Cinema 21 Update

Maybe this is a guy thing, but probably a dozen times in my life, I've found myself trapped in a certain conversation that makes me wan...

Like a poorly-wrapped Christmas present, you totally know what you're going to get when you visit . For over six years now, this blog...

When my lesson would end early, there would be instances where the only thing I could do was allow the dreaded free time. One afternoon, mi...

Her name was Bri. It was early in my teaching career, and yet again, I was dying a slow death in the front of the room. I don't remem...

Just do it. Three simple words made famous by Nike, but more or the less the mantra of authority across the world. From bosses to parents...

I fill up my DVR with all kinds of stuff. Mostly current movies that I didn't see in the theater, but occasionally I grab random stuff ...

Every chance I get, I use self-checkout at the grocery store. It's usually much faster. Removing people from the equation makes the exp...

Despite that awesome footage of him traipsing through the woods and sternly looking back over his shoulder, I unequivocally do not believe...

My new job does not require me to speak. If I wanted to, I could probably go the full eight to twelve hours without saying a word. The othe...

Brittani, over at the brilliant The Top Ten Film Icons , the Top Ten Influential Directors , not too mention a whole slew of others I wasn...

Maybe this is a guy thing, but probably a dozen times in my life, I've found myself trapped in a certain conversation that makes me wan...

When my lesson would end early, there would be instances where the only thing I could do was allow the dreaded free time. One afternoon, mi...

Every year, without question, I participate in a cult-like tradition that divides my family. I feel like it's for the greater good, but...

Her name was Bri. It was early in my teaching career, and yet again, I was dying a slow death in the front of the room. I don't remem...

I guess they're headaches. At least I hope they are. (I honestly feel as if headache  is the most arbitrary term) Sometimes, I'll...

In what could (hopefully) become an annual tradition, my wife and I attended our first film ekspo this past weekend. In a bit of good fortu...

Even though I'm not really plugged in any more, seldom do I get a chance to see a movie theatrically that I know absolutely nothing abo...

Way back, I remember driving home from somewhere with my dad. It was a hot, Texas day, and we had the windows rolled down (probably each of...

Apparently, his name was Mikey. And while my family was having a nice time at the pool this past week, little Mikey decided, perhaps inad...

Possibly as you read this, my eighth grade honors  Communication Arts (fancy, no?) class is reading The Diary of Anne Frank . Somewhat merc...