Archive for March 2011
Of Spelling Errors, Not Paying Attention, and Web-Slinging
"Everything is going to be alright." So said the engraving on the marble staircase at the Ace Hotel in Manhattan as I climbed up it yesterday, coming from an industry lunch that included as dessert little sugared donut holes … with three dipping sauces. Sigh. But rather than inspire me, that sign just grated on…
Read MoreBehind the mask
At the risk of making life sound far more exciting than it has been lately (helping my man recover from pneumonia involved a lot of letting him sleep while I tiptoed around the apartment), I went off to another screening last night. This one for "Mildred Pierce," which has been remade into a 5-part miniseries…
Read MoreVery much a Win Win situation
Went to a special screening of the new Paul Giamatti/Amy Ryan film "Win Win" last night (and really, has there been a more ideally-suited, realistic pairing in casting history?) — and I really can't recommend it highly enough. It's not annoyingly quirky like some indie films, and it's got a real moral center to it.…
Read MoreNew religion
Skipped SXSW, the film/interactive/music extravaganza nuttiness in Austin, TX this year. Didn't miss it. Even more strangely, I didn't blink much when I learned that The Band of My Youth would be headlining a show at Stubb's, one of the best rib joints in the city, and home to big acts during the madness (including…
Read MoreSweet as….
There's something about the date here … a three, followed by a 14, followed by a whole bunch of other numbers … ah, well, I'll just have dessert. http://thedailywh.at/2011/03/14/obligatory-of-the-day-6/
Read MoreCaturday Extended!
The kitties at the Meeker Avenue Flea Market in Brooklyn didn't set their clocks ahead for daylight savings time … and still thought today was Caturday.
Read MoreEarly morning inspiration
They say write what you know. At 2:30 this morning I woke up and struggled to get back to sleep for about an hour — because my brain was turned on. In that hour I came up with an idea for a sitcom that just … could … fly. That said, I've never written a…
Read MoreWisconsin cheese, and its after-effects
I hardly know what to say that hasn't already been said about what's going on in Wisconsin — or rather what just went on — and the dismantling of the public service workers' unions out there. It has the ultimate whiff of loophole-ism — that is, people who can't play by the rules, and so…
Read MoreIt's probably not a good sign when, during the big mutual declaration of love scene in "Jane Eyre," the audience starts chuckling. Went to a screening of the film last night, met some of the stars and the director (who eerily resembled Hugh Grant and insisted he'd never heard that one before). It's … all…
Read MoreVroom
It's a little hard to enjoy Pixar's "Cars" after you've read Stephen King's "Trucks." The Pixar film — which really isn't up to their usual standards — feels like what the world turns into about 50 years after "Trucks" ends. And while we're nitpicking a children's picture, a) where did that pile of leaves on…
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