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I am going to play casting director and post my picks for who I think should play the characters in the soon to be made film adaptation of the book Fifty Shades of Grey. The list is ongoing and subject to change.
Christian Grey: Alex Pettyfer
Why? He's the hottest young actor out...
*Update: June 1, 2012 ~ Listen to Slate's Audio Book Club discussion of Fifty Shades of Grey.
*Update: June 2, 2012 at end of post.
Rarely do I read fiction. The last novel I read was Lolita a few years ago. And I don't think I have ever read a romance novel, unless you count The...
If I had to choose one word to describe Eddie Vedder that captures his spirit during the early days of Pearl Jam, circa 1991-1994, I would pick Intense. I hope that this intensity is captured in my latest painting of him.
I'm not a fan of talk radio or audio books. When driving, I like to listen to loud, energizing music. This helps me to get motivated to run my errands or simply keeps me from zoning out to the monotony of overly familiar, repetitive traffic choreography. And when in the comforts of my home, the...
Album Covers ~ My Paintings Inspired by Photos
Entire Set
Jimi Hendrix ~ Experience Hendrix
The Eagles ~ Hotel California
Bob Marley ~ Legend
Blind Melon
New Order ~ Power, Corruption and Lies
The Doors
The Cure ~ Standing on a...
We're all ad men to our own lives.
Mrs. Holloway: I raised her to be admired.
Don Draper: Joan-ie, you don't have to put on the red light.
Joan: Oh Don, you're a good one aren't you.
Many folks were understandably shocked when one of their favorite Mad Men characters, Joan Harris, agreed...
This really happened.
Four or five months ago I joined Flagstaff Freethinkers Meetup Group. I was interested in meeting fellow atheists. It was the closest group to my residence until just last month when an offshoot group nearby was formed.
Anyhow, before the group in Sedona came into...
Scroll down to read Mad Men, Desperate Housewives, and Girls updates.
So far, the movies this year have been quite dismal. Thank goodness summer is on its way so we can at least look forward to some entertaining blockbusters. I saw a preview for Snow White and the Huntsman on the big screen...
When simple is better…
Fresh-picked heirloom tomatoes from the garden, sliced, then lightly sprinkled with kosher salt
A clean, efficient computer with the bare minimum of files and programs
A desktop with fewer than eight icons and shortcuts
Minimalist attire: undergarments, pants...
Scroll down for 5/13/02 update.
I am in a good place. A goal that I set for myself this last January has just materialized. I am now living alone once again in my own space. No more roommates to contend with. I can’t begin to tell you how happy and peaceful I feel. I truly didn’t believe this...
A Year of Movies
February 2012 - December 2012
Oscars 2012, Oscar Ballot 2012, In Bed With Oscar, Oscars 2011.
2013 Oscar Nominees
My 2013 Ballot...
Slate's Movie Spoilers Podcast With Critic Dana Stevens
Best movie I have seen this year is Take This Waltz.
Scene...
Gates of Heaven, have you seen it? It's a great documentary made in 1978 by Errol Morris--same guy who gave us The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003).
Gates of Heaven begins by introducing us to a couple characters who have opened Los Altos Foothill Pet...
I’m late to the party. This cinephile has no excuse. And I am a bit embarrassed to address my cultural faux pas. OK, I might as well get it out on the table. I just watched Federico Fellini’s 8 ½ for the very first time. Nope, I didn’t say twentieth time—first time. Can you believe it? I know...
I have cinema fever. Because there are no new movies worth mentioning, I'll write about actors and actresses. Some I love and some I loathe. Here are the lists. Each actor and actress is described with one word. Sometimes one word is all it takes.
Loves~ Actresses
Tilda Swinton ~ Sharp...
Oscar Ballot 2012, In Bed With Oscar, Oscars 2011.
*This is a reverse order post, written in real time as the events occurred. If too confusing to view this way, read from bottom to top.*
Well, that's all there is folks. There is no more. It was fun. Same time next year? I'm off to watch...
I share a five-bedroom home with one other person. Between us, we have exactly one TV. It sits on a ledge in front of the fireplace in the family room. It has been turned on zero times since I have lived here. It’s actually my housemate’s TV. Mine is in storage. Neither of our televisions is...
Said I was gonna sit this one out. Changed my mind. Here are my ballots for the 84th Academy Awards, airing Sunday, February 26, 2012.
In Bed With Oscar, Oscars 2011.
I read a lot of books. Probably 99.5 percent are non-fiction. Although I have been routinely listing and critiquing the films I see every year, I have never done this with books. Better late than never. This will be my first list. I am starting it at the beginning of the year rather than at the...
Very seldom do I put to paper my thoughts on a particular movie that I have seen, regardless if it is fantastic or a rotten tomato. Partly this is because I prefer to write about other subjects that are more salient to my inner world. And secondly, I think that the Net is already flooded with...
***Update ~ February 26, 2012. Added another movie! Go see. Can't believe I forgot about this one!*
**Update ~ February 22, 2012. Bonnie and Clyde is a wild ride, indeed! Just how many different cars did they steal anyway? Was a bit put off by Clyde's sexual frigidity at first. But he came...
