Pixar’s “Up” is another imaginative success
[three and a half stars] Roger Ebert thinks 3D is overrated: "Every single frame of a 3D movie gives you something to look at that ...
On-camera interview with “Bloom Brothers” director Rian Johnson
Eric interviews writer/director Rian Johnson ("Brick") about his newest con-man comedy "The Brothers Bloom," starring Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel Weisz. This is an ...
The long con of “The Brothers Bloom”
[three and half stars] The genre of the con-man movie is a tricky one for sure. One must assume, given the nature of the swindling ...
Amit Agarwal - India’s Most Popular Blogger
Most of us blog on the Journal World for a creative outlet or to connect with friends and trade opinions. Amit Agarwal is India's first ...
“Drag Me to Hell” a hell of a lot of fun
[three stars] A Universal logo from the 80s is the first thing shown onscreen in Sam Raimi’s “Drag Me to Hell,” and immediately I’m taken ...
Bribery BBQ
A group of friends and I, several years ago, formed what can be best described as a drinking club. Or, if you want to seem ...
Weekly Articles Digest
Hi all, With Memorial Day behind us (the weather was great in New York, but has since deteriorated), we start focusing on the summer activities ...
“Sin Nombre” a stirring tale of hardship
[three stars] First-time writer/director Cary Fukunaga’s “Sin Nombre” is a movie about devastating and emotionally draining moments. What makes it unique among films that cover ...
Funeral
It was a Tuesday night when my phone rang. It was my father, with whom I had not spoken for more than three years. When ...
Pony Rides?
Additional photo. Her brother. Can you identify where this pony ride took place? Circa 1952
Oh, those Allergies
As someone who suffers from seasonal allergies (avoiding medication as much as possible - everything makes me drowsy), I can't help but relate to this. ...
Lawrence: What We Remember #2
This is the second in a series of recollections (well, they're not actually MY recollections) of places and things from Lawrence's past. Most of these ...
Irresponsibility Pays
Do I have this right? Those of us who have always paid our credit card bills responsibly are now to pay for those who haven’t? ...
Food Hangover
Mr. Meat and Potatoes and I have a habit of watching a TV show ad nauseum, until we "kill it." We will rent an entire ...
Family Values?
Today I got an email from someone saying that a relative of mine had been caught with a BB gun in Lawrence and then subsequently ...
Back Home
After two sunny weeks in Brazil, the missus and I landed in New York last Sunday, exhausted from a thirteen-hour trip (not counting the two-hour ...
The mile-high club
I joined the mile-high club over the weekend. No, not THAT mile-high club, naughty reader. No, I rode my bike in the rarefied air of ...
Back to Work
I had plenty of busy schedule on Monday and it will continue like that until next month where i will go to Manado for about ...
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Magnus Opus
We've been commenting about Billie Joe Armstrong's plight with Wal-Mart. His voice is one like many others nowadays, along with the ever-so-popular three chord song. ...
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