What do I look for in a horror movie? |
Over in one of the horror movie groups I belong to, someone asked, "What do you look for in a horror movie?" An excellent question, especially since at most any point during the day or night I am turn...
Posted by Trenches Full of Poets on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:44:00 PST |
The Sopranos |
Warning: Spoilers ahead!I was quite happy with the new Sopranos episode last night. Despite the quiet vista of the Adirondacks lake house, Tony and Carmela's visit there with Bobby Bacala a...
Posted by Trenches Full of Poets on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:23:00 PST |
"Those punk rock girls ouch!" |
So Chris Dalton and I were talking about putting up old embarrassing shit about our music history, so in the interest of full disclosure, I present this little gem:"Saturday, November 11, 1989--Hey I'...
Posted by Trenches Full of Poets on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 11:55:00 PST |
The Dream Police |
What was so wrong about my brain chemistry the other night that caused me to dream, in great detail and at some length, of attending a performance by the reunited Police? Why was I tormented by the po...
Posted by Trenches Full of Poets on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:22:00 PST |
Zero Tolerance for Intolerance |
Leftist thinkers are often criticized by the right for being hypocrites in the name of political correctness since they're always going on about "tolerance" and "acceptance," and yet won't tolerate&n...
Posted by Trenches Full of Poets on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:41:00 PST |
Fulci's Zombi 2 |
I will get right to the point - I am not a huge fan of the original Dawn of the Dead. A heresy, this opinion, in horror circles. Yes, I have the poster and I lov...
Posted by Trenches Full of Poets on Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:16:00 PST |
The Boys from Queens |
Holy shit--the plotline of one my favorite shows, Entourage, has now collided with one of my favorite bands, the Ramones. Eric, the best friend and manager for pretty-boy actor Vincent Chase, in...
Posted by Trenches Full of Poets on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:37:00 PST |
On behalf of a breakfast cereal |
Ah, found once again, one of my favorite articles from our beloved Onion. I'm particularly fond of the last paragraph.
Bloodthirsty, Undead Ghoul Advocates Chocolate-Cereal Consumption
January 20, 199...
Posted by Trenches Full of Poets on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:14:00 PST |
The Gods |
All quotes from "The Gods" by Robert G. Ingersoll, 1872
"Each nation has created a god, and the god has always resembled his creators. He hated and loved what they hated and loved, and he was inv...
Posted by Trenches Full of Poets on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:14:00 PST |
American Fiction, Stay Away From Me |
As if I needed another list of books for my to-read pile, Sunday's New York Times Book Review (http://www.nytimes.com/ref/books/fiction-25-years.html) published its collection of greatest American fic...
Posted by Trenches Full of Poets on Wed, 24 May 2006 01:47:00 PST |
