-The trailer for Juno is up, and I actually laughed when I watched it. Your standard teenage sex leads to unwanted pregnancy story, but with Michael Cera as the boy and Jason Bateman as the husband in a yuppie couple looking to adopt. Between what looks like a great cast and a story that works to their strengths, this might be one of those movies that flies slightly under the radar and ends up being greater than the sum of its parts. Everyone's favorite Schrute, Rainn Wilson, and underrated comedienne Alison Janney look great in a movie I look forward to seeing.
-Speaking of beet sales, Entertainment Weekly has great videos up of the two bigtime couples from 'The Office' giving you sneak peeks at what to expect from this season. FYI, Jon Krasinski does a great movie trailer voice.
-I'll be out couch-crashing in the city starting tomorrow, hopefully I'll still find time to post regularly, as I'm sure all 3 of my readers will be relieved to hear. Keep your fingers crossed that I find a place to call my own soon.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Tale as old as time
-In this crazy ever-changing technocrat world, it's good to know that classics never die. Amongst all the modern tragedies of this thing we call life in the present day, it is immensely comforting to know that there will always be tales of "a single man fighting for justice with the help of his superadvanced car."
-I know what you're thinking, but he'll be busy. Think 'Entourage' meets 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' meets 'Hooked on a Feeling.'
-I know what you're thinking, but he'll be busy. Think 'Entourage' meets 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' meets 'Hooked on a Feeling.'
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Seems like it'd be cheaper to buy democracy than friends
-Real estate developers will sometimes coin new names for the regions they’re building up, a marketing tactic to make them sound more attractive (like the East Village). Developers in Washington State are promoting an area they’ve renamed South Lake Union, including new public transportation they’ve put in, the South Lake Union Streetcar. Residents that are not so much in support of the developers have taken to calling it the South Lake Union Trolley. Wait for it…
-Just in case any of you end up in a situation where you have to stymie a horse. It turns out Mike Tyson was just trying to stop Evander from stampeding.
-The Autobots and Optimus President appear to have beaten the Californicons in the epic saga known as Transportation…ers. That was terrible, I'm sorry. It's an article about fuel emission standards.
-In case you were wondering, Microsoft pegs the value of Facebook at over $10 billion. Microsoft probably DOES know what a quail looks like, and I bet they COULD find something to put there. Look out for new groups like "Jimmy's Outlook 2007 broke, give him your .vcf files."
-If you have trouble wrapping your head around how much $10 billion is, it’s about 500 Magna Cartas. Marc Ecko is looking into buying this copy to either donate to the Smithsonian, blast it into space, or brand it with a picture of the British East India Company.
-Just in case any of you end up in a situation where you have to stymie a horse. It turns out Mike Tyson was just trying to stop Evander from stampeding.
-The Autobots and Optimus President appear to have beaten the Californicons in the epic saga known as Transportation…ers. That was terrible, I'm sorry. It's an article about fuel emission standards.
-In case you were wondering, Microsoft pegs the value of Facebook at over $10 billion. Microsoft probably DOES know what a quail looks like, and I bet they COULD find something to put there. Look out for new groups like "Jimmy's Outlook 2007 broke, give him your .vcf files."
-If you have trouble wrapping your head around how much $10 billion is, it’s about 500 Magna Cartas. Marc Ecko is looking into buying this copy to either donate to the Smithsonian, blast it into space, or brand it with a picture of the British East India Company.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Was that picture with J Edgar Hoover really worth it?
OJ Simpson was released on bail today, the latest development in this whole sports memorabilia heist story (yes one of the items was a picture of OJ and J Edgar). Apparently OJ put together a team of guys for this caper, complete with an inside man that would pose as a collector who was supposed to let him in during the deal. This guy was “shocked when Simpson showed up to the Palace Station Hotel and Casino with ‘two white guys and six black guys.’" Wait, run the numbers on that… those guys, plus OJ, plus the inside man, going after a big stash…
THIS SUMMER
Brad Pitt: So, tell me what I’m doing here.
OJ: Ever been to Vegas?
THE JUICE
IS LOOSE
OJ: I need to get that stuff back, man.
Brad Pitt: Well, we’d need a number of guys working a combination of cons. I’d say you’re looking at a Walter Alexander, a Clarence Stewart, a reverse Michael McClinton, two Charles Cashmores, and a Thomas Riccio that would fool Houdini.
GET YOUR BLOODY GLOVES READY
OJ: Do you think we need one more? Ok, we’ll get one more. I think Kato’s still around.
OJ’S ELEVEN. COMING TO A 24-HOUR NEWS NETWORK NEAR YOU.
I'm accepting offers for distribution deals starting immediately.
THIS SUMMER
Brad Pitt: So, tell me what I’m doing here.
