Tekkon Kinkreet was great. Complex, beautiful, nonsensical and inarguably unique. Very much like most things I love.
The Japanese animation studios are leaps and bounds ahead of anything american film or animation is doing. American's are just fine with the same things over and over again. As if hoping for tweaks here an there to alter or enhanced the same situations. This only leads to muddy, contrivance and pretension. How many times can the same type of people have the same problems? Emulated in the same way only colored different and in different shades of light. It's very tiresome. I would love to just make animated features. About anything. It's really the only way to see a reflection of someone's dreams, or envision your own. I guess that's why i find it so appealing, animation I mean. I love live action film but really it's a compromise of vision, a vision consistently stifled by the laws of our waking, conscious reality. With animation you can really tap into the very core of what you'd want to say as a film maker. Because you can say anything. Not simply allude to or emulate an idea or an emotion. Of course what I'm saying isn't any new kind of revelation. But for me it's a road I wouldn't mind taking and seeing through. Cartoons man.
I'm just finally getting into Antony and the Johnsons. And without trying to state the obvious I'll say that it's damn fine music. I'm really enjoying it.
The New Mars Volta Record is out today. Cop that shit. Best record of '08 so far, and funky as hell. You can hear a lot of Omar's Parliament influences on this one.
Oh god, I'm severely dehydrated. Hold on I'm gonna go get a glass of water...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
"Sthweetheart, I'm out of grenathes! Sthend in the demo hunk!"
Time to dive right in here. Today was, one of those days you only get once, maybe twice a year where at the end of the day, It's so sad to see it end.
Today I, along with my roomies, watched four classic films. "The Last Boyscout", "Over the Top", "Above the Law" then to finish that off the new "Rambo" flick. Now that I think about it. I didn' treally like Rambo at all. It kind of bored me. I just can't do cheap thrills anymore. But, It went along with the most testosterone filled, epic day of my life here in Chicago. It was so much fun. there was a bit of a down time in the night were I had some food and relaxed a little bit. But then I went next door and participated in a ping pong tournament that lasted for about four god given hours. Then we invented a new type of ping pong where the goal is to bank every hit off the nearby walls. It got pretty intense and I think we play about four games. The whole time playing pong we listened to Bruce Willis' first (that's right, FIRST) album: "The Return of Bruno". When It was all said and done the sheer satisfaction of a day well spent washed over the room and was somewhat bittersweet. Ahh..
Anywho....
Yeah, I wouldn't recommend RAMBO but if you're bored and want to kill an afternoon check it out. If you've got a weak stomach you may want to sit this one out. It's pretty fuckin' brutal. The only thing keeping it from pure destructive nihilism for destructive nihilism sake, is the fact that all the gore and kills are accompanied by off colored, tacked on CG blood and gore. It's a Rambo movie right? What do I expect? Well, I don't know what I expected but it wasn't necessarily the itch I wanted to be scratched.
I'll admit to a few good kills and fun moments. But, would have at least gone for, I don't know, some good conceptual action shots, some style, or just more Rambo in general. I do love Stallone so I'll just let this one pass on to the others who are more willing to stomach it. Just not for me I guess.
On the flip side I watched an animated film called "Paprika", that is just fuckin' brilliant. Highly recommended. Don't let your preconceived notions about Japanese Anime deter you. Good story, great animation, brilliantly conceived visual action and storytelling. This is the latest film from visionary Satoshi Kon, who previously conceptualized and directed "Perfect Blue", "Millenium Actress", and "Tokyo Godfathers". If you're not familiar, do yourself a favor and get familiar.
I've actually been on a bit of an anime kick the last few days. I watched the first film by Hayao Myazaki called "Naussica of the Valley of the Wind". Great movie, (as to be expected from Ghibli). Very much a tale about the human influence, interaction and destruction of the environment. This is from the same studio that produced "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away". Two of my very favorites. Also if you get a chance and want to cry your fucking eyes out, watch "The Grave Of the Fireflies". To this day the saddest film i've ever seen. A "cartoon" no less.
Tomorrow I'm going to watch an anime called "Tekkon Kinkreet". I've only seen about five minutes so far but it looks very interesting. Check it out:
I'm excited.
All in all things are good but nothing really new to report.
Last night I dreamt I had sex with a friend, then later dreamt a scenario about an all gay military task-force sent in to secure and protect a city from an alien threat. Then after all that I dreamt about a real world scenario about a bunch of young people trying to get along in a new apartment. I was there and a few of my other friends from college who, uh, I also had sex with. In the dream not in college.
I don't know man....don't ask me. Just call it like I see it.
Channing Tatum is playing Duke in the G.I. Joe movie. He's too young I think. But, who knows. I'll watch it and complain about it later.
My Friend Noreen messaged me and aked me to add her Blog to my ever growing list of super cool blogging cohorts. I wasn't going to, cause no one tells me what to do! NO ONE!! But, I took a look at it and it's a great blog. funny as hell and lots of interesting posts. So hit up the side bar if you're ready see what happens when shit gets real!
Here's a link to some movie posters for movies I have no idea about. The second two I think are really great though:
http://www.joblo.com/a-trifecta-of-posters
Lots of cool shit coming out of Sundance Film Fest. Too much for me to want to blog about at this time. But i'll try and snag some details about new cool films when I'm get the chance.
MOM DON"T READ THE NEXT LINE!
Nipple rings. Turns out I'm into that sort of thing.
That is all.
Epic day has gone
Ping Pong saves country
Careful riding bike
Peace.
Today I, along with my roomies, watched four classic films. "The Last Boyscout", "Over the Top", "Above the Law" then to finish that off the new "Rambo" flick. Now that I think about it. I didn' treally like Rambo at all. It kind of bored me. I just can't do cheap thrills anymore. But, It went along with the most testosterone filled, epic day of my life here in Chicago. It was so much fun. there was a bit of a down time in the night were I had some food and relaxed a little bit. But then I went next door and participated in a ping pong tournament that lasted for about four god given hours. Then we invented a new type of ping pong where the goal is to bank every hit off the nearby walls. It got pretty intense and I think we play about four games. The whole time playing pong we listened to Bruce Willis' first (that's right, FIRST) album: "The Return of Bruno". When It was all said and done the sheer satisfaction of a day well spent washed over the room and was somewhat bittersweet. Ahh..
Anywho....
Yeah, I wouldn't recommend RAMBO but if you're bored and want to kill an afternoon check it out. If you've got a weak stomach you may want to sit this one out. It's pretty fuckin' brutal. The only thing keeping it from pure destructive nihilism for destructive nihilism sake, is the fact that all the gore and kills are accompanied by off colored, tacked on CG blood and gore. It's a Rambo movie right? What do I expect? Well, I don't know what I expected but it wasn't necessarily the itch I wanted to be scratched.
I'll admit to a few good kills and fun moments. But, would have at least gone for, I don't know, some good conceptual action shots, some style, or just more Rambo in general. I do love Stallone so I'll just let this one pass on to the others who are more willing to stomach it. Just not for me I guess.
On the flip side I watched an animated film called "Paprika", that is just fuckin' brilliant. Highly recommended. Don't let your preconceived notions about Japanese Anime deter you. Good story, great animation, brilliantly conceived visual action and storytelling. This is the latest film from visionary Satoshi Kon, who previously conceptualized and directed "Perfect Blue", "Millenium Actress", and "Tokyo Godfathers". If you're not familiar, do yourself a favor and get familiar.
I've actually been on a bit of an anime kick the last few days. I watched the first film by Hayao Myazaki called "Naussica of the Valley of the Wind". Great movie, (as to be expected from Ghibli). Very much a tale about the human influence, interaction and destruction of the environment. This is from the same studio that produced "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away". Two of my very favorites. Also if you get a chance and want to cry your fucking eyes out, watch "The Grave Of the Fireflies". To this day the saddest film i've ever seen. A "cartoon" no less.
Tomorrow I'm going to watch an anime called "Tekkon Kinkreet". I've only seen about five minutes so far but it looks very interesting. Check it out:
I'm excited.
All in all things are good but nothing really new to report.
Last night I dreamt I had sex with a friend, then later dreamt a scenario about an all gay military task-force sent in to secure and protect a city from an alien threat. Then after all that I dreamt about a real world scenario about a bunch of young people trying to get along in a new apartment. I was there and a few of my other friends from college who, uh, I also had sex with. In the dream not in college.
I don't know man....don't ask me. Just call it like I see it.
Channing Tatum is playing Duke in the G.I. Joe movie. He's too young I think. But, who knows. I'll watch it and complain about it later.
My Friend Noreen messaged me and aked me to add her Blog to my ever growing list of super cool blogging cohorts. I wasn't going to, cause no one tells me what to do! NO ONE!! But, I took a look at it and it's a great blog. funny as hell and lots of interesting posts. So hit up the side bar if you're ready see what happens when shit gets real!
Here's a link to some movie posters for movies I have no idea about. The second two I think are really great though:
http://www.joblo.com/a-trifecta-of-posters
Lots of cool shit coming out of Sundance Film Fest. Too much for me to want to blog about at this time. But i'll try and snag some details about new cool films when I'm get the chance.
MOM DON"T READ THE NEXT LINE!
Nipple rings. Turns out I'm into that sort of thing.
That is all.
Epic day has gone
Ping Pong saves country
Careful riding bike
Peace.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Oh Summer, I know it' s the internet talking but, I think I'm in love with you.
I...am... in an ungodly state of boredom. I just can't seem to curb it. Everything i think to do seems just as boring and requiring of effort as that of just being bored in itself. I'm creatively tapped out at the moment and I can't find anything to provide a cheap thrill nor anything mentally, emotionally or physically stimulating. I did not leave the apartment today. Too damn cold. I meant to hit the bank and deposit some money, but again, too cold. I'll try and brave it tomorrow. I need to purchase shoes immideaitly. (psh) I'm not bothering to spellcheck that. Probably won't for the rest of this entry either. You just see if I care.
Man..... what time is it?
My tall glass of water has a thousand little bubbles in it. It's been sitting to long. I drank some of it. It taste like rubber and smells... well I can't smell anything. I have my third cold of the winter. So yay Chicago.
Uh oh... Feel a haiku coming on.
Icicle's form here
On the roof of my warm mouth
Is this Possible?
One more:
Mars Volta Album
Pirated online with ease
I am not a crook.
In Movie News:
Sony Announced the title of the new Bond movie. It has so uneffectively been called, " Quantum of Solace". This was apparently the title of a bond short story written by Ian Fleming in the early days of his Bonding. It picks up a mere hour after the end of Casino Royal.
Source: http://www.joblo.com/bond-title-revealed
My two reasons for buying a ticket:
Just Beautiful.
