i'm going home because i feel like crap.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
really david blaine?
for some idiotic reason david blaine is going to try to hold his breath for 16 minutes to break some other jackasses record.
he's doing it on Oprah today. so watch that if you like watching people torture themselves!
he's doing it on Oprah today. so watch that if you like watching people torture themselves!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
TiVo alert
Conan is going to be really sweet tonight with Jeff Garlin and The Kills.
(sidebar: i'm so excited about seeing The Kills at the El Rey i can't stand it)
Iron Man is going to be on Letterman.
(sidebar: i'm really excited to see Iron Man on Thursday night)
(sidebar: i'm so excited about seeing The Kills at the El Rey i can't stand it)
Iron Man is going to be on Letterman.
(sidebar: i'm really excited to see Iron Man on Thursday night)
shirley manson
i remember first hearing the song "vow" in 1995 and completely loving it...then i learned that the great line "i can't use what i can't abuse, and i can't stop when it comes to you" was ad-libbed by shirley.
how kick-ass i thought.
thus began my love for one very original and amazing band.
and for one of the coolest chicks ever, who rocks black eyeliner like no ones damn business.
seeing them open for the smashing pumpkins was the cat's pajamas. that show was so fun that paul and i saw them at the palladium two nights in a row on their next tour. looking back, i now realize that those shows at the palladium were in 1998. which means that was 10 years ago. i am old.
shirley is allegedly working on a new album and allegedly collaborates with beck and jack white, although in this interview she doesn't really answer too many questions about it.
so i guess i just wait.
Fun fact:
Garbage's drummer Butch Vig is also a super-producer having worked with Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and the Smashing Pumpkins.
Garbage- I'm Only Happy When It Rains.
The Ting Tings part 2
Remember last month when I was all "ooooh my new favorite band The Ting Tings blah blah blaaaaaaaaaaaaaah."?
now they're in the new ipod ad.
i totally called it.
this song is too much fun and is for sure going in the roller skating mix on my ipod.
p.s. i don't really think that i "totally called it"
that was me being facetious.
now they're in the new ipod ad.
i totally called it.
this song is too much fun and is for sure going in the roller skating mix on my ipod.
p.s. i don't really think that i "totally called it"
that was me being facetious.
Monday, April 28, 2008
L.A. Live will be weird
the Ritz Carlton extravaganza that they are building downtown further shocks me with details like:
When construction of the 54-story Convention Center headquarters hotel is completed in 2010, the 224 Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. Live, which will occupy the upper 27 floors of the building, will undoubtedly offer tenants a memorable view.
54 stories! damn right the views will be memorable.
prices starting at $1.4 million and stretching all the way to $9 million for each of the 12 penthouses...
$9 million! are you shitting me?
and of course:
Ritz residents will get preferred access to rooms (and rates) at Ritz hotels in other cities. Additionally, they will have the opportunity, before the general public, to purchase tickets to events at Staples Center and the Nokia Theatre, as well as all other venues operated by AEG, including the Home Depot Center in Carson.
Yay! More people to screw me over if I ever want tickets!
Full article at L.A. Downtown News.com
When construction of the 54-story Convention Center headquarters hotel is completed in 2010, the 224 Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. Live, which will occupy the upper 27 floors of the building, will undoubtedly offer tenants a memorable view.
54 stories! damn right the views will be memorable.
prices starting at $1.4 million and stretching all the way to $9 million for each of the 12 penthouses...
$9 million! are you shitting me?
and of course:
Ritz residents will get preferred access to rooms (and rates) at Ritz hotels in other cities. Additionally, they will have the opportunity, before the general public, to purchase tickets to events at Staples Center and the Nokia Theatre, as well as all other venues operated by AEG, including the Home Depot Center in Carson.
Yay! More people to screw me over if I ever want tickets!
Full article at L.A. Downtown News.com
paint the town
this is some graffiti i can get behind!
a tagger with a love for Bjork.
(found in Echo Park, of course)
if you like hip hop...
...you should be reading The Notorious B.L.O.G.
my friend Kevin knows more about hip hop shit than everyone you've ever met so it's a reliable source if you need one.
also, this article about the year 1994 in hip hop is great...although i happen to love 1993 since it gave us the 36 Chambers and Midnight Marauders...on the same day no less.
ATCQ-Oh My God
in my top 5 favorite Tribe songs.
my friend Kevin knows more about hip hop shit than everyone you've ever met so it's a reliable source if you need one.
also, this article about the year 1994 in hip hop is great...although i happen to love 1993 since it gave us the 36 Chambers and Midnight Marauders...on the same day no less.
