Whatever the questionable, genocidal origins of the holiday we celebrate today, I do believe we can make it into what we want it to be by our celebration, and what I always like about it is what the name says — a time for giving thanks.

My review of the sci-fi “remake” Solaris is up at Clevescene.com: http://clevescene.com/issues/2002-11-27/film3.html/1/index.html

Due to a font that makes upper-case i and lower-case l look the same, I should clarify that the title of the piece is “Ocean’s ill heaven.”

UPDATED: miaminewtimes.com has the most readable headline of them all. Around 1/3 of the papers changed [...]

Killer winds whip through the Southland! It’s usually a safe bet that whatever L.A.’s weather is, the rest of the state is experiencing ten times that and people are dying of it. Windy? Trees fall over, people die. Raining? Mudslides send houses into the ocean? Hot? Brush fires, of course.

Last night, though was insanely [...]

Christmas lights up already? I’m waiting until after Thanksgiving, danke schoen. Scientology Santa’s house is being rebuilt again on Hollywood Blvd as we speak. Pity the kids who go to him:

This post has been self-censored. Sorry folks, I do that sometimes. That’s why you gots ta check every day if you want to catch everything.

My take on the Ice Cube comedy “Friday After Next” is up at phoenixnewtimes.com, and most of the other papers as well.

The shirts are coming. Five days from now. Once they’ve arrived, I’ll officially be the most shameless self-promoter I know (where’s your T-shirt line, Amy? Gotta catch up!). We’ll have details on how you can get one soon, as well as an official site launch party with giveaways!

Also in the works is a video [...]

James Coburn has died, and the world is a poorer place for it.

Be sure to check out his most recent role in “The Man From Elysian Fields,” a film that seems to predict his death. And if you want to hear his voice over and over, you may still be able to get the [...]

Found the fourth of five 12″ Clive Barker’s Tortured Souls toys today. Last remaining one to get is Lucidique, available exclusively at comic book stores via Diamond distributing (get it… ‘Luci you can bu-uyy from Diamond/Ahhhh!’)

Well, just to prove this won’t always be political, here’s a less-linear posting…

AFI fest wrapped up last night, with the best catering of the fest and a kickass party that unfortunately had a lower turnout than one might expect, maybe for being on a Sunday. Still, that meant lines for the free drinks were [...]