As seen on IMDb: Did Peter Travers really write “Rolling Stone calls it hilarious”? Somehow I don’t think so. Also, Pete Hammond reviews films for Maxim, not “Pete Hanamand.” Who makes these ads?

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The poster for the new film Charlie Bartlett brought to mind another brightly colored high-contrast portrait with words on sunglasses lenses, the cover of Black Grape’s 1995 album It’s Great When You’re Straight… Yeah. That album cover seems to have inspired other work even more directly, and I’m sure the idea wasn’t an original one, […]

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We’re entering another phase of the summer movie season, as this building at Santa Monica and Highland gets its every-few-weeks changeover (transformation?). The north side is always some sort of iPod banner, which has changed a few times since we’ve moved here but has always remained iPod-related, while this side has gone through quite a […]

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I’m not sure why I was watching a preview for Underdog – maybe just to see the weird flying dog face – but someone involved with that movie should choose what their superhero’s logo looks like:

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Looks like Tivo’s new website isn’t quite ready to go, as it were.

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Woolie Roller Instructional Video with Glazing DemoFound on the street in front of the apartment.

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When a movie is adapted from a book, we always get inundated with a new batch of books with movie-themed cover art. Nevertheless, this is still a little creepy.

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Even before we moved, I knew that KCRW was just about the best thing about L.A., but now that we’re here, we’re learning first-hand. First and foremost, Morning Becomes Eclectic is about the best radio show out there, and the rest of the lineup is interesting and intriguing as well. Second, the Fringe Benefits card […]

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Tyler Kepner of the New York Times opens his article on yesterday’s game like this: “Jason Varitek wears a C on the left breast of his road jersey, symbolizing his status as captain of the Boston Red Sox. Derek Jeter, the Yankees’ captain, does not wear a C. His title has always been obvious.”Chris Snow […]

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It’s about time for a new computer, and after two PowerBooks, I think it’s time to go back to the desktop. My PowerBook is doing fine, but it’s out of HD space and is on the slow side, so I think I’ll hold onto it and replace it with a desktop model this summer. I […]

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Though a new LED-powered version of the fabled Citgo sign was unveiled just over a week ago, all is not well with the Kenmore Square landmark. Against the backdrop of a gorgeous sunset, one of the sign’s red, horizontal elements seems to be stuck in the ‘on’ position. I wonder how long it will take […]

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It’s not that I thought it wasn’t a good idea, I just thought it wouldn’t make a good reality. A few weeks ago, when we got socked with our blizzard, Aimee and I took a walk outside, and the sight of all of the piles of snow elicited a comment from Aimee suggesting that someone […]

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It’s best if you find someone who reads Hebrew in order to fully understand this post. A friend of mine who does pointed out to me this Oscar preview article by acclaimed film critic Uri Klein from Israeli news source Haaretz.com. The article talks about the big races and features a couple of images. Except […]

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Yesterday, I finally watched the ‘part two of two’ cliffhanger finale that opens Series Two of “MI-5,” aka “Spooks.” The resolution itself was a little hollow – there’s a bomb in the house, the protagonist’s girlfriend and her daughter are trapped inside…but the bomb doesn’t go off. OK… It’s interesting to note that the series […]

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There are undoubtedly some interesting corporate reasons for why this is being done in stages. I can’t remember all of the evolutions, but I did just find an old BayBank atm card in a box under my bed; it became BankBoston, right? Which then became Fleet, which has now been eaten by Bank of America. […]

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