The manager at our favorite liquor store offered us a nice bottle of wine for a ridiculously low price warning us that about 1 in 4 of the bottles had bad corks, so it was sort of a gamble. He went on to explain how one must always have a back-up bottle of wine or two because you can never really know for sure how a bottle’s bound to taste even if it’s supposed to be great. The fellow said once upon a time he’d drink the bottle regardless, feeling it was wrong to waste it. But now he realizes life is too short for bad wine and if it’s still no good after breathing for 20 minutes, he tosses it. Agustin and I were musing how this is not unlike movies…
Not of trippin’ but of the pop culture from the world that spawned it.
A Must-See Film!
February 23rd, 2010 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)I’d So Drink Jason Reitman’s Kool-Aid…
January 8th, 2010 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)
Friend and editor Lauren Schweitzer established the Kool-Aid barometer whilst we were sipping martinis at an outdoor cafe and flirting with our waiter several months back. It’s the new “spongeworthy” for those who remember the Seinfeld reference. Read the rest of this entry »
Let There Be Pookas!
December 17th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)
I just revisited Harvey last night. What a truly marvelous film! James Stewart is so heartbreakingly wonderful in it with so many great quotes. I’ve been meaning to rent it for over a year now. I thought it would speak to me and it so did. Read the rest of this entry »
So, Is Whiny the New Sexy?
November 29th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)
Against our better judgment, several of us ventured over to the Arclight to see New Moon last night. I know, I know – are we mad? Read the rest of this entry »
An Evening with the Antichrist
November 17th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)
So Saturday evening after attending brilliant cartoonist Keith Knight’s L.A. welcome signing at Meltdown Comics where he entertained us with a fabulous slide show, we went to check out Lars von Trier’s Anti-Christ. Oh boy. 
I’ve only seen 2 Von Trier films previously – Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark – both which I loved (though the latter I had to watch in 20-minute increments separated by episodes of AB Fab just to keep from wrenching my guts out.) BTW is a bit more accessible for Von Trier newbies. Emily Watson is probably my favorite contemporary actress – man, I’d love to work with her one day. But I digress. Read the rest of this entry »