Tekkon Kinkreet was great. Complex, beautiful, nonsensical and inarguably unique. Very much like most things I love.
The Japanese animation studios are leaps and bounds ahead of anything american film or animation is doing. American's are just fine with the same things over and over again. As if hoping for tweaks here an there to alter or enhanced the same situations. This only leads to muddy, contrivance and pretension. How many times can the same type of people have the same problems? Emulated in the same way only colored different and in different shades of light. It's very tiresome. I would love to just make animated features. About anything. It's really the only way to see a reflection of someone's dreams, or envision your own. I guess that's why i find it so appealing, animation I mean. I love live action film but really it's a compromise of vision, a vision consistently stifled by the laws of our waking, conscious reality. With animation you can really tap into the very core of what you'd want to say as a film maker. Because you can say anything. Not simply allude to or emulate an idea or an emotion. Of course what I'm saying isn't any new kind of revelation. But for me it's a road I wouldn't mind taking and seeing through. Cartoons man.
I'm just finally getting into Antony and the Johnsons. And without trying to state the obvious I'll say that it's damn fine music. I'm really enjoying it.
The New Mars Volta Record is out today. Cop that shit. Best record of '08 so far, and funky as hell. You can hear a lot of Omar's Parliament influences on this one.
Oh god, I'm severely dehydrated. Hold on I'm gonna go get a glass of water...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
"Sthweetheart, I'm out of grenathes! Sthend in the demo hunk!"
Time to dive right in here. Today was, one of those days you only get once, maybe twice a year where at the end of the day, It's so sad to see it end.
Today I, along with my roomies, watched four classic films. "The Last Boyscout", "Over the Top", "Above the Law" then to finish that off the new "Rambo" flick. Now that I think about it. I didn' treally like Rambo at all. It kind of bored me. I just can't do cheap thrills anymore. But, It went along with the most testosterone filled, epic day of my life here in Chicago. It was so much fun. there was a bit of a down time in the night were I had some food and relaxed a little bit. But then I went next door and participated in a ping pong tournament that lasted for about four god given hours. Then we invented a new type of ping pong where the goal is to bank every hit off the nearby walls. It got pretty intense and I think we play about four games. The whole time playing pong we listened to Bruce Willis' first (that's right, FIRST) album: "The Return of Bruno". When It was all said and done the sheer satisfaction of a day well spent washed over the room and was somewhat bittersweet. Ahh..
Anywho....
Yeah, I wouldn't recommend RAMBO but if you're bored and want to kill an afternoon check it out. If you've got a weak stomach you may want to sit this one out. It's pretty fuckin' brutal. The only thing keeping it from pure destructive nihilism for destructive nihilism sake, is the fact that all the gore and kills are accompanied by off colored, tacked on CG blood and gore. It's a Rambo movie right? What do I expect? Well, I don't know what I expected but it wasn't necessarily the itch I wanted to be scratched.
I'll admit to a few good kills and fun moments. But, would have at least gone for, I don't know, some good conceptual action shots, some style, or just more Rambo in general. I do love Stallone so I'll just let this one pass on to the others who are more willing to stomach it. Just not for me I guess.
On the flip side I watched an animated film called "Paprika", that is just fuckin' brilliant. Highly recommended. Don't let your preconceived notions about Japanese Anime deter you. Good story, great animation, brilliantly conceived visual action and storytelling. This is the latest film from visionary Satoshi Kon, who previously conceptualized and directed "Perfect Blue", "Millenium Actress", and "Tokyo Godfathers". If you're not familiar, do yourself a favor and get familiar.
I've actually been on a bit of an anime kick the last few days. I watched the first film by Hayao Myazaki called "Naussica of the Valley of the Wind". Great movie, (as to be expected from Ghibli). Very much a tale about the human influence, interaction and destruction of the environment. This is from the same studio that produced "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away". Two of my very favorites. Also if you get a chance and want to cry your fucking eyes out, watch "The Grave Of the Fireflies". To this day the saddest film i've ever seen. A "cartoon" no less.
Tomorrow I'm going to watch an anime called "Tekkon Kinkreet". I've only seen about five minutes so far but it looks very interesting. Check it out:
I'm excited.
All in all things are good but nothing really new to report.
Last night I dreamt I had sex with a friend, then later dreamt a scenario about an all gay military task-force sent in to secure and protect a city from an alien threat. Then after all that I dreamt about a real world scenario about a bunch of young people trying to get along in a new apartment. I was there and a few of my other friends from college who, uh, I also had sex with. In the dream not in college.
I don't know man....don't ask me. Just call it like I see it.
Channing Tatum is playing Duke in the G.I. Joe movie. He's too young I think. But, who knows. I'll watch it and complain about it later.
My Friend Noreen messaged me and aked me to add her Blog to my ever growing list of super cool blogging cohorts. I wasn't going to, cause no one tells me what to do! NO ONE!! But, I took a look at it and it's a great blog. funny as hell and lots of interesting posts. So hit up the side bar if you're ready see what happens when shit gets real!