Whoa, weird, right after posting that picture I got a vision, twenty years in the future where, still blogging, I just posted about the newest Bond film. In the vision i'm 100lbs' over weight, pale as moon light, balding and scrolling down "Just Beautiful " to pictures of these actresses daughters. Man, I need to get laid soon.
er....
too personal? Sorry bout that. Back to business then.
There's already speculation on a Cloverfield sequel. I loved this movie. Most fun i've had at the movies since GRINDHOUSE. But does it really warrant a sequel? The speculation is in direct response to a sound clip played after the end credits. It is said you could hear some one say "Help us" and also when played in reverse, "IT IS STILL ALIVE!"
As long as J. J. Abrams is the man behind the more "sensible" choices dealing with the film, I'm in.
Earlier, I read about how Heath Ledger's death will affect the projects he was set to work on/ working on at the time of his untimely and tragic end. I know it' probably the last thing for my insignificant ass to worry about, but I've nothing else to do.
The production for Terry Gilliams "The Imaginaruim of Dr. Parnassus" has all but shut down. They don't know whether to recast or just shut the whole thing down. Gilliam has the worst luck trying to get films made, I'm surprised the guy still has the salt to keep going.
As for The Dark Knight, the marketing campaign will under go a serious restructuring, as The Joker was it's main focus. The film is in Post Production at the moment, in the editing phase. God that must be a hard thing to deal with. Editing the last scenes of Heath Ledger's Joker. Warner Bros. has said that Heath was completely finished with his work on the film and they are going ahead and finishing it as planned.
I had read a while back about how they had planned to carry the Joker character on into the third film. Having already written the outline for the third with certain plot points in mind. Short of recasting that will have to undergo some reworking.
Man. He certainly left a legacy behind. Just when he was reaching real stardom. It's going to be something to watch TDK seeing Heath in all his maniacal glory. It's a damn shame.
Tomorrow is my brother's birthday. I always feel lucky that day. It's like a holiday.
Oh!
I don't know if any of you are watching the new Terminator Series on fox, but this weeks episode was fucking great. The first two were meh. But this one was the real deal man. People busting through walls, teenagers committing suicide, hot terminator being hilarious and cute, synthetic man flesh, chess playing computers. Fucking, just watch it! It's free and it's Terminators.
C'mon how could you say "no" to her? Lena Heady kinda sucks as Sarah Connor though. The new John Connor is dope, he's not a bad actor. It's all about Summer Glau though.
Haha, while googling for that pic above I typed in The character's name "Cameron Phillips" (Summer's Character). Turns out that's also the name of a gay porn star. Awesome!
Anyway, that's it for me. Catch you soon home boy!
Man..... what time is it?
My tall glass of water has a thousand little bubbles in it. It's been sitting to long. I drank some of it. It taste like rubber and smells... well I can't smell anything. I have my third cold of the winter. So yay Chicago.
Uh oh... Feel a haiku coming on.
Icicle's form here
On the roof of my warm mouth
Is this Possible?
One more:
Mars Volta Album
Pirated online with ease
I am not a crook.
In Movie News:
Sony Announced the title of the new Bond movie. It has so uneffectively been called, " Quantum of Solace". This was apparently the title of a bond short story written by Ian Fleming in the early days of his Bonding. It picks up a mere hour after the end of Casino Royal.
Source: http://www.joblo.com/bond-title-revealed
My two reasons for buying a ticket:
Just Beautiful.
Whoa, weird, right after posting that picture I got a vision, twenty years in the future where, still blogging, I just posted about the newest Bond film. In the vision i'm 100lbs' over weight, pale as moon light, balding and scrolling down "Just Beautiful " to pictures of these actresses daughters. Man, I need to get laid soon.
er....
too personal? Sorry bout that. Back to business then.
There's already speculation on a Cloverfield sequel. I loved this movie. Most fun i've had at the movies since GRINDHOUSE. But does it really warrant a sequel? The speculation is in direct response to a sound clip played after the end credits. It is said you could hear some one say "Help us" and also when played in reverse, "IT IS STILL ALIVE!"
As long as J. J. Abrams is the man behind the more "sensible" choices dealing with the film, I'm in.
Earlier, I read about how Heath Ledger's death will affect the projects he was set to work on/ working on at the time of his untimely and tragic end. I know it' probably the last thing for my insignificant ass to worry about, but I've nothing else to do.
The production for Terry Gilliams "The Imaginaruim of Dr. Parnassus" has all but shut down. They don't know whether to recast or just shut the whole thing down. Gilliam has the worst luck trying to get films made, I'm surprised the guy still has the salt to keep going.
As for The Dark Knight, the marketing campaign will under go a serious restructuring, as The Joker was it's main focus. The film is in Post Production at the moment, in the editing phase. God that must be a hard thing to deal with. Editing the last scenes of Heath Ledger's Joker. Warner Bros. has said that Heath was completely finished with his work on the film and they are going ahead and finishing it as planned.
I had read a while back about how they had planned to carry the Joker character on into the third film. Having already written the outline for the third with certain plot points in mind. Short of recasting that will have to undergo some reworking.
Man. He certainly left a legacy behind. Just when he was reaching real stardom. It's going to be something to watch TDK seeing Heath in all his maniacal glory. It's a damn shame.
Tomorrow is my brother's birthday. I always feel lucky that day. It's like a holiday.
Oh!
I don't know if any of you are watching the new Terminator Series on fox, but this weeks episode was fucking great. The first two were meh. But this one was the real deal man. People busting through walls, teenagers committing suicide, hot terminator being hilarious and cute, synthetic man flesh, chess playing computers. Fucking, just watch it! It's free and it's Terminators.
C'mon how could you say "no" to her? Lena Heady kinda sucks as Sarah Connor though. The new John Connor is dope, he's not a bad actor. It's all about Summer Glau though.
Haha, while googling for that pic above I typed in The character's name "Cameron Phillips" (Summer's Character). Turns out that's also the name of a gay porn star. Awesome!
Anyway, that's it for me. Catch you soon home boy!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
These things happen in threes...
Ugh..... What the hell?
How weird.... I was pretty shocked honestly. You expect something like this from Brad Renfro, but not the new Joker. Just freaking weird is all I have to say. And sad.
*sigh
this will make all right again:
http://www.nitrome.com/
So I've been pretty busy, and it's been working to my benefit. Although I lost my Job again so I have to hustle and find another before too long. With the quickness. I applied to Blockbuster and Petco, I'd prefer, i guess, to work at Blockbuster seeing as how movies are my thing. I'm going to try and work at this Prop house in town. This place is really cool and has pretty much everything in existence all stuffed in what looks like a giant closet. Looking for a job is the worst thing in the world I just hate it.
I wish somebody would realize how amazing I am and just pay me to do that. I'm great at it.
So, I got the first draft of that script done I was talking about. I think you'll be happy to know that it's a hit! A sure fire winner. The director loves what I've done so far, so we are going to go ahead and shoot the fucker (soon I hope). I was pretty pleased with it. I wrote it while watching Inland Empire. David Lynch is a fucking nut and one of my new heroes. It turned out creepy as hell.
The Oscar nominations were posted. Which means in a couple months that everything that should get an award will not, and everything that does, only did because a bunch of people bought into it and it saturated the mainstream. Happy Awards season!
I saw Cloverfield this weekend. It's great. For those wondering. Some people I know don't like it. Girls mostly, and i'm not being a sexist, I'm just saying that's how it is. I don't think people can really enjoy this movie out of context of what it is.
I think some people (not saying who) want it to be like most other monster films where there's a driving plot and resolution. Cloverfield is a driving, unstoppable, force and you have to deal with it for what it is. I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen it yet, but it's a fucking roller-coaster. Worth every penny. You have to survive before you can find answers. Simple as that.
For those who haven't seen, this guy's going to be huge:
I'm gonna go work on some music. Viva La Esteban!!
How weird.... I was pretty shocked honestly. You expect something like this from Brad Renfro, but not the new Joker. Just freaking weird is all I have to say. And sad.
*sigh
this will make all right again:
http://www.nitrome.com/
So I've been pretty busy, and it's been working to my benefit. Although I lost my Job again so I have to hustle and find another before too long. With the quickness. I applied to Blockbuster and Petco, I'd prefer, i guess, to work at Blockbuster seeing as how movies are my thing. I'm going to try and work at this Prop house in town. This place is really cool and has pretty much everything in existence all stuffed in what looks like a giant closet. Looking for a job is the worst thing in the world I just hate it.
I wish somebody would realize how amazing I am and just pay me to do that. I'm great at it.
So, I got the first draft of that script done I was talking about. I think you'll be happy to know that it's a hit! A sure fire winner. The director loves what I've done so far, so we are going to go ahead and shoot the fucker (soon I hope). I was pretty pleased with it. I wrote it while watching Inland Empire. David Lynch is a fucking nut and one of my new heroes. It turned out creepy as hell.
The Oscar nominations were posted. Which means in a couple months that everything that should get an award will not, and everything that does, only did because a bunch of people bought into it and it saturated the mainstream. Happy Awards season!
I saw Cloverfield this weekend. It's great. For those wondering. Some people I know don't like it. Girls mostly, and i'm not being a sexist, I'm just saying that's how it is. I don't think people can really enjoy this movie out of context of what it is.
I think some people (not saying who) want it to be like most other monster films where there's a driving plot and resolution. Cloverfield is a driving, unstoppable, force and you have to deal with it for what it is. I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen it yet, but it's a fucking roller-coaster. Worth every penny. You have to survive before you can find answers. Simple as that.
For those who haven't seen, this guy's going to be huge:
I'm gonna go work on some music. Viva La Esteban!!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Complain, Complain, compl....oh hey there that is!
Ugh......
I'm depressed.
Trying to score a movie is that hardest thing I've attempted this year. I'm doing my damnedest, but damnit, I can't seem to nail the damn thing to the wall (Joel don't fret it will be done). I can do this, I can do this. I'm the boss. I'm the boss!
I've decided to save money and buy an iPhone. I don't know how I'm going to do it, but I'm going to do it. I was playing with Ian's earlier and it's so frikin cool, incredibly useful and a chick-magnet. Well, I made that last part up but I'm willing to believe it's true. Also, I burnt my fuckin' tongue on my Tomate soup earlier. I was especially pissed because I deliberately set to do the exact opposite. Man, i've really hit this lull in my mood. I'm lost in a perpetual laze with no foreseeable end. I need to snap out of it! I got shit to do. Work's not working out. I haven't had hours in a week and I'm not doing too much to counter that. I love my internship but that's not really going anywhere. They've told me a few time they were thinking of hiring me but that was months ago. I don't know what to do about it. I don't want to insist they hire me and overstep my bounds, but I also feel like I should be doing something. And I broke out a little bit.
On the flip side, earlier this week I talked to this woman at a prop house here in town about working there. She took my name and my phone number. Hopefully that'll blossom into something.
