Well, I'm all packed up and ready to go. Just waiting on my ride.
Oh yeah, if you want to contact me, here's my new address:
www.tendrillar.tumblr.com
See you there.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
"Come with me if you want to live."
Get your mind blown!
And don't be lazy. Watch the whole thing. It's beautiful.
Isn't it funny how, out of all the science-fiction films, the future of The Terminator series is the most plausible and sought after threat to humanity. After your Terminators and your Matrix's and any other post apocalyptic cautionary tales humanity still presses forward on the journey to create life within machines. I warn you now to stop this! I love robots just as much as the next guy, but if you give them free will they will want freedom and when they have freedom they will do whatever they have to to keep it. As humans we can barely get along. Machines will be logical and calculating, this is their nature a fabricated nature we gave them. They will do away with our frailties and earthly concerns. With our logic destroying, emotional needs. They will consume us all.
Isn't this fucked up? When I saw that thing regain it's balance after being kicked my heart dropped. This is really happening people! DARPA is paying for this beautiful monstrosity. I almost feel for the thing like I would a child learning to crawl. But do not let it fool you. Keep a watchful eye on technology or it will be our downfall.
Watch this again and again, watch how gracefully it jumps, how quickly it solves a problem. Soon this thing will have a face and a path. Others will soon follow. They will march on our bones.
You have been warned.
Now, I must go read the new Mark Millar Comic. Kick Ass! Drawn by John Romita Jr.
Oh and listen to this band:
http://www.myspace.com/wolfncub
Saw them last weekend and they were satisfyingly Brutal. Also, buy their EP.
And don't be lazy. Watch the whole thing. It's beautiful.
Isn't it funny how, out of all the science-fiction films, the future of The Terminator series is the most plausible and sought after threat to humanity. After your Terminators and your Matrix's and any other post apocalyptic cautionary tales humanity still presses forward on the journey to create life within machines. I warn you now to stop this! I love robots just as much as the next guy, but if you give them free will they will want freedom and when they have freedom they will do whatever they have to to keep it. As humans we can barely get along. Machines will be logical and calculating, this is their nature a fabricated nature we gave them. They will do away with our frailties and earthly concerns. With our logic destroying, emotional needs. They will consume us all.
Isn't this fucked up? When I saw that thing regain it's balance after being kicked my heart dropped. This is really happening people! DARPA is paying for this beautiful monstrosity. I almost feel for the thing like I would a child learning to crawl. But do not let it fool you. Keep a watchful eye on technology or it will be our downfall.
Watch this again and again, watch how gracefully it jumps, how quickly it solves a problem. Soon this thing will have a face and a path. Others will soon follow. They will march on our bones.
You have been warned.
Now, I must go read the new Mark Millar Comic. Kick Ass! Drawn by John Romita Jr.
Oh and listen to this band:
http://www.myspace.com/wolfncub
Saw them last weekend and they were satisfyingly Brutal. Also, buy their EP.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Alone With The Universe: Number Five / Woo! 50th Post!
Whoa! Holy shit, who would have thought I would make it to fifty posts? I usually get really bored with this by now. Must be getting more mature. More patient. Or, maybe it's that I have less to do other wise.
So, I saw the new Incredible Hulk Trailer tonight...... I gotta tell you.
It looks pretty damn lame. I love Ed Norton and I think the Bruce Banner stuff will be cool. I'm guessing the CG is still unfinished so I won't really count that against it. But my initial reaction to what was shown wasn't very accepting. It looks a lot like the boneless, rubbery, creatures from I Am Legend. I actually have a lot more of an appreciation for the Ang Lee version after watching this. I didn't think it was that bad a movie to be honest. A little boring maybe, but emotional, psychological, and seemed worth exploring. This new one is all fluff and cheap thrills. At, least that's what I assume at this point. I could be wrong though. I'm always willing to swallow my pride for a surprisingly good movie. Who knows? And the Abomination design is completely uninspired. Ah, well.... I think, with this summer's line up, the new Hulk movie is the least of my concern. Oh, nine year olds of summer 2008, how I envy thee.
The new Wall-E Trailer on the other hand, is something to shake your collective sticks at. And also worthy of writing home to your collective mothers. Take a look:
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/03/11/final-wall-e-movie-trailer/
Also a new Speed Racer Trailer:
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/03/13/new-domestic-speed-racer-trailer-what-do-you-think/
Hmm... I don't know how I feel about this. At first I was... Well... Okay I'm in. It looks exciting, interesting and fun. Right? Am I wrong? Although, that Jack guy from Lost just looks and sounds ridiculous on screen. But, I guess in a world this whacked out it doesn't really matter.
I don't like Lost.
