John Williams' theme music for Sunday Night Football completely kills the mood. It sounds like theme music for election night coverage. What happened to John Williams? His last memorable composition, the main theme for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, dropped in 2001 and isn't…
Date Archives October 2007
Progress Report
A month into the television season… I'm buying: Aliens in America (keeps improving on its pilot) Kid Nation (embarrassingly entertaining) Pushing Daisies (i'm a sucker for whimsy) I'm selling: Curb Your Enthusiasm (i've finally curbed mine) Weeds (much ado about nothing) Reaper (great pilot, mediocre…
Murder Kings and Killer Queens
Sums up horror cinema of the past few years.
Gorgeous
Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in Mabrouk El Mechri's French mockumentary J.C.V.D. Le trailer: • CBS' Buried Zombie Necrophilia Pilot Unearthed
Well I guess this is growing up
The communal men's restroom on my floor at work is disgusting. The lone toilet is more like a trash can — emptied only once a day. The sink usually reeks of (and sometimes contains) ramen and beef stew in the afternoon. The tiles below the…
Double Switch
Peyton Manning was the back-up quarterback to Rockies first baseman Todd Helton at Tennessee. Rockies pinch-hitter Seth Smith was the back-up quarterback to Eli Manning at Mississippi.
The World of Tomorrow
Taco Bell's latest product is Chili Cheese Nachos. They're not even trying anymore. "Garlic Nachos!" "Nachoutine!" On the other hand, deodorant manufacturers are trying too hard. I saw an ad in the Sunday paper for deodorant with "active odor blockers," a "transparent dry shield" and…