Thanks to Bryan for pointing this out: Do We Really Want Another Black President ... ?"
Makes you think. I don't think I'm going to change my vote, but this could change my mind. Hmph.
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Speaking of movies, Nicole and I splurged a bit in the hope of expanding our (non-existent) social circle, and we're going to attend the New York Film Critics Present Coming Attractions series at the Downtown (er, "Downtown" - if you've ever seen it, you know what I mean. And at that, it would be generous to assume that quotation marks would make a difference) movie theaters. It's an 8-week festival of sorts, hosted every Wednesday night by various film critics with special guest appearances by actors, directors, writers, and others who may have some insight into the films.
When we signed up for the Spring series, we were invited to check out the last week of the Winter series in Paramus (but we couldn't make it). The guy who runs it told me that the final film was "Wedding Life", and that the director and "one of the stars of the film" was going to be there. I looked it up on IMDB, and based on the listing for the movie there, I assume that Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan (rent "The Matador" - it's good), or Rachel McAdams was in attendance for a post-movie Q&A.
The films presented are shown prior to their official releases, so if I see anything amazing, I'll give spoiler-free reviews. If a movie sucks, I'll probably post something too. Why pay for it myself and then allow those whom I consider my friends to do it themselves also? This is a favor to you, loyal readers! I'm taking one for the team!
Actually, I'm just hoping we meet some interesting people our age and actually make some friends around here.
But, as far as the movies go, the official schedule hasn't been released yet. Are we going to see "The Dark Knight" early? Highly unlikely. The movies shown tend to be artsy/prestige pictures, or at the very least films that aren't likely to be blockbusters. They did show "Run Fatboy Run" starring Simon Pegg in the Winter series, though, which I'd love to have seen, and the next Coen Brothers movie ("Burn After Reading") is "under consideration" for the Morristown series, which would be sweet - even though I've been a complete and utter disappointment to myself, having not yet seen "No Country For Old Men." I should be ashamed of myself.
[From the website: BURN AFTER READING - CIA agent Osborne Cox decides to pen his memoirs and is fired from the agency. The disc containing the memoirs inadvertently gets left in a ladies locker room at a gym, where Linda and co-worker Chad, hatch a plan to sell its contents to the highest bidder.Distributors: Focus Features. Starring: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Lenny Venito. Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. Produced by: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robert Graf]
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So what exactly constitutes a "big night out" in Morristown? Perhaps a very special evening with ANNE MURRAY?
Ahh, Canadian soft rock. She was at the performing arts center "downtown" last night; fortunately, Nicole and I had plans to go out with her parents for dinner, surely the only thing that saved me from the heartbreak of not going to the show. Darn the luck. Woe is me.
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Also, someone please remind me to stop watching "The Simpsons". It's been a horrible show for about five years now, and every week we tune in thinking that through some miracle of miracles it'll improve, but it never does, and it never will. They've already done every story those characters are capable of telling, usually more than once. Oh boy, Krusty might be fired from his show and Lisa and Bart have to save him! Moe can't find a woman! Flanders is on the verge of snapping, but no!
Add to that repeated drug references each of the last couple of weeks, and it's a real turn off. Not to sound like an old fart bemoaning network TV, but the Simpsons always had a sort of purity to it in its early seasons, and it's definitely missing now.
I never thought I'd say it, but it should probably be canceled.
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I've been uploading a bunch of new stuff to the Sheila Divine Archive's video section. The version for video iPod should be uploaded soon, but in the meantime, here's a complete concert from an instore appearance at the Alewife Newbury Comics on 9/16/01, which, as you can tell by the date, was a bit of a somber time for everyone (5 days after 9/11 - wake up, people). That said, the guys were kind enough to go on with the show, which I really appreciated.
At that point, even though it had only been five days since the Towers fell, I think a lot of us needed a break, some kind of sunbeam to make us feel a little better even if only for a few minutes. As always, TSD delivered:
Makes you think. I don't think I'm going to change my vote, but this could change my mind. Hmph.
****
Speaking of movies, Nicole and I splurged a bit in the hope of expanding our (non-existent) social circle, and we're going to attend the New York Film Critics Present Coming Attractions series at the Downtown (er, "Downtown" - if you've ever seen it, you know what I mean. And at that, it would be generous to assume that quotation marks would make a difference) movie theaters. It's an 8-week festival of sorts, hosted every Wednesday night by various film critics with special guest appearances by actors, directors, writers, and others who may have some insight into the films.
When we signed up for the Spring series, we were invited to check out the last week of the Winter series in Paramus (but we couldn't make it). The guy who runs it told me that the final film was "Wedding Life", and that the director and "one of the stars of the film" was going to be there. I looked it up on IMDB, and based on the listing for the movie there, I assume that Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan (rent "The Matador" - it's good), or Rachel McAdams was in attendance for a post-movie Q&A.
The films presented are shown prior to their official releases, so if I see anything amazing, I'll give spoiler-free reviews. If a movie sucks, I'll probably post something too. Why pay for it myself and then allow those whom I consider my friends to do it themselves also? This is a favor to you, loyal readers! I'm taking one for the team!
Actually, I'm just hoping we meet some interesting people our age and actually make some friends around here.
But, as far as the movies go, the official schedule hasn't been released yet. Are we going to see "The Dark Knight" early? Highly unlikely. The movies shown tend to be artsy/prestige pictures, or at the very least films that aren't likely to be blockbusters. They did show "Run Fatboy Run" starring Simon Pegg in the Winter series, though, which I'd love to have seen, and the next Coen Brothers movie ("Burn After Reading") is "under consideration" for the Morristown series, which would be sweet - even though I've been a complete and utter disappointment to myself, having not yet seen "No Country For Old Men." I should be ashamed of myself.
[From the website: BURN AFTER READING - CIA agent Osborne Cox decides to pen his memoirs and is fired from the agency. The disc containing the memoirs inadvertently gets left in a ladies locker room at a gym, where Linda and co-worker Chad, hatch a plan to sell its contents to the highest bidder.Distributors: Focus Features. Starring: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Lenny Venito. Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. Produced by: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robert Graf]
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So what exactly constitutes a "big night out" in Morristown? Perhaps a very special evening with ANNE MURRAY?
Ahh, Canadian soft rock. She was at the performing arts center "downtown" last night; fortunately, Nicole and I had plans to go out with her parents for dinner, surely the only thing that saved me from the heartbreak of not going to the show. Darn the luck. Woe is me.
****
Also, someone please remind me to stop watching "The Simpsons". It's been a horrible show for about five years now, and every week we tune in thinking that through some miracle of miracles it'll improve, but it never does, and it never will. They've already done every story those characters are capable of telling, usually more than once. Oh boy, Krusty might be fired from his show and Lisa and Bart have to save him! Moe can't find a woman! Flanders is on the verge of snapping, but no!
Add to that repeated drug references each of the last couple of weeks, and it's a real turn off. Not to sound like an old fart bemoaning network TV, but the Simpsons always had a sort of purity to it in its early seasons, and it's definitely missing now.
I never thought I'd say it, but it should probably be canceled.
****
I've been uploading a bunch of new stuff to the Sheila Divine Archive's video section. The version for video iPod should be uploaded soon, but in the meantime, here's a complete concert from an instore appearance at the Alewife Newbury Comics on 9/16/01, which, as you can tell by the date, was a bit of a somber time for everyone (5 days after 9/11 - wake up, people). That said, the guys were kind enough to go on with the show, which I really appreciated.
At that point, even though it had only been five days since the Towers fell, I think a lot of us needed a break, some kind of sunbeam to make us feel a little better even if only for a few minutes. As always, TSD delivered:
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