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Uh, no.
I see what you are doing here Ben. I tried to ignore the fact that you are playing Tony Mendez, a plum role that could have gone to any number of Latino actors. But I won’t play the “essentialist” card because what you are doing is not a game and this elitistacademic don’t play. I’m … Continue reading
IT LIVES!!
Okay, I wish I would tell you that I have been buried under a mound of paperwork and have only now just crawled out to pump life into this blog that is about on life support, but alas, I cannot. It’s more like I am still buried and have managed to get one hand out … Continue reading
“The Great Powerful” John Carter, Part 2?
Either way, count me in because James Franco is an artist who only acts in art like General Hospital (which I love by the way but wish Sam would disappear and never come back so Jason and Elizabeth would be together forever) and Your Highness (which I believe was the true sign of the apocalypse, … Continue reading
The EA Takes a Holiday
As I rode through Connecticut, taking in the beauty of the coastal communities in all their glossy page glory, I thought about . . . well nothing, that is until I thought of Julia Roberts. The train, which I was told reaches a speed in excess of 150 mph, flew through the countryside. Half-dozing, half-heartedly … Continue reading
Demeanor and Deportment 101
Ah, spring. It’s that time of year when the temperature is up around 90°; the pollen is so thick you become a human phlegm factory; and budding elitistacademics visit campuses across the country trying to decide where to entrench themselves in debt. Recruitment time is upon us folk, when would-be graduate students make their way … Continue reading
Loco por Doritos Locos
I am back again this a.m. with LD, with whom I have just shared a perspective changing event. Yesterday when we were surfing the InterWebs trying to decide what to co-blog about, we came across this: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/09/taste-testing-taco-bells-new-doritos-locos-taco/ And this: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/taco-bell-introduces-doritos-taco-shell-article-1.1035078 We were both a little intrigued and grossed out by the tasty possibilities that would … Continue reading
Oscar Night Predictions
As an elitistacademic I am right about a lot of stuff quite often, as you can imagine. The problem is that if I don’t write it down or provide some other documented proof of my omnipotence, I’m left saying things like, “I TOTALLY called that!” Or “I KNEW it would happen.” So here’s what I’m … Continue reading
Friday’s Feature: Remembering “Lone Star,” Part I
The first time I saw Lone Star (1996) by John Sayles was at the height of my film obsession. In a good week, I’d see about eight to ten films, in a bad, about three. My preference was for celluloid but, unlike some people, I never turned my nose up at old-school VHS or LaserDisc … Continue reading
Behind the Ivory Curtain
So you want to go to graduate school? Good for you. Seriously. Once you have decided that you actually want to apply, then what? Beats me, but fresh off reading stacks and stacks of graduate files, I am here to offer practical advice about what NOT to do. Let me break it down into the … Continue reading
Three-minute Throwdown
Seriously, you are going to conference stalk me to pick a fight about your misreading of my work? Uh, okay. Bring it, but I guarantee it won’t last long. As my tía would say, “How rude.” That’ll teach me to go downstairs for caffeine. I’m going to take a moment or three to reflect on … Continue reading
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