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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - I have come to trumpet the virtues of another dumb comedy --- this time, a film made by the director of "Dude, Where's My Car?" Yes, Head Butler, defender of all that
Head Butler’s Favorite Movies of 2018 - I wrote and wrote this year, and so I saw many fewer movies than I usually do. But rarity breeds discrimination; I believe the few movies I did see were
Hester Street, Crossing Delancey and Chilly Scenes of Winter - Guest Butler Barbara Finkelstein is the author of Summer Long-a-coming. She has written some memorable pieces for Head Butler: In Defense of Long Books and The Battle Hymn of the
Hotel Rwanda - More than a million people slaughtered in l00 days. "The fastest, most efficient killing spree of the twentieth century," as Samantha Power describes it in her prize-winning book, "A Problem from Hell." And
In America - “Game of Thrones” was one of those series that bestrides the world like a colossus, becoming an instant legend. It won 59 Primetime Emmys. Including four for Outstanding Drama Series.
In a Better World - "In a Better World" won the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.
Inside Job - Matt Taibbi --- I’d call him the Hunter Thompson of Wall Street, except that Taibbi can find his way to the facts --- was having drinks with a former Senate
Into the Wild - My wife and I stumbled out of a Manhattan theater in stunned silence. So did my stepson. So did everyone I urged to see "Into the Wild." The film is
It Should Happen to You - There are a half dozen reasons to fall in love with “It Should Happen to You,” a 1954 comedy from Columbia Pictures. George Cukor's stylish direction. Garson Kanin's witty and
Jeeves & Wooster: The Complete First Season - No site with a butler can be considered complete without the most famous valet of them all, Jeeves. (So you know: Valets handle one person, butlers
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time - I met Kurt Vonnegut on May Day, 1969. Ray Mungo, the proprietor of Total Loss Farm, had invited Kurt up for the festivities, and Kurt and his wife Jane had
L’Atalante - This is on almost every major critic's list of the "best 100 movies of all time." I've never seen it ranked lower than #15. After Renoir's "Rules of the Game,"
Late Summer 2023: The Best Films - SUPPORTING BUTLER: You can become a patron of this site, and automatically donate any amount you please — starting with $1 — each month. The service that enables this is
Let the Right One In - What an amazing, strange and tender love story --- and, yes, I’m talking about the Swedish vampire movie Let the Right One In. It’s out on DVD in the United States,
Little Miss Sunshine - Alan Arkin died. The Times obituary chronicles a long career, with many beloved movies and television shows. I'm focusing on "Little Miss Sunshine," which won him a Best Supporting Actor
Live Aid - July 13, 1985. A lovely day in England. Why not have a concert? But not just any: a concert with a purpose, a concert organized by Bob Geldorf to help the
Local Hero - A Texas oilman wants to buy a village in Scotland and turn it into a refinery. The townspeople are eager to sell it to him. The sale doesn’t happen. Why not? A few
Love Me Tonight - Imagine a musical that tells its story in a quasi-operatic style. Dialogue segues into song --- and instead of talking to one another, characters sing their thoughts
Mad Dogs - Guest Butler Jaime Pond is a New York anglophile and nerd. He is the editor of Anglonerd.com, "America's geekiest guide to British entertainment." “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the
Magic Mike - “Magic Mike” is the most enjoyable American movie I saw in 2012. The film about a male stripper grinding a few inches from women’s faces and thrusting his package as they
