Item! One of the perks of being a Hollywood gadfly is that you get to go to movie screenings. That means free tickets (yay!), but you still have to buy your own popcorn and chuckles (boo-hoo!). Anyhow, last night I had the opportunity to see The Insomniac. Don't miss this star-studded rollercoaster from the director of Mo' Mentos. Faithful readers might remember me mentioning the screening of that movie last year when the hapless projectionist ran the entire movie backwards. Ooops! The title character is none other than our favorite foul-mouthed blind actor, Al Pacino, recently of Godfather 3: Attack of the Clones. In this picture, Al does a turn as a policeman working alongside Hilary Swank, who plays a girl this time, unlike in Let's Hear it for the Boy. The film also stars the girlfriend from News Radio and Robin Williams, playing a bad guy like he did in the wonderful Die, Smoochie, Die. Mork calling Orson, come in Orson: this one'll keep you guessing all the way to the parking lot. While I can't say I understood the ending, I definitely loved the ride!

Ed. Note: Thanks to Jackie Harvey, who contributed to this post.

One of my dogs, Greta, just ate a bird. In one gulp, she consumed an entire live bird that she caught flying around on our porch.