Category Archives: Blogcritics

Masked and Anonymous

Posted on July 17, 2003 by Solonor

In a fictional America caught up in a civil war that is tearing the nation apart, a benefit concert is being organized. A traveling troubadour named Jack Fate is sprung from jail by his scheming former manager, Uncle Sweetheart, to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, The Big Screen | 3 Comments

Now that I got me some Seagram’s gin…

Posted on July 16, 2003 by Solonor

I’ve been meaning to write about this for many months, but affairs of state take precedence over affairs of state. Or something. Anyway, I got a copy of the British magazine Uncut back in March of 2002 (ahem, told ya), … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Tunes | 2 Comments

Reinventing the Automat

Posted on July 2, 2003 by Solonor

Redbox Debuts at Baltimore-Washington Airport I remember that we had an automat in Bangor. It’s a dim recollection of putting nickels and dimes into machines and having pie and hot chocolate with someone (my great aunt?) as a little kid. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Carnival of the Vanities, Wouldya Lookit That! | 4 Comments

Contented Sigh

Posted on June 22, 2003 by Solonor

What is it about Iris DeMent’s voice that hits me right in the gut? She makes me weak in the knees. Life is beautiful when your random MP3’s come up with Johnny Cash “I Walk the Line”, Neil Young “The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Life, the Universe and Everything | 2 Comments

King of Jesters and Jester to Kings

Posted on June 14, 2003 by Solonor

I finally got around to doing another year in Solonor’s Oscar Do-Overs. 1956 has one of my favorite movies of all-time: The Court Jester. It’s got everything: Danny Kaye, sword fights, silly wordplay (“The flagon with the dragon holds the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand.

Posted on June 14, 2003 by Solonor

They tricked me! I thought they said we were going to see “Finding Emo“. But it didn’t have anything to do with the strange comic. It was all about a stupid fish. I watched it anyway. What was I supposed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Isn’t That Lovely?

Posted on June 6, 2003 by Solonor

NASA has a different mission patch for everything. But in their latest mission, sending two robotic geologists to Mars, they have surpassed themselves with coolness. That’s because all the space geeks from MER-A and MER-B will be wearing Marvin Martian … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Wouldya Lookit That! | 11 Comments

So Long, Pencil-Neck

Posted on June 5, 2003 by Solonor

Newsday.com – Pro wrestler Freddie Blassie dies at 85 OK, here’s where I lose some of you… When I was a kid, Saturday night was “rasslin’ night.” After the 11:30 news, my dad would sit back in his recliner with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Carnival of the Vanities, Life, the Universe and Everything | 7 Comments

Lost in La Mancha

Posted on May 25, 2003 by Solonor

Last night we went to see Lost in La Mancha at the Enzian Theater. Now, in spite of my outwardly hip appearance (shut up), I’m pretty much a basic, American suburbanite. We go to the mall for our movie watchin’. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Matrix, Part Deux

Posted on May 17, 2003 by Solonor

WARNING: Spoiler-ish content ahead! Well, it didn’t suck. I just didn’t like it as much as the first one. Of course, with the first one I didn’t have someone practically screaming into their cell phone during a key scene… The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, The Big Screen | 12 Comments