http://www.thelogbook.com/365films Reviews and commentary from a guy who watches too many movies. By Philip R. Frey. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:15:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So you may remember Lenny and Squiggy from Laverne & Shirley (played by Michael McKean and David Lander), but did you know they also formed the a recording group that released an album in 1979? You can read more about the history of the group (including its unexpected association with ... http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2008/06/30/new-music-monday-lenny-and-the-squigtones/ So, I’m going to try to update the blog more often and I thought one way to ensure that it happens is by instituting regular (or semi-regular) features. First up is “New Music Monday”. So, you’ve heard of Queen, right? Big, oversized, operatic rock band known for hits like ... http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2008/06/23/new-music-monday-kween/ Here’s anothe mini-epic from my days at the Rochester Institute of Technology Film & Video school. This one is entitled Bloodsword and tells a heartbreaking tale of bad luck, destruction and the loss of innocence. Or maybe it doesn’t. Maybe it just fulfilled a requirement to tell a narrative ... http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2008/06/17/bloodsword/ I put Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at the same disadvantage I give most sequels; I watched its illustrious (and not so illustrious) predecessors. I always watch the Indy films now in chronological order starting with Temple of Doom. (This has the advantage of ... http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-2008/ So I got a free pass to see a preview of the new film Forgetting Sarah Marshall and I went mostly because of my long-standing policy never to refuse a free movie, but partly because of my fandom of co-star Mila Kunis, the only reason I ever tuned in to ... http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2008/04/17/forgetting-sarah-marshall-2008/ Not too long ago, I picked up two recent comics of significance and of quite startling disparity. First, I’d like to talk about Sergio Aragones Groo: 25th Anniversary Special. Groo is one of the series responsible for my voluminous comic book collection. I first read Groo in a preview that appeared ... http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2008/04/07/how-to-win-me-back-to-a-comic-book-series-and-how-not-to/ Well, as I am most likely never going to finish last year’s reviews, I thought I’d at least post the list of what I *did* watch last year. (For this year’s list, check the link to the right.) I would still like to write these reviews, and maybe I ... http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2008/02/26/post-mortem-on-2007/ The Russian “Spice Girls”: Blestyashie! (or Blestyashchie or Blestyaschie or even the original Блестящие). http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2008/02/19/but-on-a-lighter-note/ 10 Reasons Not to Buy Blu-ray (no matter what’s happened to HD-DVD) 1. Unfair practices This is why Sony was able to “win”. They sold the PS3 at a huge loss in order to make sure that Blu-ray was included in the package. They didn’t even care that doing this led ... http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2008/02/17/10-reasons-not-to-buy-blu-ray/ The question anyone who sets themselves out to critique movies is guaranteed to have to face is: can you do any better? If you are Roger Ebert, for instance, we have Beyond the Valley of the Dolls on hand to answer in a resounding “no”. Me? I went to ... http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2008/02/10/do-i-think-i-could-do-any-better/