Monthly Archives: May 2009

ANTICHRIST – 2009 Film

Willem Dafoe has played many roles throughout his career. Most famous the sergeant in PLATOON gave him an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor. The film won the Academy Award for Best Movie. Willem was beaten out by Michael Caine in HANNAH AND HIS SISTERS. His most controversial performance aside from acting like he wanted […]

XXX Body Scanning USA

9/11 changed many aspects of life both in the USA and around the world, most noticeably air travel. Travelers are subjected to extensive security procedures such as racial profiling and physical searches. I always pick the queue with the cutest male TSA employee. Not that I’m gay, but if I’m going to be manhandled than […]

Guilty as not Charged

My boss on 47th Street is more than twenty years my senior. He comes from Brownsville. Mike Tyson lived there for 6 years. It was a tough neighborhood and even tougher in Manny’s youth. “We had to fight everyone.” Manny is 100% old school and one day he caught me writing a letter. “What are […]

Petrograd Rules of Conduct

Three days ago I was walking through the Peter and Paul fortress along the River Neva. This Czarist bastion is demilitarized these days, however it still exists as a land of rules and regulations judging from the sign above. Most of these tourist hieroglyphics are decipherable. https://www.mangozeen.com/2008/02/03/asia/whats-in-a-name-siam-or-thailand.htm

DEAD SNOW movie

A friend of mine sent a trailer for a Swedish movie. DEAD SNOW. This horror film is a remake of the classic EVIL DEAD set in the snowy forests of the north. Teenagers on a holiday discover treasure. It is guarded by zombie Nazis. Blood and guts. My friend thought it was great. Beer, teens, […]