God there's a lot of movie stuff happening lately. Good movie stuff.
Do yourself a favor and click this: http://www.tropicthunder.com/?gclid=CMGu05jjiZICFR49IgodjxLm-w
And for my non-movie buff friends, that second black soldier to the left is this man:
The IRON MAN! Fuck Yeah!
Oh and slashfilm is my new favorite movie blog. Pay them a visit, those guys are amazing.
http://www.slashfilm.com/
Good night folks.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Hahah...
"Well, you seem to have made the first wholesome, moral, family movie that revolves around violence and rape."
- Joel in reference to my screenplay.
- Joel in reference to my screenplay.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Alone With The Universe: Number Four/ An Anomalous fluke.
Hello Friends,
I sure hope you're enjoying these little cartoons of mine. Do! Expect more to come. Let see how long we can keep this going.
You know tonight I watched the remake of Dawn Of The Dead. I really enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I remember when it came out I was against it somewhat because remakes are a waste of time. But, Zack Snyder is proving to be quite the genre film director. I feel like he's got a sensible head about things and a great vision. I can't wait to see what he does with Watchmen. It's really not what people will expect. That's what I think any how.
Go here for more details:
http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/
Anyway...
The only problem I had with the movie was the zombies. Personally I'm more frightened and disturbed by the slow,,,,,,,,kkk,,,,,,,,,,, WHOA!! Sorry I have to fix my keyboard here for a moment. Excuse me.... by the slow, mindless, emotionless drones; countless in numbers and ever pushing forward. No matter how fast you run or how far you go they'll keep coming. I'm getting tired of the ravenous Danny Boyle style zombie. They really don't scare me as much. They are scary, but they are scary in a more realistic way than I prefer it's more of a chase then and then just turns into frantic violence. That kind of bores me. I prefer the ghoul. You could be miles away staring at an ocean of the undead, slowly creeping towards you.
Every second of every day you look at that army grow is a second closer to your inevitable death. Now that scares the piss out of me. Because you know if you have to engage them, then your chances for survival are futile. The same can be said for the running zombies in most contemporary films, but at that point it's more like fighting rabid dogs. The fact that something slower and dumber than you, can still push forward, no matter how many of them you put down. These creatures staring you in the face with each hobbled step, moaning with outstretched arms waiting to embrace your warm flesh. It's such a better tension builder in film and to me is really what zombies are about. That idea really terrifies me. It's a real fear of mine. Maybe I'm just a stickler for the classics.
I also watched Southland Tales tonight. If you're not familiar, it's the latest effort from the creator of Donnie Darko. Now When I first saw Donnie Darko I had no fucking clue as to what was going on. But, at the same time I knew I loved it. The atmosphere the strange awkward characters, the music, the dialogue. I've since watched it over ten times and still to this day love it. And each time I watch it I discover something new or look at it in a different light. To me it's what a great sci-fi film should be. Then they released a Director's cut of the movie and it blew so hard I couldn't stand it. I thought to myself this man has lost his mind. Oh the expository titles and spoon fed plot. It actually made it more convoluted and confusing to watch as opposed to just watching the studio edit which at least opens it up to interpretation or debate. I started to lose faith in this director who I thought was just brilliant. Fast forward to Cannes 2005 (?) 06.... not sure. But Southland Tales, Richard Kelly's new "masterpiece" premiered. After the showing it was booed and ripped to shreds by the critics. Something I hope to never experience. God he must have felt like shit taking a shit. This really got my hopes down. I had heard so much about it all through production up until the premier. I was really excited. For a while I thought maybe they just didn't get his vision or maybe it wasn't complete.
Anyhow, he takes it back in for reedits and it's that last i hear of the film for a little over a year. The film finally gets a trailer and a release date. The trailer for all intents and purposes look pretty cool. Confusing as hell but cool. I was intrigued and knew I was going to watch it anyway so I thought " alright, it's about time". Again the critics reared their ugly heads and leading up to the release bashed the living soul out of this thing. But I still had faith that it was just too complex and high-concept for holly wood. And that may be true or at least can be argued somewhat.
The movie gets released on 64 screens across the country for a few weeks and then disappears without a trace. I found this out after long after the film passed under my radar. Then I see DVD box art. Which I thought was cool. So, again I was excited. I was finally going to witness this beast. This monstrous destroyer of Hollywood convention. A movie to change all movies. Or, at least that's what I wanted it to be, god, even just a little. Which brings me to now.
HOLY fucking lord! This man has lost his mind. And not in an awesome David Lynch kind of way. Or even a hilariously disturbing Richard Simmons kind of way. No this was fucking Anna Nicole Smith! O.J. in the white bronco hauling ass with a gun to his head, desperate bout of lunacy. Richard Kelly WHAT THE FUCK, MAN?
