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Greenberg: Pain, no gain
July 7, 2011 – 10:14 AM | 8 Comments
<I>Greenberg</I>: Pain, no gain

A shrink told me once that I have trouble living in the present, so I live in the past, because I never really lived it in the first place — you know?
I love that line, …

Tropic Thunder
August 17, 2008 – 10:39 PM | 26 Comments
<I>Tropic Thunder</I>

Tropic Thunder seemed almost guaranteed to disappoint, because I couldn’t wait to see it and really wanted to love it.It didn’t disappoint, and I did love it, but not for the reasons I’d expected to.
The …