Archive for June, 2007

amazing grace

There was a movie out a couple months ago called Amazing Grace. I’m not sure anyone saw it; it slipped under my radar and I’m pretty sure it saw limited release here in San Antonio.
Still, I have heard absolutely amazing things about it. A friend of mine (whose taste in movies I generally share) raved [...]

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preaching to the choir, but…

Every time I read something about the backlash against LOST, or read someone’s complaint to Matt Roush or Michael Ausiello or Kristin Veitch, it annoys me all over again.
What is the problem people have with the show, pray tell? I mean, seriously. If you start talking about declining ratings, my eyes are going to glaze [...]

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call me prudey mcprude

(I just watched one of my favorite episodes of Will and Grace; hence the title.)
I’ve decided that I am more on the prudish side when it comes to TV and movies, and I’m perfectly okay with that. I’ve found that, as I’ve gotten older, I really don’t want to watch things just because they’re daring [...]

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better late than never

I’m finally getting around to ranking the 2007 finales. Three weeks after the fact. I know.
As much as ”Weevils Wobble but They Don’t Fall Down/The Bitch is Back” rocked – and I really thought the show ended the best way it possibly could, if it wasn’t going to get a fourth season — and as much as Veronica got the [...]

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the body of john latham was found shortly after 4 am…

So this is what Jack’s newspaper clipping said:
The body of John Latham of New York was found shortly after 4 a.m. in the 4300 block of Grand Avenue.
Ted Worden, a doorman at the Tower Lofts complex, heard loud noises coming from the victim’s loft. Concerned for tenants’ safety, he entered the loft and found [...]

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