Sea Wife reaffirmed my long love affair with Richard Burton. Still the sexiest man to walk the earth… And Joan Collins is a knockout as a nun!

As bad as the reviews were, this movie is sooooo much worse!

The Robe was the first film shot in Cinemascope. I watched it for Richard Burton, but the guy playing Caligula really steals the show!

Watch at your own peril! Nothing good in this film. Even Richard Gere’s haircut is a tragedy.

You know when you’re watching a movie with Dennis Quaid that his character will prevail no matter what. Did he not rescue his son from an Ice Age? Did he not fly an airplane out a desert? Did he not unminiaturize himself from Martin Short’s body? What can’t Dennis Quaid do? He sure as hell isn’t going to let POTUS down!

Jeff Coffin is best known as the saxophonist for Bela Fleck and the Fleckstones, but he’s maintained a steady stream of independent releases. Mutopia is his second release this year and sounds like one fun jam session after another. Collaboration is key to the release; the list of collaborators is impressive. Coffin defines “Mu’tet” as his “musical co-conspirators” and “Mutopia” as “a perfect moment of acknowledging, accepting and adapting to the changes we all experience throughout our lives.” Coffin’s Mu’tet has a laid back modern jazz fusion sound that’s perfect for hot summer nights, especially if you enjoy the jazz flute!
1: acid-jazz
2: jam inspired by saxophonist Joe Henderson with dueling bass solos
3: Bela Fleck adds some banjo jazz flare!
4: tribute to trumpeter Lee Morgan and boogaloo jazz with scratches from Black Cat Sylvester
5: avant -garde piece inspired by Alice Coltrane, very mellow
6: amazing jazz flute with eastern influences
7: hot soulful, bluesy number
8: sounds like New Orleans street parade
9: “Emma Ya” is a hidden reggae-ish tune

If you’re looking for an exhaustive collection of Les Paul on guitar than look no further! It’s all here. His earliest recordings and his most famous with Mary Ford.

I do my best to ignore the fact that Beck’s a Scientologist. His music is just too awesome! Modern Guilt is like all Beck albums – the best!

The plot’s pretty unbelievable even for a romance.

I missed seeing the Inspector Morse series, but I enjoyed the grumbling Inspector Lewis. More than anything, I’m intrigued by his assistant, the mysterious Sergent Hathaway (AKA Boy Bloody Wonder). Inspector Lewis is no Columbo, but I still can’t wait for season 2.