Cowboys & Aliens — a play on, and definitely playing with, “Cowboys and Indians” — is perhaps the most self-explanatory title since Snakes on a Plane. Before you even set foot in the theater, you know what you’re in for: cowboys and aliens. Anyone going in with loftier expectations will, no doubt, be disappointed. This… Read More Saddle Up For Cowboys & Aliens
Given my fairly public “I hate them with a fiery passion” stance on rapists and rape stories in daytime, you’d think I wouldn’t be compelled by the tale of a serial rapist trying to reclaim “his” life from a sociopath. But OLTL’s “Tale of Two Todds” has been riveting. The truth is, I don’t have… Read More Toddpocalypse Now (I love the smell of retcons in the morning)
Last night I had the chance to see the rollicking Indian comedy Delhi Belly for the second time, and the only stomach pains I came away with were ones from laughter! The story of three slacker friends unwittingly getting involved with a smuggling ring, Delhi Belly is very much a film about young Indians doing what… Read More Delhi Belly Offers Up Belly Laughs!
Teen emotion has always been big, dramatic and very rightnowrighthere. On TV these days, it’s also very immediate. Watching ABC Family’s crop of delightfully soapy teen shows… it’s like watching the relationship version of the Indy 500! I tuned in to the fourth episode of Switched at Birth to see Daphne (Katie LeClerc, right) tearfully breaking… Read More Had we but world enough and timeslots…
The more I travel, the more I realize how much I detest playing tourist. I like to soak in a city by hanging out with local friends, immersing myself in daily life, instead of rushing off to snap photos of whatever architectural or natural wonders are touted in the travel guides. When I went to… Read More Taking in the Sights (and Sounds, and Tastes)
There comes a time in every writer’s life when they must put up or shut up. For me, today is that day. After four years, I’ve finally attached a domain name to this blog: badnecklace.com. I actually leaned more heavily towards “.net” initially, because it has a more poetic ring to it. However, when it… Read More The Mistress of My Domain
As I rode the subway to work this morning, Mark Lawson‘s cover of the OLTL theme song came up on my iPod Shuffle. While I hummed along, I was suddenly struck by the thought that I adore Brody Lovett. He’s just a darned good character! It must be my week to wax poetic about guys… Read More OLTL: Brody of Proof
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