Monthly Archives: October 2007
“The Orphanage”
Though it doesn’t come out here until sometime late in December, in the interest of all things spooky and Halloween-ish, I wanted to share with you my thoughts on one of the scariest movies I’ve ever seen — and I’ve … Continue reading
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Christine’s Creepy Cupcakes!
Hey everybody, Farmer’s Daughter (aka Christine) here. Before I begin my first post, let me explain something about my new user name. Our friend Justin, who used to be impressed if I boiled water correctly, began calling me farmer’s daughter … Continue reading
Porter Wagoner (1927-2007)
After a long battle with lung cancer, pioneering country music legend and Nudie-suit-rocking bad ass, Porter Wagoner died Sunday in Nashville, TN at the age of 80. Recently celebrating his 50th year with the Grand Ole Opry, Wagoner kept a … Continue reading
Halloween on Dagobah!
Saturday night, Christine and I attended a massive LAPL (Los Angeles Public Library) Halloween party at the Central Library in downtown L.A.. Although technically not city employees, Christine and her staff (who work for the Library Foundation) usually crash these … Continue reading
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“Twin Peaks”/”My So-Called Life”
After more than a decade of cruel indifference, the DVD Gods have finally answered our prayers with the complete-series release Tuesday of not one, but two of our favorite TV shows of all time: “Twin Peaks” and “My So-Called Life”! … Continue reading
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Jamie Oliver Flavour Shaker!
Earlier this year we dog-sat one weekend for our vacationing friends, fellow Burbank-dwellers Nic and Dan. And even though the unfettered access to their washer and dryer and premium cable channels — we caught up on “Entourage”,”Big Love” and finally … Continue reading
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WGA Strike Authorization Vote
Late Friday night, the Writers Guild of America voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike authorization vote. In a stunning blow to the AMPTP (the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers — basically the major studios and networks) a whopping … Continue reading
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Requiem for a table…
This week marks the passing of a very dear and beloved member of our family, as the kitchen table and chairs that Christine and I have owned for the last sixteen years have finally passed into immortality. The first pieces … Continue reading
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“Passions” world-record!
As you may or may not know, one of our favorite shows, the twisted, supernatural sudser “Passions”, left the NBC schedule (after a bewitching 8.5 years on the air!) in September and moved to Direct TV’s subscription-only channel “The 101″. … Continue reading
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The Hollywood Reporter!
OK, totally knock on wood…but eight crazy years after my co-writer Dror and I began writing our screenplay “Not Forgotten”, we are finally — at long, long last — in the home stretch. We have the financing in place, we … Continue reading
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Go Gore!
Make room on the mantle, Tipper, because Daddy just bagged some more gold! Coming off a white-hot year where his movie “An Inconvenient Truth” has been honored with two Oscars, an Emmy and even a Grammy nomination for Melissa Etheridge’s … Continue reading
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Sublime Stem Stitching!
Yeah! The moment you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived with the world premiere of our first official post under the “make” heading! Not that we haven’t been making stuff all along, but Christine (the primary “maker” in our … Continue reading
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Radiohead: “In Rainbows”
Avid Radiohead fans rejoice! For today, October 10th, marks the release of the band’s new package-free download-only album, “In Rainbows”. Their first album — not including Thom Yorke’s 2006 solo outing “The Eraser” — since 2003′s incendiary “Hail To The … Continue reading
“They Live By Night”
OK, I don’t plan on writing movie reviews of EVERY movie we see, but I just finally watched Nicolas Ray’s classic directorial debut, “They Live By Night” (1948) on TCM and knew I had to write about it. I use … Continue reading
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“The Darjeeling Limited”
On Tuesday night Christine and I attended a WGA screening of Wes Anderson’s latest movie, “The Darjeeling Limited” (opening today in limited release) at the cool, ultra-cushy Arclight Theatre in Hollywood. Anderson and one of his co-writer’s, Roman Coppola spoke … Continue reading
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New Fall Shows!
Sorry for not writing in a bit, but with the fall TV season in full swing, what little free time Christine and I have has been spent clearing shows off our new 80-hour Tivo, Snape. Yes, we name everything and … Continue reading
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