ATCQ-Oh My God
in my top 5 favorite Tribe songs.
randomness
~Vanity Fair has an interview with Bob and David.
random right? have either one of these dudes ever even touched a VF?
~EW has a recap of the Coachella/Prince situation. I'm ok with the fact that I wasn't there because of the weather but holy shit! Sheila E! and a mini Time reunion! magical! and he covered a fucking Radiohead song. does someone have this on youtube yet?
~i'm happy to report that Baby Mama was # 1 this weekend!
~Leslie Feist is on The Colbert Report tonight
fun video:
CSS- OFF THE HOOK
random right? have either one of these dudes ever even touched a VF?
~EW has a recap of the Coachella/Prince situation. I'm ok with the fact that I wasn't there because of the weather but holy shit! Sheila E! and a mini Time reunion! magical! and he covered a fucking Radiohead song. does someone have this on youtube yet?
~i'm happy to report that Baby Mama was # 1 this weekend!
~Leslie Feist is on The Colbert Report tonight
fun video:
CSS- OFF THE HOOK
Friday, April 25, 2008
commercials can be awesome
i know this is SO 2006 but i was just thinking about it.
remember the Coke "What Goes Around" commercial?
Jake White did the music. Nagi Noda directed.
Michel Gondry maybe felt a little copied. I enjoyed.
remember the Coke "What Goes Around" commercial?
Jake White did the music. Nagi Noda directed.
Michel Gondry maybe felt a little copied. I enjoyed.
the office
dear mindy kaling,
i love when you write episodes of the office. they always turn out great. like last night.
really good stuff. i even paused the tv a few times so my laugh wouldn't cover up the next joke.
and *the edison made a cameo.
it was one of those episodes that i won't erase off of theTiVo FauxVo until the season 4 DVD comes out.
repeatability mothereffers!
*the edison is an awesome bar downtown also known as Victor's Basement.
i love when you write episodes of the office. they always turn out great. like last night.
really good stuff. i even paused the tv a few times so my laugh wouldn't cover up the next joke.
and *the edison made a cameo.
it was one of those episodes that i won't erase off of the
repeatability mothereffers!
*the edison is an awesome bar downtown also known as Victor's Basement.
concert reviews?
Brooks just told me about this site.
You Tell Concerts is basically a stonery dude going up to other drunk stonery people as they exit a concert and ask them what they thought of about the show.
Stupid? A little.
Awesome? Pretty much.
You Tell Concerts is basically a stonery dude going up to other drunk stonery people as they exit a concert and ask them what they thought of about the show.
Stupid? A little.
Awesome? Pretty much.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Ricky Gervais
He updated his blog and I love it.
I wish that someone was making a documentary on the making of This Side of the Truth.
I wish that someone was making a documentary on the making of This Side of the Truth.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Soulwax
i just read on Shots Ring Out that the Soulwax dudes have made a documentary about their touring.
all of the music in the trailer makes me want to spew chunks, but Soulwax CDs have long been close to my heart.
i first spotted the 2 Many DJs stuff at Amoeba back in '02 and they soon became highly treasured entertainment.
correct me if i'm wrong but these dudes kind of paved the way for mash-up CDs right?
(right Girl Talk?)
all of the music in the trailer makes me want to spew chunks, but Soulwax CDs have long been close to my heart.
i first spotted the 2 Many DJs stuff at Amoeba back in '02 and they soon became highly treasured entertainment.
correct me if i'm wrong but these dudes kind of paved the way for mash-up CDs right?
(right Girl Talk?)
conan was good last night
Andy Richter was there. They did an "In the Year 2000" (love it)
She & Him performed with Yo La Tengo (nice surprise)
Watch the whole episode on NBC.com
(sorry if you can't watch in London Bill)
AND~
guess who the musical guest is tonight?
RADIOHEAD.
hell yes.
so it's from satellite or some shit, but it's still Radiohead. So watch it.
She & Him performed with Yo La Tengo (nice surprise)
Watch the whole episode on NBC.com
(sorry if you can't watch in London Bill)
AND~
guess who the musical guest is tonight?
RADIOHEAD.
hell yes.
so it's from satellite or some shit, but it's still Radiohead. So watch it.
more from the Apatow gang
this may be overkill to some but i am OK with it.
Apatow, Stoller, Hill & Brand Reunite for Greek
Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nick Stoller is reteaming with Judd Apatow for the comedy Get Him to the Greek, with Jonah Hill and Russell Brand attached to star, reports Variety.
