In LA? Looking to get yer freak on? Once again, Calpernia will be hosting a night of decadence and underground fun at Miss Kitty’s Parlour on Friday night, January 11th & 18th. Miss Kitty’s Parlour @ The Dragonfly 6510 Santa…
I match “anal sex” in Wikia Search!
OK, so Wikia Search opened its alpha release up today. Naysayers lined up around the block to talk about how bad the results are, not understanding Wikia released a way to build a search engine with open source, not a…
I match "anal sex" in Wikia Search!
OK, so Wikia Search opened its alpha release up today. Naysayers lined up around the block to talk about how bad the results are, not understanding Wikia released a way to build a search engine with open source, not a…
Where was I?
Hmm, things got a little busy at year’s end, and blog entries were an early casualty. I’m going to do a few backdated entries to fill in some movies I saw over the holidays and some other stuff. Happy 2008!…
All About Eve
Outfest Executive Director Stephen Gutwillig performed his last official duty last night before stepping down to join a new group. He chose to screen the 1950 classic All About Eve. Joseph L. Mankiewicz wrote and directed, and the equally legendary…
Persepolis
I saw Persepolis as part of the Film Independent members’ preview series tonight. It’s based on a French-language graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi that describes her childhood in Iran after the revolution. The animation style is really outstanding, and the…
Wages of Fear
Last night I watched the 1953 Clouzot film Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur) as part of my ongoing project to fill in the gaps in my knowledge of canonical films. The first half is pretty slow going,…
Coyote sighting
On the way home tonight I saw a coyote. I hear them a lot, but I’ve only seen one in the yard once. Sometimes at night they will catch something in a nearby park, and a whole pack of them…
Southland Tales
OK, I went to see Southland Tales Friday for two reasons: 1. I love Richard Kelly’s earlier film Donnie Darko and consider it one of the best films ever. 2. Calpernia appears briefly in a scene on the maiden voyage…
Happy Tofurky Day!
I went to three grocery stores before I found my Tofurky this year! Worth the effort, though. I really like these things a lot. I roasted my Tofurky with a variant of a recipe on the box: onions, brown sugar,…