Scattered Thoughts
It's been busier than usual up here at Shangri-La. I won't say this has left me bereft of time for blogging, but it has rendered me a bit more scattered…
Oh, The Things I Saw (May 2014 edition)
May was a light movie month for me, but I still saw some worthwhile stuff, in addition to revisiting an apocalyptic piece of crap I had to rescreen for my…
Influences: To Know Kommissar Rolf Wundt, Check Out Tibbs, Burakov, and Rockford
The protagonist of Summer of Long Knives doesn't have a historical counterpart. He's a product of imagination inspired by three different detectives from film and television. The first is Virgil Tibbs from In…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
--Take a look at Andrew O'Hehir's article about David Chase's new film, Not Fade Away. In the article, O'Hehir says, "As any 'Sopranos' buff will tell you, Chase’s episode-closing musical selections bespoke…