Stephen Whitty

Not all Christmas movies overdo the holiday cheer: 13 favorites 'Carol,' 'All Is Bright,' 'Diner,' 'Meet John Doe' and more.

Deck the halls with acts of folly: Thirteen films about holidays yule regret www.njarts.net/not-all-chri...

What if it were a live grenade?

“My question goes to the hazing of young female cadets, and how I can get involved.”

“Narco terrorist” reminds me of how much the Right used to love “Islamo fascist” until suddenly it was like, “OK, you say ‘fascist’ like it was a bad thing.”

Or, alternatively, you could save the money and simply repurpose the building as The Museum of American Fascism. I’d go!

One of those movies that, while watching it, I thought “This would have been a tremendous play.” But so glad it’s a movie, so Hawke’s stupendous performance is preserved.

Really disagree with the petition to change the name of the Mario Cuomo Bridge back to the Tappan Zee. Why not honor a great NY governor? Better you petition his awful sons to change THEIR names.

(Note: Cabinet members are "civil Officers.") "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." -- U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 4

Just saw an “interview” with Theda Bara that consisted of a vintage photo, colorized, animated, then synced via text-to-talk to a recreation of her voice reading her own quotes from an old article and I hope the people behind this understand when I say please go directly to Hell.

30-odd years ago, when he was SPY magazine's favorite short-fingered vulgarian, they claimed he was a huge amphetamine user. Noel Casler, who worked closely with the family on "The Apprentice," insists that Trump has snorted Adderall for years. Oddly, the famously litigious Trump never sued either.

"Hi friend, you don't look as if you've had smallpox yet. Have a blanket!"

Whoever at the NYT Book Review let infamous wanker Jeffrey Toobin write "Zoom meetings, as a rule, are less riveting than cross-examinations" is no friend of his, although I think we'd get along just fine.

In my own fond daydream, Trump is played by Edward Arnold. And a gangly young reporter in the back, played by Jimmy Stewart, suddenly interrupts him with an angry "Now, now, wait a darn minute, sir, I'm sorry but you can't talk to her like that!" (Old movies are so much better than real life.)

"Movies touch our hearts and awaken our vision, and change the way we see things. They take us to other places, they open doors and minds. Movies are the memories of our lifetime. We need to keep them alive."
-- Martin Scorsese, born November 17, 1942, Queens, NY

Wow, just saw on Facebook that Prokofiev has cancelled his NYC dates because he “doesn’t want to play for commies.”

“Consumer Pain Motivates Trump to Act on Prices.” J-School 101, NYT, but you have NO IDEA what motivates anyone. You might just as well have written “Fear of Midterm Losses Forces Trump to Retreat on Tariffs” — biased, too, but far more plausible, as it reflects his self-interest over any compassion

Sadly, figuring out why a rabid, longtime believer in “the Church can do no wrong” would come to the defense of child rapists is not much of a puzzler.

Pope Leo, quietly qualifying to be one day named The Patron Saint of Film Critics.

Hard to take NASA seriously when their latest mission sounds like the last floor show at Ace Rothstein's Tangiers.

I'm guessing after one big lizard crawls into your poontang having a few small ones in your kitchen is nothing.

Reminds me of the story of the early 20th-century British official who shut down the push to open an espionage service with the announcement that "Gentlemen do not read other gentlemen's mail." Harrumph.

And that's a wrap for the Fall season of Film Club at the Pelham Picture House, six weeks of screenings and Q and As that included a wide array of docs, indies and imports. Thanks to everyone who made it possible -- see you in a few months for more screenings and surprises.

Thanks to Bleecker Street, Cinetic Media, and everyone who helped bring Max Walker-Silverman's "Rebuilding" -- and Oscar-winning producer Dan Janvey -- to The Picture House last night for a screening and terrific Q-and-A. A small, lovely film about staying put while moving on, opening Friday.

Weird time for a guy who's covered in fascist tattoos to be worried about Nordic pagans.

Michael E. Uslan, 'the boy who loved Batman,' will be inducted into NJ Hall of Fame Ceremony will take place Nov. 21 in East Rutherford.

How a comic book guy brought Batman to the screen, and is bringing moviemaking back to Jersey www.njarts.net/michael-e-us...

Exactly. Bond's original backstory was that he was born in the '20s, and got his inaugural assignment during WWII. That would make him 30-ish at the time of Fleming's first novel. And after 70 years or so, he's now -- 40-ish?

Many years ago, Fleming's biographer, John Pearson, wrote a novel, "James Bond: The Authorized Biography." Its entertaining (and very meta) conceit was that there WAS a real James Bond; the novels and films were part of a huge British disinformation campaign to make the USSR think there wasn't.

Mad monster party.

Still amazed that adding such a fiery populist to the ticket didn't help Hillary in the election.

Most doctors never have to file a claim with their malpractice insurer. What a bunch of frauds.