I really like Mark Wahlburg... he's got a lot of good looking projects coming out It seems. Max Payne, The Happening, and Darren Aronofsky's The Fighter. Just to name a few.
Here's a the first official pic from the new Star Trek reboot lead by J.J. "Idea Man" Abrams.
Gotta say I'm not too much of a Star Trek fan, but, J.J.'s got a good head on his shoulders and is sure to pump out something exciting. Consider my ticket bought.
Brad Renfro died. I always liked him. It's really sad. Even though I know people aren't going to listen to me it's probably a safe bet to stay off as many drugs as you can, but don't hurt yourself.
I'm gonna go read.
This one just doesn't have the steam I ussually can muster.
Read this shit and have some good sleep!
And....This man is a genius:
I'm depressed.
Trying to score a movie is that hardest thing I've attempted this year. I'm doing my damnedest, but damnit, I can't seem to nail the damn thing to the wall (Joel don't fret it will be done). I can do this, I can do this. I'm the boss. I'm the boss!
I've decided to save money and buy an iPhone. I don't know how I'm going to do it, but I'm going to do it. I was playing with Ian's earlier and it's so frikin cool, incredibly useful and a chick-magnet. Well, I made that last part up but I'm willing to believe it's true. Also, I burnt my fuckin' tongue on my Tomate soup earlier. I was especially pissed because I deliberately set to do the exact opposite. Man, i've really hit this lull in my mood. I'm lost in a perpetual laze with no foreseeable end. I need to snap out of it! I got shit to do. Work's not working out. I haven't had hours in a week and I'm not doing too much to counter that. I love my internship but that's not really going anywhere. They've told me a few time they were thinking of hiring me but that was months ago. I don't know what to do about it. I don't want to insist they hire me and overstep my bounds, but I also feel like I should be doing something. And I broke out a little bit.
On the flip side, earlier this week I talked to this woman at a prop house here in town about working there. She took my name and my phone number. Hopefully that'll blossom into something.
I really like Mark Wahlburg... he's got a lot of good looking projects coming out It seems. Max Payne, The Happening, and Darren Aronofsky's The Fighter. Just to name a few.
Here's a the first official pic from the new Star Trek reboot lead by J.J. "Idea Man" Abrams.
Gotta say I'm not too much of a Star Trek fan, but, J.J.'s got a good head on his shoulders and is sure to pump out something exciting. Consider my ticket bought.
Brad Renfro died. I always liked him. It's really sad. Even though I know people aren't going to listen to me it's probably a safe bet to stay off as many drugs as you can, but don't hurt yourself.
I'm gonna go read.
This one just doesn't have the steam I ussually can muster.
Read this shit and have some good sleep!
And....This man is a genius:
There Will Be Boners!
Yes, I have neglected to blog. It is, I think mostly attributed to the fact that I'm a lazy. But, it was only a matter of time that i'd be back. At the moment I'm trying to stream a Paul Thomas Anderson interview off google video about There Will Be Blood. I saw it for a second time tonight and in all honesty think it deserves an in theatre third viewing. I don't know that I can express how goddamn much I love this movie. I hope you've all gotten a chance to see it since we last spoke. It truly is the real deal. And I'm not just stating my snobby opinion, it just solely is.
How are you "the Masses"?? This phone only talks one way.
I've been trying my hand at feature film scoring these past few days. It's hard. But I think I may be alright. I finished a track for a montage sequence that I have to send off here soon, and i've been working on the first 40 or so seconds for what seems like forever. But I can do this damnit I have to. There's no one else! The montage track is fucking phenomenal though. I can't wait.
Also, I worked a shoot last week for three days made 150 bucks. It was a reality based cooking contest show for the internet. It was a lot of fun for the most part. Good experience. Halfway through the first day though the bullshit bomb got dropped and the client of the agency that is Foundation's client (where I is intern) decided to hire somebody as their executive chef, which just happened to be the prize of the whole show. The contestants were none the wiser and one even got kicked off the show as the client requested a "ringer" be put in. The "ringer" who happens to be the already hired and in place executive chef. Anywho I'm not too sure on the specifics of it all this is all I could gather honestly. It's pretty messed up and unprofessional of the client to do such a thing, especially for our company to have to take up the responsibility of figuring out how to reformat the show for it to somehow work and keep the contestants in the dark about what's going on. I'm sure they've figured it out. Needless to say, I got to try out some really great fucking food. I may have to get a real job so I can dine out at fancy returants, man fucking spell check can't figure out "resturant".........shit!
What else is new?
Oh yeah!
A friend of mine at Foundation asked me to help him out on a script for a short film he wants to make. First and foremost I was blown away with flattery that he'd turn to me to help him. I had previously written a short comedy with him in mind to act and he loved it. So when he considered me for help i jumped on it. We had a rap session and threw out some great ideas. This script is now full force and i'm going to lay down an idea draft this weekend. I don't want to talk to much about it so as not to jinx the fucker but i'm only going to say......Vaccums, blood, werewolf and more blood. Super excited!
What makes me most happy about this whole thing is that i'm trying to establish myself (at least to my peers) as a legit screenwriter. I know it's small but after writing a ton of shorts and a couple of first draft features, i feel like i'm getting some recognition, with this particular talent. Egan thinks i'm good anyhow.
Murder, Murder, mermaid murder! Duh duh duh duh dudududu duh duh!
Come on CHARLIE ROSE!! I want to watch this interview and go to sleep! Damn!
I need a new computer i think. I checked out those new Macbook Air robots online the other day. We are in the future... right now! That thing can read minds and it can walk. There's video of it beating the whole north korean army at a a single chess game. And then I read about how it delivered a baby while flying a 747 from Tucson to Orlando, Florida. I need to get me one.
It's got no optical drive so it gathers data by way of osmosis. If you're girlfriend steps too close to it's iSight camera it will instantly know her measurements, turn ons, turn offs (respectively), and the first time she lost her virginity. As opposed to the second, obviously. My little old manbook here is on, and i'm afraid to say it's last legs, well as far as memory and processing goes. Sad. This good ol' boy has been with me through thick and thicker for almost five years. I do love him so. But as the Hagakure says"The end is important in all things." It also says women should stay quiet and cook most of the day, which I only halfway agree with. I loves to eat, but I also enjoy a stimulating conversation with a member of the fairer sex. Sexist Samurai. Psh...
Well, it's getting awful late for me. I promise more frequent posts, like in the old days.
Here's one of my favorite sites to visit:
http://boingboing.net/
Have fun, see you soon.
How are you "the Masses"?? This phone only talks one way.
I've been trying my hand at feature film scoring these past few days. It's hard. But I think I may be alright. I finished a track for a montage sequence that I have to send off here soon, and i've been working on the first 40 or so seconds for what seems like forever. But I can do this damnit I have to. There's no one else! The montage track is fucking phenomenal though. I can't wait.
Also, I worked a shoot last week for three days made 150 bucks. It was a reality based cooking contest show for the internet. It was a lot of fun for the most part. Good experience. Halfway through the first day though the bullshit bomb got dropped and the client of the agency that is Foundation's client (where I is intern) decided to hire somebody as their executive chef, which just happened to be the prize of the whole show. The contestants were none the wiser and one even got kicked off the show as the client requested a "ringer" be put in. The "ringer" who happens to be the already hired and in place executive chef. Anywho I'm not too sure on the specifics of it all this is all I could gather honestly. It's pretty messed up and unprofessional of the client to do such a thing, especially for our company to have to take up the responsibility of figuring out how to reformat the show for it to somehow work and keep the contestants in the dark about what's going on. I'm sure they've figured it out. Needless to say, I got to try out some really great fucking food. I may have to get a real job so I can dine out at fancy returants, man fucking spell check can't figure out "resturant".........shit!
What else is new?
Oh yeah!
A friend of mine at Foundation asked me to help him out on a script for a short film he wants to make. First and foremost I was blown away with flattery that he'd turn to me to help him. I had previously written a short comedy with him in mind to act and he loved it. So when he considered me for help i jumped on it. We had a rap session and threw out some great ideas. This script is now full force and i'm going to lay down an idea draft this weekend. I don't want to talk to much about it so as not to jinx the fucker but i'm only going to say......Vaccums, blood, werewolf and more blood. Super excited!
What makes me most happy about this whole thing is that i'm trying to establish myself (at least to my peers) as a legit screenwriter. I know it's small but after writing a ton of shorts and a couple of first draft features, i feel like i'm getting some recognition, with this particular talent. Egan thinks i'm good anyhow.
Murder, Murder, mermaid murder! Duh duh duh duh dudududu duh duh!
Come on CHARLIE ROSE!! I want to watch this interview and go to sleep! Damn!
I need a new computer i think. I checked out those new Macbook Air robots online the other day. We are in the future... right now! That thing can read minds and it can walk. There's video of it beating the whole north korean army at a a single chess game. And then I read about how it delivered a baby while flying a 747 from Tucson to Orlando, Florida. I need to get me one.
It's got no optical drive so it gathers data by way of osmosis. If you're girlfriend steps too close to it's iSight camera it will instantly know her measurements, turn ons, turn offs (respectively), and the first time she lost her virginity. As opposed to the second, obviously. My little old manbook here is on, and i'm afraid to say it's last legs, well as far as memory and processing goes. Sad. This good ol' boy has been with me through thick and thicker for almost five years. I do love him so. But as the Hagakure says"The end is important in all things." It also says women should stay quiet and cook most of the day, which I only halfway agree with. I loves to eat, but I also enjoy a stimulating conversation with a member of the fairer sex. Sexist Samurai. Psh...
Well, it's getting awful late for me. I promise more frequent posts, like in the old days.
Here's one of my favorite sites to visit:
http://boingboing.net/
Have fun, see you soon.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
New blog up!
My new blog is up at:
http://talesofthestonefist.tumblr.com/
A lovely new place to satisfy all of your martial arts and asian cinema needs. Kiiya!!!!
http://talesofthestonefist.tumblr.com/
A lovely new place to satisfy all of your martial arts and asian cinema needs. Kiiya!!!!
Sunday, January 6, 2008
When the world ends I'll breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to.
Well, shit. I've found the lull.
Gone a while. Sorry about that. I felt the need to extend my vacation by a few more days. Internets can be work too.
For the third time while living in chicago i've gotten a cold. It sucks and I need to take better care of my self. Namely my feet, hands and face. Also I need to eat better. Today for lunch I had "Wheat-meat" Chorizo and black bean nachos at a vegan restaurant near my apartment.
Things are going good with the new roommate, she's pretty cool so far and seems open to the strange personalities of the other inhabitants. We watched some episodes of the office and Donnie Darko as a household. It was very nice.
