Open letter to AMC

Stop showing Exit Wounds.

A Definite Trend

All data from IMDb. I don't know if this violates their ToS or not, but I'm claiming fair use.

Ooh ooh ooh

The Prospect Heights Comcast service group has On the Waterfront in its free video on demand lineup right now.

The next time someone says, "I coulda been a contender," I'll actually know what they're talking about.

TCM, you're so clever

Turner Classic Movies has been running a tribute to Akira Kurosawa this month (i.e., showing a bunch of his stuff every week). This Tuesday, they will be showing Rashomon and Seven Samurai.

Tonight, they're showing The Outrage and The Magnificent Seven.

Batman and Robin

You may have heard of this movie. It was on TNT tonight. Having noticed a definite downhill trend in the three Batman movies that preceded it, and having heard claims that this movie was responsible for the lack of any live-action Batman movies for eight years or so, I decided to see just how bad it could be. It lived up to its reputation quite well, I must say. It is not the worst movie I have ever seen, but it may be worst with a $140 million budget. That's a lot of money.

I chronicled my reactions to the movie as it unfolded, in case anyone is interested: