Chronically Crappy
The suspension of disbelief, to borrow a hackneyed maxim, is a privilege, not a right; you need to earn it. And last year’s holiday hit The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe doesn’t.
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Concert Recording: Junior Brown at River Roots Live
In part three of my River Roots Live trilogy, I present the September 22, 2006, performance of guitar hero Junior Brown.
Tagged: Audio, Bootlegs, Concert Recordings, Junior Brown, River Roots Live
Concert Recording: Alejandro Escovedo at River Roots Live
My recording of Alejandro Escovedo’s one-hour set at River Roots Live in Davenport, Iowa, on Saturday, September 23, 2006.
Concert Recording: Martin Sexton at River Roots Live
Pretty self-explanatory: Martin Sexton’s one-hour set at River Roots Live in Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, September 22, 2006.
Ignorance and Taste: Catching Up on Links
- How ignorant are you? Cinemarati recently asked its readers: “What’s your big, embarrassing, Never-Seen-It movie?”
Tagged: Links, Neko Case, Netflix, Self-Involvement, Star Wars
With a Little Help from His Friends
It is in times of crisis that a person learns who his or her true friends are. Alejandro Escovedo discovered he has a lot of friends.
Tagged: Alejandro Escovedo, Boxing Mirror, Interviews
Cock Tale
The temptation when writing about Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story is to try something really clever.
Demon Dog Dump
Today marks the release of Brian De Palma’s adaptation of The Black Dahlia, and I’m torn.
That Darn Jew
The true subject of Albert Brooks’ Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is the fact that most people don’t find Albert Brooks funny. That sounds sour, and it sells the movie short, but it’s fundamentally true. Plus: V for Vendetta.
Maybe We Can Hire … The A-Team
We aspire to erudition here at Culture Snob. Not today. Our task: Re-cast The A-Team for a feature film and a new audience.
Tagged: Casting Games, Television, The A-Team