Here's a link to some movie posters for movies I have no idea about. The second two I think are really great though:
http://www.joblo.com/a-trifecta-of-posters
Lots of cool shit coming out of Sundance Film Fest. Too much for me to want to blog about at this time. But i'll try and snag some details about new cool films when I'm get the chance.
MOM DON"T READ THE NEXT LINE!
Nipple rings. Turns out I'm into that sort of thing.
That is all.
Epic day has gone
Ping Pong saves country
Careful riding bike
Peace.
Today I, along with my roomies, watched four classic films. "The Last Boyscout", "Over the Top", "Above the Law" then to finish that off the new "Rambo" flick. Now that I think about it. I didn' treally like Rambo at all. It kind of bored me. I just can't do cheap thrills anymore. But, It went along with the most testosterone filled, epic day of my life here in Chicago. It was so much fun. there was a bit of a down time in the night were I had some food and relaxed a little bit. But then I went next door and participated in a ping pong tournament that lasted for about four god given hours. Then we invented a new type of ping pong where the goal is to bank every hit off the nearby walls. It got pretty intense and I think we play about four games. The whole time playing pong we listened to Bruce Willis' first (that's right, FIRST) album: "The Return of Bruno". When It was all said and done the sheer satisfaction of a day well spent washed over the room and was somewhat bittersweet. Ahh..
Anywho....
Yeah, I wouldn't recommend RAMBO but if you're bored and want to kill an afternoon check it out. If you've got a weak stomach you may want to sit this one out. It's pretty fuckin' brutal. The only thing keeping it from pure destructive nihilism for destructive nihilism sake, is the fact that all the gore and kills are accompanied by off colored, tacked on CG blood and gore. It's a Rambo movie right? What do I expect? Well, I don't know what I expected but it wasn't necessarily the itch I wanted to be scratched.
I'll admit to a few good kills and fun moments. But, would have at least gone for, I don't know, some good conceptual action shots, some style, or just more Rambo in general. I do love Stallone so I'll just let this one pass on to the others who are more willing to stomach it. Just not for me I guess.
On the flip side I watched an animated film called "Paprika", that is just fuckin' brilliant. Highly recommended. Don't let your preconceived notions about Japanese Anime deter you. Good story, great animation, brilliantly conceived visual action and storytelling. This is the latest film from visionary Satoshi Kon, who previously conceptualized and directed "Perfect Blue", "Millenium Actress", and "Tokyo Godfathers". If you're not familiar, do yourself a favor and get familiar.
I've actually been on a bit of an anime kick the last few days. I watched the first film by Hayao Myazaki called "Naussica of the Valley of the Wind". Great movie, (as to be expected from Ghibli). Very much a tale about the human influence, interaction and destruction of the environment. This is from the same studio that produced "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away". Two of my very favorites. Also if you get a chance and want to cry your fucking eyes out, watch "The Grave Of the Fireflies". To this day the saddest film i've ever seen. A "cartoon" no less.
Tomorrow I'm going to watch an anime called "Tekkon Kinkreet". I've only seen about five minutes so far but it looks very interesting. Check it out:
I'm excited.
All in all things are good but nothing really new to report.
Last night I dreamt I had sex with a friend, then later dreamt a scenario about an all gay military task-force sent in to secure and protect a city from an alien threat. Then after all that I dreamt about a real world scenario about a bunch of young people trying to get along in a new apartment. I was there and a few of my other friends from college who, uh, I also had sex with. In the dream not in college.
I don't know man....don't ask me. Just call it like I see it.
Channing Tatum is playing Duke in the G.I. Joe movie. He's too young I think. But, who knows. I'll watch it and complain about it later.
My Friend Noreen messaged me and aked me to add her Blog to my ever growing list of super cool blogging cohorts. I wasn't going to, cause no one tells me what to do! NO ONE!! But, I took a look at it and it's a great blog. funny as hell and lots of interesting posts. So hit up the side bar if you're ready see what happens when shit gets real!
Here's a link to some movie posters for movies I have no idea about. The second two I think are really great though:
http://www.joblo.com/a-trifecta-of-posters
Lots of cool shit coming out of Sundance Film Fest. Too much for me to want to blog about at this time. But i'll try and snag some details about new cool films when I'm get the chance.
MOM DON"T READ THE NEXT LINE!
Nipple rings. Turns out I'm into that sort of thing.
That is all.
Epic day has gone
Ping Pong saves country
Careful riding bike
Peace.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Oh Summer, I know it' s the internet talking but, I think I'm in love with you.
I...am... in an ungodly state of boredom. I just can't seem to curb it. Everything i think to do seems just as boring and requiring of effort as that of just being bored in itself. I'm creatively tapped out at the moment and I can't find anything to provide a cheap thrill nor anything mentally, emotionally or physically stimulating. I did not leave the apartment today. Too damn cold. I meant to hit the bank and deposit some money, but again, too cold. I'll try and brave it tomorrow. I need to purchase shoes immideaitly. (psh) I'm not bothering to spellcheck that. Probably won't for the rest of this entry either. You just see if I care.
Man..... what time is it?
My tall glass of water has a thousand little bubbles in it. It's been sitting to long. I drank some of it. It taste like rubber and smells... well I can't smell anything. I have my third cold of the winter. So yay Chicago.