Stoller has been tapped to write and direct the film, which centers on a fresh-out-of-college insurance adjuster (Hill) who is hired to accompany an out-of-control rock star (Brand) from London to a gig at L.A.'s Greek Theater. (i've totally been there!)
Hill and Brand played supporting roles in Universal's "Sarah Marshall"; Stoller made his feature directing debut on the pic. Stoller is co-writing and will direct the comedy Five-Year Engagement for Universal, with Jason Segel co-writing and attached to star. He and Segel are also collaborating on a new Muppet movie for Disney.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=44389
Apatow, Stoller, Hill & Brand Reunite for Greek
Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nick Stoller is reteaming with Judd Apatow for the comedy Get Him to the Greek, with Jonah Hill and Russell Brand attached to star, reports Variety.
Stoller has been tapped to write and direct the film, which centers on a fresh-out-of-college insurance adjuster (Hill) who is hired to accompany an out-of-control rock star (Brand) from London to a gig at L.A.'s Greek Theater. (i've totally been there!)
Hill and Brand played supporting roles in Universal's "Sarah Marshall"; Stoller made his feature directing debut on the pic. Stoller is co-writing and will direct the comedy Five-Year Engagement for Universal, with Jason Segel co-writing and attached to star. He and Segel are also collaborating on a new Muppet movie for Disney.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=44389
Bust Magazine
Announcing my favorite magazine spread since the Mean/Kate Beckinsale cover from March.
You guys, I know these pictures are small. It's very hard to tell how magical they really are.
Bret and Jemaine are in their underwear. Do you really need more? But wait! There is more!Like one full page of each face and with an autograph, Teen Beat Magazine style!
You should just go and buy the April/May issue and/or go to the Bust Magazine web-site and subscribe already!
I almost forgot, there are also interviews with David Sedaris, Ira Glass and The Kills.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
news to make you nauseous
Kids' book explains mommy's plastic surgery
Divorce. Bullies. Foster care. There are books for children on just about every tough subject these days. But mommy's plastic surgery?
A Florida plastic surgeon has written about just that in My Beautiful Mommy, a picture book due out April 28 that tries to calm the fears of kids with parents getting tummy tucks, breast enhancement procedures and nose jobs.
click here to read the article from USA Today (!)
This is real you guys.
Is your barf bag full?
(thanks Bill, for reminding me what a sickening world we live in)
Divorce. Bullies. Foster care. There are books for children on just about every tough subject these days. But mommy's plastic surgery?
A Florida plastic surgeon has written about just that in My Beautiful Mommy, a picture book due out April 28 that tries to calm the fears of kids with parents getting tummy tucks, breast enhancement procedures and nose jobs.
click here to read the article from USA Today (!)
This is real you guys.
Is your barf bag full?
(thanks Bill, for reminding me what a sickening world we live in)
Doug Likes Loves Pot
the a/v club has an interview with one of my favorite UCBers Doug Benson about his weed documentary.
I saw Super High Me last summer. It's good.
that movie
it's called "that movie" because it has no title yet.
just when i think it can't get any more awesome it fucking does.
names involved:
sam mendes
dave eggers
john krasinski
maya rudolph
allison janney
cheryl hines
and now:
catherine o'hara & jeff daniels
just when i think it can't get any more awesome it fucking does.
names involved:
sam mendes
dave eggers
john krasinski
maya rudolph
allison janney
cheryl hines
and now:
catherine o'hara & jeff daniels
happy birthday jack
Billy Buddusky
RP McMurphy
Frank Chambers
Jack Torrance
Melvin Udall
none of these characters would've been possible without him.
happy 71st.
RP McMurphy
Frank Chambers
Jack Torrance
Melvin Udall
none of these characters would've been possible without him.
happy 71st.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Philip Glass
i had no idea about the existence of this documentary. it's called Glass, A Portrait of Philip in 12 Parts.
Philip Glass is a thrice Oscar nominated composer.
his score for The Truman Show is complete perfection, in my opinion.
in the trailer, documentary filmaker Godfrey Reggio says this: "He has created a musical language that is the acoustic door to the unknown"
Wow. Am I cheesy for being in LOVE with that quote?
Fun Fact: Philip Glass is first cousins once removed with Ira Glass.
Philip Glass is a thrice Oscar nominated composer.
his score for The Truman Show is complete perfection, in my opinion.
in the trailer, documentary filmaker Godfrey Reggio says this: "He has created a musical language that is the acoustic door to the unknown"
Wow. Am I cheesy for being in LOVE with that quote?