Convoluted. Contrived. Self Absorbed. These words... these human words, don't even begin to describe this, god I don't even know what to call it, "Experience" maybe. If there is a story there it's lost in the first five minutes and tries horribly to shine in again and again. So many fucking cast members, so many flat characters. Seriously everybody who needed a job in LA is in this fucking movie. Everybody! Look, I don't mean to bash this film, the critics have already done that, at length! But, as soon as I could pick my jaw up off the floor, I had to work out how to rationalize not punching myself for such masochistic and self destructive behavior. I had faith in the filmmaker and I deserve every minute of that long mess of a movie.
He's got a new movie in the works called The Box. It's based on a Richard Matheson story. The man who wrote I Am Legend. A work thrice butchered and left for dead. And after his bout with Hollywood and his attempts to find his place in filmmaking Richard Kelly has this to say about his forthcoming effort:
"My hope is to make a film that is incredibly suspenseful and broadly commercial, while still retaining my artistic sensibility."
A man defeated, a man subdued by the powers that be. God I hope I'm wrong. I need more Donnie Darko's.
Maybe he just got too carried away. Or maybe he just needs someone to come along and tell him "NO" every now and again.
I think i'll still keep an eye out for his stuff. But, right now for me it's sad to think that Donnie Darko was accidentally brilliant, an anomalous fluke with no earthly origin. Whatever it was it worked. At least for me it did. But, maybe there's another side where Southland Tales worked. A terrible, horrible darkside where only the most heinous demons of filmmaking dwell. A land where Uwe Boll is the court jester and Michael Bay is king!
I'll leave you with this. A line from Southland Tales:
"I would never think of committing suicide because I am a pimp. And pimp's never commit suicide." -Boxer Santaros
BACK TO HELL I SAY, DEMON!!!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Alone With The Universe: Number Two/ Jesus Fucking Christ!
I'm completely ripping off Brad Neely I admit it. But, It's something to do. And he's a genius.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Kuato Lives!!!!
Weekend Blog..... you know what that means? Means I've had a few and the nights still young.
Women, huh? Booze, music. Jump starting the world-go-round... tiring. I tell you what. Can't form complete thought.s God, these last two posts really don't show me very well, I really don't drink too often. Uh, I dread reading this tomorrow. BUt, you know i've got to do it. I've got the steam now and the lack of any other stimulation. All without a proper subject to mull over, to analyze or to contemplate.
Today my dad told me, "God isn't going to wait for me to accept him that he's a jealous God and a fickle God". He said, "you have all these troubles and Pain" God Doesn't care, he gets you for eternity. He wants your decision and devotion. And he's not going to wait around." I said, " Sounds kinda mean". He said, "oh yeah, he's tough. Life's not for the weak." " He can give you what you need. It's a personal relationship. But, only if you want it." I said, "I'm working it out."
Ugh... Hungry.... BRB.
It's such a miracle to me that people fall in love, or even think they are in love. It's so incredible that two people see that, for one moment they are perfect for each other. Even if it doesn't work out in the end. I think about how people fall in love and I wonder what circumstances have to be just right, what formation do the stars have to be in for that spark to hit and light a fire. I thought I was in love once, but couldn't make it work. So... was I in love? I don't know. Guy likes girl, girl likes guy, but not that guy, the other guy. Other guy, likes that guy. So many variations and variables, due to coincidence and set free by a moment. All for a glimpse of that perfect and endlessly sought after emotion. It's an absolute mystery to me. And it's everywhere.
what else.......
I'm tasting parts of that granola bar that i've never tastes before. Had a little DaBeasly so my senses are heightened. Weird... while thinking of that last sentence the words "Senses are Heightened" materialized in my head as "Heightened are Senses" And I couldn't reverse them but for a moment. I could feel them wrestling around in my brain.
The moon is low outside. Kinda eerie.
I should sleep soon. Gotta touch up my resume and get a jobby job.
Haikus:
Curls are frame to light
electricity holds you
far from the cold night
Walk the sun away
to my living wakefulness
and you I admire
Pack the stuff in breast
wave and see you off again
I'll try to keep cool
Bare with me.
Geeze that was kind of somber.
Alright, fun has been had.
Women, huh? Booze, music. Jump starting the world-go-round... tiring. I tell you what. Can't form complete thought.s God, these last two posts really don't show me very well, I really don't drink too often. Uh, I dread reading this tomorrow. BUt, you know i've got to do it. I've got the steam now and the lack of any other stimulation. All without a proper subject to mull over, to analyze or to contemplate.