Uh oh... Feel a haiku coming on.
Icicle's form here
On the roof of my warm mouth
Is this Possible?
One more:
Mars Volta Album
Pirated online with ease
I am not a crook.
In Movie News:
Sony Announced the title of the new Bond movie. It has so uneffectively been called, " Quantum of Solace". This was apparently the title of a bond short story written by Ian Fleming in the early days of his Bonding. It picks up a mere hour after the end of Casino Royal.
Source: http://www.joblo.com/bond-title-revealed
My two reasons for buying a ticket:
Just Beautiful.
Whoa, weird, right after posting that picture I got a vision, twenty years in the future where, still blogging, I just posted about the newest Bond film. In the vision i'm 100lbs' over weight, pale as moon light, balding and scrolling down "Just Beautiful " to pictures of these actresses daughters. Man, I need to get laid soon.
er....
too personal? Sorry bout that. Back to business then.
There's already speculation on a Cloverfield sequel. I loved this movie. Most fun i've had at the movies since GRINDHOUSE. But does it really warrant a sequel? The speculation is in direct response to a sound clip played after the end credits. It is said you could hear some one say "Help us" and also when played in reverse, "IT IS STILL ALIVE!"
As long as J. J. Abrams is the man behind the more "sensible" choices dealing with the film, I'm in.
Earlier, I read about how Heath Ledger's death will affect the projects he was set to work on/ working on at the time of his untimely and tragic end. I know it' probably the last thing for my insignificant ass to worry about, but I've nothing else to do.
The production for Terry Gilliams "The Imaginaruim of Dr. Parnassus" has all but shut down. They don't know whether to recast or just shut the whole thing down. Gilliam has the worst luck trying to get films made, I'm surprised the guy still has the salt to keep going.
As for The Dark Knight, the marketing campaign will under go a serious restructuring, as The Joker was it's main focus. The film is in Post Production at the moment, in the editing phase. God that must be a hard thing to deal with. Editing the last scenes of Heath Ledger's Joker. Warner Bros. has said that Heath was completely finished with his work on the film and they are going ahead and finishing it as planned.
I had read a while back about how they had planned to carry the Joker character on into the third film. Having already written the outline for the third with certain plot points in mind. Short of recasting that will have to undergo some reworking.
Man. He certainly left a legacy behind. Just when he was reaching real stardom. It's going to be something to watch TDK seeing Heath in all his maniacal glory. It's a damn shame.
Tomorrow is my brother's birthday. I always feel lucky that day. It's like a holiday.
Oh!
I don't know if any of you are watching the new Terminator Series on fox, but this weeks episode was fucking great. The first two were meh. But this one was the real deal man. People busting through walls, teenagers committing suicide, hot terminator being hilarious and cute, synthetic man flesh, chess playing computers. Fucking, just watch it! It's free and it's Terminators.
C'mon how could you say "no" to her? Lena Heady kinda sucks as Sarah Connor though. The new John Connor is dope, he's not a bad actor. It's all about Summer Glau though.
Haha, while googling for that pic above I typed in The character's name "Cameron Phillips" (Summer's Character). Turns out that's also the name of a gay porn star. Awesome!
Anyway, that's it for me. Catch you soon home boy!
Man..... what time is it?
My tall glass of water has a thousand little bubbles in it. It's been sitting to long. I drank some of it. It taste like rubber and smells... well I can't smell anything. I have my third cold of the winter. So yay Chicago.
Uh oh... Feel a haiku coming on.
Icicle's form here
On the roof of my warm mouth
Is this Possible?
One more:
Mars Volta Album
Pirated online with ease
I am not a crook.
In Movie News:
Sony Announced the title of the new Bond movie. It has so uneffectively been called, " Quantum of Solace". This was apparently the title of a bond short story written by Ian Fleming in the early days of his Bonding. It picks up a mere hour after the end of Casino Royal.
Source: http://www.joblo.com/bond-title-revealed
My two reasons for buying a ticket:
Just Beautiful.
Whoa, weird, right after posting that picture I got a vision, twenty years in the future where, still blogging, I just posted about the newest Bond film. In the vision i'm 100lbs' over weight, pale as moon light, balding and scrolling down "Just Beautiful " to pictures of these actresses daughters. Man, I need to get laid soon.
er....
too personal? Sorry bout that. Back to business then.
There's already speculation on a Cloverfield sequel. I loved this movie. Most fun i've had at the movies since GRINDHOUSE. But does it really warrant a sequel? The speculation is in direct response to a sound clip played after the end credits. It is said you could hear some one say "Help us" and also when played in reverse, "IT IS STILL ALIVE!"
As long as J. J. Abrams is the man behind the more "sensible" choices dealing with the film, I'm in.
Earlier, I read about how Heath Ledger's death will affect the projects he was set to work on/ working on at the time of his untimely and tragic end. I know it' probably the last thing for my insignificant ass to worry about, but I've nothing else to do.
The production for Terry Gilliams "The Imaginaruim of Dr. Parnassus" has all but shut down. They don't know whether to recast or just shut the whole thing down. Gilliam has the worst luck trying to get films made, I'm surprised the guy still has the salt to keep going.
