i really love The Office

ICYMI - THE OFFICE - Halloween Edition @ Yahoo! Video

500 Days of Summer

The Playlist has info about this movie that a good pal was involved with. I love it already because this cast can't be beat and the script is pretty fantastic.

(i like the middle poster best)

kevin smith talks kevin smith (and seth rogen)

i like this article in EW where Mr. Smith takes us on a picture tour of his career.

i especially like his extremely nice words about my Fiancée Seth:

''I know I'm supposed to blow Seth about how great it is to work with him; that's the standard. But it's also as true as death and taxes. The guy's a genius. He makes good things better. For his tender age, he's more insightful about comedy and storytelling than most lifers I've met. Movies are in his blood. Mercifully, Clerks had been a big influence on him. Midway through Zack and Miri, I'd felt like I'd made Clerks just so Rogen could see it and wanna work with me one day. For a guy I'd never met till recently, we just understood one another perfectly. Then you add a leading lady who stands shoulder to shoulder with him and earns half the title by being just as strong a character as the guy, and you're off and running.''

Cute, right?

Sidebar:
I have also been enjoying my Fiancée on the talk shows this week talking about his new Green Hornet diet.
On Kimmel he likened watching Jimmy eat a bag of chips to watching porn.
He even made Leno watchable:

David Sedaris, how I love thee...

Jeff Wells led me to this piece that David Sedaris wrote for The New Yorker a few days ago titled "Undecided".

It's pretty magical.
Especially this:

I don’t know that it was always this way, but, for as long as I can remember, just as we move into the final weeks of the Presidential campaign the focus shifts to the undecided voters. “Who are they?” the news anchors ask. “And how might they determine the outcome of this election?”

Then you’ll see this man or woman— someone, I always think, who looks very happy to be on TV. “Well, Charlie,” they say, “I’ve gone back and forth on the issues and whatnot, but I just can’t seem to make up my mind!” Some insist that there’s very little difference between candidate A and candidate B. Others claim that they’re with A on defense and health care but are leaning toward B when it comes to the economy.

I look at these people and can’t quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention?

To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”

To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.

read the rest here...

watch 30 Rock tonight

or watch it online. i already did.

poehler won't be replaced

probably because she is irreplaceable...

Lorne confirmed it yesterday...

Seth Meyers, who co-anchors the show's centerpiece feature - "Weekend Update" - will be anchoring alone, at least for a while, "SNL" creator/executive producer Lorne Michaels told The Post yesterday.
"He's going to be doing ['Update'] solo for the foreseeable future," Michaels said.

another vote video

i know i'm late on this. it's so "yesterday", but i laughed. yep. in 2008 fucking Borat is still making me laugh. and i'm not ashamed.

what's Michel Gondry up to?

filming a music video? a commercial?

he won't tell.

will someone go to this with me?

Pineapple Express DVD deets

A.K.A. Why must I wait until January 6th?

The complete edited to my liking list of extras is as follows:

• Digital Copy of the Film for PC, PSP and iTunes

• Both Theatrical and Extended Film Versions

• Deleted Scenes

• Extended and Alternate Scenes

• Commentary with Filmmakers and Cast, including Director David Gordon Green, Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Ed Begley Jr., and Rosie Perez

• The Making-of Pineapple Express

• The Action of Pineapple Express - Seth Rogen, James Franco & Director David Gordon Green discuss adding the element of hard-core action into the comedy genre, including a behind-the-scenes look at several stunts.

• Phone Booth - Before the role of Angie was cast, Judd Apatow played the part off camera. This piece shows the phone booth scenes that made the movie, and the voice that was really behind those phone calls.

• Line-O-Rama - Back-to-back shots of the actors' different delivery of certain lines from the film, featuring Seth Rogen, James Franco and Craig Robinson.

• Direct-O-Rama - A Blooper reel featuring David Gordon Green directing and taunting the cast from behind the camera featuring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez and Craig Robinson

• Item 9 Experiments - Alternate Footage featuring smoking experiments on various characters and their reactions to smoking the top secret government "Item 9" weed.

• Saul's Apartment - Random characters from the film meet up and share hilarious moments in Saul's (James Franco) apartment and get stoned.

• Raw Footage - Unedited raw footage for the following scenes: Cross Joint, My Cat's Birthday, Tit Butter and Dinner's gonna be cold tonight.

• Begley's Best - Ed Begley Jr. discusses his endorsement of non-toxic cleaning products called Begley's Best and shows us how he fulfills customer orders.

• Red and Jessica's Guide to Marriage - Red & his wife Jessica give special tips on how to make a marriage work.

