Paddy Chayefsky wrote screenplays — some original writing, some screen adaptations — for some of my favorite films, that I have already reviewed, e.g. Paint Your Wagon and The Americanization of Emily.
I offer this segment from another Chayefsky favorite, which I have not yet reviewed.
I often enjoy Annalee Newitz’s commentary at io9. It makes its way into Ender’s Review often. While browsing through the postings at io9 this week I came upon this.
Of course, like with The Matrix — which used AI constructs to portray agents of the power elite — Hollywood wouldn’t go for a more explicit form. […]
I try to analyze political events from a cui bono (who benefits) angle, among others. Who benefits here? Well, neither Ron Paul nor Barack Obama seem to gain much. However, the duopoly does quite well as a result.
Although for the last few days I have had a horrible cold with a congested head and frequent sneezing spells, I have made some progress on several fronts.
However, I begin with the “bad news” — I probably won’t have a new movie review ready before the New Year. I have several in various states […]
Yesterday, during my perusal of my reader feeds, I came upon a plethora of amateur videos from the Led Zeppelin concert at the O2 in England. I found one of “Stairway to Heaven” and posted it here. YouTube may have pulled that video (as Sunni says in her comment here). I don’t blame YouTube. I […]
Do you like words? Do you know what I mean?
Do you enjoy etymology and / or philology? If you do, and you also enjoy female pulchritude, well then, I have a treat for you.
HotForWords has made a bunch of lessons on YouTube. The one embedded above even has a few outtakes at the end.
I […]
Today, the “great” States still wield tremendous destructive power. However, perhaps more people have come to realize that such potential destruction has few, if any, positive uses. In the spirit of that idea I offer this great song and video for the holiday celebration….
