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Cinema Valore - Dark Knight
Every time I wanted to make a comment towelheaded made it better. Every time Josh commented, an angel died.— November 1, 2008 10:52 p.m.
Cinema Valore - Burn After Reading
NachoDaddy needs his own coasters, too. Oh, oh oh. I need a coaster for my one-liter beer mug.— November 1, 2008 10:42 p.m.
W - Not the Hotel, the Movie
The Last King Of Scotland does the exact same thing. Even in their extras, they admit, "We did this, and it never happened, and we included such'n such, and that never happened." Then don't put it in... OR, take the idea, add whatever you want, and use imaginary characters. Then, say "A fictionalized account of Idi Amin's reign." Then, we know we're not watching something and trying to guess what percentage of "true story" is left.— November 1, 2008 10:42 p.m.
Saturday Night Sarah
First of all, when Biden goes on SNL, then you can say what you want about him. Otherwise, you don't get extra credit for going on the show, only doing things that pump up your ego, and barely scrapping by as an ornament to someone else's quality sketch. Kind of like her debates. She was given ridiculous credit for not crying or wetting her pants. Palin was a prop. SNL For Dummies. For the first time, she was everyman, because she let us know that if the show was willing to baby us, that EVERY man could do SNL. I also find that SNL doesn't pander when they do their rap bits in general. They perform them well, and the comedy comes from playing an odd topic straight. For balance, McCain has always kicked ass on SNL that no other politician has come close to matching. And McCain has participated in actual skits. You can watch all of Fey's Palin skits on YouTube. (It's like a Tivo on your computer, Josh. They come in talkies now.)— November 1, 2008 10:32 p.m.
Odd Couple Oddities
Josh! Grant! Gitta room!— November 1, 2008 10:22 p.m.
American EXPRESS -- The Race Card. Don't Leave Home Without It.
I am not a sports fan by any means, but I was in my hotel one day. I had run out of quarters, so I couldn't watch any porn, when Bob Costas came on HBO. The topic of his show was race in sports. The very first line of the show was, "It seems that as long as a white reporter is willing to talk about how a black athlete is kept down by the system, and how there are only white owners, that is okay, but anything other than that, and it makes him a racist." The other three gentlemen were black sports reporters. It was such a great discussion, that I would have sat there and watched it for three hours, and bought the dvd. It was intelligent, mature, and there was always a mutual respect. No one pretended to have an answer for everything, and questions were tossed back and forth. The race card is used cause it works. While there is definitely racism in this world [see foiled plot in recent news] it is also used as a "get out of personal responsibility" card. Personally, you call me a racist, and you do not get to be surprised by my reaction, whether intense or I proverbially take off your head with a quiet, verbal slice.— November 1, 2008 10:17 p.m.
Jack in ze Box...Schnell!!
At one point, I had noticed a couple of bikers on the freeway with swastika tattoos and black girlfriends. This seemed contradictory to me. I brought it up to a friend, and she said that they did that in their youth, and realized how stupid it was. When I asked why they left it on, she said it was to remind them how foolish they were and how far they'd come. I used to work out with a guy that was short, bulked up, and was a bouncer, but the most chill guy I had ever met. Very down to earth, and the conversation never went to any kind of "us or them" comments. (I find that hatred, sooner or later, tends to leak out like an over pressurized steam driven machine.) I'm not defending the people in the Jack in the box at all. If you wear it and show it, then you have to deal with people's reactions. Had they been part of the group that I was talking about, then they would have probably explained themselves. In Mira Mesa, there used to be a Burger King that I used to go to all of the time when I was growing up. A couple of years ago, I went in for nostalgia's sake. There were employees taking naps at the tables right by the front door. (The tables went far back into the restaurant. They could have played hobo at a more discreet table.) A month later, it was a taco shop. I still wonder if they ruined the restaurant on purpose to get the location... that no one still patronizes. Jack in the Box in Linda Vista. For a while, I'd see a taco roach coach running about six wires into the restaurant drive through window while it sold food in the Jack parking lot. They stopped, but you gotta wonder.— November 1, 2008 10:07 p.m.
I'm a Pepper, You're a Pepper, She's a....Mrs. Fierce?
Okay, first of all Diet Dr. Pepper is the only diet soda that made a diet version that almost exactly like its sugar counterpart. This is not just me, this is everyone I've ever brought it up with, and I run with gang members. Who asks "What are you thinking" after the 11th grade? Same group as before the 11th grade. Women. The only thing interesting about Beyonce is when she and her family would pretend that Destiny's Child wasn't just a prop for her. I love it when celebrities think that just because they say something, that we just automatically nod in agreement.— November 1, 2008 9:52 p.m.
Cinema Valore - Lakeview Terrace
You would have sat through "Richard Belzer's Crash" Oh, speaking of your list. I have to give Richard credit for his rant on The Daily Show. He actually won me over... FOR A MOMENT. That's one for you, Board. Good call on the twists. If everything in a movie's world is a twist, then its forced. This one, Crash, Magnolia. (Crash and Magnolia, being forced-serendipity movies, the one movie that did this best was the companion piece to Pi. Sorry, can't remember the name.) Even with Crash, there were scenes I would give high marks, and others that would get none.— November 1, 2008 9:43 p.m.
How Do You Like Them Apples? (not a blog about Gwyneth's kid...)
I once wrote a blog about how you should have two bowls next to the door on Halloween. One full of candy for people in costumes, and one full of raw broccoli for the beggars in regular clothes. Then again, on the few occasions I was home, I'd see kids check to see what they got. That's besides the point. Dude, where my pie? (In your theatres soon.)— November 1, 2008 9:36 p.m.