Fun Fact: Philip Glass is first cousins once removed with Ira Glass.
tropic thunder
every time i see something about this movie i get more and more excited.
and then while thinking about Comic Con i realized that Tropic Thunder comes out after this year's dork fest. Does that mean there'll be a panel? A panel with Ben Stiller and Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.? OMG. That would rule. A lot.
the spirit
this teaser was revealed at NY Comic Con over the weekend and i think it looks pretty cool.
some might say "hey, that's a Sin City rip-off" but hey, it's frank miller, he can make all his shit look the same if he wants to.
i just really like the cast in this movie.
hopefully they have a panel at comic con and gabriel macht is there. skeet!
The Spirit isn't out til January '09 FYI
some might say "hey, that's a Sin City rip-off" but hey, it's frank miller, he can make all his shit look the same if he wants to.
i just really like the cast in this movie.
hopefully they have a panel at comic con and gabriel macht is there. skeet!
The Spirit isn't out til January '09 FYI
Friday, April 18, 2008
have a nice weekend
i will leave you with this Gap ad from 1998 starring the ridiculously beautiful Shannyn Sossamon.
you're welcome.
you're welcome.
Hamlet 2 looks good
Go to the Focus Features site to watch the trailer. I can't find a site that lets me embed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_2
forgetting sarah marshall
is finally out today!
we saw it on Valentine's Day and the first thing i said upon exiting the screening room was "i can't wait to see that again. holy (expletive deleted). that was (expletive deleted) awesome."
we saw it on Valentine's Day and the first thing i said upon exiting the screening room was "i can't wait to see that again. holy (expletive deleted). that was (expletive deleted) awesome."
Roger Ebert's review is awesome.
ReelzChannel.com has a piece about the movie that is pretty neat too....
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Andy Daly worship
Andy Daly is one of the funniest stand-up dudes out there.
He is very close on the heels of my number 1 fave Paul F. Tompkins.
Every week he's been making me near-piss my pants at Comedy Death Ray.
He is very close on the heels of my number 1 fave Paul F. Tompkins.
Every week he's been making me near-piss my pants at Comedy Death Ray.
It's been super dreamy because he invents new characters to do so it's not like i am hearing the same joke over and over, like when Sarah Silverman talks.
He'll be doing Comedy Death Ray until the end of April, but you don't have to be a huge
comedy nerd like me to be able to enjoy Andy's characters.
In his blog he talks about how he is recording all of the performances for his AST CD.
WooHoo!
My laugh will totally be in the background though, so that sucks.
Fun fact:
In addition to thinking Andy is completely adorable I may or may not daydream about us having picnics together and me caressing his dimples.
american beauty
in 5 seconds
i can't stop laughing at these.
please forgive me if i post like 5 of them.
(for the record if you don't like American Beauty, we can't be friends)
i can't stop laughing at these.
please forgive me if i post like 5 of them.
(for the record if you don't like American Beauty, we can't be friends)
good stuff
the silence of the lambs....
in 5 seconds.
Dear The Editor of this,
you are brilliant.
Love, Nicole
in 5 seconds.
Dear The Editor of this,
you are brilliant.
Love, Nicole
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
the awareness test
i saw this a bit ago and have had 2 random conversations about it today, so here's this.
main titles
film and tv main title sequences excite me for many reasons.
one of those reasons is that I have worked in the "mograph" industry and i know that it takes a village. honestly, it can take 10 people and a zillion hours to create something that is less than 3 minutes long. it's very fascinating to watch in progress, which i did a lot because i answered phones at 2 different companies and saw renders aplenty.
Art of the Title is a nice little site with some super good-looking film main titles.
you should watch some.
a few of my personal faves:
American Splendor
Panic Room
Lemony Snicket
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
one of those reasons is that I have worked in the "mograph" industry and i know that it takes a village. honestly, it can take 10 people and a zillion hours to create something that is less than 3 minutes long. it's very fascinating to watch in progress, which i did a lot because i answered phones at 2 different companies and saw renders aplenty.
Art of the Title is a nice little site with some super good-looking film main titles.
you should watch some.
a few of my personal faves:
American Splendor
Panic Room
Lemony Snicket
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
these aren't even birds
*features the introduction of Lindsay's chicken dance from one of the best episodes of Arrested Dev.
Ready, Aim, Marry Me from Season 2
tina fey kind of rules
Marie Claire has an interview with Tina Fey in it's May issue.Who cares you say? You should.
Because the interview is conducted by Amy mothaflippin' Poehler.
Sadly that above link doesn't give you the whole interview so you have to be a lady and go buy the magazine.
While you're at it, get the Entertainment Weekly this week too. Tina looks ridiculously cute on the cover, like she's a classy dame from the 40s.
