“The purpose of a movie critic is to encourage good films and discourage bad ones.”
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REEL TALK: RIP ROGER EBERT
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Tags: Boston, Critic, Dig, DigBoston, entertainment, Film, Movie Critic, Politics, Positivity, RIP, Roger Ebert
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WWWTF: MARGARET THATCHER DIES
Thatcher made sure her voice was heard in Parliament Continue reading
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RIP RAY BRADBURY: REFLECTIONS ON FAHRENHEIT 451 AND SCIENCE FICTION
“We have too many cellphones. We’ve got too many internets. We have got to get rid of those machines. We have too many machines now.” ~BBC News, 2011 Continue reading
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Tags: Censorship, Fahrenheit 451, literature, novel, obituary, Ray Bradbury, RIP, Science Fiction, Technology, Tribute
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IN MEMORIAM: MIKEY WELSH
When Dig Publisher Jeff Lawrence asked me to write a “memorial” piece on Mikey Welsh, my first instinct was not to. Continue reading
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RIP: STEVE JOBS (1955 -2011)
To most, he was just the guy that ran Apple Computers. To those who knew more, he was a society-changing genius. Today we lost a great innovator and an amazing human being. We should all take something away from his life and legacy. Think Different.
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THE BEST NATIONAL ANTHEM OF ALL TIME
Hey folks, look, man, Christina was just nervous. She’s not that dumb. Our heart goes out to her in a way. There she was, able to perhaps resuscitate her dying career, and she flubbed it. It reminded us of the greatest rendition of the national anthem at any sporting event ever: Marvin Gaye at the NBA all-star game, 1983. Continue reading
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TRAILER PARK: PETER YATES
A look at the massive body of work by Peter Yates, the Director of The Friends of Eddie Coyle. Yates died this month at the age of 81. Continue reading
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Tags: Breaking Away, Krull, Peter Yates, RIP, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Trailer Park
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DIPAOLA’S DEATH CAPS WEEK OF CRITICAL MEDIA ATTENTION
“something sad and unexpected” Continue reading
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