As for The Dark Knight, the marketing campaign will under go a serious restructuring, as The Joker was it's main focus. The film is in Post Production at the moment, in the editing phase. God that must be a hard thing to deal with. Editing the last scenes of Heath Ledger's Joker. Warner Bros. has said that Heath was completely finished with his work on the film and they are going ahead and finishing it as planned.
I had read a while back about how they had planned to carry the Joker character on into the third film. Having already written the outline for the third with certain plot points in mind. Short of recasting that will have to undergo some reworking.
Man. He certainly left a legacy behind. Just when he was reaching real stardom. It's going to be something to watch TDK seeing Heath in all his maniacal glory. It's a damn shame.
Tomorrow is my brother's birthday. I always feel lucky that day. It's like a holiday.
Oh!
I don't know if any of you are watching the new Terminator Series on fox, but this weeks episode was fucking great. The first two were meh. But this one was the real deal man. People busting through walls, teenagers committing suicide, hot terminator being hilarious and cute, synthetic man flesh, chess playing computers. Fucking, just watch it! It's free and it's Terminators.
C'mon how could you say "no" to her? Lena Heady kinda sucks as Sarah Connor though. The new John Connor is dope, he's not a bad actor. It's all about Summer Glau though.
Haha, while googling for that pic above I typed in The character's name "Cameron Phillips" (Summer's Character). Turns out that's also the name of a gay porn star. Awesome!
Anyway, that's it for me. Catch you soon home boy!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
These things happen in threes...
Ugh..... What the hell?
How weird.... I was pretty shocked honestly. You expect something like this from Brad Renfro, but not the new Joker. Just freaking weird is all I have to say. And sad.
*sigh
this will make all right again:
http://www.nitrome.com/
So I've been pretty busy, and it's been working to my benefit. Although I lost my Job again so I have to hustle and find another before too long. With the quickness. I applied to Blockbuster and Petco, I'd prefer, i guess, to work at Blockbuster seeing as how movies are my thing. I'm going to try and work at this Prop house in town. This place is really cool and has pretty much everything in existence all stuffed in what looks like a giant closet. Looking for a job is the worst thing in the world I just hate it.
I wish somebody would realize how amazing I am and just pay me to do that. I'm great at it.
So, I got the first draft of that script done I was talking about. I think you'll be happy to know that it's a hit! A sure fire winner. The director loves what I've done so far, so we are going to go ahead and shoot the fucker (soon I hope). I was pretty pleased with it. I wrote it while watching Inland Empire. David Lynch is a fucking nut and one of my new heroes. It turned out creepy as hell.
The Oscar nominations were posted. Which means in a couple months that everything that should get an award will not, and everything that does, only did because a bunch of people bought into it and it saturated the mainstream. Happy Awards season!
I saw Cloverfield this weekend. It's great. For those wondering. Some people I know don't like it. Girls mostly, and i'm not being a sexist, I'm just saying that's how it is. I don't think people can really enjoy this movie out of context of what it is.
I think some people (not saying who) want it to be like most other monster films where there's a driving plot and resolution. Cloverfield is a driving, unstoppable, force and you have to deal with it for what it is. I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen it yet, but it's a fucking roller-coaster. Worth every penny. You have to survive before you can find answers. Simple as that.
For those who haven't seen, this guy's going to be huge:
I'm gonna go work on some music. Viva La Esteban!!
How weird.... I was pretty shocked honestly. You expect something like this from Brad Renfro, but not the new Joker. Just freaking weird is all I have to say. And sad.
*sigh
this will make all right again:
http://www.nitrome.com/
So I've been pretty busy, and it's been working to my benefit. Although I lost my Job again so I have to hustle and find another before too long. With the quickness. I applied to Blockbuster and Petco, I'd prefer, i guess, to work at Blockbuster seeing as how movies are my thing. I'm going to try and work at this Prop house in town. This place is really cool and has pretty much everything in existence all stuffed in what looks like a giant closet. Looking for a job is the worst thing in the world I just hate it.
I wish somebody would realize how amazing I am and just pay me to do that. I'm great at it.
So, I got the first draft of that script done I was talking about. I think you'll be happy to know that it's a hit! A sure fire winner. The director loves what I've done so far, so we are going to go ahead and shoot the fucker (soon I hope). I was pretty pleased with it. I wrote it while watching Inland Empire. David Lynch is a fucking nut and one of my new heroes. It turned out creepy as hell.
The Oscar nominations were posted. Which means in a couple months that everything that should get an award will not, and everything that does, only did because a bunch of people bought into it and it saturated the mainstream. Happy Awards season!
I saw Cloverfield this weekend. It's great. For those wondering. Some people I know don't like it. Girls mostly, and i'm not being a sexist, I'm just saying that's how it is. I don't think people can really enjoy this movie out of context of what it is.
I think some people (not saying who) want it to be like most other monster films where there's a driving plot and resolution. Cloverfield is a driving, unstoppable, force and you have to deal with it for what it is. I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen it yet, but it's a fucking roller-coaster. Worth every penny. You have to survive before you can find answers. Simple as that.