OJ: Ever been to Vegas?
THE JUICE
IS LOOSE
OJ: I need to get that stuff back, man.
Brad Pitt: Well, we’d need a number of guys working a combination of cons. I’d say you’re looking at a Walter Alexander, a Clarence Stewart, a reverse Michael McClinton, two Charles Cashmores, and a Thomas Riccio that would fool Houdini.
GET YOUR BLOODY GLOVES READY
OJ: Do you think we need one more? Ok, we’ll get one more. I think Kato’s still around.
OJ’S ELEVEN. COMING TO A 24-HOUR NEWS NETWORK NEAR YOU.
I'm accepting offers for distribution deals starting immediately.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
This post is a Ron Darling
-The number one movie in England this week is 'Run Fat Boy, Run,' David Schwimmer’s directorial debut. I was skeptical at first, but it does star Simon Pegg from 'Shaun of the Dead' and my alma mater's golden boy, Hank Azaria (every once in a while they still find pieces of clothing in the Tufts University Drama Department’s costume shop that says ‘Azaria’ on it). I saw the trailer, and it actually doesn’t look half bad. As long as there isn’t anything in the movie about porcelain dogs or being on a break, I bet it could be pretty entertaining.
-Primetime TV is getting shorter. Even with the rise of product placement and integrated marketing and all of that, commercial breaks are still getting longer. If a few minutes here or there doesn’t seem like that big a deal, think about the mass hysteria over the last few seconds of black at the end of the last episode of 'The Sopranos.' To be fair, the people who work on shows like 'Lost' and 'Heroes' don’t seem to have difficulty making engaging, plot-rich content, even in those shorter chunks of time in between commercial breaks… you know, the actual show.
-The Altlanta Falcons signed Byron Leftwich to a 2-year deal today, which reminds me of a fond and ridiculous memory of my time back at Tufts. Driving around by campus, my friend Jon always used to give directions by saying things such as “Go down past the parking lot and hang and Byron Leftwich, when you get to Davis Square take a David Wright onto College Ave.” Over the summer I was cruising the friendly streets of Medford, Mass with Cubby on one of those cool, still summer nights that make you feel like time might actually stop and you won’t have to move out and go earn a living, when my phone buzzed.
“Are you getting a Mark Teixeira?” said Cubby. At that moment I knew Tufts was in good hands.
I talked to Jon about the Falcons signing Leftwich, and his reaction was “he's got a job, that lucky asshole. I need one.” Tell me about it brother.
-Primetime TV is getting shorter. Even with the rise of product placement and integrated marketing and all of that, commercial breaks are still getting longer. If a few minutes here or there doesn’t seem like that big a deal, think about the mass hysteria over the last few seconds of black at the end of the last episode of 'The Sopranos.' To be fair, the people who work on shows like 'Lost' and 'Heroes' don’t seem to have difficulty making engaging, plot-rich content, even in those shorter chunks of time in between commercial breaks… you know, the actual show.
-The Altlanta Falcons signed Byron Leftwich to a 2-year deal today, which reminds me of a fond and ridiculous memory of my time back at Tufts. Driving around by campus, my friend Jon always used to give directions by saying things such as “Go down past the parking lot and hang and Byron Leftwich, when you get to Davis Square take a David Wright onto College Ave.” Over the summer I was cruising the friendly streets of Medford, Mass with Cubby on one of those cool, still summer nights that make you feel like time might actually stop and you won’t have to move out and go earn a living, when my phone buzzed.
“Are you getting a Mark Teixeira?” said Cubby. At that moment I knew Tufts was in good hands.
I talked to Jon about the Falcons signing Leftwich, and his reaction was “he's got a job, that lucky asshole. I need one.” Tell me about it brother.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
The Gilded Way Station
-Well, here I am. The wet behind the ears college graduate, just on the cusp of making the real world’s acquaintance. After a summer delaying the inevitable, I have moved away from campus and down to New York to seek my fortune. Well, almost. I’m temporarily in a holding pattern about an hour away from the city, staying with relatives in Connecticut, deep in the heart of Stepford country. I have so far met a girl that got an iPhone for her sweet 16 and a woman who related to me that sadly, all the entertaining magazines are saying that appetizers are out. It’s a very incongruous place to spend time while I plan a move to some small apartment with a tight budget and a series of entry-level jobs with irregular hours and ridiculous tasks. One can only hope.
-Interesting story about an Iraqi film student in the documentary 'Operation Filmmaker,’ which showed at the Toronto Film Festival. How good intentions can lead to sticky situations, and as always, a cameo by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
-Every once in a while, there comes along a great name for a movie, tv show, etc that really guarantees you time/money well spent, even if you don’t know anything else about it. ‘Snakes on a Plane’ comes to mind. Here comes another one: 'Dragon Wars.' Also, the dragons shoot guns.
