31 January 2011

America's oldest continuously running movie theater could let its heat run a little more continuously. bring gloves to the RobeyTheatre.
America's oldest continuously running movie theater, down the road from Feral Farm, is showing a CoenBrothers film! http://ping.fm/bWCje

26 January 2011

spending a last night in New Jersey meandering through the "Garden State" (2004), director Zach Braff's first feature.

300 channels of dreck

Having spent the last few weeks in a house with satellite TV, we can only hope the endless "channels" of talentless entertainment, and dumbed-down edutainment, merely reflect what the networks choose and afford to produce, rather than representing the actual taste and demands of the viewing public.

Are you paying $60-100 a month for this "service"? You can do so much better by cutting that cord. Let's all ditch our cable and satellite and fiber "TV" services. When we start doing this in droves, media companies will take notice. Then watch as more capable producers appear and aspire to fill our demand for better quality programming, cutting out the middle man and distributing media to customers more directly, via the internet!
a month after Xmas, noticing mainstream multiplexes (in south 'Jersey, anyway) showing an above average variety of movies.

25 January 2011

Orson Wells' "The Other Side of the Wind" (1972) could now see the light of day, according to The Guardian. http://ping.fm/hXYdc twArt

22 January 2011

if you hire a pretty idiot as your on-camera narrator, and allow him to improvise, your show will be painted with ignorance.

20 January 2011

we appreciate that @TCM shows old anamorphic films are their actual 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
we're enjoying the Peter Sellers mini-marathon on @TCM tonight.

18 January 2011

16 January 2011

on any given day, the programming lineup on cable or satellite TV reads like a dissonant directory of declining art and culture.

15 January 2011

"Natural Born Killers" (1994) is a serial killer amusement park ride, layered like an adrenalin dream.

11 January 2011

so much work, no time to watch anything. have carried the same dusty DVDs across 12 state lines. http://ping.fm/HDq7s
so much work, no time to watch anything. have carried the same dusty DVDs across 12 state lines.

04 January 2011

noticing an unusual number of "short" and "long wait" warnings on @Netflix. wondering did a lot of people get Netflix as xmas gifts?
noticing an unusual number of "short" and "long wait" warnings on @Netflix. wondering did a lot of people get Netflix as xmas gifts?
noticing an unusual number of "short" and "long wait" warnings on @Netflix. wondering did a lot of people got Netflix as xmas gifts?

02 January 2011

what’s your favorite web site or app for finding local movie listings, on a mobile phone? http://ping.fm/61Uus
what's your favorite web site or app for finding local movie listings, on a mobile phone?