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A friend of mine is embarking on a very interesting short film project. Ten filmmakers making 10 shorts all inspired by and dedicated to this fair city of ours, New York. Like any indie film project, the most difficult part of production is the financing, so this Wednesday night there’s a little fundraising party. ButContinue reading “IT’S NOT LIKE YOU WON’T BE DRINKING SOMEWHERE ALREADY — WHY NOT HERE?”

Wow, did I want to like Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. At least as much as I enjoyed Dodgeball. And in fact, I did like Anchorman, but I didn’t love it. Certainly not as much as Will Ferrell‘s last film, the new holiday classic — at least as far as I’m concerned — Elf.Continue reading “NOT QUITE THE “AFTERNOON DELIGHT” HOPED FOR”

I feel like allowing for a little interactivity. Like a Madlib. As I mentioned previously, I was “lucky” enough to attend a screening of Vincent Gallo‘s new film The Brown Bunny recently. So when you’ve finished reading the following, you can help me complete the following sentence: “I somehow managed to become one of theContinue reading “LIKE ANY PORNO MOVIE, NOTHING HAPPENS, AND THEN THERE’S A BLOW JOB”

The Ultra-cool Australian host gives some final instructions before a mass of people starts running for their backpacks and cars. They’re all energized and anxious, and some trip over each other unintentionally. They’re rushing to drive to the airport, and everything is very kinetic, frantic, rushed. The anticipation and excitement mounts, and everyone is yelling,Continue reading “A REALITY SHOW THAT LIVES UP TO ITS NAME”

I like him and all, but Jimmy Fallon is no John Cusack. Of course, “Fever Pitch” and “High Fidelity” aren’t the same story even though they both come from the mind of Nick Hornby. Even so, I’ll still stick to Fallon is no Cusack. Yet it looks like Fallon will join Drew Barrymore to starContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM ME ON A FRIDAY”

At least, as we all now know, that’s what happened when Andrew Jarecki started documenting the worklife of one of NYC’s most popular childrens party clowns and wound up with the remarkable documentary Capturing the Friedmans, an Oscar caliber film that unfortunately for it came out the same year as The Fog of War. IfContinue reading “THE BEST STORIES HAPPEN WHEN YOU’RE NOT LOOKING FOR THEM”

I knew there was something missing from the reality-TV lineup this summer: It’s rumspringa, MTV-style. Since UPN is a sibling to MTV, I feel I can say that. Besides — “Filmed in secrecy over the past two months, Real World-esque skein puts five Amish youth and six streetwise roommates into an ultramodern Hollywood Hills homeContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: AMISH GO WILD AND OTHER STORIES”

OK, so all that film noir set? Great. Go buy it. Good times. But if you want to see one of the most incredible documentaries about film and film history, go rent/buy Martin Scorsese’s Il Mio Viaggio in Italia, a/k/a, My Voyage to Italy. This two disc, 4-plus hour documentary is the best introduction toContinue reading “OH NO, I MISSED THIS — “IL MIO VIAGGIO IN ITALIA” OUT ON DVD”

I just got this link from a friend of mine about The Blue Jam Sessions at the House of Blues in Chicago. Yeah, it’s sponsored by American Express, but so what. The Blue Jam Sessions are three concerts: Big Boi and Sleepy Brown on July 15; Counting Crowes, Graham Colton Band and Jem on JulyContinue reading “CHICAGO GOES BLUE WITH THE HELP OF MOZ”

I’m still trying to find some time to get to my Spider-Man 2 rave and my Brown Bunny … well … I’m not sure what that will be yet, but it likely won’t be as nice to Vincent Gallo as Chlo&#235 was. Anyway, those eagerly anticipated (you can pretend, no?) posts will arrive soon …Continue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: THE PROCRASTINATING EDITION”