from reviews of murray's performance to my own critique of him as an actor, this blog entry reading gets interrupted by a long ramble about my favorite films, letterboxd, and my cock & bull movie talk podcast 

phil seeing rita for the first time, casting by howard feuer, the pittsburgh skyline, and time loop of the week: game changer - "deja vu"

melatonin, hibernation, the pineal gland, and the groundhog

imbolc, candlemas, the immortal punxsutawney phil, and some science behind the holiday.

continuing the cataloging of sexist details in groundhog day, touching on the topics of masculinity and femininity, empowerment and oppression, and phil's improvement as a person.

this entry was the start of a several-day attempt to catalog the specific instances of sexism in groundhog day. 

patriarchy, simulational reality, sexism, nancy, chivalry, how phil identifies others, slasher films and feminism, and i get sidetracked by siskel and ebert.

sex and violence in groundhog day; the effect of sex, violence, and profanity on box office; and the protestant work ethic and the use of force.

rita's groundhog day: https://vimeo.com/82162912?share=copy

what time is it? carol bivens, some science, some historical context, chris elliott, willie garson, and time loop of the week: river.

bonus episode about the film 'perfect days' and komorebi, the sunlight leaking through the trees.