For those who haven't seen, this guy's going to be huge:
I'm gonna go work on some music. Viva La Esteban!!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Complain, Complain, compl....oh hey there that is!
Ugh......
I'm depressed.
Trying to score a movie is that hardest thing I've attempted this year. I'm doing my damnedest, but damnit, I can't seem to nail the damn thing to the wall (Joel don't fret it will be done). I can do this, I can do this. I'm the boss. I'm the boss!
I've decided to save money and buy an iPhone. I don't know how I'm going to do it, but I'm going to do it. I was playing with Ian's earlier and it's so frikin cool, incredibly useful and a chick-magnet. Well, I made that last part up but I'm willing to believe it's true. Also, I burnt my fuckin' tongue on my Tomate soup earlier. I was especially pissed because I deliberately set to do the exact opposite. Man, i've really hit this lull in my mood. I'm lost in a perpetual laze with no foreseeable end. I need to snap out of it! I got shit to do. Work's not working out. I haven't had hours in a week and I'm not doing too much to counter that. I love my internship but that's not really going anywhere. They've told me a few time they were thinking of hiring me but that was months ago. I don't know what to do about it. I don't want to insist they hire me and overstep my bounds, but I also feel like I should be doing something. And I broke out a little bit.
On the flip side, earlier this week I talked to this woman at a prop house here in town about working there. She took my name and my phone number. Hopefully that'll blossom into something.
I really like Mark Wahlburg... he's got a lot of good looking projects coming out It seems. Max Payne, The Happening, and Darren Aronofsky's The Fighter. Just to name a few.
Here's a the first official pic from the new Star Trek reboot lead by J.J. "Idea Man" Abrams.
Gotta say I'm not too much of a Star Trek fan, but, J.J.'s got a good head on his shoulders and is sure to pump out something exciting. Consider my ticket bought.
Brad Renfro died. I always liked him. It's really sad. Even though I know people aren't going to listen to me it's probably a safe bet to stay off as many drugs as you can, but don't hurt yourself.
I'm gonna go read.
This one just doesn't have the steam I ussually can muster.
Read this shit and have some good sleep!
And....This man is a genius:
I'm depressed.
Trying to score a movie is that hardest thing I've attempted this year. I'm doing my damnedest, but damnit, I can't seem to nail the damn thing to the wall (Joel don't fret it will be done). I can do this, I can do this. I'm the boss. I'm the boss!
I've decided to save money and buy an iPhone. I don't know how I'm going to do it, but I'm going to do it. I was playing with Ian's earlier and it's so frikin cool, incredibly useful and a chick-magnet. Well, I made that last part up but I'm willing to believe it's true. Also, I burnt my fuckin' tongue on my Tomate soup earlier. I was especially pissed because I deliberately set to do the exact opposite. Man, i've really hit this lull in my mood. I'm lost in a perpetual laze with no foreseeable end. I need to snap out of it! I got shit to do. Work's not working out. I haven't had hours in a week and I'm not doing too much to counter that. I love my internship but that's not really going anywhere. They've told me a few time they were thinking of hiring me but that was months ago. I don't know what to do about it. I don't want to insist they hire me and overstep my bounds, but I also feel like I should be doing something. And I broke out a little bit.
On the flip side, earlier this week I talked to this woman at a prop house here in town about working there. She took my name and my phone number. Hopefully that'll blossom into something.
I really like Mark Wahlburg... he's got a lot of good looking projects coming out It seems. Max Payne, The Happening, and Darren Aronofsky's The Fighter. Just to name a few.
Here's a the first official pic from the new Star Trek reboot lead by J.J. "Idea Man" Abrams.
Gotta say I'm not too much of a Star Trek fan, but, J.J.'s got a good head on his shoulders and is sure to pump out something exciting. Consider my ticket bought.
Brad Renfro died. I always liked him. It's really sad. Even though I know people aren't going to listen to me it's probably a safe bet to stay off as many drugs as you can, but don't hurt yourself.
I'm gonna go read.
This one just doesn't have the steam I ussually can muster.
Read this shit and have some good sleep!
And....This man is a genius:
There Will Be Boners!
Yes, I have neglected to blog. It is, I think mostly attributed to the fact that I'm a lazy. But, it was only a matter of time that i'd be back. At the moment I'm trying to stream a Paul Thomas Anderson interview off google video about There Will Be Blood. I saw it for a second time tonight and in all honesty think it deserves an in theatre third viewing. I don't know that I can express how goddamn much I love this movie. I hope you've all gotten a chance to see it since we last spoke. It truly is the real deal. And I'm not just stating my snobby opinion, it just solely is.
How are you "the Masses"?? This phone only talks one way.
I've been trying my hand at feature film scoring these past few days. It's hard. But I think I may be alright. I finished a track for a montage sequence that I have to send off here soon, and i've been working on the first 40 or so seconds for what seems like forever. But I can do this damnit I have to. There's no one else! The montage track is fucking phenomenal though. I can't wait.
