Entries from November 2006

Thanksgiving out here

November 29th, 2006 · Comments Off on Thanksgiving out here

It’s nearly the end of November, and we’ve finally experienced a day that might by any stretch of the imagination be called ‘cold.’ Or rather, ‘not hot,’ as it’s actually only 57° out, which is not at all cold, but somehow, with the wind, actually feels sort of cold, sadly enough. I’m on day six […]

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Two titles or fewer?

November 27th, 2006 · Comments Off on Two titles or fewer?

How is it that a movie and a TV series coming out within days of one another can have the same (gramatically ugly) name? Well, it’s happened. Tune in tonight for the premiere of the TBS comedy “10 Items or Less,” or wait until Friday and catch the new Morgan Freeman indie… 10 Items or […]

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Tags: Film

Skiing down mountains

November 25th, 2006 · Comments Off on Skiing down mountains

Last week, I came across

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Tags: Film

Robert Altman 1925-2006

November 21st, 2006 · Comments Off on Robert Altman 1925-2006

Robert Altman was one of the first filmmakers whose work I sought out when I was first getting into film. I think I saw Short Cuts at the old Capri in Anchorage and it seemed accessible, yet a whole lot more interesting than the stuff I’d been watching at the Fireweed with friends or renting […]

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Return of the TiVo

November 18th, 2006 · Comments Off on Return of the TiVo

Aimee was a TiVo devotee (TiVotee?) long before we started dating, and the TiVo came with her when we got married and pooled our AV equipment. And everything else. Anyway, the original TiVo from her Brookline days began dying in Rochester, starting with a pause or a skip here and there, eventually making it so […]

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Tags: Los Angeles · Miscellany

Football Saturday

November 12th, 2006 · Comments Off on Football Saturday

I spent Saturday consuming football, more than I usually do but probably less than most fans of college football. I started out in the morning at the Amherst Alumni telecast of the Amherst-Williams game, which started out ok for the Jeffs but we were never able to capitalize and things went downhill quickly in the […]

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The new Griffith observed

November 8th, 2006 · Comments Off on The new Griffith observed

We spent last night at the newly-renovated Griffith Observatory , named for the well-named Griffith J. Griffith. After four years of closure for renovation and expansion, the observatory re-opened on Friday, and was expected to attract crowds, so entrance has been limited to those who make timed reservations on shuttle buses for the first few […]

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Tags: Los Angeles