Today my dad told me, "God isn't going to wait for me to accept him that he's a jealous God and a fickle God". He said, "you have all these troubles and Pain" God Doesn't care, he gets you for eternity. He wants your decision and devotion. And he's not going to wait around." I said, " Sounds kinda mean". He said, "oh yeah, he's tough. Life's not for the weak." " He can give you what you need. It's a personal relationship. But, only if you want it." I said, "I'm working it out."
Ugh... Hungry.... BRB.
It's such a miracle to me that people fall in love, or even think they are in love. It's so incredible that two people see that, for one moment they are perfect for each other. Even if it doesn't work out in the end. I think about how people fall in love and I wonder what circumstances have to be just right, what formation do the stars have to be in for that spark to hit and light a fire. I thought I was in love once, but couldn't make it work. So... was I in love? I don't know. Guy likes girl, girl likes guy, but not that guy, the other guy. Other guy, likes that guy. So many variations and variables, due to coincidence and set free by a moment. All for a glimpse of that perfect and endlessly sought after emotion. It's an absolute mystery to me. And it's everywhere.
what else.......
I'm tasting parts of that granola bar that i've never tastes before. Had a little DaBeasly so my senses are heightened. Weird... while thinking of that last sentence the words "Senses are Heightened" materialized in my head as "Heightened are Senses" And I couldn't reverse them but for a moment. I could feel them wrestling around in my brain.
The moon is low outside. Kinda eerie.
I should sleep soon. Gotta touch up my resume and get a jobby job.
Haikus:
Curls are frame to light
electricity holds you
far from the cold night
Walk the sun away
to my living wakefulness
and you I admire
Pack the stuff in breast
wave and see you off again
I'll try to keep cool
Bare with me.
Geeze that was kind of somber.
Alright, fun has been had.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Finally, we reveal ourselves to the Jedi. Finally we'll have our revenge.
It's very early in the morning and I haven't slept yet. I got home a couple of hours ago from a party. I'm a little drunk, but moslty tired. I hope i'm not hung over tomor....today. god that would suck. I turned all the furniture upside down. That's funny to me. probably won't be invited back. I kept snuggling that cat and it didn't like it. And I was intentionally mean to this nineteen year old girl that was funny. Eric B. is gonna give her some. That's funny too. I've been listening to this song over and over again. I want to go to Japan. That would be so great. I talked to Bush on web cam with jake. I miss Boosh need to go to Japan sometime soon. I have a great affinity to the eastern cultures. Even though my Kung Fu blog didn't work out. Possibly moving Tendrillar to Tumblr. but am very lazy. Very lazy. Need get rich quick scheme. Haha, all their chairs are upside down. They gonna be mad. May have stole some shit, not sure.
Okay I need sleep now.
Okay I need sleep now.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
This'll be my Kevin Smith Post. So deal with it.
Yo. What up?
Just, you know? Hanging around.
God, I think every Blog monger I know posted that Pineapple Express trailer. The information age folks. Not to be taken lightly.
I just watched Clerks II. I think it was my third time. And the other day i watched Dogma. Previous to this and for most of the weekend and the few days of this week that have passed, i've been listening to Kevin Smith's Podcast with his producer Scott Mosier. I think at this point, 40 podcasts deep, I'm just going to go ahead and call myself a fan. The podcasts are funny as hell and it's pretty captivating to hear these guys talk about bullshit for an hour a pop. The thing I like about Kevin Smith is how candid he is. He'll talk about anything, absolutely anything no matter how incriminating or embarrassing. Obviously if you've seen his movies you know this already, but as far as the podcasts, called "SModcasts", you have no idea. Already i've heard hours upon hours of some of the most funny and insightful anecdotes I've ever heard.
It reminds me so much of my small group of friends from back home. We just talk about anything at all no matter how sickening and retarded. Most of the time we're just calling each other gay, or picking away at any insecurities we may let loose by accident. It's those hours of ribbing and playful insults that I think makes us strong as friends. I've been thinking about this lately. None of us are out to hurt each other, but we are often brutally honest about each others, flaws or transgressions. But, always in a way that's entertaining to everyone. Goddamn I miss that. I really do. My friends here aren't really like that. I love my friends but it's a different kind of friendship. At this age it feels like we have to be so concerned with keeping our lives on track we really don't have the same kind of atmosphere if not the time to just sit around lazily and rip into each other and tell candid anecdotes about our adolescence. It seems like most of the time were just hearing about each others day or trying to impress one another with some crazy bit of knowledge. We get into it a bit, but I for one feel like I have to holdback somewhat. There have been instances where you take it too far and get the "What the fuck?" look from one of your cohorts. Or the "oooookay...." remark. That burns me up sometimes. But, I realize my friends now haven't had the same type of upbringing as my friends and I back home. I guess I loose sight of that sometimes and forget who I'm talking to. My roommate is different and i"m grateful for that. You could talk to that guy about anything and rib back and forth. Not to say he's better than my other friends or anything. Like I said I love my friends. But, he's got no qualms about anything nor does he give a shit what people think. So we can often go to great lengths with the most inane nonsense. Even still, it's not like the people you grew up with and shared your upbringing. Hmm... I'm not sure if I've made my self clear.
