January 2009
56 posts
A List of the 2009 Projects Shooting in 3-D
You know that scene in Back to the Future, Part II, when Marty shows off to those kids in the diner by shooting the lights out of that arcade game? And their reaction is, “You use your hands? That’s a baby game”? That really is the future. Good luck getting your kids to acknowledge reality in any way. For 2009 alone, these are the movies (and re-releases) being offered in Real D....
Clipse ft. Ab-Liva- “Pop Champagne”
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“Talk to me about a private failure that wasn’t in the headlines, the thing that...”
"Bob Dylan to Sing with will.i.am for Pepsi?"-... →
Fuck.
"Words I Learned from Reading David Foster... →
WatchMartin Louis the King? This combined with what may be a new alter-ego, Tokin’ Black Guy, is proof that Kanye has lost his damn mind.
"In Which These Were the Real Best Moments in... →
"R.I.P. John Updike, 76" →
I would give anything for my obituary to say “prolific man of letters.” People who love me, remember that.
Muxtape Is Back! →
The Vatican's YouTube Page →
We’ve been here 2000 years, and we’re going to be here another 2000. I keep picturing Benedict dancing like Diddy, going, “I keep doin’ this!”
"Oscar Nominations Announced"- Rotten Tomatoes →
We all just got terrabulled. It’s official that no one under the age of fifty votes for these anymore, and the scope of a film means nothing when these coots all just get sent DVDs.
I only went 27/40 with my predictions. This thing is a sham. Nolan and Aronofsky: you’re invited to my house to give the broadcast the finger.
"Throw Your Hard Drive Away, Google's GDrive... →
World changed.
This Is Terrible News for You
[stopping the iPod playing “I Have a Dream”]
“You know what? All day people have been telling you that this is a historic, momentous day. And it is. But this is terrible news for you. Barack Obama has just proven that, if you work hard enough, it doesn’t matter where you come from or what race you are. That’s great. The problem is that you’re lazy, and you don’t do any work. The days of people...
(500) Days of Summer Teaser Trailer →
The indie rom-com of the year premiered at Sundance yesterday, after already securing a distributor before the festival (anti-climactic but understandable, especially when that distributor is Fox Searchlight). Anyway, it looks great, but the most interesting thing about the trailer is the voice-over. Is that Leslie Nielsen’s music?
Birdman ft. Lil’ Wayne- “Always...
"Evangeline Lilly's Celebrity Playlist"- iTunes →
I think I just fell back in love with Evangeline Lilly.
Most of these celebrity playlists are variations on “‘All the Single Ladies’ is such a good song to work out to! Beyonce is amazing!”
Here, Evangeline Lilly shouts out Beirut, Portishead, Yann Tiersen (but not Amelie—she goes with Goodbye Lenin!) and a bunch of people I’ve never even heard of. And she...
"Inauguration Speech Generator"- Atom.com →
My fellow Americans, today is a svelte day. You have shown the world that “hope” is not just another word for “pretense”, and that “change” is not only something we can believe in again, but something we can actually overdose. Today we celebrate, but let there be no mistake – America faces atrabilious and lumpy challenges like never before. Our economy is...
"The Anal Sex to Chili's Restaurant Analogy"- Holy... →
A bit crude but accurate as all hell.
Oscar Nominee Predictions
Best Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Frost/Nixon Milk Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director Darren Aronofsky- The Wrestler Danny Boyle- Slumdog Millionaire Ron Howard- Frost/Nixon David Fincher- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Gus Van Sant- Milk
Best Actor Clint Eastwood- Gran Torino Richard Jenkins- The Visitor Frank Langella- Frost/Nixon Sean Penn- Milk Mickey...
"Knicks Star Slapped with Sex-Harrass Suit- Guy... →
The words “no homo” seem distressingly inadequate.
The comments are back.
Rivers Cuomo- “Can’t Stop...
“I made a decision. I wanna make popular music, but I want less fans. I want the...”
– Your weekly Kanye West quotation. I didn’t even put up the “this is some Benjamin Buttons-type shit” one from last week. Also, the word is “fewer.” But whatevs. He breaks rules.
Hot Chip and Wiley- “Wearing My Rolex (Live...
"Top 50 Movie Special Effects Shots"- Den of Geek →
A really knowledgeable and opinionated look at effects work. This dude is—rightfully so—a big Zemeckis fan.
"I Will Forever Remain Faithful"- David Ramsey-... →
Beautiful.
Notorious B.I.G. feat. CJ Wallace- “One More...
David Lee Roth "Runnin' with the Devil" Soundboard →
I spent way too much time with this.
Jaydiohead: The Jay-Z and Radiohead Mash-Up →
I don’t think this is particularly bad. I just may be over this type of thing.