I was in Denver to visit the family for the holidays. It was a really wonderful trip. I got to see pretty much everyone i'd needed to see while there. I did miss out on a few friends while home though. For a trip that was supposed to be me sitting around for hours at a time I sure was busy. So if I missed out on your company I'm sorry and hope to see you all soon soon. Oh and Happy belated New year and even more belated Christmas. Hope you got a lot of cool gifts.
I was lucky enough to receive some cool swag myself. My brother gave me an official double sided "Grindhouse" movie poster and some new headphones, which I needed desperately. I got some scrilla too and bought myself the new TOOL video single (amazing) and the Gorillaz:Rise of the Ogre book, which is a comprehensive history of the entire Gorillaz project, with interviews and stories. It weaves the tale of the band members and treats them as if they exist and aren't just cartoons. It's really an interesting little piece of literature, for any die hard fans. Love that shit.
I also bought a lot of beer and food while home. Damn I love food. Oh and I bought my brothers some books I thought they'd like.
While home I got to check out some flicks which I'd wanted to see.
I saw:
Into The Wild - Great companion piece to the book, although I think you might miss out a bit if you haven't read the book first. It's interesting to see the story and characters come to life, but at the same time they can only tell so much, which may work against it. Especially when compared to traditional biopics.
The Simpsons Movie- I have to say I didn't like it as much as I wanted to. Ten years too late is all I gotta say. Seasons 3-8 were so damn brilliant. It's a hard legacy to live up to.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - Really funny, surprising and well done. The music is great the gags are clever and so much heart that sometimes you'll think your watching the story of a real musician's fall from grace. The Apatow crew does it again. See it. If you don't love it you'll at least like it.
I inadvertently stumbled upon:
American Pie: Band Camp - Not really any funnier than the other Pie films, nor is it well shot, acted or directed. But somewhere in trying to be original with story, characters and plot elements they've bumblingly succeeded. Steers clear of AP conventions and does some fun and surprising things. Though I have to say I caught this late night on TBS so all the swearing and nudity was cut out. Even still it somehow kept me watching. I'm going to at some point watch the other shitty sequels. I would have wasted those hours anyway.
When I got back I saw:
There Will Be Blood-Holy hot damn! PTA is a bully who thoroughly kicks my ass on the playground. And save for Magnolia these are all beatings I orgasmically enjoy. A quote from PTA before shooting the first frame of TWBB: "Everybody Shut up! This is how you make a goddamn movie!" See this immediately. I don't care what time it is.
So.....
I don't want to get into all the hairy details but if you didn't know it yet you're damn lucky to know me. And that's all I can say about that right now.
Okay. Okay.... I know I'm more that lucky to know all of you too. Geeze. Let a guy have a moment of hubris here.
The Mars Volta has these wierd little webisodes up at Dailymotion.com in proomotion of their new album(my favorite below). They also have this really lame, but also cool marketing gag of a game over at amazon dot com.
Links:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000184001
Still very excited about that.
On an unrelated note, I'm going to venture into the science of demonology here soon. One step closer to my dream job of paranormal investigation. If in weeks days or hours to come you find that i've been driven mad and thrust myself into the depths of hades by suicide you can blame A&E's Paranormal State as the catalyst.
What I just want to see some ghosts....know that there's more beyond our "human" understanding of existence. Is that soooo wrong?
That show is really cheesy and childish, but I think I might love it. And Ghost Hunters on sci-fi. More on this to come.
Okay next I'm going to link you to a trailer for a film called "Chocolate". I was going to save this one for my upcoming Kung Fu Cinema Blog, but it just can't wait.
Holy fucking shit! BELIEVE THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE!
Man there's tons of film news and cool shit for me to catch you up on, but man that's work I'm just not ready to do right now. I'll have to catch up naturally at my own pace.
Serina, Anisetta,Matty, thanks for reading and waiting paitiently for this entry. No, you are not lame cause you read my blog. You are amazing!
Now I'm going to go watch that trailer again.
Gone a while. Sorry about that. I felt the need to extend my vacation by a few more days. Internets can be work too.
For the third time while living in chicago i've gotten a cold. It sucks and I need to take better care of my self. Namely my feet, hands and face. Also I need to eat better. Today for lunch I had "Wheat-meat" Chorizo and black bean nachos at a vegan restaurant near my apartment.
Things are going good with the new roommate, she's pretty cool so far and seems open to the strange personalities of the other inhabitants. We watched some episodes of the office and Donnie Darko as a household. It was very nice.
I was in Denver to visit the family for the holidays. It was a really wonderful trip. I got to see pretty much everyone i'd needed to see while there. I did miss out on a few friends while home though. For a trip that was supposed to be me sitting around for hours at a time I sure was busy. So if I missed out on your company I'm sorry and hope to see you all soon soon. Oh and Happy belated New year and even more belated Christmas. Hope you got a lot of cool gifts.
I was lucky enough to receive some cool swag myself. My brother gave me an official double sided "Grindhouse" movie poster and some new headphones, which I needed desperately. I got some scrilla too and bought myself the new TOOL video single (amazing) and the Gorillaz:Rise of the Ogre book, which is a comprehensive history of the entire Gorillaz project, with interviews and stories. It weaves the tale of the band members and treats them as if they exist and aren't just cartoons. It's really an interesting little piece of literature, for any die hard fans. Love that shit.
I also bought a lot of beer and food while home. Damn I love food. Oh and I bought my brothers some books I thought they'd like.
While home I got to check out some flicks which I'd wanted to see.
I saw:
Into The Wild - Great companion piece to the book, although I think you might miss out a bit if you haven't read the book first. It's interesting to see the story and characters come to life, but at the same time they can only tell so much, which may work against it. Especially when compared to traditional biopics.
The Simpsons Movie- I have to say I didn't like it as much as I wanted to. Ten years too late is all I gotta say. Seasons 3-8 were so damn brilliant. It's a hard legacy to live up to.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - Really funny, surprising and well done. The music is great the gags are clever and so much heart that sometimes you'll think your watching the story of a real musician's fall from grace. The Apatow crew does it again. See it. If you don't love it you'll at least like it.
I inadvertently stumbled upon:
American Pie: Band Camp - Not really any funnier than the other Pie films, nor is it well shot, acted or directed. But somewhere in trying to be original with story, characters and plot elements they've bumblingly succeeded. Steers clear of AP conventions and does some fun and surprising things. Though I have to say I caught this late night on TBS so all the swearing and nudity was cut out. Even still it somehow kept me watching. I'm going to at some point watch the other shitty sequels. I would have wasted those hours anyway.
When I got back I saw:
There Will Be Blood-Holy hot damn! PTA is a bully who thoroughly kicks my ass on the playground. And save for Magnolia these are all beatings I orgasmically enjoy. A quote from PTA before shooting the first frame of TWBB: "Everybody Shut up! This is how you make a goddamn movie!" See this immediately. I don't care what time it is.
So.....
I don't want to get into all the hairy details but if you didn't know it yet you're damn lucky to know me. And that's all I can say about that right now.
Okay. Okay.... I know I'm more that lucky to know all of you too. Geeze. Let a guy have a moment of hubris here.
The Mars Volta has these wierd little webisodes up at Dailymotion.com in proomotion of their new album(my favorite below). They also have this really lame, but also cool marketing gag of a game over at amazon dot com.
Links:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000184001
Still very excited about that.
On an unrelated note, I'm going to venture into the science of demonology here soon. One step closer to my dream job of paranormal investigation. If in weeks days or hours to come you find that i've been driven mad and thrust myself into the depths of hades by suicide you can blame A&E's Paranormal State as the catalyst.
What I just want to see some ghosts....know that there's more beyond our "human" understanding of existence. Is that soooo wrong?
That show is really cheesy and childish, but I think I might love it. And Ghost Hunters on sci-fi. More on this to come.
Okay next I'm going to link you to a trailer for a film called "Chocolate". I was going to save this one for my upcoming Kung Fu Cinema Blog, but it just can't wait.
Holy fucking shit! BELIEVE THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE!
Man there's tons of film news and cool shit for me to catch you up on, but man that's work I'm just not ready to do right now. I'll have to catch up naturally at my own pace.
Serina, Anisetta,Matty, thanks for reading and waiting paitiently for this entry. No, you are not lame cause you read my blog. You are amazing!
Now I'm going to go watch that trailer again.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Kinda Bored.
Prediction. Pre-cognition. Premonitions.
Foretelling coming events through recognition of patterns. Anyone can do it.
Not a superpower.
Dude.
Foretelling coming events through recognition of patterns. Anyone can do it.
Not a superpower.
Dude.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
You can't talk to me like that! I was in the NFL.
This morning I had this dream...
I was standing outside my apartment, which looked nothing like my actual apartment. It was more decayed and neglected. I was standing barefoot on wet ground after it had rained. I was wrapped in a blanket that I used to sleep in growing up. There was this little kitten on the ground all sopping wet and pathetic. It was batting away at this pile of leaves trying to get bugs to come out so it can eat them. I don't know why but I kept looking at the thing. I really don't like cats but still I was curious about what it was going to do about getting something to eat. I kept looking at me like I should help it. but I was just disgusted by the damn thing. I was really mean to this thing and just stood there watching. After a while it got up on it's hind legs like a little person and picked up a stick. It's started to beat away at the pile of leaves and look around to see if it could get something out. Nothing came out and then it went back on it's paws. It came closer to me and I batted it away from my now wet blanket. It looked up at me and started to howl like a puppy. I must have been thinking "I'd sure like this thing if it was a puppy", because, it started to morph into little black puppy. It was dry.
BRB need to dry laundry.
Alright, I'm back.
Today seemed really long. I had to work, then run errands. Bout it.
I'm traveling tomorrow back to Denver. I'm pretty excited still. I haven't been home for christmas in like two years. Kinda sucks. So that'll be fun.
Saw Juno tonight with Ian. I hated it at first. Starts with cheesy voice over of some quirky little line that's supposed to intrigue me. It's full of hipster references and smarmy, masturbatory bullshit. But, once you get through all that, which is hard, you'll realize that it's a damn fine movie. I wanted to walk out and say "good grief". Then you find that all the references and quirk all make sense with these characters and that if you really look at it, our lives are derived from movies and pop culture, so the characters ring true, as far as people i've known and also how i've conversed. I found myself so annoyed with the main character, but as much as you hate her through most of the movie you realize she's just dealing with things the way she knows how. God, the more I think about it I really like it. The movie showed me something about myself that I think I wasn't ready to see. Or had no idea. Behind all of our bullshit posturing and consciously created, insecure "lifestyles", there are people. Real people. You have to sift through the bullshit in order to find the reality. It's something very far beyond words.
I didn't like the music, or the use of. Felt a lot like Garden State. But, I got over that. There are some great fucking scenes in this thing. See it if you can.
