That's my pal Dan Castellaneta above right as he appeared in the role of TV mogul Aaron Spelling last night in Behind The Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels, a tv-movie that I watched mainly for Dan. He was very good, striking the perfect note between serious and parody. One of the reasons I […]
Tony Hendra, formerly of National Lampoon, Spy magazine and This is Spinal Tap, writes an apology to the right wing. But not really. […]
Harlan Ellison's obit for Julius Schwartz has finally been posted online. It's here. […]
I wrote the preceding item before reading the current entry in Leonard Maltin's Journal wherein he praises the commentary on the DVD of Catch 22. Great minds think alike and so do ours. Leonard and I and a bunch of our friends are doing something Saturday night that ought to be a lot of fun. […]
Just re-watched the 1970 movie version of Joseph Heller's Catch 22, directed by Mike Nichols from a screenplay by Buck Henry. I first read the novel after the film was announced but shortly before it came out and I kept wondering, "How are they going to make a movie out of this?" A group of […]
Let's see…Bill Clinton says that he has no interest in being John Kerry's running mate. Tom Brokaw says he's not interested in getting into politics… John McCain, who I believe still is technically the head of the Bush campaign in Arizona, is hinting he might not say no to the job. Right-wing websites are filled […]
Martin Hutchinson offers his view of why, though the economy is coming back in certain ways, the jobs aren't. […]
Does John Kerry really take both sides of every issue? Here are both sides of that issue: An article that says he does and an article that says he doesn't. Take your pick. […]
Here's the kind of thing that amazes me. I guess it shouldn't but it does. It's the way a seemingly-intelligent human being — in this case, Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson — can leap from one position to the opposite in the blink of an eye. This is from today's episode of Crossfire on CNN, and […]
George W. Bush is soon to sit down with the chairpersons of the 9/11 commission to answer questions about what occurred on that horrible day. He has stated that he will only grant them one hour of questioning and he has been criticized for this. So will he allow the questioning to go for more […]
It's not finished yet but comic book fan/historian Bob Hughes is putting together a wonderful resource — a webpage that tracks the history of DC Comics. Here's what he has up so far and I'll be sending him a batch of additions and corrections (not many corrections so far). And while you're over there, you […]
I think cole slaw is one of the three-or-so most disgusting things on this planet. I have seen people eat it. I have seen them claim to enjoy it. I have never figured out who they think they're kidding or why they want to mislead me into believing the stuff is edible. If and when […]
If you've delayed ordering the first volume of The Complete Peanuts from Fantagraphics, do so now. Shipping has been delayed (they're now saying March 31) so they've extended the offer for Free Shipping until March 15. We like Free Shipping. Free Shipping is a good thing. Go here and get Free Shipping. And thank Brandon […]
Here's an odd political thought. One of the big reasons George W. Bush is dropping in most polls (losing 52-44 in the current Gallup/CNN) is that we seem to have what they call a "jobless recovery." Jobs are simply not being created to keep up with the expanding demand for them. Here are some rough […]
Yesterday morning, my friend Carolyn and I walked a few blocks from my house to watch some of the L.A. Marathon. Our vantage point was around mile 17 of the 26 mile competition, so the runners we cheered on were getting weary but were, for the most part, still pretty strong. They seemed appreciative of […]