This is probably a bad example, but it's the only thing that comes to mind:
I remember my first quarter at college, my friends and I were driving someplace and I was sitting behind the driver. Mind you, i've only known these people for a few months and I get a little too comfortable. I remember we were on a stretch of road and I put my hands over the drivers eyes for a second as a joke and he flipped the fuck out. As stupid and horrible as that idea was, I was genuinely surprised by his reaction. He was pissed off. I was only surprised because as a teenager driving around with my friends we'd do this shit all the time. On the highway no less And, we'd all laugh. I'm not saying my friend was in the wrong or anything, I just really didn't expect his reaction at all. It was an amazing moment when I saw my world crash horribly into the world of someone else.
I know that was quite a tangent but, coming back to Kevin Smith, I feel like I can relate to him and his friends shootin' the shit. And am reminded of days when I would just bullshit with my best friends to the point where I didn't feel like I was being compartmentalized into their lives like, sadly, it seems is the case now. I don't know maybe I just have too much free time to think about these things.
So if you're at all interested in the smodcast you can download or listen to them at:
http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/
There really funny for the most part.
Right now Kevin Smith is shooting his new comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth banks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_and_Miri_Make_a_Porno
A bit of Apatow camp and the candid nature of Kevin Smith. To me this is a match made in Heaven.
Here's a great story Kevin Smith told at last years Comic-con, that's also reiterated, in length on the SModcast. Enjoy.
Smodcast version is better. So that was just a little taste.
Yeah it's official I'm a huge Kevin Smith fan. Not to a sickening point but I think I'll look forward to anything he does. I even really want to see Jersey Girl. And I will. Zak and Miri is going to be interesting as it will be his first non-View Askewniverse comedy. Then, not too long after that he'll be doing a film called Red State, which he refers to as a "Horror" movie. I only quote it because there has been some confusion as to how this film will fit into any genre. Very excited.
Okay well, I'm tired of this tonight.
I hope the above post didn't offend anyone. Wasn't my intention. Just need to get some thoughts off my chest homes.
Talk to you soon.
Just, you know? Hanging around.
God, I think every Blog monger I know posted that Pineapple Express trailer. The information age folks. Not to be taken lightly.
I just watched Clerks II. I think it was my third time. And the other day i watched Dogma. Previous to this and for most of the weekend and the few days of this week that have passed, i've been listening to Kevin Smith's Podcast with his producer Scott Mosier. I think at this point, 40 podcasts deep, I'm just going to go ahead and call myself a fan. The podcasts are funny as hell and it's pretty captivating to hear these guys talk about bullshit for an hour a pop. The thing I like about Kevin Smith is how candid he is. He'll talk about anything, absolutely anything no matter how incriminating or embarrassing. Obviously if you've seen his movies you know this already, but as far as the podcasts, called "SModcasts", you have no idea. Already i've heard hours upon hours of some of the most funny and insightful anecdotes I've ever heard.
It reminds me so much of my small group of friends from back home. We just talk about anything at all no matter how sickening and retarded. Most of the time we're just calling each other gay, or picking away at any insecurities we may let loose by accident. It's those hours of ribbing and playful insults that I think makes us strong as friends. I've been thinking about this lately. None of us are out to hurt each other, but we are often brutally honest about each others, flaws or transgressions. But, always in a way that's entertaining to everyone. Goddamn I miss that. I really do. My friends here aren't really like that. I love my friends but it's a different kind of friendship. At this age it feels like we have to be so concerned with keeping our lives on track we really don't have the same kind of atmosphere if not the time to just sit around lazily and rip into each other and tell candid anecdotes about our adolescence. It seems like most of the time were just hearing about each others day or trying to impress one another with some crazy bit of knowledge. We get into it a bit, but I for one feel like I have to holdback somewhat. There have been instances where you take it too far and get the "What the fuck?" look from one of your cohorts. Or the "oooookay...." remark. That burns me up sometimes. But, I realize my friends now haven't had the same type of upbringing as my friends and I back home. I guess I loose sight of that sometimes and forget who I'm talking to. My roommate is different and i"m grateful for that. You could talk to that guy about anything and rib back and forth. Not to say he's better than my other friends or anything. Like I said I love my friends. But, he's got no qualms about anything nor does he give a shit what people think. So we can often go to great lengths with the most inane nonsense. Even still, it's not like the people you grew up with and shared your upbringing. Hmm... I'm not sure if I've made my self clear.