• Injury Report - The cast discuss the many injuries they have sustained during the shoot. Includes behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Seth Rogen and James Franco and compete for who got hurt the most.

• Stuntmaster Ken - Ken Jeong gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the stunts from the film.• Rehearsal Footage - Footage of James Franco and Seth Rogen rehearsing scenes for the movie.

• First Table Read

• Comic-Con Panel

• Red-band theatrical trailer

um awkward

Dear Anyone Who Wants to be an Entertainment Reporter,

Don't ever laugh in your interview's face.

Now please watch the most uncomfortable video I've seen in some time.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno - Pornstar ID

Make Your Own ID!

a few things to read or look at

where it is, and what you need to know:

~ The Playlist / Bill Murray talks about The Fantastic Mr. Fox

~ EW.com / Freaks & Geeks then & now. with some painfully unflattering screencaps.

~ ComingSoon has a Zack & Miri clip with an intro from Darryl Philbin. Dinkin' Flicka.

~ Best Week Ever / the 1st full episode of the show in it's new format, with Paul F. Tompkins as host. you can watch it online if you are too much of an idiot to watch it on tv.

~ Palin as Pres. / new additions are being made daily! click away you maverick.

~ LA Times / a new Hillsy show about Echo Park is on the way? i'm scared.

let's watch some old videos

you know, from back when MTV was good...

MTV VINTAGE VIDEOS!

i like this kid

this is a couple things:

~MABs nephew

~the best video ever

tonight

On:

She will be
her:

my new happy place

File Under: places i do not believe exist unless i see them in person.

Location: Punta Caracol, Bocas del Toro island, Rep. De Panamá.

Web-Site: http://www.puntacaracol.com/index.htm

Dream Date:

WWPFTD?

i love best week ever.

WWPFTD?: Paul F. Tompkins Gives You Much Needed Life Advice

Gentle Readers:
I’m sure you see me on the TV screen and think, “I wish I could talk to that guy. I want to ask him questions and have him tell me how to live my life.” Well, somebody here forced me to make your beautiful dream come true! Send your questions here to me and I’ll give you the best advice I feel like giving!

Just part of my contract,
Paul

Dear Paul F. Tompkins,

My son, who is nine, has never been into sports or guns or typical “boy stuff.” I know it makes my husband a little uncomfortable, but he tries to be as supportive as he can. The other day, my son came to me and said that for Halloween this year, he’s decided to dress as a lady! I’m predicting my husband will freak out, so I’m asking, WWPFTD?

Sincerely,
Kelly T.

Dear Kells:
I like that your son said “a lady” instead of “some broad”. He sounds like a class act, like Michael Feinstein. I can only assume your husband is afraid that your son might be gay. I only say this because your son is obviously gay. So then I’d remind your husband that it’s 2008 and being gay is not a strike against his son, who is his own flesh and blood. Also, if a nine year old boy is dressing like a lady for Hallowe’en, he sounds like a badass. He clearly doesn’t care if other kids might give him a hard time; he’s got his priorities straight. Priority #1: be outrageous. Tell your husband to relax. This kid’s gonna be fine.


click here for the rest...

interview with a genius

a/v club has an interview with Charlie Kaufman.

i don't even know

this is my favorite thing ever (right now).



Lip Dub IUT SRC Rouen 2008
by arcanes-prod

This elaborate, cool, and totally charming lip dub video of "Thriller" made by French community college students is just about the happiest thing on the internet this week. If you don't crack a smile, you're weird:

If nothing else at least you get to listen to Thriller. Who doesn't like that?

Via VideoGum Via Best Week Ever.....

i heard a rumor

this was playing on the sweet ass 80s satellite radio channel at flix today.
i used to love these chicks.

happy birthday spike

David's Situation

Here is a short bit of the pilot David and I shot for HBO a few months ago. HBO was AWESOME to let us shoot it, and we are the ones who nixed going forward with the show...however-
-We all had such a good time that David and I are working on a new show that will let us kick ass. I put this video up because I think it kicks ass. I know you are missing story here...basically Zach Galifianakis plays an annoying old friend of David's who chances upon his house just when the house is being used to tape an episode of "Good Morning, Predator". Zach's character, LAME, has a shitty song he loves to sing to everyone and he does so here, completely oblivious to the fact that he is being labeled a predator. He's so happy to be on TV, that that is all that matters. It's a funny song, and cool video. Enjoy. (OH, and once again, HBO didn't nix the show, WE did...so don't get mad at them. They are on our side and we're hoping to work with them in the future - hopefully the near future).

from bobanddavid.com

today

these are a few of my favorite things today:

* the ellen degeneres show. seriously. watch this video and you'll see. (basically dennis quaid was a guest last week and ellen had him wear an earpiece and he went into the starbucks on the warners lot and she fed him lines to yell out.) i'm about to watch kristin chenoweth do the same bit in the warners gym.