Or just click and read the article here.
(thanks MAB for telling me about the Marie Claire interview. i guess i need to renew my subscription.)
the soloist
The Soloist has production offices downstairs from me, but i have had no Robery Downey Jr. or Jamie Foxx sightings.
it's one of those Oscar-y movies and it comes out in November.
Sidebar:
I want to go to Disney Hall.
buyMonday, April 14, 2008
Diablo Cody at the New Beverly
my NSGC told me (in her public blog) that she'll be at the New Beverly in July.
if i were a gambling lady, i'd bet that might be awesome.
Mary Anne, are we going tostalk go to her movies?
if i were a gambling lady, i'd bet that might be awesome.
Mary Anne, are we going to
Street Kings!
I saw the best horrible movie yesterday. It was a dumb story, filled with clichés, aerial shots of City Hall and even a cop funeral. How many times have we already seen this?
A sample of some dialogue:
Keanu:
"This thing you want that you think you want, you don't want"
Chris Evans:
"You don't know what I want."
"Bad breeds bad"
"Blood doesn't wash away blood"
“You went toe-to-toe with evil and you won”
There were so many more good ones, but I didn't have a notepad with me.
James Ellroy, what is wrong with you? Did you seriously write this triteness?
I laughed out loud at least 8 times.
Are these people trying to make the "Showgirls" of retro-1990s cop movies?
BUT.For some fantastically mind-screwing reason, I was entertained the whole way through.
It was fun to count stereotypes, enjoy LA from a bird's eye view, and guess what sweet one-liner the movie was going to end on.
Also worth noting:
This movie is painfully miscast. I don't think one actor fits with their role, except maybe Common, who has about 5 minutes of screentime.
Jay Mohr was like one of his bad jokes, complete with a terrible Hitler/porn-stache.
Forest Whitaker does some first rate overacting, almost like he's on a soap opera.
What kind of backwards time are we living in where Keanu acts better than Forest Whitaker?
I'm scared. Hold me.
Keanu though. My God he is attractive.
The End.
Friday, April 11, 2008
nervous
currently trying to avoid pissing pants.
radiohead presale starts in 5 minutes.
for the record, i hate ticketmaster.
UPDATE:
i hate ticketmaster more than anything in the whole universe. and tarantulas. and earthquakes. but mostly ticketmaster.
radiohead presale starts in 5 minutes.
for the record, i hate ticketmaster.
UPDATE:
i hate ticketmaster more than anything in the whole universe. and tarantulas. and earthquakes. but mostly ticketmaster.
randomness
1) A/V Club has an interview with The Kids In the Hall. I love them in bras.
Click here for it.
2) Geniusy comedianne Maria Bamford has this to say on her blog:
Also, got to be in Fox Pilot by Mitch Hurwitz called “Sit Down, Shut Up” –animated with Will Forte, Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Cheri Oteri, Regina King, Nick Kroll and HENRY WINKLER!!!! I may be cut, but I got to meet the Fonzarelli and he was the loveliest man in a wonderful tangerine wool sweater.
3) Speaking of genius comedy look at this Comedy Death Ray lineup for next week. Are you shitting me?
April 15th
Zach Galifianakis
Doug Benson
Maria Bamford
Andy Daly
Charlyne Yi
hosted by the Sklar Brothers
4) ComingSoon.net has an interview with Nick Stoller who directed Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Fun Fact: Nick Stoller will be here at Dailies today.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
The Office is back!
yay for tonight right?
apparently The Dinner Party is supposed to be a great episode.
aren't they all?
apparently The Dinner Party is supposed to be a great episode.
aren't they all?
Homestar Runner & Strong Bad
I've been enjoying the Homestar Runner site since 2001.Lately I haven't paid to much attention to it, but every time I go back it never disappoints. Especially the character Strong Bad, his emails, and the resulting Teen Girl Squad cartoons.
The site is a flash animated world that was created by 2 dudes that refuse to sell ad space and grew by word of mouth.
If you have no idea wtf I'm talking about click the link above and let the magic of Wiki explain it all. Or just go to http://homestarrunner.com/
Netflix has HSR DVDs to rent too.
First, get acquainted with the characters and then I recommend clicking on "toons" and then watching the aforementioned Strong Bad emails and Teen Girl Squad cartoons. If you don't laugh I'll give you one hundred dollars.
Meanwhile~
I thought of HSR because I just read this article about how Strong Bad is getting his own video game series on Wii.
pretty cool.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Um, what?
Can I get a collective "Yes, Please!"?