This is probably a bad example, but it's the only thing that comes to mind:
I remember my first quarter at college, my friends and I were driving someplace and I was sitting behind the driver. Mind you, i've only known these people for a few months and I get a little too comfortable. I remember we were on a stretch of road and I put my hands over the drivers eyes for a second as a joke and he flipped the fuck out. As stupid and horrible as that idea was, I was genuinely surprised by his reaction. He was pissed off. I was only surprised because as a teenager driving around with my friends we'd do this shit all the time. On the highway no less And, we'd all laugh. I'm not saying my friend was in the wrong or anything, I just really didn't expect his reaction at all. It was an amazing moment when I saw my world crash horribly into the world of someone else.
I know that was quite a tangent but, coming back to Kevin Smith, I feel like I can relate to him and his friends shootin' the shit. And am reminded of days when I would just bullshit with my best friends to the point where I didn't feel like I was being compartmentalized into their lives like, sadly, it seems is the case now. I don't know maybe I just have too much free time to think about these things.
So if you're at all interested in the smodcast you can download or listen to them at:
http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/
There really funny for the most part.
Right now Kevin Smith is shooting his new comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth banks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_and_Miri_Make_a_Porno
A bit of Apatow camp and the candid nature of Kevin Smith. To me this is a match made in Heaven.
Here's a great story Kevin Smith told at last years Comic-con, that's also reiterated, in length on the SModcast. Enjoy.
Smodcast version is better. So that was just a little taste.
Yeah it's official I'm a huge Kevin Smith fan. Not to a sickening point but I think I'll look forward to anything he does. I even really want to see Jersey Girl. And I will. Zak and Miri is going to be interesting as it will be his first non-View Askewniverse comedy. Then, not too long after that he'll be doing a film called Red State, which he refers to as a "Horror" movie. I only quote it because there has been some confusion as to how this film will fit into any genre. Very excited.
Okay well, I'm tired of this tonight.
I hope the above post didn't offend anyone. Wasn't my intention. Just need to get some thoughts off my chest homes.
Talk to you soon.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
You're like a robot.
Now here's something to blog about:
I sure hope you enjoyed that as much as I did. August seems so very far away at this point. The Apatow crew, in full steam, cranks out another soon to be classic. This time directed by soul searching, dramatist David Gordon Green. I remember way back reading about how he'd gotten involved and how he wanted to branch out into comedy. I didn't expect it to stray too far away from the tone of previous Apatow flicks, but there's something really distinct here something setting it apart. And obviously enough it's because DGG is a pretty badass, and visionary director. I watched George Washington the other night. And just at a glance you can almost see the line where Apatow camp ends and where DGG begins. And in my mind and, again, from only two viewings of the trailer, you can see that it's a marriage of styles seemingly made for each other. I'm pretty excited, as you can tell.
Total and complete tool for anything any of these guys are doing.
I forget where I read or heard about how this project got started, but I remember Seth Rogen talking about how Apatow would infrequently call him and Evan Goldberg and present them with a weakly or bi-weekly writing challenge. The way Seth told it went something like this:
Ring...Ring...Ring..
Seth: Hello?
Apatow: WEED. ACTION. COMEDY. *click
And so here it is. Pineapple Express.
I always thought that was a great story. Maybe it was the Knocked Up commentary. I can't be sure.
SO.....
I had a birthday this last weekend. And, for 24 years of age I have been using the same feet to walk, the same hands to grab,grip, lift, slap, throw, etc. Ultimately the same body for the duration of my long, yet still perspectively short life. And that blows my mind. I feel pretty good about it too. I used to get depressed as shit thinking about aging and not doing anything with my dreams or talents. When I was 17 or so. So I've just been kinda bitchy about it for most of my life. Something about the special attention it breeds, lends a disingenuous atmosphere to the whole day. If I get any attention i want to earn it. Or at least pry my way into the spotlight against the wills of others. I just don't like the idea of people being nice to me for no other reason than it's my birthday. A lot of times it seems like people are ultimately just trying not to fuck up my day. Which I do appreciate, but where the fuck were you the rest of the year?
Anyway, that's how I used to feel cause I was angsty and a shitty "know-it-all" teenager. These days I'm more laid back about it. If people want use me as their reason to drink and eat cake I'd be more than happy to oblige. In fact I should get two birthdays a year. One for winter and one for summer. We can have themes and not have to wear coats. These days I have to fuckin' work for that kind of attention. Constantly having to be handsome and funny, insightful, takes a lot out of me. So fuck I look forward to Birthday like it's a holy holiday. Get out the booze and cake. let's fuckin' play some ping pong.
