Tag: Birdman

  • Oscars Frivolity

    The Oscars were last night, and Aurora and I celebrated in our typical fashion of chilling a bottle of sake, ordering a bungus-load of takeout sushi, and kicking back on the couch for a five-hour movie-loving love fest.  This year, we were joined by our friend, Tony Sortino, Philly’s go-to guy on all beer-related knowledge,…

  • The Unexpected Virtue of…I forgot what I was saying

    The Oscar nominations were announced last week, and I would be negligent if I didn’t make a comment about the much-lauded Birdman.  This was the best movie I’ve seen all year, and it deserves every award it wins and two or three that it doesn’t (although, I’m rooting for Best Original Screenplay, for obvious reasons).  Everyone…