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A few thoughts on John Hughes

Saturday, August 8, 2009

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Last night at 11:45, my wife was in the bathroom, washing bits of Burbank off her face. I was in the bedroom twenty feet away, petting my cat, looking at the moon outside our window. Kate and I were doing the married thing, getting our stories straight after a long day. I’d just come back [...]

“I AM Woody Guthrie!”

Sunday, March 22, 2009

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Last Wednesday, I witnessed David Carradine’s public implosion at my home-away-from-home, the Aero Theater here in Santa Monica. (Favorite bit: Carradine declaring “I am Woody Guthrie!” and an irate audience member shouting back “No, you’re not!”). My pesky Midwestern politeness prevented me from blogging about it–though not from performing it for my wife when I [...]

Groucho Marx

Sunday, January 6, 2008

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Having caught a double-feature at the Aero last week, I was reminded how much I adore Groucho Marx. If you are similarly inclined–or simply “Groucho-curious” as they say in the personals–I highly recommend Stefan Kanfer’s bio. In the meantime, whet your appetite with this documentary from my one-time employer, WTTW.

“Gooble, gobble, one of us!”

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

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With Halloween coming up–yes, I will be at the Aero’s all-night horror marathon, at least until they bust out the Italian “gialli”–this site about Tod Browning’s “Freaks” seemed necessary.

Newsbreaks for Monday

Monday, June 4, 2007

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Audio version is here. A high school senior in suburban Chicago has been arrested for instigating a massive food fight. Even the kids at the special-ed table got into it. They were trying to throw noodles. “People were actually buying food to throw it,” said one kid. I can just imagine the marketing meeting. “Think, [...]

Okay, still busted….

Sunday, November 19, 2006

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…but I have faith that it will be fixed eventually, so here I am with some random thoughts: 1) I celebrated the Cardinals’ victory in the World Series with a bottle of Veuve-Clicquot. The trick to not becoming a lush is to cultivate sufficiently expensive tastes. 2) I celebrated Halloween at The Aero, a theater [...]

Lawrence of Arabia

Monday, July 3, 2006

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I had the great good fortune to watch the movie “Lawrence of Arabia” in 70mm at the Aero Theater last night. I decided to do it on a whim, and the theater was packed, but it was really a wonderful experience. It reminded me of other times, mostly as a boy, when a movie has [...]

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A few thoughts on John Hughes

“I AM Woody Guthrie!”

Groucho Marx

“Gooble, gobble, one of us!”

Newsbreaks for Monday

Okay, still busted….

Lawrence of Arabia

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