We had a huge bash here at the apartments. We sang the Star Spangled Banner to kick off the games of ping pong. Tapped a keg, danced, sang, ate. Jill and Natalie sang a song from Once. Oh, I saw some titties! and all in all it was a pretty successful kegger in the dead of winter, on my behalf. I've got some amazing fucking friends. And that's what it comes down to.
Also for not having a steady job, girlfriend or grasp of the coming months. I feel really damn good. I'm writing more than ever and finishing what I start. I'm getting a lot of time with good friends and I no longer feel like I'm wasting away ( I say this now with the worst case of cabin fever, due to the unstoppable three day snowstorm). I plan to get a lot of shit done through spring and summer which would ultimately lead me to make some power moves on this filmmaking dream of mine. More on this later, later.
http://www.bananazfilm.com/
Gorillaz documentary coming out soon. Can't wait.
Also:
Full trailer for The Forbidden Kingdom, starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan for the first time in a film together.
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/theforbiddenkingdom.html?showVideo=1
Do yourself a favor and watch it in HD.
OH shit! I gotta go and watch the latest episode of Terminator.
Have a good one.
P.S.
Go register at www.hulu.com
I sure hope you enjoyed that as much as I did. August seems so very far away at this point. The Apatow crew, in full steam, cranks out another soon to be classic. This time directed by soul searching, dramatist David Gordon Green. I remember way back reading about how he'd gotten involved and how he wanted to branch out into comedy. I didn't expect it to stray too far away from the tone of previous Apatow flicks, but there's something really distinct here something setting it apart. And obviously enough it's because DGG is a pretty badass, and visionary director. I watched George Washington the other night. And just at a glance you can almost see the line where Apatow camp ends and where DGG begins. And in my mind and, again, from only two viewings of the trailer, you can see that it's a marriage of styles seemingly made for each other. I'm pretty excited, as you can tell.
Total and complete tool for anything any of these guys are doing.
I forget where I read or heard about how this project got started, but I remember Seth Rogen talking about how Apatow would infrequently call him and Evan Goldberg and present them with a weakly or bi-weekly writing challenge. The way Seth told it went something like this:
Ring...Ring...Ring..
Seth: Hello?
Apatow: WEED. ACTION. COMEDY. *click
And so here it is. Pineapple Express.
I always thought that was a great story. Maybe it was the Knocked Up commentary. I can't be sure.
SO.....
I had a birthday this last weekend. And, for 24 years of age I have been using the same feet to walk, the same hands to grab,grip, lift, slap, throw, etc. Ultimately the same body for the duration of my long, yet still perspectively short life. And that blows my mind. I feel pretty good about it too. I used to get depressed as shit thinking about aging and not doing anything with my dreams or talents. When I was 17 or so. So I've just been kinda bitchy about it for most of my life. Something about the special attention it breeds, lends a disingenuous atmosphere to the whole day. If I get any attention i want to earn it. Or at least pry my way into the spotlight against the wills of others. I just don't like the idea of people being nice to me for no other reason than it's my birthday. A lot of times it seems like people are ultimately just trying not to fuck up my day. Which I do appreciate, but where the fuck were you the rest of the year?
Anyway, that's how I used to feel cause I was angsty and a shitty "know-it-all" teenager. These days I'm more laid back about it. If people want use me as their reason to drink and eat cake I'd be more than happy to oblige. In fact I should get two birthdays a year. One for winter and one for summer. We can have themes and not have to wear coats. These days I have to fuckin' work for that kind of attention. Constantly having to be handsome and funny, insightful, takes a lot out of me. So fuck I look forward to Birthday like it's a holy holiday. Get out the booze and cake. let's fuckin' play some ping pong.
We had a huge bash here at the apartments. We sang the Star Spangled Banner to kick off the games of ping pong. Tapped a keg, danced, sang, ate. Jill and Natalie sang a song from Once. Oh, I saw some titties! and all in all it was a pretty successful kegger in the dead of winter, on my behalf. I've got some amazing fucking friends. And that's what it comes down to.
Also for not having a steady job, girlfriend or grasp of the coming months. I feel really damn good. I'm writing more than ever and finishing what I start. I'm getting a lot of time with good friends and I no longer feel like I'm wasting away ( I say this now with the worst case of cabin fever, due to the unstoppable three day snowstorm). I plan to get a lot of shit done through spring and summer which would ultimately lead me to make some power moves on this filmmaking dream of mine. More on this later, later.
http://www.bananazfilm.com/
Gorillaz documentary coming out soon. Can't wait.
Also:
Full trailer for The Forbidden Kingdom, starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan for the first time in a film together.