Daryl Hall & John Oates -
Return to the Troubadour
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Doors open 8:00 pm
$200 adv
Tickets go on sale on 04/11/08
Wait. I'm sorry. Does that say two hundred fucking dollars?
are they joking?
And what's this "return to the troubadour" nonsense? did they used to live there?
SoKo
i looooove this song.
SoKo. From France.
I'm gonna go ahead and use the "she has the voice of an angel" cliché because she does.
there's no video since she is unsigned and all of the live versions of the song are shit in quality. so deal with this youtube clip and then go to SoKo's MySpace Page!
SoKo. From France.
I'm gonna go ahead and use the "she has the voice of an angel" cliché because she does.
there's no video since she is unsigned and all of the live versions of the song are shit in quality. so deal with this youtube clip and then go to SoKo's MySpace Page!
The Visitor
this is just a random post about this movie that's coming out next week that I am excited to see.
it's the 2nd film from Thomas McCarthy who wrote and directed the underrated The Station Agent. Queue it up if you haven't seen it.
here's the trailer:
ComingSoon (that's what she said) dot net has an interview with Thomas McCarthy.
IFC.tv has Sundance interviews with the cast...
it's the 2nd film from Thomas McCarthy who wrote and directed the underrated The Station Agent. Queue it up if you haven't seen it.
here's the trailer:
ComingSoon (that's what she said) dot net has an interview with Thomas McCarthy.
IFC.tv has Sundance interviews with the cast...
tapes 'n tapes
russell brand is awesome
omg you guys. love him.
go see forgetting sarah marshall on the 18th.
also, yahoo movies has some movie clips with commentary from director nick stoller, judd apatow and kristin bell.
go see forgetting sarah marshall on the 18th.
also, yahoo movies has some movie clips with commentary from director nick stoller, judd apatow and kristin bell.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Largo is closing moving
you guys, this makes me so sad.
Largo is moving.
i know i know, at least it's not dying.
but still. it's just weird. i am not a fan of change.
i will miss you honey chicken. i will miss you crappy old bathroom with the weird hand towel thingy. i will miss you candlelit room that is so dark i can't see my food. i will miss you tiny little stage that has welcomed everyone from Fiona Apple (heavenly) to Paul F. Tompkins to Colin Hay.
So it's moving over to La Cienega to take over the Coronet Theater. and there will be a PARKING LOT! Hooray!
Flanagan wrote about it in the NEWS section of the web-site. I had no clue until during Tig & Friends comedy show last night Chris Hardwick was all "Mike, this might be the last time we are on this stage."
Also~ they've made a Largo movie that will be at the LA Film Festival in June.
http://www.largofilm.com/
Click here for a great article from Filter Magazine about Largo.
and here is the Largo Film trailer.
it is kind of beautiful.
Largo is moving.
i know i know, at least it's not dying.
but still. it's just weird. i am not a fan of change.
i will miss you honey chicken. i will miss you crappy old bathroom with the weird hand towel thingy. i will miss you candlelit room that is so dark i can't see my food. i will miss you tiny little stage that has welcomed everyone from Fiona Apple (heavenly) to Paul F. Tompkins to Colin Hay.
So it's moving over to La Cienega to take over the Coronet Theater. and there will be a PARKING LOT! Hooray!
Flanagan wrote about it in the NEWS section of the web-site. I had no clue until during Tig & Friends comedy show last night Chris Hardwick was all "Mike, this might be the last time we are on this stage."
Also~ they've made a Largo movie that will be at the LA Film Festival in June.
http://www.largofilm.com/
Click here for a great article from Filter Magazine about Largo.
and here is the Largo Film trailer.
it is kind of beautiful.
There Will Be Blood (DVD)
today's the day.
buy it on amazon or be like me and haul ass to Best Buy right after work.
maybe i am going to get Walk Hard too. i hear there are some good DVD extras even though it wasn't my favorite movie in the world.
prince paul
Newsweek has an interview with him about the Dino 5.
in related news: MC T-Rex (aka Charli 2na from Jurassic 5) has me in his top 10 on Myspace.
in related news: MC T-Rex (aka Charli 2na from Jurassic 5) has me in his top 10 on Myspace.
radiohead + hollywood bowl = good times
RADIOHEAD NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
(finally)
although i've yet to see radiohead in a venue with a roof, the news of them playing the bowl once again makes my heart smile.
august 24th and 25th!
this will mark my 8th time seeing them. isn't that right, bill?
seeing radiohead live is one of those events that you can't describe.