Here's the gift I was working on the other night. I gave it to Ian tonight. I was so freaking happy to finally be able to give something back. He's a good friend.
I printed it out on this glossy card stock. I wish I could make a career out of making fake movie posters. It's so much easier that renting equipment and making a real cheesy movie to make a real cheesy poster.
Ian loves a good down and dirty action flick (who doesn't). So I thought i'd put him in one with his hero. The credits are somewhat of an inside joke.
Matty's here playing guitar.
(three hours later)
Whew.......
Matty is a powerhouse of conversation. Probably on my top five list of people who I love to converse with. Which also mean. Time has gotten away from me and i'm cutting this one short.
Talk to you tomorrow.
I was standing outside my apartment, which looked nothing like my actual apartment. It was more decayed and neglected. I was standing barefoot on wet ground after it had rained. I was wrapped in a blanket that I used to sleep in growing up. There was this little kitten on the ground all sopping wet and pathetic. It was batting away at this pile of leaves trying to get bugs to come out so it can eat them. I don't know why but I kept looking at the thing. I really don't like cats but still I was curious about what it was going to do about getting something to eat. I kept looking at me like I should help it. but I was just disgusted by the damn thing. I was really mean to this thing and just stood there watching. After a while it got up on it's hind legs like a little person and picked up a stick. It's started to beat away at the pile of leaves and look around to see if it could get something out. Nothing came out and then it went back on it's paws. It came closer to me and I batted it away from my now wet blanket. It looked up at me and started to howl like a puppy. I must have been thinking "I'd sure like this thing if it was a puppy", because, it started to morph into little black puppy. It was dry.
BRB need to dry laundry.
Alright, I'm back.
Today seemed really long. I had to work, then run errands. Bout it.
I'm traveling tomorrow back to Denver. I'm pretty excited still. I haven't been home for christmas in like two years. Kinda sucks. So that'll be fun.
Saw Juno tonight with Ian. I hated it at first. Starts with cheesy voice over of some quirky little line that's supposed to intrigue me. It's full of hipster references and smarmy, masturbatory bullshit. But, once you get through all that, which is hard, you'll realize that it's a damn fine movie. I wanted to walk out and say "good grief". Then you find that all the references and quirk all make sense with these characters and that if you really look at it, our lives are derived from movies and pop culture, so the characters ring true, as far as people i've known and also how i've conversed. I found myself so annoyed with the main character, but as much as you hate her through most of the movie you realize she's just dealing with things the way she knows how. God, the more I think about it I really like it. The movie showed me something about myself that I think I wasn't ready to see. Or had no idea. Behind all of our bullshit posturing and consciously created, insecure "lifestyles", there are people. Real people. You have to sift through the bullshit in order to find the reality. It's something very far beyond words.
I didn't like the music, or the use of. Felt a lot like Garden State. But, I got over that. There are some great fucking scenes in this thing. See it if you can.
Here's the gift I was working on the other night. I gave it to Ian tonight. I was so freaking happy to finally be able to give something back. He's a good friend.
I printed it out on this glossy card stock. I wish I could make a career out of making fake movie posters. It's so much easier that renting equipment and making a real cheesy movie to make a real cheesy poster.
Ian loves a good down and dirty action flick (who doesn't). So I thought i'd put him in one with his hero. The credits are somewhat of an inside joke.
Matty's here playing guitar.
(three hours later)
Whew.......
Matty is a powerhouse of conversation. Probably on my top five list of people who I love to converse with. Which also mean. Time has gotten away from me and i'm cutting this one short.
Talk to you tomorrow.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Sometimes my arms bend backward.
Gonna work on a Christmas gift and watch Twin Peaks tonight sorry folks.
Here's for your troubles:
Here's for your troubles:
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Gimmie a break! I got kids to support!
Holy shit! It's Johann
That and a bunch of other stills from Hellboy II here:
Here's something hilarious:
Here's a great movie trailer:
Now I feel like doing something else besides blogging for a while. Sorry for the lame post, they can't all be solid gold.
Peace Dawg/s!
P.S.
Words of wisdom from Ian about the state of the nation: "Shit's Fucked."
That and a bunch of other stills from Hellboy II here:
http://movies.ign.com/articles/842/842108p1.html
If your not familiar with the comics, Johann is a psychic who was displaced from his body during a seance. Then his body was burned and he has to live as a sentient cloud within a protective suit. God I can't wait for this movie. I hope there are no wasted moments.
Today I had to do a run while on my internship. I had to take these gift bags to different ad agency places as a token of appreciation from Foundation (place I intern at). It sucked at first cause i'm lazy and i didn't want to do the run but when I got out I remembered why I just fucking love this city so much. For a moment I felt like the main character form a video game or something. Standing in the middle of this vast unexplored metropolis. Sometimes parts of the city can look like an elaborately built movie set and I'm the main character. Then, inside one of these buildings I had to check in with security and get specific directions about how to deliver things their way and that way only.So, when inside I started thinking up these wild scenarios about why I was there and who I was working for. Sometimes you get odd looks from people that you just can't explain. And since I was dealing with security they always look at you like you're up to no good. So I imagined a scenario where i had to find my way into the building and was there to do some shady drop off to some criminal types all while under the noses of these Michigan ave. fat cats. It's a weird urge I get sometimes, to pretend and act out this whole new persona. I feel like i'm in such a neutral acquired environment that opens up the opportunity to become something new and live it for just moments at a time. It's a lot of fun. Much like acting but i'm also the only audience member.
I am just out of things to say for tonight. I need some filler.
Here's something I thought was interesting:
If your not familiar with the comics, Johann is a psychic who was displaced from his body during a seance. Then his body was burned and he has to live as a sentient cloud within a protective suit. God I can't wait for this movie. I hope there are no wasted moments.
Today I had to do a run while on my internship. I had to take these gift bags to different ad agency places as a token of appreciation from Foundation (place I intern at). It sucked at first cause i'm lazy and i didn't want to do the run but when I got out I remembered why I just fucking love this city so much. For a moment I felt like the main character form a video game or something. Standing in the middle of this vast unexplored metropolis. Sometimes parts of the city can look like an elaborately built movie set and I'm the main character. Then, inside one of these buildings I had to check in with security and get specific directions about how to deliver things their way and that way only.So, when inside I started thinking up these wild scenarios about why I was there and who I was working for. Sometimes you get odd looks from people that you just can't explain. And since I was dealing with security they always look at you like you're up to no good. So I imagined a scenario where i had to find my way into the building and was there to do some shady drop off to some criminal types all while under the noses of these Michigan ave. fat cats. It's a weird urge I get sometimes, to pretend and act out this whole new persona. I feel like i'm in such a neutral acquired environment that opens up the opportunity to become something new and live it for just moments at a time. It's a lot of fun. Much like acting but i'm also the only audience member.
I am just out of things to say for tonight. I need some filler.
Here's something I thought was interesting:
Here's something hilarious:
Here's a great movie trailer:
Now I feel like doing something else besides blogging for a while. Sorry for the lame post, they can't all be solid gold.
Peace Dawg/s!
P.S.
Words of wisdom from Ian about the state of the nation: "Shit's Fucked."
One More Hour
Rumored to be new Bond girl.
Whoever she is..... she just stole my heart. Right next to Monica Bellucci and Mia Maestro on the list.
Jesus Christ. Someone get me a sedative.
Also, Daniel Craig let slip the possible title for Bond 22. And in an industry of one word unimaginative titles it seems very fitting.
007. That's it. It's an obvious choice these days, but seems to break a long tradition of ridiculously dramatic titles. Which, is kind of sad. Those titles are part of what those movies are about. It is understandable though, with the new take on the franchise. The age of staunch cinematic realism demands your spy/comicbook/action film lives up to the standards of this "dark", "gritty", "R-rated" world we live in. How else would we relate? Anyhow, the rumored title is still ridiculous and dramatic but, in my opinion, for all the wrong reasons. Again though it's just a rumor and I dug Casino Royale. And.... that girl is fuckin' hot.
hm....
It seems every time i try to get to bed earlier I stay up later. What the fuck is it that I have to do?
Maybe I should have some kids...that'd tire me out.
God this thing turned into a Batman Blog in no time at all. Just show's who how much I love Batman. Well.. .except for those first movies. Didn't like those very much. Not too big on Tim Burton either. Like, at all.
But that's an argument for the Stephen of two years ago. I'm much more positive these days. I didn't fuck those movies up, so what should I care. And also that's his voice. I don't get it, but a whole lot of motherfuckers do. Batman is sacred though. That pisses me off. So... I may have to continue being a five year old.
Right now, while blogging, I'm watching this "Kill The House Lights" DVD from The band Thursday.
It's a really good little documentary. Really makes me remember how much I loved this band in high school. I haven't really been into them in a long time. But, now watching this movie shows me how much they went through to make all their albums. It's so interesting and just makes me want to start a fucking band. If there's one thing I think about (besides women) it's music and being in a band. I played drums in a band in high school. We were called "One More Hour". At the time I thought that was such an awesome name. It was always one more hour til' this or one more hour left for that, etc. So I was super stoked. But, we were so lazy and didn't practice enough, then the bass player just wanted to sing and so we needed to get a new one. We broght this girl on who had no idea how to play, but we were desperate, and she was cool. Ultimately it just fizzled out and I think the singer fucked her. But there were a few practices where the band thing was an actual possibility. we were even set to play for the school at one point but, the teacher who sent that up had some kind of relationship with a student and got fired.
After that I got caught up with a girl who completely flip-flopped my world, then had to pull away, or was put off by what I was at the time. After that, I had no idea of self, or what I wanted to do with the coming days. So like any depressed teen I listened to as much music as I could find that was different in every way to what I had been before. As far as I reached and experimented with different sounds, I could not find anything foreign to my sensibilities. I related to a lot of what i picked up at random and put myself into that sound. I started playing guitar more and more, coming up with cheesy riffs and just living through what I felt was a shitty life at the time. But like all those cheesy movies, music gave me direction.
I never did form a new band in high school and in early college there was a lot of talk but no doin'. Then in my junior year I joined a band with my friends called "We Are The Side Project". I played bass for that. Again, for whatever reason we couldn't find a way to keep up with it and it burnt out quick. Around this time a good friend of mine died and I really didn't consider music a priority at all, although it still helped me a lot emotionally.
From then on, I just made my own tunes. I started doing the Prog Metal stuff almost immediately and before I knew it had something like eight full songs of music I would never have thought I could make. I was super siked again and tried to form a band of my own called "Saddle the Kodiak". It was everyone's senior year, and everyone was so busy. So that got put on hold indefinitely.
It's like everytime I try to start a band it just doesn't work out. I kept think that it was just something that isn't meant to be and that I'd have to go it alone. So I did. Now I've got a ton of original music that I've poured my heart into and couldn't be more proud of the results. But, now that ugly beast is reaing it's head again and all I can think about it starting a band.
