Packing Matters

I have a friend from high school whom I suspect of being a paid travel blogger. It sure would explain a lot of the casual references to things like American Express in his Facebook posts. (He's definitely a flight attendant for Delta, but I doubt they pay well enough for a lot of the travel he does.) And he's constantly saying things like, "Oh, renting this villa in Malta was surprisingly affordable" and, "I just asked the first…

Don't You Get Me Wrong

Ted Neeley is still singing Jesus. Presumably the only thing stopping Carl Anderson from singing Judas is dying of leukemia. For a while, he was trying to distance himself from it, but he eventually acknowledged that, no, it really was a masterpiece. Certainly if you're only going to pick one Jesus musical, it's the one I'd go for. Likewise filmed Passion, really, though I'll confess I've not yet seen The Gospel According to Matthew.

This…

Another Lost Father Figure

Dear Roger,

It's not like you'd be surprised it wasn't nominated. I think we could have shared a grim smile, if you'd still been able to smile. No, of course Steve James wasn't nominated for Best Documentary Feature for this, even though it's better than Finding Vivian Maier. Leaving aside that there seems to always be one mediocre film nominated in the category, every year, we could share a grumble about Hoop Dreams. If you'd still…