in related news: i hate ticketmaster and am still shocked i actually got Mudcrutch tickets and i am going to see Tom Petty at the troubadour and that is fucking awesome.
radiohead-
pyramid song-
live-
boner-
(finally)
although i've yet to see radiohead in a venue with a roof, the news of them playing the bowl once again makes my heart smile.
august 24th and 25th!
this will mark my 8th time seeing them. isn't that right, bill?
seeing radiohead live is one of those events that you can't describe.
in related news: i hate ticketmaster and am still shocked i actually got Mudcrutch tickets and i am going to see Tom Petty at the troubadour and that is fucking awesome.
radiohead-
pyramid song-
live-
boner-
Monday, April 7, 2008
IRON MAN
JoBlo.com has a couple new Iron Man pictures.
I like this fun fact thy point out:
Extra Tidbit: Is it just me or are the IRON MAN screenwriters being completely ignored? Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby? Those bad boys wrote the CHILDREN OF MEN screenplay!
I like this fun fact thy point out:
Extra Tidbit: Is it just me or are the IRON MAN screenwriters being completely ignored? Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby? Those bad boys wrote the CHILDREN OF MEN screenplay!
Knuttie!
i can't believe Knut and John Krasinski were on the same episode of Conan. too much cute for me.
thanks for showing me this Cary Swaaaaarzzz.
kristen wiig is also extremely funny
my love for this woman grows every time i see her. not like that, you guys. she's just so gosh darn talented.
i don't know what it is, but even in SNL skits like this...that go on too long or aren't the best idea in the world....she just totally OWNS it and makes it work for me. her old lady/ weird lady/ creepy lady characters entertain me to no end.
i can't help but talk like them sometimes. now i'm saying "oooohhmmmmmygaaaaaaawddd" and getting overly excited about things. just watch it.
i don't know what it is, but even in SNL skits like this...that go on too long or aren't the best idea in the world....she just totally OWNS it and makes it work for me. her old lady/ weird lady/ creepy lady characters entertain me to no end.
i can't help but talk like them sometimes. now i'm saying "oooohhmmmmmygaaaaaaawddd" and getting overly excited about things. just watch it.
charlyne yi is funny
let's watch her old man on the street video. she showed this at a CDR a couple years ago and i almost died laughing. (wouldn't that be a rad way to go?)
she's doing doing See You Next Tuesday tomorrow with the hilarious Nick Kroll and my fun and funny friends The Walsh Brothers!
she's doing doing See You Next Tuesday tomorrow with the hilarious Nick Kroll and my fun and funny friends The Walsh Brothers!
let's talk about music
those assholes over at pitchfork launched their tv site. (finally)
give yourself a monday treat and watch radiohead play bangers & mash in nigel goodrich's basment! and watch thom yorke on the drums and johnny greenwood doing his crazy hair-swinging thing as he plays guitar. brilliant.
the lollapoolza lineup is here. i want to go. full lineup below. i'll be honest, some of these bands i've never heard of. what a loser. i have some research to do. i've bolded who i care about.
Radiohead / Rage Against the Machine / Nine Inch Nails / Kanye West / Wilco / The Raconteurs / Louis XIV / Love and Rockets / Gnarls Barkley / Bloc Party / The Black Keys / Broken Social Scene / Lupe Fiasco / Flogging Molly / Mark Ronson / Cat Power / The National / G. Love & Special Sauce / Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings / Explosions in the Sky / Brand New / Gogol Bordello / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Dierks Bentley / Okkervil River / Amadou & Mariam / Blues Traveler / John Butler Trio / Girl Talk / Your Vegas / CSS / Eli “Paperboy” Reed & the True Loves / Battles / Steel Train / Jamie Lidell / Bang Camaro / Butch Walker / The Blakes / Mates of State / Tally Hall / Spank Rock / White Lies / Brazilian Girls / Magic Wands / Chromeo / Electric Touch / Duffy / Innerpartysystem / The Kills / The Postelles / Rogue Wave / The Parlor Mob / The Go! Team / Bald Eagle / Mason Jennings / Krista / The Gutter Twins / Ha Ha Tonka / Yeasayer / Witchcraft / Grizzly Bear / We Go To 11 / MGMT / Sofia Talvik / The Weakerthans / Booka Shade / Santogold / Black Kids / Black Lips / Dr. Dog / Nicole Atkins & the Sea / The Ting Tings / Kid Sister / Office / The Cool Kids / What Made Milwaukee Famous / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / The Whigs / Manchester Orchestra / Foals / Uffie / The Octopus Project / Cadence Weapon / FerrasDe Novo Dahl / Noah and the Whale / Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s / K’NAAN / Serena Ryder / Newton Faulkner
here's a video from a new band that i'm liking that will be at lollapoolza
Foals
give yourself a monday treat and watch radiohead play bangers & mash in nigel goodrich's basment! and watch thom yorke on the drums and johnny greenwood doing his crazy hair-swinging thing as he plays guitar. brilliant.
the lollapoolza lineup is here. i want to go. full lineup below. i'll be honest, some of these bands i've never heard of. what a loser. i have some research to do. i've bolded who i care about.