There are some prospects, but because of failed bands before i'm kind of scared. Frankie and I have been talking about it for a while, but with no equipment to our names it's that much more difficult. Now, he's engaged. That's a bit of a worry. Just because you hear all those jokes about your friends changing when they get married and what not. It's a sign to me that I'm not young anymore and if there's anytime to do this it's now.
I'm very hesitant to show the songs from myspace, cause they are such shitty quality. But, I feel like I talk so much shit about being a musician that now is the time to back up some of my comments.
So...
Here:http://www.myspace.com/tendrillarmusic
....you'll find one of my newest (rough) called "Awe of the Burning Sky" from and EP i'm putting together.
Let me know what you think. Especially compared to some of the older stuff already posted.
Once I get some server space, i'll start posting that shit here. As well as possible album covers and what not.
Thanks in advance for listening. Songs with lyrics and vocals coming soon.
Discarded "Saddle" logo.
Whoever she is..... she just stole my heart. Right next to Monica Bellucci and Mia Maestro on the list.
Jesus Christ. Someone get me a sedative.
Also, Daniel Craig let slip the possible title for Bond 22. And in an industry of one word unimaginative titles it seems very fitting.
007. That's it. It's an obvious choice these days, but seems to break a long tradition of ridiculously dramatic titles. Which, is kind of sad. Those titles are part of what those movies are about. It is understandable though, with the new take on the franchise. The age of staunch cinematic realism demands your spy/comicbook/action film lives up to the standards of this "dark", "gritty", "R-rated" world we live in. How else would we relate? Anyhow, the rumored title is still ridiculous and dramatic but, in my opinion, for all the wrong reasons. Again though it's just a rumor and I dug Casino Royale. And.... that girl is fuckin' hot.
hm....
It seems every time i try to get to bed earlier I stay up later. What the fuck is it that I have to do?
Maybe I should have some kids...that'd tire me out.
God this thing turned into a Batman Blog in no time at all. Just show's who how much I love Batman. Well.. .except for those first movies. Didn't like those very much. Not too big on Tim Burton either. Like, at all.
But that's an argument for the Stephen of two years ago. I'm much more positive these days. I didn't fuck those movies up, so what should I care. And also that's his voice. I don't get it, but a whole lot of motherfuckers do. Batman is sacred though. That pisses me off. So... I may have to continue being a five year old.
Right now, while blogging, I'm watching this "Kill The House Lights" DVD from The band Thursday.
It's a really good little documentary. Really makes me remember how much I loved this band in high school. I haven't really been into them in a long time. But, now watching this movie shows me how much they went through to make all their albums. It's so interesting and just makes me want to start a fucking band. If there's one thing I think about (besides women) it's music and being in a band. I played drums in a band in high school. We were called "One More Hour". At the time I thought that was such an awesome name. It was always one more hour til' this or one more hour left for that, etc. So I was super stoked. But, we were so lazy and didn't practice enough, then the bass player just wanted to sing and so we needed to get a new one. We broght this girl on who had no idea how to play, but we were desperate, and she was cool. Ultimately it just fizzled out and I think the singer fucked her. But there were a few practices where the band thing was an actual possibility. we were even set to play for the school at one point but, the teacher who sent that up had some kind of relationship with a student and got fired.
After that I got caught up with a girl who completely flip-flopped my world, then had to pull away, or was put off by what I was at the time. After that, I had no idea of self, or what I wanted to do with the coming days. So like any depressed teen I listened to as much music as I could find that was different in every way to what I had been before. As far as I reached and experimented with different sounds, I could not find anything foreign to my sensibilities. I related to a lot of what i picked up at random and put myself into that sound. I started playing guitar more and more, coming up with cheesy riffs and just living through what I felt was a shitty life at the time. But like all those cheesy movies, music gave me direction.
I never did form a new band in high school and in early college there was a lot of talk but no doin'. Then in my junior year I joined a band with my friends called "We Are The Side Project". I played bass for that. Again, for whatever reason we couldn't find a way to keep up with it and it burnt out quick. Around this time a good friend of mine died and I really didn't consider music a priority at all, although it still helped me a lot emotionally.
From then on, I just made my own tunes. I started doing the Prog Metal stuff almost immediately and before I knew it had something like eight full songs of music I would never have thought I could make. I was super siked again and tried to form a band of my own called "Saddle the Kodiak". It was everyone's senior year, and everyone was so busy. So that got put on hold indefinitely.
It's like everytime I try to start a band it just doesn't work out. I kept think that it was just something that isn't meant to be and that I'd have to go it alone. So I did. Now I've got a ton of original music that I've poured my heart into and couldn't be more proud of the results. But, now that ugly beast is reaing it's head again and all I can think about it starting a band.
There are some prospects, but because of failed bands before i'm kind of scared. Frankie and I have been talking about it for a while, but with no equipment to our names it's that much more difficult. Now, he's engaged. That's a bit of a worry. Just because you hear all those jokes about your friends changing when they get married and what not. It's a sign to me that I'm not young anymore and if there's anytime to do this it's now.
I'm very hesitant to show the songs from myspace, cause they are such shitty quality. But, I feel like I talk so much shit about being a musician that now is the time to back up some of my comments.
So...
Here:http://www.myspace.com/tendrillarmusic
....you'll find one of my newest (rough) called "Awe of the Burning Sky" from and EP i'm putting together.
Let me know what you think. Especially compared to some of the older stuff already posted.
Once I get some server space, i'll start posting that shit here. As well as possible album covers and what not.
Thanks in advance for listening. Songs with lyrics and vocals coming soon.
Discarded "Saddle" logo.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
To them you're just a freak. Like me!
Well, I did it. I got to see I Am Legend. I don't want to get really critical about it. But here are some thoughts:
So personally, I really did not like the movie, which I did expect. Ian loved it, and that got me excited to see it, though I was still disappointed. I mention that I had read the book, but long before deciding to watch the film version I decided not to do a whole comparison of book to movie. They are two different beasts and I get that. I kept wanting to like it. But mostly felt bored and like I was being treated like a child by the storytelling techniques employed. I'll just say the one thing I wanted to see was that the core concept of I Am Legend be preserved no matter what other crazy stuff they decided to put in. Ultimately the filmmakers decided to just take the title of a great book and make a mediocre "B-movie" out of it. Much the same with the other Will Smith starring adaptation, "I, Robot". Both extremely cool titles, but utterly wasted on these movies. It's a sad thing I was really just hoping to see little references to small details in the book but it had nothing even remotely recognizable. I just wonder why they couldn't use this idea of, the last man on earth and weave a more suitable, audience acceptable motion picture out of the thing. Borrow ideas from I Am Legend, make some of your own, have fun with it. I think they were more concerned with keeping with the tone of the original story and forgot to take some of the elements that truly made it worth knowing about. You could have done so much with it. Made it more expansive. Epic. Rather than attempt a very shortsighted view of a classic vampire tale.
So as an adaptation it's horrible. Which is okay. But, as a movie, it was really hard to watch. I really like Will smith, but I do think he over does it sometimes. In this he didn't go overboard though. It's funny, the whole time i saw him interact with any thing I imagined him saying, "Now that's what I call a close encounter" or "Welcome to earf!" Haha, anyhow. So I'd say see it if your curious. I'm glad I did. But, if not than don't worry about it. Or rent the DVD. But, if you really want to know the truly brilliant idea behind I Am Legend and really know what I'm talking about, then you should have a go at the book. It's short, you can read it in like two days. No biggie. It really is something spectacular. Here's a semi-decently expressed review for you:
On the up side, just as predicted, The Dark Knight trailer was shown before the movie. And also as predicted it was fucking mind-blowing. I dare say this version of Batman will live on as dogmatic law for further Batman films. Tim Burton is goddamned mental. He had know idea, nor do I think he cared when he made those atrocious, amusement park, versions of the caped crusader. All it takes is a little know how and some goddamned attention to the source material. For christ's sake man if you don't like the way a story is being told, just make up your own. No ones got any imagination anymore. Okay, now I'm rambling. But, I mean it all.
Oh and for those of you who might not be seeing I Am Legend this weekend, The Dark Knight Trailer will be debuting at this site tomorrow night, er...tonight, I guess:
Yet another of the Joker's Viral sites. And if you haven't yet try and get in on the viral marketing campaign Warner Bros. is doing for this movie. It's really cool!
As for me. I hit the Johns for some much needed hours. Then worked on some music at home. For those that don't know, something like the past two or three years I've been playing my own brand of progressive metal, fully recorded and engineared(not try to brag just sharing my stuff with you). I've enjoyed very much doing it and maybe soon find a way to post some of my favorites here on the Tendrillar blog. Lately, though after some thirty or so finished to semi-finished tracks i've decided to explore my musical talents and branch out. I'm now working on something very much like the Gorillaz. I know you've read my praise for that whole project here a few times. A now i've finally decided to throw my hat into the ring and try my hand at some stuff I feel is more upbeat and danceable. It's a mix of all types of music in a collage sort of way. None of it is done yet. But when it is i'll show you i'm not full of shit and that I can in fact do all these things i speak of. (some really old shit here: www.myspace.com/tendrillarmusic)
That's all I did today.
I was on Facebook earlier and noticed my ex-girlfriend's already got some new chap to cuddle. And, I gotta say it was an odd feeling to see something like that. It's been something like six months. I feel like that's early to get started on somebody again. But, i've been known to go long times without any kind of affection or the thought of dating somebody. Don't know what it is about me that I'm able to sustain such "dry spells" as their called. And as much as I wouldn't mind some affection, I fear somehow the advent of a relationship, only because I feel i've made a lot of progress with my own projects and personal state of living that throwing someone in the mix of all that would bring me to some sedated state of co-dependance that I don't think is good for anyone. let alone someone dating me. I'm batshit crazy. Jake says i'm much funnier these days having not been with anyone in months. It's like that episode of Seinfeld where George stops having sex, increasing his brain activitiy dramatically, only to have him rendered incompetent the very moment he gets some. Yeah... i know you know what i'm talking about.
So there's a personal little tidbit for you.
Woo doin' it!!
I go home to Denver in a week or so. I'm having so much fun here that I almost don't want to. I hate to fly. It's not that I'm afraid or anything, but i hate the paranoia of the airport. It's such a hassle to fly these days, I'd almost prefer to take a bus.
Alright i'm getting lazy now. Soon I'll just be typing monosyllabic requests to the internet for food, or porn. I'm gonna find something else to do for a couple more hours.
Peace foo!
