Something that the esteemed members of The Avocado might not know about me is that I’m a huge fan of both film versions of Mildred Pierce: Michael Curtiz/Joan Crawford and Todd Haynes/Kate Winslet. I’ve seen the 1940s version years ago … Continue reading The Night Thread Shares Diner Lingo
Hi folks! I have some exciting news for the Day Thread. Not just that I got new bedsheets yesterday (it’s true, I did), but also that I am starting to write again! I am starting a newsletter called All My Pictures Come Out (or AMPCO for short- I love acronyms) and you should totally sign up for it! This is not a movie review site where I am giving things three stars or a B+ or something; instead I will be writing some short clips about new movies and longer-form pieces about whatever I want- older movies, theater, a list … Continue reading The Day Thread Signs Up for AMPCO
“The Cowboy,” James Tate Someone had spread an elaborate rumor about me, that I was in possession of an extraterrestrial being, and I thought I knew who it was. It was Roger Lawson. Roger was a practical joker of the worst sort, and up till now I had not been one of his victims, so I kind of knew my time had come. People parked in front of my house for hours and took pictures. I had to draw all my blinds and only went out when I had to. Then there was a barrage of questions. “What does he look like?” “What do you feed him?” … Continue reading The Day Thread Shares a Poem With You
Hello everyone! Apologies for a late Pits, but I was busy this weekend and wanted to post on Monday morning! The thing about movies is that they remain good. For me, making a top 10 list- or even a top … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Film 2024
Hello! Guest writer Owen here for Avocado Music Club, here to talk about my favorite album, the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Dave Malloy’s “electro-pop opera” (sure) Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812. I became familiar with Great … Continue reading Avocado Music Club #277: Dave Malloy – Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (2017)
Hello everyone! To celebrate the digital release of M. Night Shyamalan’s TRAP, one of the best and most fun movies of the year, I will be streaming it on Hyperbeam at 10 PM EST: I’ll post a link then, come … Continue reading The Day Thread Gets Caught in a TRAP
These poor animals. First, they’re hauled away from the comforts of the Central Park Zoo to be stranded on Madagascar. Then they find a crashed Cargo Cult airplane from World War II, tape the plane together and try to fly … Continue reading The Night Thread Reprints, In Full, Roger Ebert’s Review of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Let me start by asking a question. Have you seen the best TV show ever? 10 years ago to this day (okay, 10 years and two weeks ago) Halt and Catch Fire premiered on AMC. Initially set up as a … Continue reading Halt and Catch Fire Night Thread
A new year, a new Oscars. With just under three weeks to go until Hollywood’s biggest night, many of you are looking forward to catching up with some of the year’s greatest films, and also a couple others. But where … Continue reading The 2024 Academy Awards Viewing Guide
You have all heard enough Barbenheimer jokes for a lifetime, and it’s early in the morning, so let me just say as means of introduction: this has been a phenomenal year for movies. The film industry has survived a pandemic … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Film 2023
Today’s Day Thread is about go-go, a subgenre of funk/dance music that was labeled the official music of Washington, DC in 2020. In the 1970s, Chuck Brown started taking funk music, layering an Afro-Latin beat over it, and blending the … Continue reading The Go-Go Day Thread (11/6)
Please click through and enjoy this video of Louis Armstrong singing Hello, Dolly from the titular musical. After he became famous for singing the song, he was included as a bellhop named Louis who sings a verse of the song in the 1969 movie. In this version, he takes three encores, all of which are egged on by the bandleader, and they go increasingly off the rails. Have a great Night Thread. Continue reading The Night Thread Sings Hello, Dolly (7/31)
Before creating The Muppet Show, Jim Henson broke out on TV with six-second Wilkins Coffee commercials. Wilkins advertises Wilkins Coffee, Wontkins won’t drink Wilkins Coffee, and Wilkins kills or injures him as a result. Sometimes a cruel twist of fate gets Wontkins instead, but things usually don’t turn out great for him. Watch them here and have a good day. Continue reading The Day Thread Drinks Wilkins Coffee (6/4)
Welcome to Oscar Week! Fans of cinema are lining up to root for the year’s biggest hits, and the Avocado Oscar Pool is in full swing as always. As always, a number of great movies are mingling with some stinkers, … Continue reading The Avocado Predicts the 2023 Academy Awards
A new year, a new Oscars. With just under three weeks to go until Hollywood’s biggest night, many of you are looking forward to catching up with some of the year’s greatest films, and also a couple others. But where … Continue reading 2023 Academy Awards Viewing Guide
Land ho! The Metkayina are approaching! James Cameron’s first film in thirteen years, Avatar: The Way of Water, hit theaters this weekend with a hefty $134m. Reportedly the most expensive film ever made, the 192-minute 3D extravaganza made a whopping … Continue reading “Avatar: The Way of Water” Splashes Down with $134m in its First Weekend (Box Office 12/18)
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not make your own post or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best in TV 2022
Greetings, everyone. Not too much to report today, box office wise, as we have yet to breach the golden shores of Pandora. Tuktirey, Colonel Miles Quaritch, Mo’at, Parker Selfridge, all of our best friends will be there. But before we … Continue reading “Wakanda Forever” and “Violent Night” Stay on Top of the Pre-Avatar Box Office (12/11/22)
Hello everyone and Happy Giftmas! Hope you saw some good movies out there this week. The post-Thanksgiving week is typically slower at the box office, and this week is no exception, with the debut of only one new film at … Continue reading “Wakanda Forever” and “Violent Night” Top Box Office (12/4)
Hello everyone! I’m Owen, taking over the weekly box office column from Blue Adept. You may remember me from the time I wrote extensively about Gene Autry singing cowboy robot alien invasion serial The Phantom Empire for The Avocado, except … Continue reading “Wakanda Forever” Tops Box Office Amid Five New Releases (11/27/22)
Normal Gossip is the podcast that allows you to hear about the petty drama of others for free! Hosted by Kelsey McKinney of Defector, the podcast walks you through one gossip story per episode as Kelsey tells it to a … Continue reading The 8/15 Day Thread Shares Some Gossip
