Tag Archives: Jaws

Looking up the Dinosaurs’ Skirts

Posted on June 14, 2015 by

So I went to see the dinosaurs tonight. I told myself that I wouldn’t bother, that I’d avoid the opening weekend crowds, but I heard that “thump… Thump… THUMP!!!” in my head and saw the expanding ripples of water in … Continue reading →

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“The plane, the plane!”

Posted on September 3, 2014 by

The other night I made a post wherein I paraphrased a quote from John Irving’s 1981 novel, The Hotel New Hampshire, and stated: “It’s easy to keep passing the open windows, but it’s getting harder & harder to keep passing … Continue reading →

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A Half-assed Autopsy of a Fish: My personal appreciation of Jaws

Posted on July 4, 2014 by

“Come on in, the water’s fine!” This morning, my friend Greg emailed me an article from Mother Jones, wherein Richard Dreyfus’ children have a kindly mocking conversation about the film: http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/07/jaws-ridiculous-say-kids-who-owe-everything-jaws The title, contained without articles within the link, says a … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Gay Characters in Cinema

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

The Cowardly Lion: Born to be a sissy, the Cowardly Lion is probably more of a “bear” in today’s gay nomenclature. He’d certainly be at the top of the list for anyone with a furries and/or plushies fetish. Not even Dorothy enjoyed her … Continue reading →

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