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  • Note to McCain Youth Voter Drive - Dr. No was 46 years ago- Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing
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  • On Cinema And Death, Or, Another Reason I Love Costco- There is something magical about Costco. It is magical to me that for the price of a small can of tomato sauce, they sell a giant can. That they manage to make nice things available for what others charge for ordinary things. And then of course, there’s the hot dog. Mr. Sinegal doesn’t know it, but we met in a previous life...more than once...and we actually had a conversation about the hot dogs one evening. I told him that the soon-to-be-built Qwest Field would be a better place with Costco hot dog carts instead of the “normal” stadium food, and he told me that the hot dog is at the philosophical core of what he does for a living...a simple thing of high quality, a good value—and a good price. But today’s story isn’t about really great hot dogs. It’s about really great cinema.
  • American Indians, Hollywood, and Stereotypes- Racism is based on ignorance and is passed down generationally. One racist adult caretaker may infect a few children with their racism; however, one racist film or television show would infect many more and more deeply ingrain any racism that already was in existence in my opinion. Examples such as in the following video have contributed to anti – Indian sentiments in the popular American culture in the relevant generations who viewed such films. How Hollywood stereotyped the Native Americans
  • A Documentary Film Review: "Our Brand is Crisis"- Our Brand is Crisis (2005) is a documentary film exploring the 2002 campaign for the presidency of Bolivia of Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada and especially the work of the DC consultants GCS Group on that campaign.
  • Aaron Sorkin Steals a Great Role From Julia Roberts- Charlie Wilson's War should have belonged to Julia Roberts, playing Joanne Herring, the Texas socialite who made Charlie Wilson dance like a horny little puppet for her friends in Pakistan. Instead we get Tom Hanks in yet another role that he turns into something likeable in the same way that everybody likes oatmeal.
  • I Went to a Conference on Short Films this Weekend.- Like most academic conferences I've experienced (not that many, but a few), it was long on pretention, but short on substance. Still, people finally, on the last day, DID raise the issue of whether short should really be considered an impediment, a kind of deficiency. To consider it so is like saying that a large painting is better than a small one. Often, small ones are better.
  • David Lynch, Inland Empire- I finally saw David Lynch's new film, Inland Empire, on DVD. Twice. I had been waiting for a year with great anticipation, since I admire Lynch tremendously, and it was never screened in a theater anywhere near me. I see David Lynch as today's Stanley Kubrick: he may not be the biggest commercial success out there, but each of his movies has pushed the boundaries of what a film can be; each has been a classic in one way or another - this is true even of his less successful films. I would even argue that his 'disasters' would probably be most directors' best films. For example, Gummo is surely the best film by Harmony Korine, a wonderful film, too, and I think Inland Empire is on par with it.