*speaking of starbucks. i went today. i'm not a psycho coffee person. i have a gift card and i was walking by it and i wanted an iced tea. and then i saw the pinkberry symboly icon thingie on the menu and my eyes went SCHWING. pinkberry and starbucks made a deal and now i am drinking my pinkberry out of a straw. hell yes.

* i saw the movie slumdog millionaire. yeah, i liked it. but my favorite part was before the movie started and this nice looking older dude sitting next to me goes "can i ask you a really gay question?" and i smiled and said "of course" and he goes "where did you get that skirt?" 

and i said "anthropologie" and he told me how cute it was and then we had a conversation about why doesn't anthro have a dudes department. i just love how he busted out with "gay question" and the sincerity of a compliment from a stranger. that was maybe the best part of my day. 

yes.

Um.

From Outblush:
Banana Bunker
Get your mind out of the gutter, girl! ( Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight )
This little gadget stays out of the bedroom and is rated E for "Everyone needs one." The flexible, plastic Banana Bunker ($10 for 2) is designed to prevent fragile bananas from bruising and blackening in transit. So simple, we don't know why they didn't think of it sooner.

Buy at MoMaStore.org

dear elizabeth hasselbeck,

STFU.

sincerely,

Everyone

Whoopi v. EH

back to his roots

Spike Jonze is gonna direct another Weezer video.

i like.

listen to this

The Sound of Young America has an interview with Marianna Palka who wrote directed and stars in "Good Dick" (which i saw and greatly enjoyed)....

nervous/excited to see this...

UPDATE: i have no idea what to tell anyone about Synecdoche. the word 'mindfuck' is all i can muster up.

1962

Magical Magical 1962.

So many great things happened.
~the first game at Dodger stadium
~the beatles got signed
~MC Hammer, Tom Cruise and Jon Bon Jovi were born

But Otis Redding writing this song is my personal favorite.

if you like laughing...

click here for tour info...

these girls are on to something

See more Natalie_Portman videos at Funny or Die

i heart amy poehler

the fact that she does this when she is like, 11 months pregnant is kind of astounding.

wright for halloween

Edgar Wright's MySpace Blog.

(i heart edgar)

hypothetical, political, lyrical miracle whip

dear MAB, thanks for posting that.

dear Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I like you a lot.

video flashback

remember how amazing this video was the first time you saw it? it's still amazing 5 years later.

• Queens of the Stone Age
• New Music

From Creativity Online:

One of Shynola's most epic encounters "Go With the Flow" was another animation triumph from Shynola, whose Gideon Baws passed away last week.
R.I.P

happy b-day IMDB

Today is the 18th Birthday of the Internet Movie Database.

Some of you might be wondering how it is possible for IMDb to be 18 years old when the first web browser wasn’t available until 1991. For that we go to IMDb founder and managing director Col Needham to explain:

On this day in 1990 I published a series of scripts which made lists of credits (collected by a wonderful USENET group called “rec.arts.movies”) searchable. Though the naming was still four years off, the IMDb was, in essence, born. Suffice it to say, however, that since that time IMDb has become more than a list of searchable credits. On top of this bedrock of data we’ve recently added 6,000 full-length feature films and TV episodes which our users can watch for free. We have launched NewsDesk, (which allows news partners to add their news feeds to our site), individual pages for characters, plot synopses, FAQs, parental guides, and many, many more features. We now enjoy the patronage of over 57 million movie and TV lovers each month.

read the rest at SlashFilm.

sidebar: i wouldn't have a way to do my job if it weren't for imdbpro...so happy b-day you guys.

sidebar 2: i hate being sick.

i'm random

this isn't a post about my obsession with palin as president.

nor is it a post about how badly the dodgers sucked tonight.

nothing about the debate.

it's not to complain about leanne winning project runway. (boring collection missy)

it's about movies and/or tv!

what a shocker. 

1st: omg i love this casting! i want to eat it up. 

2nd: amy sedaris is getting own show. sweeeet.

c) star trek pictures are surfacing and i like it. 

and) my dream-fantasy BFFs new show has a preview online 

(the show is The United States of Tara and the DFBFF is Diablo Cody)

PFT!

IT'S OFFICIAL.

