December 2011
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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...
Dec 20th
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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...
Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
One Life Photos 2011 | Scott Stegenga →
Vote away. I have yet another competition to enter.
Dec 1st
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