Neko no ongaeshi
Synopsis: Journey To A Magical World From the creators of the Academy Award winning SPIRITED AWAY (Best Animated Feature Film, 2002) comes the visually stunning THE CAT RETURNS. Haru, a […]
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On Location: George Carlin at USC
Synopsis: On March 5, 1977, George Carlin’s standup concert at the University of Southern California became the first of his thus-far 12 HBO specials. This performance showcases his unique role […]
La Flûte à six schtroumpfs
La Flûte à six schtroumpfs, by Peyo 7.75 After watching the dreadful Smurfs movie, I decided that I would cleanse my palate by revisiting the original Smurfs, or Schtroumpfs, books […]
Magnum Force
Synopsis: Underworld figures are being murdered all over San Francisco. One by one, criminals who have eluded prosecution are getting the justice they deserve, justice you’d think Detective Harry Callahan […]
George Carlin: 40 years of Comedy
Synopsis: George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy (1997) was comedian George Carlin’s tenth HBO special. It was broadcast live from the Wheeler Theater in Aspen, Colorado, as part of the […]
Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People
Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People, by Douglas Coupland and Graham Roumieu 6.75 This book was dropped into my hands by my gf the other day, while we were dawdling […]
Brice de Nice
Synopsis: An eternal adolescent even though he’s nearly thirty, Brice has become a surfer, a winner, a rising star! Like Patrick Swayze in Point Break, he’s waiting for the wave, […]
Dirty Harry
Synopsis: In one of his signature roles, Clint Eastwood plays a streetwise San Francisco police detective who gets the job done. A rooftop sniper (Andy Robinson) calling himself Scorpio has […]
Daybreak
Daybreak, by Brian Ralph 8.0 ‘Daybreak’ is a book that I probably wouldn’t have been reeled in by at first glance, but it was recommended by a friend of mine. […]
Unmasked with George Carlin
Synopsis: Recorded before a live studio audience, “Unmasked” was an original comedy series that offered up candid, one-on-one interviews with both established and emerging comedic talent for an uncensored look […]
George Carlin: George On George
George Carlin: George On George 8.25 ‘George On George’ is essentially Carlin talking about his life, to the camera, with the help of pictures and some short concert footage. It’s […]
Mother
Synopsis: No one misunderstands you better. She packed your lunch. Tolerated your music. And quietly looked forward to the day you’d be happily on your own. If anyone qualifies as […]
Buffet Froid
Synopsis: Buffet Froid has logic that is both twisted and stark: a husband befriends his wife’s murderer, a high-ranking official plans his own assassination, a lost knife is found in […]
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