WWWoundup: And Viddy Films I Would
It's starting to feel a lot like November, and that means spending lots of time in darkened cineplexes and living rooms staring at filmed entertainments. The New York Times asked 22 comedy types which 5 comedies they'd take to the proverbial desert island. My top five? I'd have to say Raising Arizona, Blazing Saddles, There's Something About Mary, The Jerk, and This Is Spinal Tap. But wait - what about Animal House? Shouldn't The Gold Rush be in there somewhere? Dr. Strangelove is a comedy, right? And how can I deny Pee-Wee's Big Adventure? Decisions, decisions...
Tough question. But for me, making a list of the five greatest fight scenes would be considerably harder, since I tend to glaze over during movie brawls. Wake me up when we know who wins, right? Oh, wait, there is the nude wrestling scene in Borat...speaking of Kazakhstan's least-favorite satirist, Salon has a handy roundup of what's real and fake in the Borat movie. You'll have to sit through a commercial to watch the whole thing, unless you're a paid Salon subscriber (yeah, right).
This list of 40 Things That Only Happen In Movies has been making lots of netizens chuckle lately, with gems like "During all police investigations it will be necessary to visit a strip club at least once" and "All teen house parties have one of every stereotypical subculture present (even people who aren't liked and would never get invited to parties)." Where do the ideas for movies come from? The bestseller list, mostly. But here's a useful exercise in coming up with ideas for movies, in case you want to break into the biz. Speaking of which, have I shown you my screenplay yet? It's about a maverick detective with a hot temper, a quick trigger-finger, and a heart of gold, and the homespun wisdom and bawdy humor of three generations of a Hungarian immigrant family, and a plot to release ebola spores into the White House plumbing system, and the lovable handicapped spaniel who teaches everyone some important lessons about life, love, and laughter... it's gonna be awesome, seriously...
Four O'Clock Flash: Not since Hunter S. Thompson have typing and gunplay been so neatly combined as in QWERTY Warriors. Typing teachers, take note. Wait, do kids still have to take typing?
Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:45:00 GMT
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Tough question. But for me, making a list of the five greatest fight scenes would be considerably harder, since I tend to glaze over during movie brawls. Wake me up when we know who wins, right? Oh, wait, there is the nude wrestling scene in Borat...speaking of Kazakhstan's least-favorite satirist, Salon has a handy roundup of what's real and fake in the Borat movie. You'll have to sit through a commercial to watch the whole thing, unless you're a paid Salon subscriber (yeah, right).
This list of 40 Things That Only Happen In Movies has been making lots of netizens chuckle lately, with gems like "During all police investigations it will be necessary to visit a strip club at least once" and "All teen house parties have one of every stereotypical subculture present (even people who aren't liked and would never get invited to parties)." Where do the ideas for movies come from? The bestseller list, mostly. But here's a useful exercise in coming up with ideas for movies, in case you want to break into the biz. Speaking of which, have I shown you my screenplay yet? It's about a maverick detective with a hot temper, a quick trigger-finger, and a heart of gold, and the homespun wisdom and bawdy humor of three generations of a Hungarian immigrant family, and a plot to release ebola spores into the White House plumbing system, and the lovable handicapped spaniel who teaches everyone some important lessons about life, love, and laughter... it's gonna be awesome, seriously...
Four O'Clock Flash: Not since Hunter S. Thompson have typing and gunplay been so neatly combined as in QWERTY Warriors. Typing teachers, take note. Wait, do kids still have to take typing?
Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:45:00 GMT
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