Visiting My Hometown Haunts
I grew up in Lakewood, OH, a suburb just west of Cleveland. On my trip over the 2010 Christmas holiday, I visited some of the places where I lived, went to school and played in Lakewood. The Hahns are deeply…
Cousin Kathryn Hahn Gets Her Due
In the spirit of Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Sarah Silverman, Catherine O'Hara and others, Kathryn Hahn is fast becoming one of Hollywood's sophisticated, smart, top-shelf funny girls.
Why Work Doesn’t Happen At Work
Software entrepreneur Jason Fried, co-founder of 37signals and co-author of The New York Times bestseller REWORK, talks at TEDxMidwest in October 2010 about his theory of why real work actually doesn't get done at the office. He outlines the main…
Haunting Tour of Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans
This video is an absolutely stunning and haunting tour of Six Flags New Orleans, which was abandoned after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The beautiful video was shot in October 2010 by photographer, cinematographer and editor Teddy Smith. The park will be demolished and sold for scrap metal in January 2011.
Ass Castles, Part 1 with Diane Farr
A friend shared this video from Funny Or Die on Facebook today. It made me laugh really hard... An AssCastle is any LARGE, well EQUIPPED, fully LOADED home owned by a MAN, that he resides in WITHOUT a wife or…
The Daily Morning Coffee Ritual
It's "Life In A Day" day on YouTube. A historic global experiment to create a user-generated feature film, shot in a single day. Produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin Macdonald, the completed documentary will be shown at the…
‘A Single Man’ Score Nods to Hitchcock
After hearing much criticism of the film's excessive beauty, I finally saw Tom Ford's A Single Man the other day and, quite frankly, loved every frame, every word, every sound. Many people, as well as paid critics, bash the rigorous…
Tom Ford on ‘The Single Man’, Nudity and Fake Boobs
Back in December of 2009, Tom Ford appeared on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Ford was an extremely interesting interview, touching upon the choices he made when writing, directing and designing his debut film The Single Man. Even more…
The Wilhelm
We've all heard it. It's in Star Wars, Raiders of The Lost Ark, and even in A Star is Born with Judy Garland. It was originally recorded by an unknown performer for a 1951 Gary Cooper film called Distant Drums,…