Roger Ebert Is Not Too Keen on ‘Transformers 3’
Michael Bay’s “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” is a visually ugly film with an incoherent plot, wooden characters and inane dialog.
Biographies
Princess Diana, Born On this Day in 1961
Amazing: Princess Diana would be turning just 50 today.
From the Movie Archives: Vincent Canby Slams ‘Rocky’
Mr. Stallone’s Rocky is less a performance than an impersonation. It’s all superficial mannerisms and movements, reminding me of Rodney Dangerfield doing a nightclub monologue…
Movies and Biographies of Russia’s Communist Leaders
This YouTube video is a collection of movie clips of all the communist leaders of Russia, from V.I. Lenin to Mikhail Gorbachev:
Is the Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case About to Collapse?
It’s “on the verge,” says the NY Times:Although forensic tests found unambiguous evidence of a sexual encounter between Mr.
Michelle Yeoh Deported From Myanmar
Yesterday the Hollywood Reporter had an article about Myanmar — formerly Burma — deporting the actress Michelle Yeoh.
Bruce Springsteen’s Groovy Eulogy for Clarence Clemons
“As you boys know your pop was a not a day at the beach. ‘C’ lived a life where he did what he wanted to do and he let the chips, human and otherwise, fall where they may. Like a lot of us your pop was capable of great magic and also of making quite an amazing mess.
Photo of the Day
Basketball star Dirk Nowitzky at a rally
Wait, Did Robert Browning Murder Elizabeth Barrett Browning?
No, probably not.Noting that Robert was in the habit of administering Elizabeth’s medicines himself, his accusers claim that towards the end of her life he increased the daily dosage of laudanum to a fatal level… And it is true that towards the end of her life, her English doctor did prescribe stronger medication to alleviate Elizabeth’s symptoms of suffocation, irregular heart action and severe coughing fits.
It’s the Elizabeth Barrett Browning Deathquicentennial!
Poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning died on this day 150 years ago.