Author Archives: Pat Greene

I know this is tacky, but I am going to do it anyway.  I hope you are not offended. I  have been told that one of downsides of helping non-profits is that at some point you have to hit up … Continue reading →

Offered without commentary from Criterion Collections’ blurb about And God Created Woman, by Roger Vadim: Bardot stars as Juliette, an 18-year-old orphan whose unbridled appetite for pleasure shakes up all of St. Tropez; her sweet but naïve husband Michel (Jean-Louis … Continue reading →

So, there’s the gala I am working on.  I am looking for possible movies about or set in Paris, to be shown in the background during the cocktail hour/silent auction preceding the dinner. And I am really resisting my urge … Continue reading →

The Motion Picture Licensing Corporation has the worst hold music I have ever heard.  It is a throwback to early seventies Muzak-dime store music (I used to work in a Kresge’s as a teenager, and had to listen to this … Continue reading →

I am writing a post – which may ormay not see the light of day – about all the people I am thankfulfor in my life.* Out of 18 people, five have names which begin withthe letter “C.” I don’t … Continue reading →

For some reason, I am very fond of the competition show Top Shot on the History Channel. Shooting stuff up in interesting ways just looks so fun.  Not quite as much as blowing things up a la Mythbusters, but serious … Continue reading →

Personhood from conception has been shelved in Virginia.  Just as well. It is still alive and kicking in Oklahoma, though.  And this morning, completely unbidden (much like an earworm), the following scenario presented itself: A man has two daughters, A … Continue reading →

Wired, alert, anxious.  Rereading every word I have written over the past three weeks, worried about being misunderstood — what have I not said that I should have said, or said that I should not have?  Do I represent myself … Continue reading →

A man in Alaska has filed suit alleging that the Fourteenth Amendment does not carry with it the right to hold public office. This particular frivolous lawsuit not only infuriates me, but concerns me.  Not that there is a bigot … Continue reading →

I am a large woman.  I am a very large woman. I have been so for a much of my life.* One of my experiences has been a feeling that I am somehow nonexistent.  It is a hard thing to … Continue reading →

After watching the Oscars, I need to see… The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (both versions)PinaUndefeatedPurgatoryRangoBeginnersWar HorseThe Iron LadyThe DescendantsPlus the live-action and documentary shorts (I saw the animated shorts last week) I have seen two of the performances that … Continue reading →

Having seen his Grammy 2011 performance (with its Elton John homage), and his work on The Voice [Edited to add; especially his asides with his fluffy white cat], I have come to the conclusion that… Cee Lo Green is a … Continue reading →

I would like to make a post about each of them, but lately I have a) been sort of pre-occupied with other things and so not posting a lot of substance, and b) working on three long and substantive posts … Continue reading →