Monthly Archives: March 2011

Bone tired

March 21, 2011 Filled under Video
No Comments

I spent ten days in a row this year at SXSW in Austin. By the time yesterday rolled around, I felt like a dancing bag of bones. But not nearly as energetic as this little guy.

Work has taken a front seat in my life lately. I miss writing. I miss my little blog. But that’s gonna change. Stay tuned for more.

Finders Keepers

March 22, 2011 Filled under Video
No Comments

These chicks stole my favorite (thrift store) nightgown.

Yes, I wear a nightgown from the thrift store. Whut.

R.I.P. Cleopatra

March 23, 2011 Filled under Video
No Comments

Elizabeth Taylor has died. I loved her in nearly everything she did, from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf to A Place In The Sun, but the above scene has always been my favorite. The Film That Changed Hollywood, a feature-length documentary on the troubled production of Cleopatra, is an absolute must-see for anyone with an interest in the way cinema works, then and now.

Update: Here’s the obit I wrote for the Houston Press on her best movies.