Also, I worked a shoot last week for three days made 150 bucks. It was a reality based cooking contest show for the internet. It was a lot of fun for the most part. Good experience. Halfway through the first day though the bullshit bomb got dropped and the client of the agency that is Foundation's client (where I is intern) decided to hire somebody as their executive chef, which just happened to be the prize of the whole show. The contestants were none the wiser and one even got kicked off the show as the client requested a "ringer" be put in. The "ringer" who happens to be the already hired and in place executive chef. Anywho I'm not too sure on the specifics of it all this is all I could gather honestly. It's pretty messed up and unprofessional of the client to do such a thing, especially for our company to have to take up the responsibility of figuring out how to reformat the show for it to somehow work and keep the contestants in the dark about what's going on. I'm sure they've figured it out. Needless to say, I got to try out some really great fucking food. I may have to get a real job so I can dine out at fancy returants, man fucking spell check can't figure out "resturant".........shit!
What else is new?
Oh yeah!
A friend of mine at Foundation asked me to help him out on a script for a short film he wants to make. First and foremost I was blown away with flattery that he'd turn to me to help him. I had previously written a short comedy with him in mind to act and he loved it. So when he considered me for help i jumped on it. We had a rap session and threw out some great ideas. This script is now full force and i'm going to lay down an idea draft this weekend. I don't want to talk to much about it so as not to jinx the fucker but i'm only going to say......Vaccums, blood, werewolf and more blood. Super excited!
What makes me most happy about this whole thing is that i'm trying to establish myself (at least to my peers) as a legit screenwriter. I know it's small but after writing a ton of shorts and a couple of first draft features, i feel like i'm getting some recognition, with this particular talent. Egan thinks i'm good anyhow.
Murder, Murder, mermaid murder! Duh duh duh duh dudududu duh duh!
Come on CHARLIE ROSE!! I want to watch this interview and go to sleep! Damn!
I need a new computer i think. I checked out those new Macbook Air robots online the other day. We are in the future... right now! That thing can read minds and it can walk. There's video of it beating the whole north korean army at a a single chess game. And then I read about how it delivered a baby while flying a 747 from Tucson to Orlando, Florida. I need to get me one.
It's got no optical drive so it gathers data by way of osmosis. If you're girlfriend steps too close to it's iSight camera it will instantly know her measurements, turn ons, turn offs (respectively), and the first time she lost her virginity. As opposed to the second, obviously. My little old manbook here is on, and i'm afraid to say it's last legs, well as far as memory and processing goes. Sad. This good ol' boy has been with me through thick and thicker for almost five years. I do love him so. But as the Hagakure says"The end is important in all things." It also says women should stay quiet and cook most of the day, which I only halfway agree with. I loves to eat, but I also enjoy a stimulating conversation with a member of the fairer sex. Sexist Samurai. Psh...
Well, it's getting awful late for me. I promise more frequent posts, like in the old days.
Here's one of my favorite sites to visit:
http://boingboing.net/
Have fun, see you soon.
How are you "the Masses"?? This phone only talks one way.
I've been trying my hand at feature film scoring these past few days. It's hard. But I think I may be alright. I finished a track for a montage sequence that I have to send off here soon, and i've been working on the first 40 or so seconds for what seems like forever. But I can do this damnit I have to. There's no one else! The montage track is fucking phenomenal though. I can't wait.
Also, I worked a shoot last week for three days made 150 bucks. It was a reality based cooking contest show for the internet. It was a lot of fun for the most part. Good experience. Halfway through the first day though the bullshit bomb got dropped and the client of the agency that is Foundation's client (where I is intern) decided to hire somebody as their executive chef, which just happened to be the prize of the whole show. The contestants were none the wiser and one even got kicked off the show as the client requested a "ringer" be put in. The "ringer" who happens to be the already hired and in place executive chef. Anywho I'm not too sure on the specifics of it all this is all I could gather honestly. It's pretty messed up and unprofessional of the client to do such a thing, especially for our company to have to take up the responsibility of figuring out how to reformat the show for it to somehow work and keep the contestants in the dark about what's going on. I'm sure they've figured it out. Needless to say, I got to try out some really great fucking food. I may have to get a real job so I can dine out at fancy returants, man fucking spell check can't figure out "resturant".........shit!
What else is new?
Oh yeah!
A friend of mine at Foundation asked me to help him out on a script for a short film he wants to make. First and foremost I was blown away with flattery that he'd turn to me to help him. I had previously written a short comedy with him in mind to act and he loved it. So when he considered me for help i jumped on it. We had a rap session and threw out some great ideas. This script is now full force and i'm going to lay down an idea draft this weekend. I don't want to talk to much about it so as not to jinx the fucker but i'm only going to say......Vaccums, blood, werewolf and more blood. Super excited!
What makes me most happy about this whole thing is that i'm trying to establish myself (at least to my peers) as a legit screenwriter. I know it's small but after writing a ton of shorts and a couple of first draft features, i feel like i'm getting some recognition, with this particular talent. Egan thinks i'm good anyhow.
Murder, Murder, mermaid murder! Duh duh duh duh dudududu duh duh!
Come on CHARLIE ROSE!! I want to watch this interview and go to sleep! Damn!
I need a new computer i think. I checked out those new Macbook Air robots online the other day. We are in the future... right now! That thing can read minds and it can walk. There's video of it beating the whole north korean army at a a single chess game. And then I read about how it delivered a baby while flying a 747 from Tucson to Orlando, Florida. I need to get me one.
