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No Singing (MM #4998)

The motion picture Wicked has already grossed $175 million worldwide in just one week. My wife will see it with some of our nieces and nephews on Friday. I took her to see it on Broadway years ago, and that was more than enough for me. I’ve never been a big fan of musicals, so…

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Tommy (MM #4890)

The other night, I was up late and scrolling through the TV listings. On one of my movie channels, I stumbled upon Tommy, the rock opera from The Who. I remember seeing it in the theater when it came out in 1975, but I don’t recall much about it. I wanted to see Elton John…

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Time Warp (MM #2016)

Lately I been feeling like I was in a time warp. And that’s not a Rocky Horror reference, although it could be. Everywhere I turn they’re remaking old movies and TV shows. Why?! Has Hollywood really run out of new ideas?

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Idiocracy (MM #1805)

Have you ever seen the Mike Judge movie Idiocracy? I’m seeing a lot from both the candidates and their supporters that really reminds me of the movie. Tennessee is deep in the middle of the political craziness, and it’s starting to look much too familiar…

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Straight Outta Compton (MM #1611)

The story of the infamous rap group N.W.A. is currently in theaters. In fact, Straight Outta Compton debuted on top of the box office heap. I really want to go see the movie, but will probably wait until it comes to On Demand or cable. Isn’t that what all of us old timers do?

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Don’t Make A Scene (MM #1251)

Every now and then I’m thrown into a situation where my first instinct is make a bit of a scene. But the other night….

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The Drive In (MM #556)

There aren’t many of them left, but for some reason the subject has popped up a couple of times recently…

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Scripted And Choreographed (MM #476)

I was watching this documentary on Britpop a couple of days ago, and something one of the artists said, hit me…

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