(Not So) Grand Re-opening!

Googly Eyes

Well, that wasn't much of a vacation.

Yes, we here at the Comfy Chair Cinema are back, video problems solved, at least in the short term. We're back with a new movie-editing program, and we'll see how that goes. But welcome back.

We're re-opening the cinema tonight with possibly our silliest feature since "It's a Wonderful Pickle." It's called "Googly Eyes," and the premise is simple. What would some of our old familiar Comfy Chair stars look like - with googly eyes?

Well, you'll find out. Why googly eyes? I found them in a bin at Wal-Mart for 97 cents. When you find a shitload of googly eyes for 97 cents, you just can't pass them up.

So come back on in, grab some snacks in lobby (sold at a nominal fee), wave hello to Ethel at the popcorn machine, and settle in for "Googly Eyes."

Comfy Chair Temporarily Closed

Sure, I could say it's Ethel and her hip again (sitting at that popcorn machine must be torture), or we're polishing the floors and mending the curtains, but the truth of the matter is that we here at the Comfy Chair Cinema are having a hell of a hard time making movies.

Apparently, the Comfy Chair's beloved Flip digital camera is roundly hated by Vista's version of Movie Maker. We here at the Comfy Chair have sweated, worked, cursed (well, we curse in good times and in bad), and tried everything we know to rectify the situation. It remains unrectified.

So we here at the Comfy Chair are exploring other movie-making options. Something will work, we will hit upon that magic solution, and all will be well again. We know this to be true.

So please, keep checking back, this closing is only temporary. We promise.

In the meantime, please check out our sidewalk sale of treats formerly sold in the lobby at a nominal fee, now sold on the street in front of the Comfy Chair Cinema. And hurry. The Goobers and Raisinettes are melting.

In the meantime, a trivia quiz - who spotted the blaring gaffe in our last movie, and what was it? (We here at the Comfy Chair [WHATCC] only spotted it a few days ago, and hung our head in shame.)

A Moveable Feast

Hello, movie lovers!

Well, we here at the Comfy Chair have taken quite the break, haven't we? To be quite honest, "2001 (Sort Of)" just wore our asses out, and we were out of ideas.

Then we were flush with ideas, well, an idea, and lost our internet for a while.

But never fear, cineophiles. We are now back with Ethel at the popcorn stand, Pops taking tickets, and lots of new (sold at a nominal fee) snacks in the lobby.

Oh, and a new movie. This one's called "A Moveable Feast," and, well, if ever there was a literal title to a movie, here it is. It's the Comfy Chair's most ambitious try yet at stop-motion photography. (Attempt #5, if we're not mistaken.) Somewhere around 500 pictures for the 2:30 minutes of action. And it is action, it's some serious action.

So please, make yourself comfortable (after all, it is the Comfy Chair Cinema) and enjoy "A Moveable Feast."