It feels like it’s been a long week. It’s hard to say precisely why, except to say that it’s had it’s share of unexpected surprises for a lot of people around me. I’d like to think that I could take the weekend to recoup, but as it happens, the weekend is gonna be hellish too.

Well, not entirely hellish…

Tomorrow will be all about seeing GREMLINS on a big screen at The Lightbox, and if the chips fall just so I’ll be joined by Lady Hatter, Steve the Film Cynic, CS, and Kurt from Row Three! I do believe with that sort of all-star lineup, an epic afternoon is guaranteed.

King of Pain Voting Update!!
WHAT A GIRL WANTS continues to lead, extending its margin to 16%. There’s no way when I started this poll that I’d have guessed that as the early favorite…figured someone out there would have wanted to assure something like CAMP CUCAMONGA the craptastic crown. After the Bynes & firth show is SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE which has ascended the charts in a hurry and now sits in the two-spot with 10%. NEW MOON has dipped a bit to 8% (can’t say that bothers me). After that is SPACE CAMP and AIRBORNE with 7% each, joined by POPEYE which has jumped in the polls to a top six spot as well.

We’re halfway home, so if you want some of the other crappiness to join these titles (and believe me – there’s a lot of crappiness in the other contenders) keep on voting.

But enough about me.

For your listening and reading enjoyment, I give you…

The Franklies had me in stitches this week with their latest You Choose episode.

I have a thing for black & white…and so, it would seem, does Univarn.

The Droid You’re Looking For turned one year old this week. Huzzah!!

While it has an undeniable soft-spot in my heart, I continue to believe that TOP GUN sucks. This week, The Film Forager found out the hard way.

In other back catalogue news, Jake put together one amazing piece on SCHINDLER’S LIST, and it even prompted some amazingly thoughtful comments!

Kai took a moment to rap about his favorite new directors.

Enjoy!