333 stories from Frank's Wild Lunch
doesn't really work but it's interesting.
Unacceptable. I've been a bit swamped, but let's see if we can put together a highlight reel. I'll start with West of Memphis.Saw West of Memphis, which is powerful in a way that the Paradis…
this girl's.... Ugh, never mind. From Saturday's L.A. Affairs--A sorority may be an unlikely place to develop an aversion to engagement rings. In fact, I may have been the only sorority girl…
find. Saw this on Pop & Hiss.
at the LAPhil as much as I did, it seems. His LATimes review is hung up on this whole Bartok theme he chases after, but he also thinks composer Peter Eotvos focuses too much on alienation--[…
by Victor Garber's coming out. Because how was Victor Garber not out?He seemed surprised by the question but said: "I don't really talk about it but everybody knows." P.S. I love you Vi…
Jodie Foster.
What do you want to bet--I pride myself on my instincts. I can tell my roommate is avoiding her chores by her walk. My predictions of early television cancellations are always on the money…
on Facebook that I shed the Tarantino-loving virus somewhere in the Kill Bill era, but I seem to have caught it again with Django Unchained. That movie is astounding.One bug I have yet to ca…
that gay people live in Los Angeles. And are targets for "95% straight" felons with nefarious motives, apparently.Evan tells me he has a felony conviction for stealing a car and that he is …
I almost typed this up in the comments on another blog, but I didn't want to give away stuff on other people's blogs that I could give away here instead.I saw the movie a couple of weeks ago…
Here's someone Arkansas can be proud of.
No lists here. Well, maybe a little list.Wozzeck.Frank Ocean.Dirty Projectors.Kendrick Lamar.Patti Smith.Fiona Apple.Ty Segall.
I saw lots of movies this year. So how about a list of them?!10. Compliance fascinated me. Killer Joe did too, but for different reasons.9. I saw Moonrise Kingdom twice and liked it a lot mo…
I'm impressed they didn't go with a New Year's theme. Here you go--My girlfriend picked me up and we went for dinner that night at our favorite Chinatown restaurant, which is where I propos…
I rushed through the Kubrick show. It was easily the most crowded, and most crowded with objects, video, and text. By this time I was getting museum fatigue and didn't have much stamina left…
I started my visit to LACMA (I think it was 12/22 -- rainy and dreary) in the Caravaggio and His Legacy exhibit. I came on strong with the handful of Caravaggios in the first room, but then …
I had a good afternoon at LACMA a couple of weeks ago. I typed up a bunch of notes on my phone as I was walking through -- mostly quotes and text from the various shows. I've been meaning to…
with my parents and weathering some major weather. At least they got the power back on, although the fridge is getting purged, which depresses Mom terribly.Hope to have some new posts up soo…
with L.A. Affairs-- It was our first Christmas together, and I was determined that it would be special.We had booked a hotel room for the holidays on the sand at Pismo Beach. Jim, my new lov…
It's time for the year-end favorite best year-end top love it I saw so much and I have to write about it again list!10. I didn't really see that much.9. Anything Goes is fabulous.8. Alan Man…
are terrible evangelists. That was the thought that stuck with me after reading one article after another with them both claiming in some form or fashion that gay marriage, separation of chu…
blew me away opening for Stephen Malkmus in 2011. I only saw the last two songs of his set but they were the best songs of the whole night (and I'm a big Malkmus fan). It was sweet the way M…
Oh Manhattan Beach, home of the heartbreakers and the broken-hearted.All the women in the bar had their devil eyes on him. The men looked envious. I then realized who he was. He was Mr. Pop…
David Ulin's review of Gatz in Sunday's LATimes is thoughtful enough, but I can't help but find his approach condescending. It's a familiar condescension to me, something literary types seem…