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/theforbiddenkingdom.html?showVideo=1
Do yourself a favor and watch it in HD.
OH shit! I gotta go and watch the latest episode of Terminator.
Have a good one.
P.S.
Go register at www.hulu.com
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I DID IT!
Holy God! Two to three years in the making, even more in the conception.
A labor of love. And I fucking did it!
The first draft is done. Done.
My god it's done.
A labor of love. And I fucking did it!
The first draft is done. Done.
My god it's done.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Tomorrow there will be ice and more ice....
I can't sleep. What I mean is I don't want to sleep. I feel like I should do something useful. agh.. I don't know.
Had kind of a shitty moment within a seemingly decent day. Turns out the place i've been interning at is thinking of hiring an intern who just started a few weeks ago. I've been there for about seven months. I thought I was busting my ass getting noticed and doing some good around there. To this guy's credit though he's been getting a lot of attention/side-jobs from the editors and assistant editors and doing a great job. I feel like that could be me and that I didn't get my chance to shine. But, perhaps I did and just missed it. I'm kind of torn as to what I'm gonna do now. The brash, emotional side of me want to just say "fuck it" and stop volunteering my time to them, maybe try and get a "real" job. Whatever that might be. The other side of me, the logical and strategic side, want's me to take a more pro-active and vocal action towards getting hired. I just don't know how to do that. I don't want to waltz up to the boss and demand a job, overstepping my bounds and get kicked the hell out. Well, at this point i've not a lot to lose with that approach. But also I lack the confidence to do so. Maybe that's holding me back. I don't know. I tell you it's been a trying few hours for me since returning home for the night. I had all these feelings I wasn't sure how to deal with, still not sure. This adult life is harsh man, It sure isn't easy like it used to be. Wanting just isn't enough anymore. I can see the lesser side of my self esteem rear it's beastly head. Consuming me. A part of me wishes that my friends, who work there, would pull for me a little more. But, they've got their own concerns I guess. And I'm sure they feel they've paid their dues as I should. The other thing that upsets me, is that I'm worrying about a job that's so far from my intended goals, that at this point seems ridiculous. I don't want to work in the add industry. I couldn't think of a more uninspired and creatively desolate business to be a part of. I just want to hang out with my friends and get paid for it. I guess really I'm not that hurt that I most likely will not get a job there. I'm just hurt that I can be so oblivious to the world around me, that it takes a friend with no tact to shake the truth out right in front of me. I'm kind of pissed at my friend too. He knows how I've wanted to work there for some time, as he spouts praise for this new kid and plans for a future working environment without me. I suppose this is the emotional side talking. But, even in my most logical, it still sucks.
Had kind of a shitty moment within a seemingly decent day. Turns out the place i've been interning at is thinking of hiring an intern who just started a few weeks ago. I've been there for about seven months. I thought I was busting my ass getting noticed and doing some good around there. To this guy's credit though he's been getting a lot of attention/side-jobs from the editors and assistant editors and doing a great job. I feel like that could be me and that I didn't get my chance to shine. But, perhaps I did and just missed it. I'm kind of torn as to what I'm gonna do now. The brash, emotional side of me want to just say "fuck it" and stop volunteering my time to them, maybe try and get a "real" job. Whatever that might be. The other side of me, the logical and strategic side, want's me to take a more pro-active and vocal action towards getting hired. I just don't know how to do that. I don't want to waltz up to the boss and demand a job, overstepping my bounds and get kicked the hell out. Well, at this point i've not a lot to lose with that approach. But also I lack the confidence to do so. Maybe that's holding me back. I don't know. I tell you it's been a trying few hours for me since returning home for the night. I had all these feelings I wasn't sure how to deal with, still not sure. This adult life is harsh man, It sure isn't easy like it used to be. Wanting just isn't enough anymore. I can see the lesser side of my self esteem rear it's beastly head. Consuming me. A part of me wishes that my friends, who work there, would pull for me a little more. But, they've got their own concerns I guess. And I'm sure they feel they've paid their dues as I should. The other thing that upsets me, is that I'm worrying about a job that's so far from my intended goals, that at this point seems ridiculous. I don't want to work in the add industry. I couldn't think of a more uninspired and creatively desolate business to be a part of. I just want to hang out with my friends and get paid for it. I guess really I'm not that hurt that I most likely will not get a job there. I'm just hurt that I can be so oblivious to the world around me, that it takes a friend with no tact to shake the truth out right in front of me. I'm kind of pissed at my friend too. He knows how I've wanted to work there for some time, as he spouts praise for this new kid and plans for a future working environment without me. I suppose this is the emotional side talking. But, even in my most logical, it still sucks.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Put four more in...... no, that's too much.
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...
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...
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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