August 2010
32 posts
“What a stupid ad campaign, and those cats looked scary even to me.”
– Hollywood 2.0 bête noire Nikki Finke coyly acknowledges her éminence grise status among cat ladies while dissing Kitty Galore’s opening weekend.
Aug 1st
July 2010
29 posts
Jul 31st
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Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity
New game: Mars rover or illegitimate daughter of Thomas Jefferson?
Jul 30th
For me, the most notable thing about the summer of 2000 was when “Don’t worry, Big Mommaʼll be here” briefly supplanted “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” in the popular imagination.
Jul 29th
It isn’t so much a question of if Guy Fieri’s midlife crisis will resemble a Smash Mouth reunion; it’s a question of how badly.
Jul 26th
“What dilated pupils you have!” “The better to ecstasy you with.”
Jul 26th
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Jul 23rd
Jul 22nd
M: The Waiting for Guffman guy used to be married to Liza Minnelli?
R: No. David Gest used to be married to Liza Minnelli. Christopher Guest is married to some other dude.
Jul 22nd
10 notes
Grace note
Hans Zimmer’s score for Inception is a spiritual successor to Trevor Jones’ score for Dark City.
Jul 17th
1 tag
Jul 16th
“Just tried the pinching. It was awesome.”
– My friend J____, upon finally joining the smartphone-toting ranks.
Jul 16th
1 tag
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Part of me wishes Fincher had done something completely batshit insane like rig Eisenberg for performance-capture and insert a CG Zuckerberg, Gollum-like, into the otherwise live-action movie. Given the Facebook CEO’s flat affect, the production could probably have gotten away with whatever Zemeckis is smoking these days. (Beautiful use of Scala & Kolacny Brothers’ 2002 cover of...
Jul 15th
8 notes
1 tag
Jul 15th
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Jul 14th
Jul 13th
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Jul 12th
7 notes
I can’t wait for HBO to option Apple’s FaceTime commercials.
Jul 12th
It’s not that you’re a dork or I’m a dork—it’s that we’re dorks about the same stuff. That’s what’s so fucking great.
Jul 11th
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“I’m a voyeur—just like you, Max” is the most insightful thing someone who got my name wrong has ever said to me.
Jul 10th
Jul 9th
“LeBron, LeBron, LeBron!”
– Jan Brady
Jul 9th
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1 tag
Jul 8th
Jul 7th
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Jul 7th
Jul 6th
Bumblefuck
H: These fireflies remind me of shooting stars. R: They remind me of that blinking light on the smoke detector that you only notice when you can’t sleep.
Jul 5th
9 notes
Sometimes I wonder what the other Lindsay Lohan from The Parent Trap is up to. She’s probably a marine biologist by now.
Jul 4th
I get the feeling Mel Gibson really wants to headline the Taken sequel.
Jul 2nd