It's got no optical drive so it gathers data by way of osmosis. If you're girlfriend steps too close to it's iSight camera it will instantly know her measurements, turn ons, turn offs (respectively), and the first time she lost her virginity. As opposed to the second, obviously. My little old manbook here is on, and i'm afraid to say it's last legs, well as far as memory and processing goes. Sad. This good ol' boy has been with me through thick and thicker for almost five years. I do love him so. But as the Hagakure says"The end is important in all things." It also says women should stay quiet and cook most of the day, which I only halfway agree with. I loves to eat, but I also enjoy a stimulating conversation with a member of the fairer sex. Sexist Samurai. Psh...
Well, it's getting awful late for me. I promise more frequent posts, like in the old days.
Here's one of my favorite sites to visit:
http://boingboing.net/
Have fun, see you soon.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
New blog up!
My new blog is up at:
http://talesofthestonefist.tumblr.com/
A lovely new place to satisfy all of your martial arts and asian cinema needs. Kiiya!!!!
http://talesofthestonefist.tumblr.com/
A lovely new place to satisfy all of your martial arts and asian cinema needs. Kiiya!!!!
Sunday, January 6, 2008
When the world ends I'll breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to.
Well, shit. I've found the lull.
Gone a while. Sorry about that. I felt the need to extend my vacation by a few more days. Internets can be work too.
For the third time while living in chicago i've gotten a cold. It sucks and I need to take better care of my self. Namely my feet, hands and face. Also I need to eat better. Today for lunch I had "Wheat-meat" Chorizo and black bean nachos at a vegan restaurant near my apartment.
Things are going good with the new roommate, she's pretty cool so far and seems open to the strange personalities of the other inhabitants. We watched some episodes of the office and Donnie Darko as a household. It was very nice.
I was in Denver to visit the family for the holidays. It was a really wonderful trip. I got to see pretty much everyone i'd needed to see while there. I did miss out on a few friends while home though. For a trip that was supposed to be me sitting around for hours at a time I sure was busy. So if I missed out on your company I'm sorry and hope to see you all soon soon. Oh and Happy belated New year and even more belated Christmas. Hope you got a lot of cool gifts.
I was lucky enough to receive some cool swag myself. My brother gave me an official double sided "Grindhouse" movie poster and some new headphones, which I needed desperately. I got some scrilla too and bought myself the new TOOL video single (amazing) and the Gorillaz:Rise of the Ogre book, which is a comprehensive history of the entire Gorillaz project, with interviews and stories. It weaves the tale of the band members and treats them as if they exist and aren't just cartoons. It's really an interesting little piece of literature, for any die hard fans. Love that shit.
I also bought a lot of beer and food while home. Damn I love food. Oh and I bought my brothers some books I thought they'd like.
While home I got to check out some flicks which I'd wanted to see.
I saw:
Into The Wild - Great companion piece to the book, although I think you might miss out a bit if you haven't read the book first. It's interesting to see the story and characters come to life, but at the same time they can only tell so much, which may work against it. Especially when compared to traditional biopics.
The Simpsons Movie- I have to say I didn't like it as much as I wanted to. Ten years too late is all I gotta say. Seasons 3-8 were so damn brilliant. It's a hard legacy to live up to.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - Really funny, surprising and well done. The music is great the gags are clever and so much heart that sometimes you'll think your watching the story of a real musician's fall from grace. The Apatow crew does it again. See it. If you don't love it you'll at least like it.
I inadvertently stumbled upon:
American Pie: Band Camp - Not really any funnier than the other Pie films, nor is it well shot, acted or directed. But somewhere in trying to be original with story, characters and plot elements they've bumblingly succeeded. Steers clear of AP conventions and does some fun and surprising things. Though I have to say I caught this late night on TBS so all the swearing and nudity was cut out. Even still it somehow kept me watching. I'm going to at some point watch the other shitty sequels. I would have wasted those hours anyway.
When I got back I saw:
There Will Be Blood-Holy hot damn! PTA is a bully who thoroughly kicks my ass on the playground. And save for Magnolia these are all beatings I orgasmically enjoy. A quote from PTA before shooting the first frame of TWBB: "Everybody Shut up! This is how you make a goddamn movie!" See this immediately. I don't care what time it is.
So.....
I don't want to get into all the hairy details but if you didn't know it yet you're damn lucky to know me. And that's all I can say about that right now.
Okay. Okay.... I know I'm more that lucky to know all of you too. Geeze. Let a guy have a moment of hubris here.
The Mars Volta has these wierd little webisodes up at Dailymotion.com in proomotion of their new album(my favorite below). They also have this really lame, but also cool marketing gag of a game over at amazon dot com.
Links:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000184001
Still very excited about that.
On an unrelated note, I'm going to venture into the science of demonology here soon. One step closer to my dream job of paranormal investigation. If in weeks days or hours to come you find that i've been driven mad and thrust myself into the depths of hades by suicide you can blame A&E's Paranormal State as the catalyst.
What I just want to see some ghosts....know that there's more beyond our "human" understanding of existence. Is that soooo wrong?