So personally, I really did not like the movie, which I did expect. Ian loved it, and that got me excited to see it, though I was still disappointed. I mention that I had read the book, but long before deciding to watch the film version I decided not to do a whole comparison of book to movie. They are two different beasts and I get that. I kept wanting to like it. But mostly felt bored and like I was being treated like a child by the storytelling techniques employed. I'll just say the one thing I wanted to see was that the core concept of I Am Legend be preserved no matter what other crazy stuff they decided to put in. Ultimately the filmmakers decided to just take the title of a great book and make a mediocre "B-movie" out of it. Much the same with the other Will Smith starring adaptation, "I, Robot". Both extremely cool titles, but utterly wasted on these movies. It's a sad thing I was really just hoping to see little references to small details in the book but it had nothing even remotely recognizable. I just wonder why they couldn't use this idea of, the last man on earth and weave a more suitable, audience acceptable motion picture out of the thing. Borrow ideas from I Am Legend, make some of your own, have fun with it. I think they were more concerned with keeping with the tone of the original story and forgot to take some of the elements that truly made it worth knowing about. You could have done so much with it. Made it more expansive. Epic. Rather than attempt a very shortsighted view of a classic vampire tale.
So as an adaptation it's horrible. Which is okay. But, as a movie, it was really hard to watch. I really like Will smith, but I do think he over does it sometimes. In this he didn't go overboard though. It's funny, the whole time i saw him interact with any thing I imagined him saying, "Now that's what I call a close encounter" or "Welcome to earf!" Haha, anyhow. So I'd say see it if your curious. I'm glad I did. But, if not than don't worry about it. Or rent the DVD. But, if you really want to know the truly brilliant idea behind I Am Legend and really know what I'm talking about, then you should have a go at the book. It's short, you can read it in like two days. No biggie. It really is something spectacular. Here's a semi-decently expressed review for you:
On the up side, just as predicted, The Dark Knight trailer was shown before the movie. And also as predicted it was fucking mind-blowing. I dare say this version of Batman will live on as dogmatic law for further Batman films. Tim Burton is goddamned mental. He had know idea, nor do I think he cared when he made those atrocious, amusement park, versions of the caped crusader. All it takes is a little know how and some goddamned attention to the source material. For christ's sake man if you don't like the way a story is being told, just make up your own. No ones got any imagination anymore. Okay, now I'm rambling. But, I mean it all.
Oh and for those of you who might not be seeing I Am Legend this weekend, The Dark Knight Trailer will be debuting at this site tomorrow night, er...tonight, I guess:
Yet another of the Joker's Viral sites. And if you haven't yet try and get in on the viral marketing campaign Warner Bros. is doing for this movie. It's really cool!
As for me. I hit the Johns for some much needed hours. Then worked on some music at home. For those that don't know, something like the past two or three years I've been playing my own brand of progressive metal, fully recorded and engineared(not try to brag just sharing my stuff with you). I've enjoyed very much doing it and maybe soon find a way to post some of my favorites here on the Tendrillar blog. Lately, though after some thirty or so finished to semi-finished tracks i've decided to explore my musical talents and branch out. I'm now working on something very much like the Gorillaz. I know you've read my praise for that whole project here a few times. A now i've finally decided to throw my hat into the ring and try my hand at some stuff I feel is more upbeat and danceable. It's a mix of all types of music in a collage sort of way. None of it is done yet. But when it is i'll show you i'm not full of shit and that I can in fact do all these things i speak of. (some really old shit here: www.myspace.com/tendrillarmusic)
That's all I did today.
I was on Facebook earlier and noticed my ex-girlfriend's already got some new chap to cuddle. And, I gotta say it was an odd feeling to see something like that. It's been something like six months. I feel like that's early to get started on somebody again. But, i've been known to go long times without any kind of affection or the thought of dating somebody. Don't know what it is about me that I'm able to sustain such "dry spells" as their called. And as much as I wouldn't mind some affection, I fear somehow the advent of a relationship, only because I feel i've made a lot of progress with my own projects and personal state of living that throwing someone in the mix of all that would bring me to some sedated state of co-dependance that I don't think is good for anyone. let alone someone dating me. I'm batshit crazy. Jake says i'm much funnier these days having not been with anyone in months. It's like that episode of Seinfeld where George stops having sex, increasing his brain activitiy dramatically, only to have him rendered incompetent the very moment he gets some. Yeah... i know you know what i'm talking about.
So there's a personal little tidbit for you.
Woo doin' it!!
I go home to Denver in a week or so. I'm having so much fun here that I almost don't want to. I hate to fly. It's not that I'm afraid or anything, but i hate the paranoia of the airport. It's such a hassle to fly these days, I'd almost prefer to take a bus.
Alright i'm getting lazy now. Soon I'll just be typing monosyllabic requests to the internet for food, or porn. I'm gonna find something else to do for a couple more hours.
Peace foo!
He did it, because we all do not have the guts to!
Played Rockband for six hours........ think I might die.... If you find this, please send help! I am very sick.
went to get sleep be back soon.
Oh and I found these.
The trailer got leaked as well, but it's really shitty quality. I watched it a few times to see what was going on. Having only seen that much, I can safely say it will be the greatest movie ever made by human people. I'm going to I Am Legend tomorrow with Matty. Ian really liked it. Said the CG sucked and the ending was lame, but the movie is good up til then. I'm excited. That's all I could ask for. In the book you hardly see the creatures anyway. Another reason to see this is that the same TDK trailer I mentioned above will show before it. That alone is worth the price of admission. I guarantee it.
I feel like i'm puming too much fluff into this blog of late, rather than giving you all the Stephen Santa Cruz Experience®.*
I'm sure the movie stuff is cool, but I can't build a blog solely off of that.
So here we go..... some substance.......
Okay current events....... lets see.
So, howabout that buffoon of a Presiden.......no, no, Bush bashing is no longer needed, nor relevant or funny.
Hmm... Batma........ no, see damnit. there I go again!
Oh, okay here we go, one time some girl left her cell phone on the counter at Jimmy Johns, and My manager jokingly said, "I bet she's got a ton of naked pics on that thing. I said, "No way!" He was like,"Dude yeah, they all do." We paused for a moment. Then......unlocked that key pad with gusto!! We search through the pictures and there was nothing, nothing, nothing, pics of dumb dog, stupid boyfriend, stupid boyfriend playing guitar, boring titties, sports car....Oh wait!! Yeah! TITTIES!! And not only that, but a full body MYSPACE style shot! Oh and this girl was really hot. Really hot. So that, I guess make the titties that much better. This was amazing! We spent a good twenty minutes looking at that photo because, goddamnit, there are so few pleasures left in this life and the sudden rush of adrenaline one receives when looking at a strangers titties is like crack to a....well, someone who likes crack a lot, I guess. I'm getting away from my story. So there we are (not being perverted voyeurs) click, clacking through the chicks nokia. Alas, there was only that one photo, but we sure got some mileage out of it. Meaning, I did not masturbate in store. Or, uh.....anywhere else for that matter. Suddenly, there she is! Walking up to the store. Luckily, knowing this model, I mashed the proper code with haste to lock the keys, tossed it to my manager who placed it the very same spot we'd found it. We jumped into Jimmy Johns worker poses and nonchalantly, uh... worked.
"Did you find a phone?" she asks. "A what?" I say-my manager shrugs. "Oh, here it is!" she say, then walks out. Once she leaves we look at eachother and smile, then HIGH FIVE!!!! And I distinctly remember hearing the end music from the Breakfast Club start to play as we hung there frozen in the air.
"Don, don, don, don't you forget about me......"
Fade out.
So, now I'm convinced, every girl walking the streets with a cell phone has at least one naked picture of herself. At all times.
It must be some kind of club, I'm not aware of, which is weird cause I'm usually on top of my shit. Hmm... I think I'll have to join. You stay here, while I go take a picture of my dick.
*The Stephen Santa Cruz Experience® is a registered trademark of Rodrick Jaynes and CobaltCo Inc. Madison, WI, 039875
went to get sleep be back soon.
Oh and I found these.
The trailer got leaked as well, but it's really shitty quality. I watched it a few times to see what was going on. Having only seen that much, I can safely say it will be the greatest movie ever made by human people. I'm going to I Am Legend tomorrow with Matty. Ian really liked it. Said the CG sucked and the ending was lame, but the movie is good up til then. I'm excited. That's all I could ask for. In the book you hardly see the creatures anyway. Another reason to see this is that the same TDK trailer I mentioned above will show before it. That alone is worth the price of admission. I guarantee it.
I feel like i'm puming too much fluff into this blog of late, rather than giving you all the Stephen Santa Cruz Experience®.*
I'm sure the movie stuff is cool, but I can't build a blog solely off of that.
So here we go..... some substance.......
Okay current events....... lets see.
So, howabout that buffoon of a Presiden.......no, no, Bush bashing is no longer needed, nor relevant or funny.
Hmm... Batma........ no, see damnit. there I go again!
Oh, okay here we go, one time some girl left her cell phone on the counter at Jimmy Johns, and My manager jokingly said, "I bet she's got a ton of naked pics on that thing. I said, "No way!" He was like,"Dude yeah, they all do." We paused for a moment. Then......unlocked that key pad with gusto!! We search through the pictures and there was nothing, nothing, nothing, pics of dumb dog, stupid boyfriend, stupid boyfriend playing guitar, boring titties, sports car....Oh wait!! Yeah! TITTIES!! And not only that, but a full body MYSPACE style shot! Oh and this girl was really hot. Really hot. So that, I guess make the titties that much better. This was amazing! We spent a good twenty minutes looking at that photo because, goddamnit, there are so few pleasures left in this life and the sudden rush of adrenaline one receives when looking at a strangers titties is like crack to a....well, someone who likes crack a lot, I guess. I'm getting away from my story. So there we are (not being perverted voyeurs) click, clacking through the chicks nokia. Alas, there was only that one photo, but we sure got some mileage out of it. Meaning, I did not masturbate in store. Or, uh.....anywhere else for that matter. Suddenly, there she is! Walking up to the store. Luckily, knowing this model, I mashed the proper code with haste to lock the keys, tossed it to my manager who placed it the very same spot we'd found it. We jumped into Jimmy Johns worker poses and nonchalantly, uh... worked.
"Did you find a phone?" she asks. "A what?" I say-my manager shrugs. "Oh, here it is!" she say, then walks out. Once she leaves we look at eachother and smile, then HIGH FIVE!!!! And I distinctly remember hearing the end music from the Breakfast Club start to play as we hung there frozen in the air.
"Don, don, don, don't you forget about me......"
Fade out.
So, now I'm convinced, every girl walking the streets with a cell phone has at least one naked picture of herself. At all times.
It must be some kind of club, I'm not aware of, which is weird cause I'm usually on top of my shit. Hmm... I think I'll have to join. You stay here, while I go take a picture of my dick.
