Many of us enjoy going to the movies—hell, some of us (myself included) love it. Sure, we all know that filmmaking is a rarely mastered art form, but even a film that is mediocre by most standards can resonate deeply with its audience and earn the ten or so dollars each of them spent to … Continue reading
THIS WEEK: JAN 16 – JAN 22, 2011 RICKY GERVAIS: Comedian and actor Ricky Gervais made no friends while hosting the Golden Globes this past Sunday. He began the show saying, “it’s going to be a night of partying and heavy drinking—or as Charlie Sheen calls it, breakfast.” From there, Gervais—who, critics are saying, will … Continue reading
All of us express ourselves creatively, and many of us choose to express our creativity through one artistic form or another. Perhaps you write, or maybe you’re a musician. Perhaps the stage is where you express yourself, or maybe it is on a canvass, with a paintbrush in hand. You might be a photographer, or … Continue reading
THIS WEEK: JAN 9 – JAN 15, 2011 ZSROE.COM: This week is a particularly important one at zsroe.com, as it is the first. While many blogs serve as online diaries or journals, mine will focus on pop culture: mostly film and literature, but also a little music, theatre, etc. This sounds especially highbrow, perhaps even … Continue reading
Welcome to zsroe.com, a pop culture blog created and written by Z S Roe. Each week will feature a Tuesday opinions column, Rowing For Pleasure, and a Saturday week-in-review column, The 168 Turnaround. My tastes vary, and so too will the subject matter of each post. Here, authors such as Stephen King and Orson Scott … Continue reading