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June 2010

Black Beard on Literary Criticism Now And In The 24th Century

June 16, 2010

I’m always interested in tracing the lineage of art, of finding an indication of what influenced an artist, and of discovering what aspects of a past novel, for instance, have been adopted and repeated by contemporary novelists. It’s a small thing, but I feel as though I more thoroughly understand Philip Roth’s American Pastoral when [...]

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Red Beard Pities the Fools Who Missed The A-Team

June 15, 2010

First, let me apologize for that headline. I’m sure there are a million reviews of ”The A-Team” using Mr. T’s catchphrase. So I’m sorry for being a million and one. I’m lazy, it’s that simple.

So this past weekend was the battle of the ’80s remakes. There was of course the first big screen adaptation of the popular [...]

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Another Mortal Kombat Movie? Really? I Mean Really?

June 9, 2010

Came across this video in my endless day of searching for movie news online. According to The Latino Review, this is a feeler short directed by Kevin Tancharoen to encourage Warner Brothers to pay for a full length Mortal Kombat feature. What’s new about this version? Well, it’ll likely be R. Which means violence and gore like [...]

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Away We Go or When I’m Big I Wanna Be Dave Eggers

June 8, 2010

Just caught ”Away We Go” on HBO. Still as good as the first time I saw it. Actually, it was probably better. The last time I saw the movie I wasn’t engaged. So perhaps my pending nuptials have made the film even more relatable. I’m sure that’s something every couple said after leaving the theater.

“I feel [...]

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Splice is Vile and Disturbing….Definitely a Must-See

June 4, 2010

In my last post I praised the early work of Michael Bay and lamented his diminishing talent as a director. I failed to mention, mainly because it wasn’t pertinent to the topic, his horror remake trend. He has rebooted almost every great horror franchise from the seventies and eighties.

He started with ”The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. Then [...]

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You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Seen Armageddon On a Turbulent Cross-Country Flight

June 3, 2010

I left the humidity of Washington, DC yesterday to return to the beautiful weather of Southern California. (Sadly I left the even more beautiful future Mrs. Red Beard….sigh.)

On a lot of flights that across the country, there is inflight entertainment. In the case of Delta, there are small TV screens in the back of the [...]

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Remembering Dennis Hopper: 1936-2010

June 1, 2010
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