Category Archives: Movies

“If everything’s ready here on the Dark Side of the Moon, play the five tones…”

Posted on December 5 2021 by Mickey
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The Candy Man

Posted on June 30 2021 by Mickey

    Twitter reminds me that today is Mel Brooks’s 95th birthday as well as the fiftieth anniversary of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. What do these two have in common? Image borrowed from the 2003 Blogathon     … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: A Look Back

Posted on September 13 2011 by Mickey

    I wrote this for High Def Digest’s contest to win Star Wars on Blu-ray.  Silly me, I thought it was an essay contest but it appears winners will be chosen at random.  Not wanting to spend all that … Continue reading →

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Tom Hooper Sucks

Posted on March 4 2011 by Mickey

    Q: What’s wrong with these images?     A: The idiot who misframed them won an Oscar!    He had an excellent script, world-class actors–all he had to do was point the camera and shoot…and he couldn’t even … Continue reading →

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Fantasia

Posted on December 12 2010 by Mickey

    Disney recently released a gorgeous Blu-ray of Fantasia, which I very much recommend. You might already know there were some racially insensitive parts which were censored from the 1940 film after its release (and thus are not included … Continue reading →

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Oscars 2009

Posted on February 22 2009 by Mickey

    A day I never thought I’d see has dawned.  Not the return of another Oscars celebration, but an Oscars celebration in which I don’t care who wins.  An Oscars celebration in which I have so little interest I … Continue reading →

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Arrested Development Development?!

Posted on February 3 2008 by Mickey

      Holy crap! It’s even being confirmed! It looks like there’s a possibility of a Bluth family reunion.    First Serenity and now this. It’s as if the movie studios are joining together to clean up the messes … Continue reading →

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Leading as Two Kings

Posted on December 8 2007 by Mickey

    The D rock the WGA picket lines.    By the way… Hey, AMPTP! Get your heads out of your ass, play fair, give the writers what they deserve, and get my shows back on the air! Why is … Continue reading →

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“               ”

Posted on November 14 2007 by Mickey

The Writers Guild of America, West and East, is on strike to gain their fair share of profits from new media sales. This means only a few weeks of scripted TV shows; and with all this free time, here’s how … Continue reading →

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“Witness the Firepower of This Fully Armed and Operational Title Generator!”

Posted on January 22 2007 by Mickey

    Another Mac entry. But this doesn’t have anything to do with the iPhone. It’s much much cooler.    A Star Wars title generator!“It is a new age for fanfilm directors”    Just type in your text and this … Continue reading →

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