of anti-intellectualism, I [...]
The Wisdom of Alan Arkin
Posted in Movies on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Little Miss Sunshine: Olive: Grandpa, am I pretty? Grandpa: You are the most beautiful girl in the world. Olive: You’re just saying that. Grandpa: No! I’m madly in love with you and it’s not because of your brains or your personality. A rule of thumb: If the film contains Alan Arkin, give it a [...]
Care for an Appetizer?
Posted in Uncategorized on September 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
First things first. Tonight we open Appetite Theatre’s Bruschetta Festival. The shows are hilarious, and the talent is great! Plus they serve bruschetta and bubbly. Come see these wonderful shows and help Appetite Theatre continue to produce high-quality work. Directing for Appetite has been a very pleasant experience, and I sincerely hope I can work [...]
Movie Hero of the Week! – Edith Head
Posted in Fashion, Movie Hero of the Week, Movies, tagged Movie Hero of the Week on September 17, 2009 | 8 Comments »
EDITH HEAD (1897 – 1981) I walked into my movement professor’s office sometime during my sophomore year of college. Along with teaching movement, the business of acting, and Senior Acting Studio, she did costumes. (She often put me in pleated pants with a 30″ inseam, so I usually ignored the costumes part). Anyway, I traipsed [...]
Pass the Caramel Corn and Cover Your Eyes!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I blogged about Fall Books yesterday. But my Fall would be incomplete without appropriate movies. Fall movies, for me, cover a wide wide range of genres, but they all share something in common; Autumn. Every year, I try to mix new with old, meaning (in my case) movies I’ve seen with movies I haven’t seen. [...]
A mug of cider, a blankie, and thou
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I can really be a disturbing person. Nothing made me happier as a child then a blanket, a bowl of cheesy poofs, and a book about the Black Death. So I guess it comes as no surprise that Autumn is my favorite season, and since reading is basically my favorite thing to do, Autumn reading [...]
A Fork in the Road
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am a fan of SITI Company. I’ve seen 3 of their shows, and while I wish I had seen more, I know what I admire about SITI company and its work. They triumph on a grand scale, but they also fail on a grand scale as well. They take big theatrical risks, and I [...]
