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‘Atticus’ release date

Posted on: January 6th, 2015 by wmapother No Comments

The scary trailer for my new movie ‘The Atticus Institute’ is now online. The film is on VOD & DVD Jan 20!   atticus one-sheet

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American War Generals

Posted on: September 11th, 2014 by wmapother 1 Comment

This weekend the National Geographic Channel is airing the two-hour special “American War Generals,” which I narrate.  It premieres this Sunday, Sept 14, at 8pmET.  am war gen 48percent

The interviews and material are fascinating.  The generals, nearly all of them household names, offer perspectives and information we rarely learn from reports on the wars.  The NatGeo site has this synopsis:

“Powell. McChrystal. McCaffrey. Petraeus. Clark. For the first time, National Geographic Channel gathers the nation’s leading war generals for an unprecedented look at 50 years of military history, from the Vietnam War to America’s war on Al-Qaeda. The two-hour special American War Generals reveals never-before-heard stories and insightful opinions from eleven active and retired U.S. Army generals. Their accounts take us through the big changes that have transformed the U.S. military from the first troops to enter Vietnam to the last combat troops to exit Afghanistan, explaining the critical personal experiences that shaped their lives and the way they approached modern warfare.”

 

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The NatGeo page for the show

USA Today’s review

A short preview

Washingtonian’s piece on the premiere

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‘Lost’ ranked by annoyingness….

Posted on: March 19th, 2014 by wmapother No Comments

Just when you thought Lost had been dissected every possible way…    'Lost' cast

Everyone on Lost, ranked by annoyingness(?). Thank you, Jezebel.  If I/Ethan only do as well on my NCAA march madness pool…

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The Mentalist, redux

Posted on: October 17th, 2013 by wmapother 2 Comments

This Sunday I return to The Mentalist as Richard Haibach in the ep “Red Listed.”  Richard mentalist screen shotwas introduced a couple seasons ago, and he’s still up to some questionable activities.  I can’t say any more or I’ll be hung by my thumbs..

As before, I had a great time on the show.  I’ve Simon Baker for too long to remember, and he’s just as light and friendly in person as his character on the show.  The set has a good vibe.  They’re on a hit show, what’s not to vibe good about, right?

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Valentine’s Day Movies

Posted on: February 13th, 2013 by wmapother 4 Comments

One of the best parts of various holidays is the favorites movies we associate with them.  Unknown

Random sidebar: I just thought of a fun parlor game:  Pick three of your favorite movies that aren’t associated with a holiday, then invent a holiday that incorporates aspects of all three.  Fun for the whole family!  Or at least, some friends who are over for drinks..

Anyway, the film section of Leo Magazine (in my hometown of Louisville) asked me for some of my favorite films for Valentine’s Day (they supplied the various categories below).  I was happy to oblige, partly of course as a selfless public service, and partly because I’ll use any opportunity to push my favorite films on people.   The full article with others’ recs, too, is here.  The envelopes, please (with Netflix links):

Funniest Sex Scene?  Monty Python’s Meaning of Life, the ‘Sex Education’ skit.  It’s exactly the way Americans imagine a literal British sex ed class would be run.

Most Romantic Moment?     Tie:  The conclusions of Chaplin’s “City Lights” and, of course, ‘Casablanca.’  In the former Chaplin reveals his true self to the woman he’s loved but has never seen him, and in the latter Bogart sacrifices his love for Bergman for the sake of her happiness and the free world.  They’re very different, but very romantic.

Best Kiss?    Tie again:
(1)  Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, ‘Notorious.’  [The photo above.]  For two and a half minutes they kiss, pull slightly apart, then kiss again.  Repeat, please.  Trivia:  Hitchcock devised this to get around the prohibition against kisses lasting more than three seconds.  Repeat, please.
(2) Buster Keaton’s ‘The General‘.  Keaton’s beloved fuels the train’s fire with just twigs, as they’re escaping the enemy. He strangles her for half a second, then kisses her.  It’s a beautiful and hysterical summation of love.

Best Non-Hook-Up?  “There’s Something About Mary.”  Poor Ben Stiller suffers and suffers.

Best Break-Up?   The end of ‘Superbad,’ one of my all-time favorites.  Jonah Hill and Michael Cera head off with their new squeezes, looking back over their shoulders at one another and the end of their adolescent friendship that dare not speak its name.

Favorite Anti-Love Story?  “War of the Roses” (Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito), or “The Break-up,” in which Vaughn and Aniston have to share an apartment post-break-up.

Favorite Overall Romantic Comedy or Love Story?  “Shop Around the Corner,” with Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan.  They work together and detest one another, but they fall in love as each other’s anonymous pen pal.  Funny, sophisticated, and fantastic.

Here’s to a Valentine’s Day that’s sweet or spicy, however you like it.

 

 

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