Radiohead / Rage Against the Machine / Nine Inch Nails / Kanye West / Wilco / The Raconteurs / Louis XIV / Love and Rockets / Gnarls Barkley / Bloc Party / The Black Keys / Broken Social Scene / Lupe Fiasco / Flogging Molly / Mark Ronson / Cat Power / The National / G. Love & Special Sauce / Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings / Explosions in the Sky / Brand New / Gogol Bordello / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Dierks Bentley / Okkervil River / Amadou & Mariam / Blues Traveler / John Butler Trio / Girl Talk / Your Vegas / CSS / Eli “Paperboy” Reed & the True Loves / Battles / Steel Train / Jamie Lidell / Bang Camaro / Butch Walker / The Blakes / Mates of State / Tally Hall / Spank Rock / White Lies / Brazilian Girls / Magic Wands / Chromeo / Electric Touch / Duffy / Innerpartysystem / The Kills / The Postelles / Rogue Wave / The Parlor Mob / The Go! Team / Bald Eagle / Mason Jennings / Krista / The Gutter Twins / Ha Ha Tonka / Yeasayer / Witchcraft / Grizzly Bear / We Go To 11 / MGMT / Sofia Talvik / The Weakerthans / Booka Shade / Santogold / Black Kids / Black Lips / Dr. Dog / Nicole Atkins & the Sea / The Ting Tings / Kid Sister / Office / The Cool Kids / What Made Milwaukee Famous / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / The Whigs / Manchester Orchestra / Foals / Uffie / The Octopus Project / Cadence Weapon / FerrasDe Novo Dahl / Noah and the Whale / Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s / K’NAAN / Serena Ryder / Newton Faulkner
here's a video from a new band that i'm liking that will be at lollapoolza
Foals
Friday, April 4, 2008
number 5 is alive
just last week i ordered Short Circuit from amazon because it was only $5.99. what am i supposed to do, ignore that?
maybe it's because of Wall•E?
Blindness
the 1st teaser for Fernando Meirelles' Blindness is here!
the official web-site has a link.
i am so fascinated with this movie. maybe i am going to buy the book and read it.
2 of my favorite people are in it, julianne moore and mark ruffalo.
The Constant Gardener director Fernando Meirelles joins forces with Canadian writer/director/actor Don McKellar to bring Portuguese Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago's 1995 novel concerning an epidemic of blindness that pushes society to the breaking point after sweeping through a modern metropolis to the big screen in this large scale philosophical thriller.
Sounds good right?
the official web-site has a link.
i am so fascinated with this movie. maybe i am going to buy the book and read it.
2 of my favorite people are in it, julianne moore and mark ruffalo.
The Constant Gardener director Fernando Meirelles joins forces with Canadian writer/director/actor Don McKellar to bring Portuguese Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago's 1995 novel concerning an epidemic of blindness that pushes society to the breaking point after sweeping through a modern metropolis to the big screen in this large scale philosophical thriller.
Sounds good right?
Thursday, April 3, 2008
edgar wright signs a deal
Working Title has signed a two picture deal with British filmmaker and legend Edgar Wright ("Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz").Wright has agreed to write and direct two projects for the London based production company, the first project being "Baby Driver," a wild spin on the action and crime genre which will be set in the US.That will be followed by "The World's End" which will complete a trilogy of comedy films co-written with Simon Pegg in which they unite again to pen valentines to some of their favorite genres.Both films will be produced by Working Title in association with Big Talk Productions with Big Talk's Nira Park producing with Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.
That pleases me in many ways. Not just because I am in love with him. I am also in love with his films.
Read his MySpace blogs, you will soon be in love with him too.
elvis costello as host?
it's true.
he's going to host a music show on the Sundance Channel.
http://www.variety.com/VR1117983346.html
he's going to host a music show on the Sundance Channel.
http://www.variety.com/VR1117983346.html
happy 1000th show Jimmy
it's Jimmy Kimmel's 1000th show tonight.
to that I say, yes please!
( p.s. my boyfriend john krasiniski in on conan tonight too. tivo alert.)
