Another week, another fine selection here at the now-teetering-on-monthly Blu-ray Report. But in all seriousness, I am working on getting this one to you in a more timely manner, dear friends. It’s just become difficult with my recent move to Austin and new found alcoholism, among other things...

This is my "Breezy" entry for Mary Lockwood's Glass Olympics. We are to interpret Spring, as a theme. If you have a minute, could you please go and comment on it? We need to get that ball rolling, so other visitors will do it too. And check out all the entries. There are beauties. Fire Mountain Gems...

Director : Frank Capra Release Date : 1 September 1937 (USA) Genre : Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery Cast : (Credited cast) , Ronald Colman as Robert ‘Bob’ Conway, Jane Wyatt as Sondra Bizet, Edward Everett Horton as Alexander P. ‘Lovey’ Lovett, John Howard as George Conwa...

Mi Ami’s sound is variously described as dub-punk, funk, Afro-pop, minimal techno or just “banshee yowls,” depending on who’s doing the describing. Improbably, Mi Ami actually is all of these things, and will be playing at the Velvet Lounge tonight for anyone curious to see h...

Milk Sean Penn won an Academy Award for his portrayal of openly gay San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, and Dustin Lance Black won another for his script, which focused on Milk's activist years in the 1970s. "It's a minor miracle of sheer film making joy and determination," wrote James Rocchi, "an...

Brian and Trevor’s neighbors from childhood had moved. The street where they had learned to ride bicycles appeared blank under the searing sun. It felt unreal, as if no children now—or ever—ran around shouting there.  Why go in? The body was at the town funeral home, awaiting cremation. ...

An Ancient Conundrum The Chicken's Puzzling Propensity to Cross a Road As Cousin Bill Lies in Wait (Image from Wikipedia ) This morning I received a "Weekly Rambling" newsletter from Cousin Bill that rambles not into the present heartland of Kansas for economic advice from grain-elevator farmers but...

The New York Times profiles former wrestler “The Rock” turned movie star Dwayne Johnson. With “Race to Witch Mountainâ€� hitting theaters this Friday, the box office results may be the final test for Johnson’s ability to draw large enough audiences to catapult him into the A-List...

Previous MMs ~ The Manic Monday Master A Net Full of Fish O kay, it's not full , but we caught our limit. We couldn't have put anymore in it legally. We spent the weekend in Mountain View, Arkansas . It was beautiful. The weather was a bit windy, but overall it was nice. We had a wonderful time! Yes...

I used to love “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson, he used to be a hero and I’ve idolized the guy for years ever since back when he was in WWE. When he turned his back on wrestling and became a movie star, he came out with a few good movies like “The Rundown”, “Scorpion Ki...