*The Stephen Santa Cruz Experience® is a registered trademark of Rodrick Jaynes and CobaltCo Inc. Madison, WI, 039875
Friday, December 14, 2007
Send Vital Armed Transmission With The Flow
Well I'll Be...
Looks more like a crime epic than a superhero movie. I am comfortable with this. This'd be the International poster for the fillm.
Gonna try and sneak into I Am Legend Tomorrow. From what I hear it's not really worth the free price of admission.
I am curious though. Having read the book and all. Also, might try to find time to see Juno.
Wasted a whole bunch of time tonight on Rockband. That game is a cancer I think, a deliciously fun cancer.
Fuck yeah! Music video night!
I'm pretty tired at the moment. I'm gonna leave you to it.
Looks more like a crime epic than a superhero movie. I am comfortable with this. This'd be the International poster for the fillm.
Gonna try and sneak into I Am Legend Tomorrow. From what I hear it's not really worth the free price of admission.
I am curious though. Having read the book and all. Also, might try to find time to see Juno.
Wasted a whole bunch of time tonight on Rockband. That game is a cancer I think, a deliciously fun cancer.
Fuck yeah! Music video night!
I'm pretty tired at the moment. I'm gonna leave you to it.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Please Heat This Eventually.
This goes in the ears:
Better than their second album... a lot better.
Oh, Omar... you so crazy!
Masterpeice.
So... nothing really happened today. I was really sick at the beginning but now I feel great. I think it was the Pomegranate Limeade I drank. Odwalla. Good Shit. Especially when free.
Jessica Alba's pregnant, apparently. Wish it was mine.
New Hellboy II pic:
Not sure how most of you felt about the first one. The Hellboy comics are very important to me. Well, were. These days I'm as far away from comics as their film counterparts are from their original concepts. That is not to say, i've completely lost touch. I still know what's up. Still sufficiently nerdy. But, the film version of Hellboy was a hard nut to crack for me. I groan at thinking about it. They got everything right. The look, the characters, the concepts the weapons, the fun. All except the story.
I know everyone nowadays swears by Guerillmo Del Toro. I also know it's not because of anything else but Pan's Labyrinth. Don't get me wrong he's fucking fantastic and Pan's is great. But, I personally think he went too far with my beloved Hellboy. Now, I don't want to get too critical, but, Guerillmo was way off with his script for the Hellboy movie. A love story? The "date" scene? WTF?
The first movie could have been something beautiful, but Del Toro had no thought to self-edit or contemplate what he was doing. And what we got was a lush, beautiful, painstakingly beautiful, bore. It was a sad day for me indeed. Especially after I spent months convincing people they have to see it. I was flashing my trades and showing off my Hellboy resin statue. Saying "This motherfucking movie will destroy the very concept that is movies!" Alas, I had to ride home that premiere night in my girlfriend's car trying to defend a film that had completely failed me.
So, here I am. Back at square one. A new Hellboy film is coming faster than I can muster the sense to hate it. I've read the synopsis and peeped the concept art. The site is fucking great and the concept is wonderful. I'm down, no questions asked. That is until I read an article about giving Abe sapien, the best character in the series, more screen time. Holy shit! That's the best news i've heard all day! He was the best part about that fucking movie, but only in it for two minutes, maybe three. Yes! Then Guerillmo fuck face chimes in, "Yeah, and were giving him a love interest. Just like HB! Here's to fucking the fanboys for having interests and passionate connections to the soucre material." I'm paraphrasing of course. But, i'll be damned if that ain't a thorn in my side. The worst goddamn part of the movie, the one thing Guerillmo had to include. The wrench in the spokes of the lovingly crafted, mytholigical orgy that is Hellboy. My favorite comic for ages. "Hey wouldn't it be funny if Hellboy proposed, or Abe had a wacky date scenario where he's dating not one, but two ancient babylonian Deamons!" Hey, fuck you. Why even make a movie. It's not reality TV who gives a fuck if Hellboy can love? That's not his purpose as a character at all. Just grab the comic and read it with an unbiased vision, figure out what's best for the project and do it selflessly. It's not hard.
Of course I'll still see it and I have the highest hopes for my experience with it. But, I swear if that damn Tex Avery monster gun shoots out six little flags with the words "BANG" written on them I'm gonna have to walk out. And that goes for any other cute little Idea Guerillmo has in mind for these caricatures he's haphazardly created.
But, as much as i want to be pissed, everything I see from HBII looks damn cool. And I just can't fucking wait. Be ready to see my trades and Bowen statue soon kids.
This looks interesting:
http://www.joblo.com/hell-ride-pics
I foresee cinema evolving out of the Big Hollywood Melodrama and Will Ferrel Comdies to much,much more of these genre busting "B-movie" extravaganzas. At least them being the majority. It's gonna be like those scenes from Last Action Hero or the posters on the walls in the Grand Theft Auto games. These silly over the top concepts with no regard to reality or realism whatsoever. And, I couldn't be happier. I'm all about the art form of escapism. And pushing the boundaries of our concepts of reality. My dream is to see a movie that's more or less devoid of story or setups to action scenes or gore scenes or sex scenes at all. But, a film that flows seamlessly through action, sex, and violence. It's one thing to tell a story, but I know I'm not the first to acknowledge that Hollywood hardly has a good story to tell, If not just ripped from the pages of some insignificant writer's novel of the week. It's not as if they care much either. I say fuck the story! I think perhaps there's an better way, at least for these big budget genre pics. Imagine a film that's built more like a piece of music and less like a three act narrative. Think of where that could lead.
As opposed to some cookie cutter revenge tale, or jet setting spy archetype, you have an analogous, ever-shifting cast of characters, flowing, seamlessly through scenes, progressing rhythmically, with action meant to connect on a kinetic level. Gore, violence and sex scenes that are meant to tap in to our visceral curiosities. The idea of love expressed vaguely as if being swooned by the cryptic lyrics of some poet or songwriter all while not specifically holding one's hand through the experience. A subjective ,shifting, abstract action movie.
Or if that doesn't intrigue you or satisfy in any way. Just pop in your Da Vinci Code DVD and forget I said anything at all.
Better than their second album... a lot better.
Oh, Omar... you so crazy!
Masterpeice.
So... nothing really happened today. I was really sick at the beginning but now I feel great. I think it was the Pomegranate Limeade I drank. Odwalla. Good Shit. Especially when free.
Jessica Alba's pregnant, apparently. Wish it was mine.
New Hellboy II pic:
Not sure how most of you felt about the first one. The Hellboy comics are very important to me. Well, were. These days I'm as far away from comics as their film counterparts are from their original concepts. That is not to say, i've completely lost touch. I still know what's up. Still sufficiently nerdy. But, the film version of Hellboy was a hard nut to crack for me. I groan at thinking about it. They got everything right. The look, the characters, the concepts the weapons, the fun. All except the story.
I know everyone nowadays swears by Guerillmo Del Toro. I also know it's not because of anything else but Pan's Labyrinth. Don't get me wrong he's fucking fantastic and Pan's is great. But, I personally think he went too far with my beloved Hellboy. Now, I don't want to get too critical, but, Guerillmo was way off with his script for the Hellboy movie. A love story? The "date" scene? WTF?
The first movie could have been something beautiful, but Del Toro had no thought to self-edit or contemplate what he was doing. And what we got was a lush, beautiful, painstakingly beautiful, bore. It was a sad day for me indeed. Especially after I spent months convincing people they have to see it. I was flashing my trades and showing off my Hellboy resin statue. Saying "This motherfucking movie will destroy the very concept that is movies!" Alas, I had to ride home that premiere night in my girlfriend's car trying to defend a film that had completely failed me.
So, here I am. Back at square one. A new Hellboy film is coming faster than I can muster the sense to hate it. I've read the synopsis and peeped the concept art. The site is fucking great and the concept is wonderful. I'm down, no questions asked. That is until I read an article about giving Abe sapien, the best character in the series, more screen time. Holy shit! That's the best news i've heard all day! He was the best part about that fucking movie, but only in it for two minutes, maybe three. Yes! Then Guerillmo fuck face chimes in, "Yeah, and were giving him a love interest. Just like HB! Here's to fucking the fanboys for having interests and passionate connections to the soucre material." I'm paraphrasing of course. But, i'll be damned if that ain't a thorn in my side. The worst goddamn part of the movie, the one thing Guerillmo had to include. The wrench in the spokes of the lovingly crafted, mytholigical orgy that is Hellboy. My favorite comic for ages. "Hey wouldn't it be funny if Hellboy proposed, or Abe had a wacky date scenario where he's dating not one, but two ancient babylonian Deamons!" Hey, fuck you. Why even make a movie. It's not reality TV who gives a fuck if Hellboy can love? That's not his purpose as a character at all. Just grab the comic and read it with an unbiased vision, figure out what's best for the project and do it selflessly. It's not hard.
Of course I'll still see it and I have the highest hopes for my experience with it. But, I swear if that damn Tex Avery monster gun shoots out six little flags with the words "BANG" written on them I'm gonna have to walk out. And that goes for any other cute little Idea Guerillmo has in mind for these caricatures he's haphazardly created.
But, as much as i want to be pissed, everything I see from HBII looks damn cool. And I just can't fucking wait. Be ready to see my trades and Bowen statue soon kids.
This looks interesting:
http://www.joblo.com/hell-ride-pics
I foresee cinema evolving out of the Big Hollywood Melodrama and Will Ferrel Comdies to much,much more of these genre busting "B-movie" extravaganzas. At least them being the majority. It's gonna be like those scenes from Last Action Hero or the posters on the walls in the Grand Theft Auto games. These silly over the top concepts with no regard to reality or realism whatsoever. And, I couldn't be happier. I'm all about the art form of escapism. And pushing the boundaries of our concepts of reality. My dream is to see a movie that's more or less devoid of story or setups to action scenes or gore scenes or sex scenes at all. But, a film that flows seamlessly through action, sex, and violence. It's one thing to tell a story, but I know I'm not the first to acknowledge that Hollywood hardly has a good story to tell, If not just ripped from the pages of some insignificant writer's novel of the week. It's not as if they care much either. I say fuck the story! I think perhaps there's an better way, at least for these big budget genre pics. Imagine a film that's built more like a piece of music and less like a three act narrative. Think of where that could lead.
As opposed to some cookie cutter revenge tale, or jet setting spy archetype, you have an analogous, ever-shifting cast of characters, flowing, seamlessly through scenes, progressing rhythmically, with action meant to connect on a kinetic level. Gore, violence and sex scenes that are meant to tap in to our visceral curiosities. The idea of love expressed vaguely as if being swooned by the cryptic lyrics of some poet or songwriter all while not specifically holding one's hand through the experience. A subjective ,shifting, abstract action movie.
Or if that doesn't intrigue you or satisfy in any way. Just pop in your Da Vinci Code DVD and forget I said anything at all.
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