I subscribed to a Google News Alert that searches for the words classics and blu-ray. What it finds and shows me isn't always about classics, but it occasionally is. Occasionally, in the search engine's desire to give you a title and your search words in context, you can get an odd juxtaposition, such as: Sean … Continue reading Sean Penn as Who
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You Know You’re Spending Too Much Time at a Film Festival When…
You start every conversation with “Seen anything good?†Your spouse asks what you want for dinner, and you answer “The usual--popcorn.†You step outside on a beautiful afternoon and run immediately back into the theater. You see people on the street talking in a foreign language, and your eyes automatically drop down for the subtitles. … Continue reading You Know You’re Spending Too Much Time at a Film Festival When…
Top Ten Insurance Films
I just received the strangest press release. It was from the Insurance Information Institute, "a nonprofit, communications organization supported by the insurance industry." Not really my kind of organization. But the subject was movies. The release proudly announced the "top ten insurance films of all time." And no, these aren't educational shorts with titles like … Continue reading Top Ten Insurance Films