Posted on 03 February 2012
"It’s part of a big division here, every bit as relevant as the color line. Its kernel is this: Mobile was a cultural paradise until the hillbillies flooded in during the War." Continue Reading
Posted on 30 January 2012
Shark Week! An new two headed shark film, win a shark film and shark trivia. How’s that for a theme fellow movie geeks? Some great films this week and I have three movies on Blu-ray to the winner of this week’s movie trivia contest. Check out the weeks new releases then try your hand at [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 27 January 2012
"Besides, if ignorance is bliss, won’t educating so many who are destined for so little simply add to their frustrations? Is that fair for us to saddle them with that kind of awareness?" Continue Reading
Posted on 23 January 2012
A real week for heavy hitters both in front and behind the camera lenses this week. Continue Reading
Posted on 21 January 2012
Brief editorial To the “real” news media: Just because a video gets 200,000 hits on YouTube that doesn’t mean it has to be your lead story or front page headline. People have been doing stupid sh%* for millennia – that’s not news. But you are doing a great job of speading the image of the ignorant, redneck [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 20 January 2012
“One thing that puzzles me about the drive-through window,” I said. “Doesn’t the appeal of a vintage building lie in going inside?” Continue Reading
Posted on 16 January 2012
LICENSE TO DRIVE ON BLURAY. Need we say anymore?? Continue Reading
Posted on 14 January 2012
GIVERS / Young Man (AMB 1/13) By Rosie Day Maybe it was Artwalk, or the start of a new semester that brought out the crowd, whatever it was, the Alabama Music Box was at or near capacity, smoke-free (mostly) and full of beautiful people tonight for Givers and Young Man. The show started on time and sounded great. [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 13 January 2012
For several years now, Wesley True has been bringing Mobile an unmatched culinary experience with his fine dining institution, True. True has a varied and impressive background, that includes respected positions at two restaurants holding the coveted Michelin Two Stars, a sous-chef position at Gordon Ramsey’s Mesa Grill, and a finalist nod for the very prestigious James Beard award. Starting tonight, the eatery will make a major change to the menu; from the pricier, fine French cuisine, comes a more casual, comfortable and affordable old-world Italian selection. Continue Reading
Posted on 13 January 2012
"So, Dr. King, you have arrived. When I can hear that Dr. Scholl’s sole inserts will make me feel like I’m walking on clouds while I’m marching to Selma, we know you’re a part of the American cultural firmament." Continue Reading
Posted on 09 January 2012
Lots of Doctor Who, the Electric Daisy Carnival Experience and Godard- What's new on DVD/BluRay Continue Reading
Posted on 06 January 2012
"I might not have danced beside the Seine or climbed Kilimanjaro but what I’ve done is mine and mine alone. " Continue Reading
Posted on 01 January 2012
Music blurays, Felicia Day, and ...well, Felicia Day should be enough. Continue Reading
Posted on 01 January 2012
I know. I know. It's January 1. But I have some unfinished business. Continue Reading
Posted on 30 December 2011
“How’d you get Cuban cigars into the States?” I asked. “There’s a lot of room in these Pampers and nobody at an inspection point is really eager to check a fragrant mass in a diaper, if you know what I mean,” Baby 2012 grinned. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 December 2011
Sid & Nancy, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, and plenty of Anime... sounds like a good week to have Christmas money. Continue Reading
Posted on 23 December 2011
"Besides, everything has a price. Accept an expensive laptop from Aunt Edna and you’ll be massaging her corn-laden bunions forever." Continue Reading
Posted on 16 December 2011
"I wanted so dearly to find a place like that. I already had in a way, because the ideal was within me. I doubted the physical manifestation would ever emerge, though. " Continue Reading
Posted on 09 December 2011
"Whether it’s John Coltrane running through 'My Favorite Things' or Mel Torme’s 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire,' jazz’s combination of elegance and playfulness is ideal for a time rooted in both sincerity and childish wonder." Continue Reading
Posted on 02 December 2011
"It all comes down to a question of culture. What is your local culture like? What does it value? What does it seek? What does it prioritize?" Continue Reading
Posted on 25 November 2011
"Gratitude is its own reward. It pays the owner in perspective and peace and reflects something positive onto their world." Continue Reading
Posted on 24 November 2011
"Sad little minds. They might as well expect the Snoopy balloon to come alive and break from his tethers in the Macy’s Parade, eviscerate Justin Beiber, relieve himself on Donald Trump then cross the river to pillage and burn his way through New Jersey. Sweet though it may sound, it’s but a typical child’s dream." Continue Reading
Posted on 21 November 2011
Here is wishing a Happy Thanksgiving week to you all, my moviephile friends. Are you as thankful as I that yet another of Tyler Perry’s Medea flicks hits home theaters this week. I certainly look forward to each and every one! Give more thanks that a remake of action classic Conan the Barbarian and in [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 20 November 2011
Mobile was recently named #7 among the United States “brokest cities” due to its low per capita income and unemployment rate of 11%. The same problem is shared by most of the Gulf South – the report by the Daily Beast was filled with cities in the South – Birmingham was #23 and Montgomery was #19 [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 18 November 2011
“Pass the corn, Squanto. Would you like a little smallpox with your venison?” Continue Reading
Posted on 16 November 2011
Chances are if you haven't heard of Sean Herman, your friend or neighbour has. He is a wicked good tattoo artist with a pretty full appointment book. Recently, I was lucky enough to get inked by this world renowned artist. We talked about everything from Bruce Springsteen to Alf to what got him into tattooing and more. Take a look and get to know Sean Herman. Continue Reading
Posted on 11 November 2011
"However, we’ll have to see if Paterno goes on to testify as a character witness for an accused abuser as Lipscomb did when he vouched for the sterling nature of former Judge Herman Thomas." Continue Reading
Posted on 07 November 2011
What's on this week... Continue Reading
Posted on 04 November 2011
“For so long, we’ve been associated with old ways, old technology, old thinking. Paper mills and chemical plants and refineries and docks, cotton and timber and steel. Just a whiff of 21st century tech put stars in people’s eyes.” Continue Reading
Posted on 31 October 2011
I must say I am a bit disappointed with this week’s crop of new releases, it is severely lacking in horror and is way to Christmas holiday heavy. I however will still give you a few of the week’s best to check out which includes a great Grateful Dead Blu-ray for all you dead heads [...] Continue Reading
