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Today marks the 5th annual Day of the Dude. As a Dudeist priest, I offer you my blessings and congratulate you on your nice marmot, and, like, the Dude abides and wishes you well, man.
In case you don't understand any of this, it is a Big Lebowski reference.
Brittany Murphy, one of Hollywood's most interesting young actresses, is dead at the age of 32, from a cardiac arrest. Chaos followed her everywhere, which just made her more interesting, in my opinion. The transformation of her character, Tai, was the main reason I liked the film Clueless. She usually played troubled characters. A relative of mine who works in the industry has often told me that great film performances are 10% acting and 90% casting, and when you see someone playing the same sort of character over and over, it is usually because that kind of character reflects his or her nature. She got booted from her last project in Puerto Rico last month, and she was found by her mother this morning, dead in the shower at her husband's home. I'm going to speculate wildly here and guess that the toxicology report will tell us everything about how she died.
I can't remember the last time I saw lines that wrapped around the movie theatre like this, but Twilight has brought out the young filmgoers in droves. If you are a teenage boy, and you aren't hanging out at the multiplex in a Twilight t-shirt, you are missing out on a golden opportunity to meet girls.
Entertainment lost a unique talent tonight. RIP George Carlin, you stayed funny for decades longer than any of your peers.
I was a huge Speed Racer fan as a kid. The series began when I was two weeks old, and ended production just weeks after my first birthday, but in that short span, they made 52 episodes that would captivate me as a young boy. As an adult, I realized how lame the plot twists were in the original 1967 cartoon series, but I enjoyed and appreciated it just the same. Because of that, I eagerly anticipated the live action (sort of) Speed Racer feature film that opened this weekend, but deep down, I expected disappointment, especially after my disappointment with the 1993 redo animated series The New Adventures of Speed Racer.
I was not disappointed. This movie kicks Royalton ass. Once again, Speed Racer and Racer X are my heroes.
It's getting mixed reviews from the critics, but they don't entirely get it. The casting was brilliant. I think I'm glad that the original picks for Speed (Johnny Depp) and Racer X (Henry Rollins) backed out. Emile Hirsch and Matthew Fox were awesome. Roger Allam played a great villian with a Tim Curry-like deviousness. The race scenes were captivating. The plot twists were less implausible than the cartoon series twists. The cartoonish fight scenes were hilarious (intentionally so). I almost spit my drink out when Chim-Chim fulfilled his destiny and became a poo-flinging monkey. The special effects were more modern and thoroughly enjoyable. The language was, too. Later in the film, Speed uttered my favorite film line of 2008: "Get that weak shit off my track!" (they say "ass" a few times, too). Cartoon Pops never said "ass," but he, this is a movie, not a Saturday morning cartoon.
In short, this movie is everything a 40 year old boy could ever ask for in an action movie, and more.
If you ever liked Speed Racer, you are going to love Speed Racer the Movie.
You know how, when you go to a movie premiere, there are always lots of people, in suit or tuxedo or fancy dress, you do not recognize? And you look at them and think "Who the hell are you? Get off the red carpet and make room for Keira Knightley." Well, here's your chance to be one of those putzes, for the meager price of jut $1,500 (limited to the first 1,200 people with the cash). Here's the full deal for your $1,500:
- Admission to Disneyland Park, beginning at 6 p.m. on May 19, 2007
- Access to the following attractions
- Jungle Cruise
- Indiana Jones Adventure
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Splash Mountain
- The Haunted Mansion, and of course,
- Pirates of the Caribbean.
- Complimentary parking.
- Buffet supper at the pre-screening private Pirates party in Frontierland, Adventureland, New Orleans Square, and Critter Country.
- Reserved seats (assigned on first-come, first-served basis) to view film presented in state-of-the-art digital projection and surround sound in outdoor ampitheater along the Rivers of America.
- Popcorn and soft drink.
Regular cameras (no video of any kind) will be allowed on the red carpet and the pre-party, but not at the film screening. You also cannot ask the celebrities for autographs. If it sounds interesting, check it out here:
Charlie Weis: No Excuses: One Man's Incredible Rise Through the NFL to Head Coach of Notre Dame
I paid a dollar. heh
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