December 2011
22 posts
Roger Ebert: I'll tell you why movie revenue is... →
1. Obviously, the absence of a must-see mass-market movie. […]
2. Ticket prices are too high. […]
3. The theater experience. […]
4. Refreshment prices. […]
5. Competition from other forms of delivery. […]
6. Lack of choice. Box-office tracking shows that the bright spot in 2011 was the performance of indie, foreign or documentary films [this has arguably been the case since 1989 with...
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"Bootleg" views into North Korea
Ever since I caught the travel bug about 10 years ago, North Korea was always one of those taboo-yet-fascinating places I wanted to check out. I don’t consider myself a tourist for the most part, but a traveler. Yeah, it sounds like a douchebag way of putting it, but I couldn’t give a shit about a nice, posh hotel with Western accoutrements. Just send me somewhere and I’ll...
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So I watched 'Tommy' again last night...
After hearing about Ken Russell’s passing last month, I watched his interpretation of The Who’s ‘Tommy’ into a surreal yet amazing musical on film.
Then I saw this scene with Eric Clapton as a preacher who Tommy visits with his mother for some faith healing…
Unfortunately, I immediately thought of this Chicago eyesore:
Oh, Mr Russell, we shall miss your visions...
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One Life Photos 2011 | Scott Stegenga →
Vote away. I have yet another competition to enter.