“The Thin Man Drinking Game”

1.       Take a drink every time Nick or Nora takes a drink.

2.       Take a drink every time Nick or Nora denies that the other is his/her spouse.

3.       Take a drink every time Nick or Nora denies that Nick is still a detective.

4.       Take a drink every time one of Nora’s relatives prevents Nick from ( Read more... )

Lt. Jean Rasczak, from “Starship Troopers” (1997): Lt. Jean Rasczak is the commanding officer of the platoon to which Johnny Rico is assigned in Robert A. Heinlein's novel, "Starship Troopers." His role in the book is important, although he is not in much of the novel, as he dies in combat shortly after Rico's assignment to the unit. According to ( Read more... )

Should come see me introduce "UK/DK" the punk rock documentary at Portland State University for Phi Alpha Theta, the History Honor Society.

The Room: Cramer Hall 494 (seminar room)
The Time: 5:00 PM, Oct 30.

Dress up like a Halloween punker and listen to intellectual discourse on the Adicts, the Exploited, and Beky Bondage!

C.A. Rotwang, the inventor, from “Metropolis” (1927): Rotwang is a driven, passionate and brilliant man, who lives in the great future city of Metropolis. He has dedicated his life to science, especially after the death Hel, of the woman he loved above all else. When he was a younger man, he was friends with Joh Fredersen, a promising young ( Read more... )

Another 500+ mile day. Soon my odometer will be at 66,666. I plan to stop and photograph it. May be harder to pull off than it sounds. Zipped through South Dakota and into Wyoming. I'm bedding down in Buffalo, WY, tonight.

I 90 had a few spots of construction and one-lane traffic, but nothing like 29 was yesterday. Also the speed limit was ( Read more... )

Actually, this is a good way to decompress after a day of driving. But, I'm still not promising to do it every day.

Louisville is a great little city. I'd consider living there if I couldn't live in the Northwest. The Ghostwalk wasn't any big deal - just four tourists of varying ages and one recently-graduated English major as a guide. But it was ( Read more... )

So, most of you know that I'm leaving NC to return to the Pacific Northwest at the end of this week. The end result is Vancouver, but there'll be several stops along the way. Here's how my plans look at this point (likely to adapt to circumstances):

Day 1: Friday 7/31. Get up really EARLY and drive a good long way to Louisville, KY. In Louisville I ( Read more... )

Way back in March, I announced a series of articles on "micro-genres." These are grouplets of films that have some common theme and characteristics, but can't be seen as a large enough to be a sub-genre of their own. I'm finally getting around the the second of these today. Warning: Spoilers ahead, for those who don't like to be told about the plot ( Read more... )

Frankenstein is Dead. Long Live Frankenstein
"Death Race 2000" (1975)
Other characters of his that I've written up:
Buckingham, "Richard III (2008)

RIP, Shepard.

So, for those who didn’t know, I’m in Portland. This is the write-up of my journeys in the Pacific Northwest thus far. Sorry to those I’ve missed; some of you still have a chance to see me this time out, but don’t forget I’m moving to BC in August.

So the first thing that happened when I got here is that my host was scheduled for abdominal ( Read more... )