*A Collection of
Antiquarian Curios & Relics*
"An ad that
pretends to be art is -- at absolute best -- like someone who smiles warmly
at you only
because he wants something from you . . ."
--David Foster Wallace
THE
86TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS (OSCARS)
I love movies. You know who
else loved movies? David Foster Wallace. He would have been tickled
pink to learn that Hollywood is making the ultimate roadtrip buddy flick out of
David Lipsky's book, Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself
(9780307592439) 16.99. Jason Segel is playing DFW and there has been a
low rumble of disapproval from the intelligentsia. However, as a fan, I
can see DFW enthusiastically endorsing the selection of Mr. Segel. Sure
Jason is no intellectual giant, but he appears to be a genuinely likeable and
kind-hearted soul, and if DFW had had more of that, he might still be
around. Hopefully, we'll be talking about this movie at The 87th
Annual Academy Awards . . .
From the Red CarpetTM to Best PictureTM, I am one of the survivors of an event
that has been likened to Mao's Long March, and this year I also had to contend
with the unfunny stylings of Ellen DeGeneres. So as you were fiddling
with your Oscar book displays on Monday morning to highlight the winners, I was
trying to figure out how Jim Carrey's 30 second spot could be funnier than an
entire night of Ellen's schtick. Ellen is smart. She wrote a book
called Seriously, I'm Kidding (9780446585040) 14.99. She sucked
up to the big name movie stars, her twitter stunt was great for publicity, and
her pizza bit was heartwarming, but none of it was very funny. Her
comedic barbs were saved for secondary players like Liza Minelli and Spike
Jonze. I can imagine Spike furiously working on a screenplay called Her
2, in which a beloved TV host is tortured to death by a computer operating
system.
Let's look at some of the
winners: First of all, Nebraska doesn't have a movie tie-in, but
it's the only one I have seen so far. Ted recommended it to me and it was
outstanding. For some reason Ted is under the impression that I only
watch spaceship movies where lots of things get blown up. That's not
true. Next I want to check out Twelve Years A Slave
(9780143125419) 16.00, which I was planning to do anyway because the lead actor
is the guy who played the assassin in Serenity, but then I learned that
Michael Fassbinder, who was the best thing in Prometheus, Benedict
Cumberbatch, who played Khan in the last Star Trek movie, and finally,
Brad Pitt, the actor who broke Jennifer Aniston's heart, are all featured in
supporting roles. Serenity, Prometheus, Star Trek.
Hmmm, Ted may be right. Frozen comes out on DVD on March 18, and I
can't wait to watch that movie with Little Sasha. We've watched three quarters
of it on YouTube, but it would be nice to see it in a more linear way.
The Frozen books are selling well, including: Frozen: Big Golden Book
(9780736430654) 9.99 and Frozen: Reusable Sticker Book (9780736431163)
6.99. I'll see you at the movies . .
.
Odds
& Sods
Put me in coach,
I'm ready to play. We've already sold out of Mario Impemba's If These
Walls Could Talk: Detroit Tigers (9781600789274) 14.95, but we should have
more stock next week. Maybe we can finally get the lowdown on the Prince
Fielder fiasco . . .
Benedict
Cumberbatch has turned me on to the whole Sherlock Holmes oeurve. So I
was pleasantly surprised to see that we carry the children's board book, Sherlock
Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Sounds Primer (9781423634119)
9.99. I think I need to get this for Little Sasha, too. It's really
never too early to start working on your deductive reasoning. Right?
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