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I haven’t posted about the tragic events that took place this week involving Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson’s family. I did it intentionally. No statement of support on a blog could ease their pain. It was just too big, too devastating. But I’m writing about it now. Some fool PR guy has forced me to [...]
Archive for October, 2008
PR fool uses Hudson family tragedy to sell bedside gun rack
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on October 29th, 2008
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6 Days to Go – David Sedaris on the Undecideds
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on October 29th, 2008
From this week’s New Yorker. David Sedaris sums up what it’s like to be an undecided voter: To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she [...]
What is ‘Classic’ according to Blockbuster?
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on October 28th, 2008
I begrudgingly switched to Blockbuster’s DVD rent-by-mail service a few months ago. It’s no Netflix, but at least my DVDs are making it to the warehouse when I return them. I miss Netflix, especially the company’s comittment to their film-loving customers. Blockbuster just doesn’t get what it means to be a film buff. After seeing [...]
He’s a Star! ‘Footloose’ Remake Starring Zac Efron Fast-Tracked
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on October 28th, 2008
Anyone who saw High School Musical 3 knows that Zac Efron was bigger than that movie. He knew it, too. Efron had better chemistry with the camera than he did any of his costars. He charmed it like he was trying to take it home at the end of the night. Yes, Efron is a [...]
What’s cuter than a that sneezing baby panda?
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on October 24th, 2008
This. Aww. Isn’t he precious.
Two Weeks to Go.
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on October 21st, 2008
A message to all the ‘undecideds’ out there. www.BarackObama.com www.VoteForChange.com
Quotables: Mad Men – Episode 212
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on October 20th, 2008
“I have been watching my life. It’s right there. I keep scratching at it, trying to get into it. I can’t.” –Dick Whitman, a.k.a. Donald Draper, to the wife of the real Donald Draper.
Quick Note On Indiana Jones 4
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on October 20th, 2008
So I did it. I finally watched Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull tonight on DVD. My reaction may not be as venomous as some, but the lack of an emotional response to the film says more about Indy 4 than any series of expletives. Indy 4 is a simply movie that no one seemed [...]
Movie Review: W.
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on October 18th, 2008
W. (2008)–*** When I told a co-worker that I was going to see W. this weekend, he asked why anyone would want to see a film about George W. Bush. It’s a good question. Why would anyone voluntarily endure another two-hours hearing about the life of an almost universally reviled president? My answer to him [...]
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2008′s Creative Dearth
As someone who fancies himself a bit of a film critic, I try to manage my own expectations despite my genuine love of cinema. (That sound pretentious, but bear with me.) Before this year, I would generally see anything that was thrown in front of me because I would rather watch a bad movie than [...]