Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire makes its way to DVD this week. It will be curious to see if the Oscar hype has legs, or if bread-and-butter America would rather slap their money down on Adam Sandler’s Bedtime Stories. While the ending still makes us trickle a tear, this take on the final dance makes us figgle a giggle.
PJ Harvey/John Parrish
The new album from PJ Harvey and John Parrish, A Woman A Man Walked By, marks their second collaboration together. Out Tuesday, it satisfies our Polly Jean itch but keeps us scratching for a new PJ solo record (it’s been nine years!).
A Wolf At The Table
Augusten Burroughs leaves his mommy issues for his daddy issues in A Wolf At The Table, out this week on paperback. Reviews of the hardcover were pretty harsh but we think that’s just because he is a light-to-carry, airport-book kinda guy. Long distance drivers take note: the Audiobook release contains music from Patti Smith, Ingrid Michelson, Tegan Quin and Sea Wolf.
Attention Yoga Lovers!
Enlighten Up is a documentary out to prove that yoga can transform anyone, even the film’s subject (a skeptical New York Journalist). The movie opens in NYC this week and goes semi-wide later in the month.
Coast To Coast AM
Just another week at Coast To Coast AM: Reptilian humanoids, haunted funeral parlors, 2012, near-death experiences, telepathy and time travel. If you’re into crazy shit and have never heard this radio show, catch the live stream or catch and old podcast here coasttocoastam.com.
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Although Tom has established that I have no soul and therefore lack credulity as far as reviewing of entertainment goes, I’m with you, Julie. When I read “Running With Scissors,” I was inspired because I thought, “if this guy can get published, surely I can, too.”
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Thanks, Kate; I feel validated. Finally. You don’t know how many people I’ve railed to about Burroughs’ hypedness (in same category as Jeanette Walls–and not because of the TMI, either) who have looked at me as if I simply possessed no appreciation for fine writing. Bah.
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He got me with a book called “Dry”. It’s about being a drunk in NYC. Maybe I just related too much….
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The Slumdog Millionaire movie sucks – just stick with the book.
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Figgle a giggle? What would that sound like, Tom?
I’d like to see enlighten up. Spent a perfectly good hour last night researching yoga studios in Boulder, CO.
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