1. I am continually amazed, not just at how stupid, incompetent, and immoral our current societal elites really are, but also at the fact that so many of us continue to take them seriously. "Dr. Fauci says so-and-so." Okay, and why do you care what that careerist moron says, exactly? To say "I heard it … Continue reading Flotsam
Feast of St. Louis
King Saint Louis'sLast Instructions to his Eldest Son, Philip III 1. To his dear first-born son, Philip, greeting, and his father's love.2. Dear son, since I desire with all my heart that you be well "instructed in all things, it is in my thought to give you some advice this writing. For I have heard … Continue reading Feast of St. Louis
Mauler vs. Black Widow
A melancholy step: I was really hoping this movie wouldn't be horrible. And I would say that it was still possible Mauler's being too harsh on it, except...the prison break scene. How the heck did that make it through production without anyone saying "wait, our heroine just condemned hundreds of people to horrible deaths..."? And … Continue reading Mauler vs. Black Widow
No Aspirational Heroes, Huh?
Apparently, the star of the latest Marvel film - Shang Chi and the Ten Rings (yeah, I forgot about that movie too) - claimed that this is something he "didn't have growing up," namely an aspirational Asian or Asian American hero. Ahem: "Three weeks top of the US Box Office. I doubt you will be … Continue reading No Aspirational Heroes, Huh?
Flotsam: Various Writing Observations
1. A few observations on different works: 2. When Uncle Walt adapted Alice in Wonderland, he and his writers ended up giving it a bit more of a plot than the book had. Not much, but a little. And if you notice, the plot they gave it was pretty much lifted directly from The Wizard … Continue reading Flotsam: Various Writing Observations
Proclamation of the Assumption
Found this on another site today: a window onto another world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJcSyaRU0kc
Flotsam: Slumming It
1. For one reason or another (none reflecting well on me), this is Sunday flotsam. And Sunday flotsam on the Feast of the Assumption at that, yet I currently have nothing edifying to say about Our Lady. 2. So instead, I'm just going to slum it and drop a few of my favorite riffs from … Continue reading Flotsam: Slumming It
Interpretive Tech Companies
I somehow keep thinking about The Transformers: The Movie lately. In particular, I found myself rewatching the attached clip more than once, mostly for the sheer joy of Welles's performance. But today it occurred to me that it isn't just a scene of Orson Welles turning Frank Welker into Leonard Nimoy for marketing purposes (though … Continue reading Interpretive Tech Companies
If You’re Looking for Reasons to Go Back to the Theaters…
I just learned that certain services are ramping up their theatrical showings of classic films. Most people already know about Fathom Events, but they seem to be showing even more lately. Their upcoming schedule includes Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Star Trek IV, the Voyage Home (the whales one that is widely considered one … Continue reading If You’re Looking for Reasons to Go Back to the Theaters…
Flotsam: Fitting Final Lines
To every actor there comes a final performance. Most of the time, for such is the nature of the beast, they're pretty prosaic affairs, often obscure, coming and going with little fanfare. But sometimes it happens that a prominent performer gets to end his film career on a high note, ending his final performance with … Continue reading Flotsam: Fitting Final Lines
Serpent's Den 