Cinema 21 Update

My son is really into just about everything right now. It seems like he has skipped beyond toddler stuff and become a full-on boy , running...

Some of you smarter types might read a classic novel to better educate yourself, or perhaps to simply make you a more well-rounded individu...

A year ago , on the weekend prior to my birthday, my wife and I attended our first film festival, the Harrisburg-Hershey Film Festival . Th...

I've had some bad Thanksgivings. The three worst ones, in no particular order, go something like this: #1. 1993. As is tradition, my ...

Based on a true story. When it comes to my movie-going experiences, these five words have always bothered me. Today's film, The Express ...

I have never used drugs. But , I have seen quite a few movies where drugs (and drug use) were well, prominently displayed. Now, hold on. I ...

I was really sick last week, perhaps deliriously so. I had just left the diagnostic lab where I had given five, yes five, vials of blood an...

Wait, you're saying he took her out on a date, in the daytime  and.... and had thoughtful conversation about relevant topics? What? And...

My wedding was uneventful. Well, at least in cinematic terms. No one got sloppy drunk. No one (outwardly) hated anyone else and told them o...

Tonight, well, last Friday night (by the time I finish this), I had to get a CT scan. After ingesting the dye/delicious lemonade, I was fin...

I've loved standup comedy as long as I can remember. As a little kid, I stayed up late watching An Evening at the Improv . In high scho...

For most of my adult life, work has been at least a forty-five minute commute. By car.  And being that I'm a (shitty) teacher, the idea...

I used to wait tables on a beach in Hawai'i. As anyone who has worked in a fancy (ish) hotel can attest - you see your fair share of ce...

If you broke into my house and beat the shit out of me, that would be pretty f--king uncool. As long as it was just me, we might have to ha...

A year ago , on the weekend prior to my birthday, my wife and I attended our first film festival, the Harrisburg-Hershey Film Festival . Th...

Though I still have a hard time believing it, school's out . Despite there being a couple of times I didn't think we would, we actu...

Tonight, well, last Friday night (by the time I finish this), I had to get a CT scan. After ingesting the dye/delicious lemonade, I was fin...

I think since my son was born, my wife and I have been out together five times. Two weddings, three dinner-and-a-movies , if I remember cor...

Last week, I quit my job. I prefer the term resigned, but I guess it really doesn't matter either way. While I'm 99% sure I'll ...

Many years ago, on a flight from Honolulu to Boston, I started to outline an idea for a movie. The idea was to create the most violent film...