The cool kids at ActionBooth turned out for Dook’s 25th birthday to make a momentous event. Look for ActionBooth back on the Chicago scene this spring and remember to bring your jumping shoes. Also, if you’ve got an upcoming event that needs that extra something, don’t be foolish, book them now!
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I really want to see this movie. It has taken so long to get here. Read more about the ten year process of bringing this to the big screen here.
You have to appreciate a montage that uses both Braveheart and Bring It On. Well done.
Today’s list is a list of documentaries, yes documentaries. Documentaries are enjoyable because they are the closest thing you are going to get to reading nonfiction without actually having to participate in the act of reading (In the sense that by watching them, however horribly biased the opinions expressed in these films are, you might actually learn something).
Documentaries are the laziest form of audio visual learning there is. Even books on tape require you to use small pockets of your imagination (Although its mostly to picture who will play the characters in the movie version).
Continue reading ‘A Handful of Documentaries on Odd Subjects’
This Friday, find a venue showing The Room or a friend with a copy of it, because it’s National Local International Adopt A Child To Watch The Room With Day. I know, it’s quite a lot, but you can do it. You know you want to.
What’s that, you still need convincing? Okay well, just check out some of these riveting scenes and then try telling me no, I dare you.
Alright, this last one isn’t from The Room, but Haley Joel Osment has Tommy Wiseau like delivery down at such a young age, you have to include it.
And if you really can’t find a copy of The Room, it’s $9 on Amazon and worth every penny.
Twelve year old Lawrence Welk, a reserved homeschooled child, shocked the nation when he used three wishes issued to him by a genie on a number of uninspired and remedial requests. The particularly naïve child, who often spends his free time singing show tunes with his mother and proofreading the newspaper, stumbled upon a magic lamp when he was sorting through his attic to find the flashcards of French adverbs that he received for his birthday.
Week 2: Sharks in Venice
The nonsense continues.
I’ve been slacking on entries into this extremely relevant and notably groundbreaking series of journalistic pieces… so, I finally got around to posting this review of Sharks on a Plane, excuse me, I misspoke, I meant to say Sharks in Venice, the cinematic gem that chronicles sharks swimming around in the canals of Venice eating people on gondolas. Sharks in Venice is an amalgamation of various movies influences, fusing a little bit of Deep Blue Sea, a tinge of Indiana Jones, a pinch of Congo and a twist of Baldwin thrown in for good measure. And I know what you’re thinking, Alec Baldwin is this movie? And the answer is, no, he has a steady job and self respect. I am of course talking about Stephen Baldwin, best known for being Alec Baldwin’s brother (I guess he was also in the Usual Suspects, but hey, he’s done enough to erase the memory of that).
Continue reading ‘This Week In Bad Movies: Sharks In Venice’
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