Watched the Sox-Yanks game on Fox yesterday:
-Andy Pettite announced the Yankees starting lineup, noting that today’s starting pitcher would be Chien-Ming Wang, or as Pettite calls him, “The Wanger.” What a hilarious experience it must be to hear Andy Pettite say, “Oh yeah, the Wanger’s throwing a great game. Check out the new glove on the Wanger. I’m doing a commercial with the Rocket and the Wanger. It’s for Dick’s Sporting Goods.”
-Dane Cook count (sightings in the broadcast booth, Actober commercials, ‘Good Luck Chuck’ commercials, plus number of times he is mentioned by the commentators): 10, or roughly once every 20 minutes. Dane Cook is the centerpiece of MLB’s postseason ad campaign, which I believe is really an elaborate setup for his next behind-the-scenes HBO series. It will take us through production of all the commercials for the campaign, cut together with little vignettes of how he convinced Major League Baseball that the sheer strength of his star power could draw scores of new viewers and not alienate any existing baseball fans with a smorgasbord of equally befuddling ads for rival teams. It will be called ‘Dane Cook’s AdGasm, guest starring Gary Gulman and the Milwaukee Brewers.’
-Saw that commercial for the new iPod Nano. I was talking to my boy Cubby when Apple made the announcement about it coming out, he took one look and remarked that it really should be named the iChode. I’m writing a note to Steve Jobs as we speak.
-So I’ve been thinking about starting this blog for a while now, and one roadblock that has really stopped me has been that I really wanted to include little web videos that I would make, once every so often. Essentially, it would serve as an outlet for some of my ideas as well as a way to justify to myself that I wasn’t doing a Sports Guy knockoff blog. Sadly, my hopes to acquire a camera with which to shoot them are currently hindered by such priorities as saving that money for anticipated rent. In the meantime, here is a video from YuTube, a sketch comedy TV show I started in college. I hope it is an adequate place holder until I can roll out the fresh material. Here this summer’s hottest new action film, ‘Everything Shoots Bullets.’
That’s all for now, catch you on the flipside. I’m gunna go hang out with the Wanger.
-Interesting story about an Iraqi film student in the documentary 'Operation Filmmaker,’ which showed at the Toronto Film Festival. How good intentions can lead to sticky situations, and as always, a cameo by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
-Every once in a while, there comes along a great name for a movie, tv show, etc that really guarantees you time/money well spent, even if you don’t know anything else about it. ‘Snakes on a Plane’ comes to mind. Here comes another one: 'Dragon Wars.' Also, the dragons shoot guns.
Watched the Sox-Yanks game on Fox yesterday:
-Andy Pettite announced the Yankees starting lineup, noting that today’s starting pitcher would be Chien-Ming Wang, or as Pettite calls him, “The Wanger.” What a hilarious experience it must be to hear Andy Pettite say, “Oh yeah, the Wanger’s throwing a great game. Check out the new glove on the Wanger. I’m doing a commercial with the Rocket and the Wanger. It’s for Dick’s Sporting Goods.”
-Dane Cook count (sightings in the broadcast booth, Actober commercials, ‘Good Luck Chuck’ commercials, plus number of times he is mentioned by the commentators): 10, or roughly once every 20 minutes. Dane Cook is the centerpiece of MLB’s postseason ad campaign, which I believe is really an elaborate setup for his next behind-the-scenes HBO series. It will take us through production of all the commercials for the campaign, cut together with little vignettes of how he convinced Major League Baseball that the sheer strength of his star power could draw scores of new viewers and not alienate any existing baseball fans with a smorgasbord of equally befuddling ads for rival teams. It will be called ‘Dane Cook’s AdGasm, guest starring Gary Gulman and the Milwaukee Brewers.’
-Saw that commercial for the new iPod Nano. I was talking to my boy Cubby when Apple made the announcement about it coming out, he took one look and remarked that it really should be named the iChode. I’m writing a note to Steve Jobs as we speak.
-So I’ve been thinking about starting this blog for a while now, and one roadblock that has really stopped me has been that I really wanted to include little web videos that I would make, once every so often. Essentially, it would serve as an outlet for some of my ideas as well as a way to justify to myself that I wasn’t doing a Sports Guy knockoff blog. Sadly, my hopes to acquire a camera with which to shoot them are currently hindered by such priorities as saving that money for anticipated rent. In the meantime, here is a video from YuTube, a sketch comedy TV show I started in college. I hope it is an adequate place holder until I can roll out the fresh material. Here this summer’s hottest new action film, ‘Everything Shoots Bullets.’
That’s all for now, catch you on the flipside. I’m gunna go hang out with the Wanger.
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