...starting on Oct. 24 the show will move to a new format, centered on a single host, the comedian Paul F. Tompkins, VH1 plans to announce on Wednesday...

read the rest of the article in the new york times.

you fondle my trigger then you blame my gun

Limp lyrics - Fiona Apple lyrics

Limp Video - Fiona Apple Music Videos

Music Videos by VideoCure

mean magazine

i got the October issue of Mean Magazine in the mail almost a month ago. In it there is a magical photo spread with Seth Rogen (fiancee) and Elizabeth Banks.

finally Mean has put up a video about it.


Seth Rogen & Elizabeth Banks In "This Is Not Sex" Directed By Tony Kaye from Mean Magazine on Vimeo.

you tell him Olbermann!

randomness

~ bjork & thom yorke?

~ eric wareheim directed an MGMT (remember it's Em•Gee•Em•Tee) video

~ i saw the movie Good Dick and i agree with this LA Times review. (it's positive)

~ if you buy the unrated forgetting sarah marshall dvd you get to see some extra footage, like the part with my beloved kristen wiig playing a yoga instructor.

~ yahoo! movies has some stills from Disneys' Up. i am very much extremely a lot looking forward to this movie. the footage they showed at comic con made me fall in love.

~ this dude is making poop funny

lautner

the hammer museum had an exhibit that ended yesterday about one of my favorite architects John Lautner.

tickets to tour the above Sheats/Goldstein house sold out weeks ago much to my disappointment.

as we arrived at the museum there were signs on the doors that read "limited tickets available for the Sheats/Goldstein house tour." my heart lept. i was going to Jackie Treehorn's house.

sadly, my mother the extreme photographer nor i had a camera. the above photos were taken with my blackberry.

no words can describe how awesome the experience of being there was.

comedy ya'll

dear anyone who likes to laugh,

please tivo the sarah silverman program. and if you missed the season premiere last night, shame on you. find it somewhere. watch it. love it. and keep an eye out for a cameo from the place i work, LA Center Studios home to ReelzChannel. for realz.

there's another new episode on tonight too...so not all hope is lost.

man up,

nicole

i'm for "that one"

Never underestimate the quickness of a dude trying to make a buck with a t-shirt.

This Hollywood Elsewhere link led me to the cafepress shop.

I kind of want one.

silverman

as much as i get mad at her, i can never stay mad.

i am excited for season 3 to start tonight.





also, i can't find the video online but Sarah was on The View yesterday and she was kind of adorable.

Galifianakis

this dude didn't seem to like the movie Visioneers, but Zach Galifianakis is the star so I already like it by default.




sidebar: a co-worker/reporter for Dailies had a set visit in Vegas last weekend. exciting because the movie in production is The Hangover with Zach, Ed Helms and Bradley Cooper.

kind of awesome

what if buzz lightyear and the joker got together?

strange things are afoot at the circle k

http://roflrazzi.com/

say hi to your mother for me

this was my favorite SNL skit this week, aside from the debate opening obviously.

the peggster

~ the a/v club has an interview with Simon Pegg re: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.

( i kind if want to see this. it doesn't look that great, but nothing can be worse than Blindness so maybe I'll give it whirl.)

Australia looks pretty

The Playlist has this set to screen video about Mandy Walker, the DP on Baz Luhrmann's upcoming Australia.

I agree with them, just based on the trailer alone this woman needs an Oscar nomination.

me likey this stuff:

* an article about music video directors via Shots Ring Out via Wired Magazine.

* let's make love and listen to death from above. CSS is doing a show at the EchoPlex!

* mininterview with michael cera & kat dennings on reelzchannel.com

bzzz

zach galifianakis brings the funny

See more Zach Galifianakis videos at Funny or Die

Extract

mike judge, jason bateman, kristen wiig, j.k. simmons and mila kunis.
read more about it at ComingSoon.net if you care. or dare?
looking forward to this.

vote. or don't.

Married? Married.

Mac & Dee from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia got married last weekend.

i wish that was the wedding picture because that is super cute.

if you haven't watched this show yet, you may as well go ahead and be ashamed of yourself.

fatal farm

i love when people i love love things that i love.
(did that sentence make any sense?)

in this case the people is diablo cody and the thing is main titles by fatal farm.
she blogged about it.

please, oh please watch the best one ever The Doogie Howser theme. this is one of those things that makes me laugh like an idiot.

here's a q&a with the fatal farm peeps for reading fun.

and for literally no reason, here's some jack nicholson.

as creepy as it gets:

as good as it gets:

see the date up there?

i've been waiting for this day for. ev. er.

because it means Pushing Daisies is back.

FINALLY!

celebrate good times. come on.

really?

eew.
simon pegg was talking shit about ricky gervais.
god i hope he was being sarcasmic.