Today is the day! Over the last several months, I’ve been working with Fearless Comedy‘s Tim Wick and Jena Young on a new podcasting series: A Reel Education. See, Tim Wick and I are movie nerds. We are the sort of movie nerds who will joyfully drill into the history …
Since I’m on a roll with telling stories about places I’ve worked, I have a doozy for you today. Once upon a time, I worked at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. I worked there in various capacities for a whopping eleven years, taking jobs that involved helping children throw sandbags, managing …
My previous post about working at the fish store received a lot of comments to effect of, “More!” So here you go. Aquariums that contain saltwater reef creatures, such as corals and sponges, require a lot of light. In fact, they require the sort of broad-spectrum light that you usually …
Come see four improv comedians bravely attempt to give a PowerPoint presentation for a deck of slides that they have never seen before. This month’s contestants are Allegra Lingo, Bill Stiteler, Tim Uren, and Clarence Wethern. (That’s right: my co-producer Bill will be competing this month!) The Bryant-Lake Bowl 801 …
Dakegra: Did Bourne redefine the action genre? Discuss. Me: Yes. KyleCassidy: Bourne stood on the shoulders of Bond and John Woo. The view from that high up is pretty epic. Books not so actioney. Dakegra: True. Me: However, it was the Bourne films that made other contemporary action films look …
A few months ago, Jeff Wagg asked me to speak at the upcoming College of Curiosity Conference. When I asked what he wanted me to speak upon, he said, “Anything.” And I was stumped. I had no idea what to do. When I lamented about my problem on Twitter, my …
I have been ridiculously busy as of late. In a nutshell, here’s what I’ve been up to: The Webcomic Beacon: A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to lend my film expertise to a recording of The Webcomic Beacon podcast about James Bond. The episode also features comic artist Rich …
I’m going straight for your attention-jugular with these words: Blancanieves (2012) is an adaptation of Snow White, except it’s about bullfighters. And yes, there are dwarves. It also happens to be a fantastic movie. Blancanieves is a Spanish, silent, black-and-white ode to the films of the late silent era. I’m pretty …
Escape from Tomorrow is a film I literally thought I’d never get to see. Shot entirely at Disney theme parks without permission, this black-and-white fantasy-horror-comedy might never reach distribution before being squashed like a bug under the heels of Disney’s lawyers. However, it was the rage at Sundance a few months …
Are you a geek? Are you inclined to socialize with other geeks? Do you like drinking (or do you at least enjoy watching other people drink)? Then you should join us at the Bryant Lake Bowl on Wednesday night, where there will be a fine social hour in the theater, …
