By Luke Whitmire For a film to center around a crass and sordid child’s toy–the titular teddy bear, wished to life on Christmas night by a child–it doesn’t feel like a generic device we have viewed before. What makes this fuzzy-wuzzy cinematic experience profound and compelling is, the wit and strong character dimensions given to Ted. […]
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Ted is Raucous Fun!
Posted: 31st August 2012 by Dion in Film, Film ReviewTags: Aedin Mincks, Giovani Ribisi, Luke Whitmire, Mark Wahlberg, Milia Kunis, Seth MacFarkand, Ted
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The Other Scott
Posted: 26th August 2012 by Dion in Film, News, Obituaries, UncategorizedTags: Beat the Devil, BMW Films, Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Crimson Tide, Deja Vu, Dennis Hopper, Denzel Washington, Domino, Enemy of the State, Gary Oldman, Man on Fire, Quentin Tarantino, Ridley Scott, Taking of the Pelham 1 2 3, The Hunger, The Last Boy Scout, Tom Cruise, Tony Scott, Top Gun, True Romance, Unstoppable, Val Kilmer
This week another great of the cinema world passed away; director and producer Tony Scott. Though commonly associated as Ridley’s younger brother and consequently often relegated to that role, Tony in his own right made some of the best action movies of the 1980’s and 90’s. He emerged on the scene in the early 80’s and […]
All Hell Broke Luce
Posted: 8th August 2012 by Dion in Music, Music Review, NewsTags: Alcatraz, Bad As Me, Flea, Hell Broke Luce, Kathleen Brennan, Keith Richards, Matt Mahurin, Tom Waits
For over a week now, Tom Waits fans have been waiting with bated breath for the surprise that was to drop on August 7. Starting on July 31st, a picture went up on his site, which was simply: Speculation over the ‘net was rampant. Was it a tour?! Maybe a newly-recorded album with the celebrities he’d put together to […]
Thomas Jane’s Ultimate Fan Film
Posted: 5th August 2012 by Dion in Comic Books, Film, NewsTags: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Castle, Marvel, Punisher War Zone, Ray Stevenson, The Punisher, Thomas Jane
It has been brought up occasionally on the podcasts, but my all-time favorite comic book character is The Punisher. Hands down. Growing up, I never was really able to fully wrap my head around heroes with super powers, or anything else of the sort. I was I guess what you’d call a realist, and preferred a […]
A Great Day in Harlem
Posted: 29th July 2012 by Dion in Food, HistoryTags: Harlem, Matt Garrison, Soul Food, Sylvia Woods, Sylvia's, the Queen of Soul Food
On a brisk day this past January, a friend to the Podwits, saxophonist Matt Garrison, and I ventured to a spot I’d been meaning to go to for years now: the famous landmark restaurant in Harlem, Sylvia’s. The woman behind the legendary eatery—Sylvia Woods, “the Queen of Soul Food”—passed away last week, and I thought […]
“Get Your Ass to Mars!” in 2023
Posted: 27th July 2012 by Dion in Science Fiction, TechnologyTags: 2023, Bas Lansdorp, Mars, Mars One
OK, the title may be a tad dramatic, but I thought it was completely appropriate to quote the iconic Schwarzenegger line from 1990’s Total Recall when writing this story. Bas Lansdorp, a thirty-five year old Dutch entrepreneur, has formed a company called Mars One which is sketching out plans to send a crew of ten on a one way mission—yes, […]
A Look at Tortilla Flats’ “Borgnine Night” Legacy
Posted: 13th July 2012 by Dion in Ernest Borgnine, NewsTags: Borgnine Night, Ernest Borgnine, Tortilla Flats
As the Podwits continue to mourn the loss of their muse, the patron saint of our site, we decided to look back on the tradition of the annual “Borgnine Night” at Tortilla Flats in New York City. We dug up this package, courtesy of CBS News, that was done in 2009, at the 17th Annual Installment, and […]
A Blast from the Past: The Drive-In Movie Theater
Posted: 11th July 2012 by Dion in Film, History, TechnologyTags: Brave, Drive In Movie Theater, Glen Falls Drive In, Lake George, The Amazing Spider-Man
While on a much-needed honeymoon to the Lake George region of upstate New York (if you’ve seen or read The Last of the Mohicans, then that’s the lake it all occurred on), my bride and I took in a custom that I thankfully have been enjoying since since childhood, which was see a double feature […]
Ernie
Posted: 9th July 2012 by Dion in Celebrities, Ernest Borgnine, Film, History, Housekeeping, News, Obituaries, Podcast, TelevisionTags: Borgnine Moment, Borgninian Moment, Ernest Borgnine, Obituaries
On July 8, the world lost another pillar of greatness, a link to a lost and nearly forgotten world, a connection to a time when legends walked the earth. Sunday morning, Ernest Borgnine peacefully passed away of renal failure, surrounded by his family. He was 95 years young. Where can one begin to discuss the life of the […]
Ernest Borgnine 1917-2012
Posted: 9th July 2012 by Dion in Ernest Borgnine, News, ObituariesTags: Borgnine Moment, Borgninian Moment, Ernest Borgnine, Obituaries