That show is really cheesy and childish, but I think I might love it. And Ghost Hunters on sci-fi. More on this to come.
Okay next I'm going to link you to a trailer for a film called "Chocolate". I was going to save this one for my upcoming Kung Fu Cinema Blog, but it just can't wait.
Holy fucking shit! BELIEVE THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE!
Man there's tons of film news and cool shit for me to catch you up on, but man that's work I'm just not ready to do right now. I'll have to catch up naturally at my own pace.
Serina, Anisetta,Matty, thanks for reading and waiting paitiently for this entry. No, you are not lame cause you read my blog. You are amazing!
Now I'm going to go watch that trailer again.
Gone a while. Sorry about that. I felt the need to extend my vacation by a few more days. Internets can be work too.
For the third time while living in chicago i've gotten a cold. It sucks and I need to take better care of my self. Namely my feet, hands and face. Also I need to eat better. Today for lunch I had "Wheat-meat" Chorizo and black bean nachos at a vegan restaurant near my apartment.
Things are going good with the new roommate, she's pretty cool so far and seems open to the strange personalities of the other inhabitants. We watched some episodes of the office and Donnie Darko as a household. It was very nice.
I was in Denver to visit the family for the holidays. It was a really wonderful trip. I got to see pretty much everyone i'd needed to see while there. I did miss out on a few friends while home though. For a trip that was supposed to be me sitting around for hours at a time I sure was busy. So if I missed out on your company I'm sorry and hope to see you all soon soon. Oh and Happy belated New year and even more belated Christmas. Hope you got a lot of cool gifts.
I was lucky enough to receive some cool swag myself. My brother gave me an official double sided "Grindhouse" movie poster and some new headphones, which I needed desperately. I got some scrilla too and bought myself the new TOOL video single (amazing) and the Gorillaz:Rise of the Ogre book, which is a comprehensive history of the entire Gorillaz project, with interviews and stories. It weaves the tale of the band members and treats them as if they exist and aren't just cartoons. It's really an interesting little piece of literature, for any die hard fans. Love that shit.
I also bought a lot of beer and food while home. Damn I love food. Oh and I bought my brothers some books I thought they'd like.
While home I got to check out some flicks which I'd wanted to see.
I saw:
Into The Wild - Great companion piece to the book, although I think you might miss out a bit if you haven't read the book first. It's interesting to see the story and characters come to life, but at the same time they can only tell so much, which may work against it. Especially when compared to traditional biopics.
The Simpsons Movie- I have to say I didn't like it as much as I wanted to. Ten years too late is all I gotta say. Seasons 3-8 were so damn brilliant. It's a hard legacy to live up to.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - Really funny, surprising and well done. The music is great the gags are clever and so much heart that sometimes you'll think your watching the story of a real musician's fall from grace. The Apatow crew does it again. See it. If you don't love it you'll at least like it.
I inadvertently stumbled upon:
American Pie: Band Camp - Not really any funnier than the other Pie films, nor is it well shot, acted or directed. But somewhere in trying to be original with story, characters and plot elements they've bumblingly succeeded. Steers clear of AP conventions and does some fun and surprising things. Though I have to say I caught this late night on TBS so all the swearing and nudity was cut out. Even still it somehow kept me watching. I'm going to at some point watch the other shitty sequels. I would have wasted those hours anyway.
When I got back I saw:
There Will Be Blood-Holy hot damn! PTA is a bully who thoroughly kicks my ass on the playground. And save for Magnolia these are all beatings I orgasmically enjoy. A quote from PTA before shooting the first frame of TWBB: "Everybody Shut up! This is how you make a goddamn movie!" See this immediately. I don't care what time it is.
So.....
I don't want to get into all the hairy details but if you didn't know it yet you're damn lucky to know me. And that's all I can say about that right now.
Okay. Okay.... I know I'm more that lucky to know all of you too. Geeze. Let a guy have a moment of hubris here.
The Mars Volta has these wierd little webisodes up at Dailymotion.com in proomotion of their new album(my favorite below). They also have this really lame, but also cool marketing gag of a game over at amazon dot com.
Links:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000184001
Still very excited about that.
On an unrelated note, I'm going to venture into the science of demonology here soon. One step closer to my dream job of paranormal investigation. If in weeks days or hours to come you find that i've been driven mad and thrust myself into the depths of hades by suicide you can blame A&E's Paranormal State as the catalyst.
What I just want to see some ghosts....know that there's more beyond our "human" understanding of existence. Is that soooo wrong?
That show is really cheesy and childish, but I think I might love it. And Ghost Hunters on sci-fi. More on this to come.
Okay next I'm going to link you to a trailer for a film called "Chocolate". I was going to save this one for my upcoming Kung Fu Cinema Blog, but it just can't wait.
Holy fucking shit! BELIEVE THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE!
Man there's tons of film news and cool shit for me to catch you up on, but man that's work I'm just not ready to do right now. I'll have to catch up naturally at my own pace.
Serina, Anisetta,Matty, thanks for reading and waiting paitiently for this entry. No, you are not lame cause you read my blog. You are amazing!
Now I'm going to go watch that trailer again.
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