Nobody Daily – 6/28/08

SATURDAY POTPOURRI

Nobody Asked Me But:

I am not a big fan of cartoon movies but put me on the list of those who are going to see “WALL-E.”

Here is a bit from John Anderson’s review of in the Washington Post. “The idea that a company in the business of mainstream entertainment would make something as creative, substantial and cautionary as ‘WALL-E’ has to raise your hopes for humanity.”

On the subject of reviews, here are five critics that you can trust to give you a balanced review – neither too tough nor too easy:

David Ansen – Newsweek
Richard Corliss – Time Magazine
Manohla Dargis – New York Times (started her career at the LA Times)
Stephen Hunter – Washington Post – won a Pulitzer recently for his work
Richard Schickel – Time Magazine – the best of the best, a film historian as well as a critic

And, the absolute worst, which is a high distinction in a field overcrowded with hacks:

Rex Reed

Before we leave the subject of movies, here are the top three on my all-time worst list:

“Tommy”
“Hannibal”
“Shanghai Gesture”

Let’s see. I’m filthy rich and running for public office. My opponent wants the limits on his fund raising so he can more fairly compete with me. The Supreme Court conservatives ruled this week that to do so would violate the First Amendment by limiting my free speech. Go figure??

This strip is called POLITICS - I launch it with an exclusive interview with John McCain.

Interviewer: “Senator McCain, did you tell a conservative group in Ohio yesterday that you are against abortion?”

Senator McCain: “Yes!”

I: “Gay marriage?”

M: “Yes!”

I: “So, when you call yourself a moderate, what exactly does that mean?”

M: “It means I am being moderately truthful.”