Saturday, May 30, 2020

Tired of Being Mellow? Take a Trip to “The Island” (1979)—Summertime Reading Recommendation!

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Look at that cover! Embossed, man, embossed . It’s a sign of quality. You’ll see, man…
Friday, May 29, 2020

“Real Men Eat Whatever They Goddamn Want!”: Making Salmon & Mozzarella & Asparagus Quiche (and Eating It, Too!)

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Is that an asparagus sigil I’ve placed into the top of my quiche?  Bwah-hah-HAH! DELICIOUS!   In 1982, humorist Bruce Feirstein ...
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Thursday, May 28, 2020

My STAR WARS Day (1977)

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The line for You-Know-What outside the Loew's Astor Plaza, circa 1977 It was 43 years ago today—on the afternoon of Saturday, Ma...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

The Short Story Long About Meeting Mike Mignola (and “Hellboy”)

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Before the release of the first Hellboy movie, Mike Mignola came to NYC in April 2004 to do a signing/promo-tour at St. Mark’s...
Saturday, May 16, 2020

BACK FROM THE DEAD! (Both Me and Dracula)

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“I vant du suck yur blud…” Dracula! Everybody knows the story —but mainly through the movies (Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, and Fran...
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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Procrastination List: The Movies of August, September and October

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I’m in grad school, and this movie blog is getting the short-shrift. Here’s the List of the movies—and books—absorbed during August, ...
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Saturday, August 8, 2015

JULY @)!% (Get It?)

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    Y’know, I don’t include the baseball games I go to… I have not had the motivation to WRITE like I used to. But I won’t whin...