Wednesday, January 5, 2011

7 Things Andrea Liked in 2010 That Weren't Made in 2010

ANDREA BILLER-COLLINS, Lancaster PA
MOVIES:
1. Night Nurse (1931)
2. Gilda (1946)
3. The Red Shoes (1948)
4. Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
BOOKS:
5. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
6. Mr. Wilson's Cabinet Of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology by Lawrence Weschler
TV:
7. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
(I know, I’m years behind)

Pops' 2010 SEVEN pt.4: For Reals, Yo

POPS GUSTAV, Jersey City NJ

1) Karl & Lysa’s European Vacation
2) Being Secret Country’s primary artist
3) Watching Lysa in WJ and the Sweet Sacrifice
4) Buying, learning about and drinking wine (spo-de-o-de, drinkin’ wine)
5) Finally getting my internet presence cleaned up, reorganized and rejuvenated (see links box at right)
6) Action figures a-go-go!
7) No funerals!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Pops' 2010 SEVEN pt.3: On the Page

POPS GUSTAV, Jersey City NJ
1) 75 YEARS OF DC COMICS: THE ART OF MODERN MYTHMAKING by Paul Levitz
    a giant book for giant nerds such as I
2) FROM THE ASHES by Bob Fingerman
    and not just because Lysa and I are characters in it.
3) HITCHCOCK PIECE BY PIECE by Laurent Bouzerau
4) THE PEANUTS COLLECTION by Nat Gertler
5) SHAZAM! THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE WORLD’S MIGHTIEST MORTAL by Chip Kidd & Geoff Spear
6) IDIOT AMERICA by Charles P. Pierce
7) PARIAH by Bob Fingerman (again!)























Not a very literate man am I.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Pops' 2010 SEVEN pt. 2: Video

POPS GUSTAV, Jersey City NJ
1) DEXTER Season 5
Not quite as explosive as Season 4, but still my favorite show on the tee-vee
2) INCEPTION
Christopher Nolan is now officially my favorite current filmmaker
3) LOUIE
The most discomfiting comedy on TV. Depressing and hilarious at the same time!
4) BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD
5) FRINGE
6) THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER Criterion Blu-Ray
7) TIE: THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM (R.I.P.) / THE VENTURE BROS.

NOTE:
HALL OF FAME PERENNIALS: THE DAILY SHOW / THE COLBERT REPORT