Tag Archives: movies

Questions for a Friday evening

Because I’m too tired to throw together a long essay on either of these issues, and because sunny Friday afternoons were meant to be spent eating ice cream outside instead of writing, here are a few question running through my head as I sit and watch the sun set this evening.
Who stays for the credits?
Every […]

Movies you must see before you die

Yesterday, I went through a list of must-read fiction books and discovered I had read about one-fifth of the list. Today, I’m going to continue to be inspired by Jason Kottke and examine a list of 1001 must-watch movies.
Most of you know me as a bit of a film nerd, so it’s probably not surprising […]

2008 Summer Movie Preview

I watch movies so you don’t have to.
And also because I enjoy them considerably.
Summer is the season of blockbusters. Hollywood studios spend millions of dollars in production and marketing to entice us all to take a trip to the local cinema and watch childish humor, unrealistic action, and overwrought drama. And I love it.
Like many […]

52 Nights Unplugged

Funny enough, it was at a blogging conference that I realized that I perhaps spend too much time in front of a screen.
I’m at Northern Voice right now (more on the amazing conference later this week) and have come to the realization that I am perhaps too dependent on my computer. After all, my Macbook […]

Remembering John Alvin

Many of you may not be aware of John Alvin’s work, but for those of us that are enthralled by movie poster art, Alvin is a legend.
I wrote about John Alvin’s passing on Squandrous yesterday, but I felt that I needed to share some of Alvin’s genius with a larger audience so that more people […]