27Jan 2012

Tomato Nation

The Vine: January 27, 2012

There is an earworm that has been crawling around inside my brain for the better part of three decades, and I am seeking the assistance of TN's loyal readers in identifying (and possibly purging) it. ...

27Jan 2012

Choosy Beggars

Lazybones Pho

Mike thinks that he doesn’t like Pho.  I know that he actually does but he just wants to be contrary. You see, Pho is one of those cult favorites that swept into fashion about ...

26Jan 2012

Thursday Night Smackdown

Where Do Bad Folks Go When They Die?

I’m not going to take it as far as Brian and assert that all people from Ohio are sub-human pig-men. Or women. Pig-people. Whatever.  But still, chili over spaghetti? Color me confused. Not that ...

26Jan 2012

The Critical Condition

Two of My Favorite Musical Theatre Songs (And Why I Love Them)

I don’t have a particular reason for writing this post today, except that I’ve been meaning to write it for a while. In late 2010, I had the good fortune to see this embedded performance ...

26Jan 2012

Mysterious Exhortations

Puss In Boots, The Help, and Rango

Gotta see movies! Gotta see all the movies! Puss in Boots This is actually still showing at a theater near my work! It’s a giant 13-theater multiplex that was shiny and new when it was ...

26Jan 2012

AB Chao

Photo: Dance Magic

I was asked to help decorate for a certain teenager's winter formal dance extravaganza. So you know I had to fit some Martha puffballs in there somehow.

26Jan 2012

Extra Hot Great

Mini: Build A Reality Show Challenge

For his Extra Credit, Trip invited us to invent challenges for the reality shows of our choice. Use the player above or download the podcast directly or play on a non-flash device (iPad, iPhone).

25Jan 2012

Mysterious Exhortations

2012 Oscars Death Race: The Starting Line

The idea is to see every single movie that’s nominated for an Academy Award. There are 61 of them this year, and the ceremony is 33 days away. Exciting! This was invented by Sarah Bunting ...

25Jan 2012

Tomato Nation

The Vine: January 25, 2012

If I am describing how something relates to another thing, I generally use "in relation to" or "in respect of." However, I keep seeing the phrase "with respect to" used in the same way. ...

25Jan 2012

Extra Hot Great

Mini: Time Capsule for January 2012

We remind you about which movies were at the top of the box office five, ten, fifteen, and twenty years ago this month. Use the player above or download the podcast directly or play on ...

25Jan 2012

Glark

Welcoming

It was around 10:30pm or so when I took this after hours shot of a newly opened cleaner in the neighbourhood. There was a couple watching me as I tried to get the shot (it ...

24Jan 2012

Thursday Night Smackdown

L’Ennui…Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You

I am undone. Perhaps the State of the Union address will perk me up, but, you know, probably not. Oh well, at least I had a really good sandwich for dinner. Because really, after the ...

24Jan 2012

Mysterious Exhortations

Instant Reactions to Oscar Nominations

I just watched the live announcement of the Academy Award Nominations. This involved being awake at 5:00 AM, which is not my normal behavior. I didn’t even set my alarm for it; i just couldn’t ...

24Jan 2012

Tomato Nation

Oscars Death Race 2012: Press Play, Dammit

Hello, and welcome (back) to the Oscars Death Race. As you may remember, the ODR is my ridonk attempt to see all the Oscar-nominated movies — ALL of them — before the ceremony. In that ...

24Jan 2012

Extra Hot Great

Mini: Ass-Kicking Movie Ladies

In honour of Gina Carano in Haywire, we each name our favourites among the toughest women in movies. Use the player above or download the podcast directly or play on a non-flash device (iPad, ...

23Jan 2012

Terribly Happy

Diamantina

A few days before Christmas, I took over a carload of gifts to my parents’ house. We weren’t going to be traveling to South Texas for the holiday — we haven’t gone the last few ...

23Jan 2012

Low Resolution

Oscar Predictions

23Jan 2012

Velcrometer

M. Ovie Reviews: The Artist

M. Ovie Reviews: The ArtistAs a silent movie released in the twenty-first century, The Artist is an intentional anachronism. A gimmick. A stunt. A feature-length gag. I love it unreservedly and unironically.Appropriately, this ...

23Jan 2012

Glark

Flyers

Flyers pasted to the side of the flower enclosure at the Olympic Deli on Columbus Avenue.

23Jan 2012

Film Pigs

MOVIE REVIEW: Haywire, Underworld: Awakening, Contraband

Three Pigs went into Haywire…but only two came out. Forced by fanatics to see two more January releases, Todd and Skelton brave the endurance test of the year in an effort to rescue Falk from ...

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