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Category Archives: Celebs and Media
Warp Me to Halifax
Apple juice!
In-Movie Ad Fail
Spotted in the Confessions of a Shopaholic movie (we PVR’d it. We’re a fan of the books – didn’t think too much about the movie): Prince of Persia and G-Force ads reflected in a cab window as Becks woefully drives around NYC.
Composite Artist! Flip! That! Ad!!!!
I can imagine the Composite artist placed it properly and in walks the Disney Execs:
Exec: Wow! Great Job! Um. One thing… it’s backward.
Artist: It’s a reflection.
Exec: But nobody will be able to read it! What’s the point of having an ad if nobody notices it?
Artist: It’s non-intrusive!
Exec: MAKE IT INTRUSIVE!
Artist: (Under his breath) You’re an ass.
Desktop Fridays
Or should I say “Rip Off Fridays”? I stole this idea from StevieB
Here’s my current desktop:
Make Shawn of the Dead Larger! CLICK!
I got it from here where some are suitable for Desktopping (tee hee I said “topping”).
What Did Dad Do?!
For my Non-Canadian readers, please watch this video:
Okay, we’ve all seen it. I have one question:
What the fuck did that Dad do to have his daughter tear up when he mentions missing her?
Speculations:
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I Can Eat Corn Through a Fence
Mom is not mentioned at all and is probably living the high life somewhere in Vegas and does keep in contact with the daughter. Dad has been clean and sober for 3 weeks! Time to reconcile! And during the holidays!
- With the girl’s remark “I have a favorite place?” implies Dad has not been around for a very very long time. Ergo: the father has been living with “Carlos” since she was a small child.
- Her obvious flabbergasted moment of Dad spreading food on his face suggests that he was a Chef many years ago and did a horrendous thing with some beef stroganoff.
- The “I missed you” line, spoken by both father and daughter has such weight behind it that you know whatever split them apart will rear it’s ugly head within minutes of the cheque coming to the table.
- Because there is no Mother in this commercial I put it to you, dear readers that Dad was Mom and has been living a new life since her birth.
Whatever the cause and reaction to this sorry scenario, I’m glad we only have 20 days until this is shelved until 2010.
For All the Times I Go Fishing!
Get ready for the holidays! Keep a sharp eye out for James Urbaniak, the voice of Dr Venture.
(From Jim M on Facebook – cheers buddah!)
In, Through, And Beyond!
Save Me from Maximillian!
The other day I had a minor pants poop when I read that David Fincher is directing “Black Hole”. Instantly I thought HOLYGOOLEYGOO!! He’s remaking that 1979 Disney movie that I love. (It’s my favorite cult movie, really)
Further inspection revealed that it was actually the graphic novel from Charles Burns. I think that might rock hard too but for different reasons.
Weirdly enough I see today from FirstShowings.net that Disney has a big old lump in their throat for a director who’s delivered little more than a concept trailer and some rushes for the sequel (?Remake?) of Tron. How do they tell him they love him? By offering him the privledge to remake (re-image? Reboot?) THE Black Hole. The same I love. If the Tron Legacy trailer is his average work, then the remake (Sequel? Re-imaging?) will rock.
Now I have an excuse to link back to one of my favorite posts.
If You Feel Like Loving Me
It’s a dark recording studio. David Sylvian has just opened a small note from Ryuichi Sakamoto:
“Will you come to tea?”
David’s heart flutters within his small chest. Five words that resonate right up to his big hair.
Meeting the In-Laws
This afternoon I was treated to free theatre by my brother, Michael. Bless his heart, without him the only culture I’d get would be PS3 gaming blogs for cheat codes.
He’s in “Stuff Happens” at the Royal Alexander Theatre, playing George Bush in a play that is…
a dramatic speculation, authenticated from multiple real-life sources, on the behind-closed-door proceedings that have shaped recent world events
When we had dinner earlier in the week we talked about the play and how it was coming along but he failed to mention he was playing GWB. As the play started and we were introduced to the political figures that shaped world politics during 9/11, my brother rose to speak and a ridiculously frank Texan accent came pouring out. Being his brother and have listened to countless jokes and impressions from him all my life, I couldn’t tell if he was pulling it off. However I was very excited. As far back as I can remember, he is cast as the slovenly neurotic schlep that everyone falls for and I think this was his second political figure he’s ever played (he played an advisor in Frost/Nixon), certainly the most colourful/famous. The laughs he garnished certainly was indication the audience was buying it. The woman in front of me turned to her husband and made some remark, her finger stabbing at the stage at my brother. I think he did well.
In fact the entire cast did really well. The play pulls from actual quotes and situations and relives the insanity of a world wanting and resisting going to war after America’s greatest attack on it’s soil. There were curious dramatic tensions (a suggested budding romance between Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice?) and fly-on-the-wall imaging of back room conversations that were interesting to see but would probably make a Right Winger stand up and yell “THAT NEVER HAPPENED!!”, however they never crossed the line into an overt Liberal love-orgy. I would hope that if it ever plays in the US that many people go see it in “Those who forget the past are condemned to relive it” kind of way. But I think is pretty doubtful, unless Michael Moore produces it – SharkBoy’s comment after was “I doubt they could stand it”
The kick in the gut line says it all: “After 9/11 America became stupid”
PS: The whole reason I wrote this was to say I met my brother’s fiance. Hello Morwyn!!
Thursday Randominium
Change
Engadget changes it’s layout and for the most part, it’s unreadable. I didn’t like it before with it’s untethered white space and now the core font is a bit too “magazine-y”
Speaking of Change
Would you continue reading Dead Robot if I went down to a post a week but had layouts like Smashing Magazine suggests?
[poll id=”4″]He’s Angry At These Cans!
We consume over 103,260,550 Coke cans a day (according to Gizmodo) Much like when American Airlines stopped painting their planes, Giz speculates that if you made the cans naked you’d save tons of paint yearly. TONS! And blind people rejoice.
Pokey!
Going for the H1N1 shot? Got mine. Hurts like a… what rhymes with Brother Trucker? Someone told me to keep your arm super relaxed before they plunge in the needle. I was too busy trying to make my doctor laugh. Expect 24-48 hours of generally gross feeling after too. But now I can walk through a barn without fear.
Mickey Confidential
I found this via someone searching “Inner Cast Member” on my blog: Cast Member Confidential is a blog revealing some pretty funny and/or racey behind the scenes at the Magic Kingdom. Spotlight of Truth? Brett Easton Ellis Fiction? I haven’t decided yet but I am loving it.
My New Favorite App
Billions of Apps are being created as we sit here and rot within our skins. This one stands out: CatPaint. Create your own artistic marvels for $1.
‘Membar?
SharkBoy and I were watching Flight of the Navigator the other night and this was in a scene. I seem to recall some media outlet complained that this video was “violent” and too bizarre for television. Probably the BBC. Funny thing about FotN: Paul Rubens did the voice of the ship, Max. He’s slightly modulated to sound like Judge Reinhold but when he goes into the high octaves, there’s the old Pee Wee we all know.