All Oscar, No Felix — This Year’s Show Wasn’t Half Bad For A Change
Perspective is universal. It’s everywhere. It’s everywhere.
Everybody’s got one. Everybody’s got one and it’s different from the next guy or gal.
When buying a used car, punch the buttons on the radio. If all the stations are rock and roll, there's a good chance the transmission is shot.
- Larry Lujack
- Larry Lujack
February 27th, 2007
Review of “Amazing Grace”
Reviewing films and actually getting paid to do so is not the most onerous of pastimes. Still there are opening days — normally Fridays — when, all things considered, a trip to the dentist might be a more enjoyable alternative to the new fare being offered at the cineplex.
Read the entire articleFebruary 26th, 2007
The Electric Cardinal-Colored Snow-Flake Wauwatosa Missle Launch
Like Lazarus before them, U of L’s improbable, unforeseeable resurrection continued last Saturday night. Nothing helps the faithful sleep better than dreams of smarmy Tom Crean, the smirk wiped off his face, stewing in his own bile.
Read the entire articleFebruary 21st, 2007
Review of “Venus,” “Factory Girl” and “Music and Lyrics”
How and why the personalities of some film actors generally jump off the screen in an endearing manner is not subject to empirical study. It just is.
Read the entire articleFebruary 19th, 2007
We Can’t Let Go Of Anna Nicole
Some of us remain mired in a high school mentality. That’s my theory on why such extraneous stories as that of Anna Nicole Smith grab our attention and won’t let go.
Read the entire articleFebruary 19th, 2007
Lucinda — Forlorn But Still Movin’ On
At this juncture, several desultory albums down a different rutted byway, it’s hard to grab a hold of the anticipation that preceded Lucinda Williams’ long awaited Car Wheels On A Gravel Road.
Read the entire articleFebruary 15th, 2007
Review of “The History Boys”
There is something eminently disconcerting that occurs when plays are retrofitted to the silver screen.
Read the entire articleFebruary 12th, 2007
‘06 Forgotten Flicks And Perfomances
We’re just days away from that magical Sunday night when Hollywoodland is on parade, displaying cleavage, heinous tuxedozation and the coronation of yet one more Anglophile acting job.
Ah, the Oscars. Can’t live with ‘em. Can’t live without ‘em.
February 7th, 2007
Prince Trumps Peyton for MVP
It’s a sign of exactly how big Super Bowl Sunday has become, this movement to make the day after a national holiday from work.
Read the entire articleFebruary 5th, 2007
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