When life gives you lemons… »

I had a friend drinkin’ n drivin’ in his convertible, cruising through Arizona one night. He passed a large truck and waved his bottle at the driver and after several waves of the bottle the driver pulled over and had a couple of shots. He offered John some lemons which was his load and John [...]

In Time – Reel Rhino Review »

I may be light on the filmgoing this weekend…if any of the Reel Rhino faithful get a chance to see Puss in Boots, Anonymous, or The Rum Diary…please drop your opinion in the comments section below.  And now on to the show…
IN TIME
I was extremely excited to see IN TIME.  I say [...]

Mit “Waffler” Romney »

Mit Romney is, at present, the leading presidential candidate for the Republican Party – granted it really depends on who is counting the “votes” and when. Mit has a rather lengthy professional career and has also been the Governor of Massachusetts from 2003-2007. Mit ran for the presidential seat back when Obama won, and didn’t pull [...]

Footloose and Paranormal Activity 3 »

FOOTLOOSE (2011)
I am a slacker.
What I should have done is to have watched the original Kevin Bacon classic, a childhood favorite of mine, before having watched this film.
The truth…well the truth is I never planned on watching this remake, mostly because the trailer gave me more a vibe of Step Up, [...]

So…Who are YOU gonna call?!? »

(NOTE: So I am about to weave a yarn, like my grandma used to tell about a spectral-locomotive that would rocket by her farmhouse as a little girl…but let me be clear…my point here is to let you know that this Thursday, October 27th, 2011, GHOSTBUSTERS is back.  It has played the last two Thursdays [...]

Grand Opening(of my head)and two letters »

What is the name of the village that you are moving to? What is the nearest big city? How long have you known Som?
It looks like your scar is healing up okay. I’m glad that the new medicine that you are taking is working well. Let’s hope it continues.
It’s looking like the sale of the [...]

A Couple of Flicks: The Thing, The Big Year, Abduction, What’s Your Number »

Here’s a mini-cavalcade of film for your reading pleasure.  Reviewed this post:

THE THING (3.5 of 5 Horns)
THE BIG YEAR (4 of 5 Horns)
ABDUCTION (3.5 of 5 Horns)
WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER (2 of 5 Horns)

THE THING: 3.5 of 5 Horns
I prepared for The Thing, by watching The Thing.  When I say “The Thing,” I am [...]

The Tower Heist VOD Plan is Dead…Here’s Some Words From a Guy Who’s Got The Pulse of the Moviegoer »

Applause for Butch Rigby, Screenland Theaters (KCMO)
While this post gets into the opinion of a single theater operator, and this particular theater is close to my locale (KCMO), I think his take on entertainment rings true for Anytown, USA.  As such, I thought the Blinkin community would enjoy reading the passionate words of a theater [...]

(MOVIE ALERT, MOVIE ALERT) Emilio Estevez’s THE WAY »

Yes, that Emilio Estevez…Our Kirby is all grown up, and he has officially developed some chops behind the camera.  He has previously directed a variety of high-end primetime TV shows and more notably, Bobby, the story of the assassination of Bobby Kennedy.  I haven’t seen it, but I intend to.
All I knew about the film [...]

Accidents »

If you have not heard, this weekend, during an Indy Car race in Las Vegas, there was a major accident that involved 15 of the cars. Dan Wheldon, a well known driver, was killed in this accident. Of course youtube is thriving with videos of the accident – macabre to be sure. The accident is [...]

Real Steel and The Ides of March…Eh tu, Brute? »

This was a weekend that jammed about 20 hours of stuff into each 15 hour waking day, up to and including one nature walk, one visit to the pumpkin farm, and one helluva garage sale.
I am a tired Rhino, but I did manage to catch both flicks.
REAL STEEL – 3.5 of 5 [...]

Will you still love me when I’m sixty-four? »

Monday the 10th I’ll be 64 and my cute li’l Lao roommate is throwing me a party at SEXY BAR next to our apartment(you’re all invited) In other news the two sword wielding muggers have been caught, confessed, reinacted the crime for the police and were on several news broadcasts two days ago. My broken [...]

Nov. 24th, 2011, A Date That Will Live In Infamy »

On Wednesday, October 5th, 2011, Universal Pictures made a monumental announcement that would have a serious impact on the future of film and film going.
Tower Heist, a film by Brett Ratner, starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, hits theaters on the 4th of November.  A very short 3 weeks later, Tower [...]

NBA – Who Cares? »

It seems like it was just yesterday that people were talking about the NFL and how they would never get past their labor disagreement, talks, etc to such a degree that the season would be lost forever! Of course it wasn’t, in fact very little was lost – except for the fervor of the fans. Yes the [...]

50/50, Tucker and Dale, Dream House; The Kid Reviews Drive and Moneyball »

My writings have been light as of late…when I sit in my chair at night, I can barely keep my eyes open.  I am a tired, tired man…
But life is for living, so tired I shall be, but I am having loads of fun along the way.  Within that loads of fun [...]