Quoth Og Mandino

"Look upon misfortune as opportunity in disguise."

My Authorial Debut

The Thrilling Sequel

“Scott Pilgrim” & “The Fantastic Mr. Fox”

One nice thing about being so far behind the curve in terms of watching movies is that when I do finally get around to writing them up, I don’t really have to worry about ruining people’s day with spoilers. Which is my way of saying “spoilers ahead!” for anyone who’s more pathetically late to [...]

Happy New Year!

OK, I know, this post is coming a bit late. But I’ve decided today is the official beginning of 2010 for me. Hooplah!

Why am I getting such a late start on the New Year? Well, book edits. For the past two weeks I have been utterly immersed in book edits, to the exclusion [...]

"Gentlemen Broncos" ... NO ONE TOLD ME!

Damn you all! Why didn’t anyone tell me about this movie when it was in theaters? I must see it immediately! But now it’s nowhere to be found and I am tray desolay. Maybe Netflix will have it.

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"The Princess and the Frog" Reconsidered

So, wait. I was lying in bed thinking about this movie, and some things about “The Princess and the Frog” are starting to bug me.

First of all, I was reading a bunch of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes to get an idea of the prevailing critical response. Many of them focus on what a [...]

"The Princess and the Frog"

So yes, daughter and I braved holiday mall crowds and theoretically icy conditions to see “The Princess and the Frog” on opening day. Why? Because we wanted to see a movie together and she wouldn’t bend in my direction (“The Fantastic Mr. Fox”) and I wouldn’t bend in her direction (“Planet 51″) so we [...]