How to Avoid the Bummer Life posted the video above. The visuals pretty much sum it up.
Did the drives again this week. It went badly. Popped a little over a half a lap in. But I did end up getting in a good workout, desperately trying to hold the wheel of the [...]
Tag Archives: Film
How’s My Racing Season Going You Ask?
20-Jun-08Have I mentioned that Alice in Wonderland is my favorite animated Disney Movie? Above video and audio is taken entirely from it. Via Kottke.
At some point, I will start writing posts again and not just re-linking videos…
Some inspiration for my latest facial hair crafting. I may not get first place tomorrow, but I am definitely gonna win first mustache.
Oscars. Musical Performances.
24-Feb-08That guy from the Commitments was good and all tonight. But Elliot Smith, doing Ms. Misery remains the best musical performance on the Oscars ever. I heard this was the last time he ever performed the song publicly.
Single Screen Movie Houses
20-Feb-08By the mid-80s all the single screen movie theaters were disappearing. Smarter people then me can talk about the rise/prevalence of corner video stores and multiplexes. Although, maybe not so much cable television, as that didn’t actually show up in Philly until 1987. Anyway a few movies, a couple movie theaters, in [...]
Tom Courtney Returns
16-Jan-08Back on rollers in the basement for winter boredom. Last night at least. Today, I am finally coming down with the sick that the boy and mrs. h had for the past, I don’t know, 6 weeks.
So Anyway, revisiting ‘The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner’ with Tom Courtenay. Watched the [...]
I don’t know why I find this clip so fascinating. I found it on the New Yorker’s new video archive. Perhaps because its a real fight that broke out on the set of some movie, perhaps because its someone wrestling/fighting with someone like Norman Mailer. None of this witty barbs with Gore [...]
mumday morning
27-Aug-07Chain?
29-Jul-07Stumbled upon maybe 20 minutes of Chain by Jem Cohen. It was pretty intense/awesome. I went to try and get my tivo to grab it the next time it comes back on, but it doesn’t look like there will be another showing for the next two weeks. bummer.
I later found [...]
Internets are down at my house
12-Jul-07Comcast is coming in today to fix that. This time its not their fault. more posts, more frequently, later.
In the meantime, here is some Fishing with John: