Once Upon A Time Season 3: Episodes 9-11 (Winter Finale)
At the end of Episode 8, Peter Pan trapped Rumpelstiltskin (Rumpel) in Pandora’s box. Despite pleas from the heroes, Pan also manipulated Henry into giving his heart to him. I really enjoy how the first half of the third season and the Pan story arc end in the last three episodes. Similar to the rest of the series, I like how the episodes tie flashbacks of the characters’ pasts to themes and events in the current storylines. In...
Y Tu Dios Tambien
Film is a visual medium. This sounds like more or less the most obvious statement ever, and yet, embarrassingly, I have to consistently remind myself of it when I watch movies. As a fiction writer, I usually pay much closer attention to the characters, the dialogue, the narrative. The problem for me with visual style is that the kind of visual style I like best is invisible. Just as the secret to wearing makeup is to make it look like...
AFC Divisional Playoffs Weekend Preview
(4) Indianapolis Colts (11-5) @ (2)New England Patriots (12-4) (4) Indianapolis Colts (11-5) Wild Card Round Down 38-10 at the beginning of the third quarter, the Colts looked dead. However, budding superstar QB Andrew Luck played great in the second half and led his Colts to the second greatest playoff comeback in NFL history against the Kansas City Chiefs. It was the most exciting game of the Wild Card weekend. The win is a...
NBA Notes: 2nd Month (Eastern Conference)
Overview Not much has changed in the East in the second month. It will be a two team race between the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat for the first seed and homecourt advantage in the playoffs. The East will not get dramatic until these two teams meet in the Eastern Conference Finals. Most of the Conference is mired in mediocrity. The Atlanta Hawks are 18-14 and Toronto Raptors are 15-15 as the third and fourth teams in the Conference....
Hit Record, Just Once
The Google Now feature on my phone knows me too well. Without any solicitation or searching I found an update (advertising? can it be called advertising if it’s absolutely right. Isn’t that more like curating?) telling me about a show called ‘HitRecord On TV’. Which normally when Google Now sends me info about a show, it’s one that I already watch, and I’m grateful for it reminding me that...
Angry Worm
Remember, way back in the 1990s, when the weirdest thing Dennis Rodman ever did was dye his hair purple and date Madonna? Man, those were the days… Rodman’s latest (documented) outburst of erratic behavior came Tuesday during a contentious interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo in the form of an oftentimes incoherent rant defending his decision to bring a team comprised primarily of retired NBA players to North Korea to stage a few...