R.I.P. Frank Lauro

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An Internet buddy passed away yesterday from complications following surgery. A strict grammarian, anal-retentive to the extreme -- in a good way -- and always supportive, Frank Lauro was relentless in telling me that I had the chops. I never told him how much that meant to me.R.I.P., Frank.

Hey, I do others blogs, too

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Just a reminder, I waste my time (and yours) with a few others blogs. At Taft is Reading I read and review comics and graphic novels, and at Shoegaze99 Music I archive my home-recorded music (which is also available on my website). I've recently made posts about the epic manga Akira and Alan Moore's (writer of Watchmen) writing on Swamp Thing, as well as some fuzzy, lo-fi tunes done for an elaborate joke. You can follow these blogs on Facebook (and it would be awesome if you do). You can follow Taft Is Reading by joining my blog network at…

The craziest DVD reviews I ever wrote pt. 2

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As I mentioned in another post, I've sometimes taken a turn away from efforts at serious film criticism and instead veered into the rambling, incoherent, and bizarre. The site for which I used to be Editor-in-chief, DVD in my Pants, or DIMP, was (and is) known for off the wall, utterly crazy and very irreverent DVD reviews.So with that in mind, here are a few more selections from my more, errr, unprofessional reviews (adult language ahead!).Among the most incoherent, rambling, unfocused and bizarre reviews I ever wrote is my review of Baseball's Most Unbreakable Feats, which does not even deserve…

I’m on Twitter

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God help me. I don't know why I did it, but I'm on Twitter. You can follow me here. While you're there, take a look at JoelGunz, who runs this excellent Alfred Hitchcock blog. Lots of good stuff there. Also take a look at my 'Fuge buddy Brian, an actor, screenwriter and the author of this insane book. He self-published it, and I predict it will get picked up and turned into a wacky movie before you're 50. Unless you already are 50, in which case it will happen before you're 60. And hey, while I'm at it, check out…

The craziest DVD reviews I ever wrote pt. 1

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So I spent a few years reviewing DVDs (in addition to a stint as Editor-in-Chief at dvdinmypants.com). Finally stepped down to pursue other things -- insert a plug for A Year of Hitchcock here -- but before I left I turned in some good reviews, some bad reviews, and some insane reviews.This blog post is about the insane reviews. Warning: Copious amounts of adult language follows.Keep in mind, most of the time I wrote serious reviews. I wanted to do a good job and be a Film Critic. (Note the important capital letters.) Hell, I co-wrote an entire 450-page book…