Great Movie Beheadings #2, A Man For All Seasons
Because losing your head is one of the coolest things you can do nowadays, we bring you #2 in our series, "Great Movie Beheadings".Today's beheading takes place in the final…
Oscars Eve
Tomorrow is the Academy Awards.I'll be there.I got my tux from the cleaners today. I have my gold dragon pattern bowtie ready to go. I have my patent leather shinyshoes…
Oscar Nominations Breakfast Extravaganzer
All 3 parts of the Oscar Nominees Breakfast LIVE podcasts have been combined into one delightful cauldron of breakfasty delight that you can listen to on your mp3 pod player…
Great Movie Beheadings #1, Conan The Barbarian
In an attempt to keep up with the times, we introduce "Great Movie Beheadings". Our introductory beheading takes place at the climax of the great Frazetta-esque adventure, "Conan The Barbarian"…
New New Beverly Sked
The new New Beverly Cinema schedule - for Jan. & Feb. - is on my desk. And I am happy. I'm always happy to see the new New Beverly schedule.…
Archers Manifesto
Emeric Pressburger wrote a letter to persuade Deborah Kerr to appear in "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" (1943). Thank God, he succeeded. In the letter he laid out…
James Goldman on Screenwriting
I joked about mistaking William Goldman for his brother James in a post about the Screenwriting Expo, but I do adore James Goldman's two medieval movies, "The Lion In Winter"…
Death Star OSHA Report
"OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of the Galaxy's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in…
New Orleans "Horror"
I was spending a lot of my weekend blaming human selfishness and arrogance for the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But then, I started doing some research and I realize…
10 Films About Scientists
Inspired by the discussion "Weird Science..." taking place over at The Screenwriting Life, I have compiled a list of... 10 MOTION PICTURES FEATURING SCIENTIST PROTAGONISTS (I've also indicated whether main…