Three Things that Require Your Attention: TheHob.org, ‘Warm Bodies’ and ‘Bridesmaids’
If you don’t know already, I am an avid fanatic of The Hunger Games. It brings out the angsty teenage girl in me. That said, I have been watching the casting announcement of the movie adaptation like a obsessive stalker. Elizabeth Banks and Stanley Tucci have snagged pivotal roles in the flick and they just...
Trying to Endure ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’
I tend to jump on pop culture-centric novels very late. For instance, I didn’t start reading the “Twilight” books until I got word of the movie. Then there was “The Da Vinci Code”, which I didn’t pick up until I realized it was the primary focus of every social situation I encountered — I had...
My Chat with John Waters Part 1
Yesterday, I had a little chat over the phone with a man named John Waters — you know, he’s the guy who made all those trashy, albeit brilliant movies like Pink Flamingos, Cry Baby, and A Dirty Shame Nonetheless, I was interviewing him for a piece in the next issue of the One Eighty magazine...
Are the ‘Bones’ really that ‘Lovely’?
Saoirse Ronan explores heaven in ‘The Lovely Bones’ The story: The Lovely Bones is about a 14-year-old girl who watches over her family from heaven after getting brutally murdered by a neighbor. Is the book better? I read Alice Sebold’s novel a couple of years ago and it is better. Even so, I look at...
A ‘Julia and Julia’ afterword
Consider this a sidebar for my interview with Julie Powell. In case you’re wondering about Julie Powell’s original blog, here’s the web address for it: blogs.salon.com/0001399. Her last entry is from 2004 and by now, her blog can be considered a “contemporary artifact” – or something like that.
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Julie Powell on ‘Julie and Julia’
After watching the movie, Julie & Julia, I craved butter. I craved lots of it. Amongst all the delicious and decadent food scenes in this movie, I craved butter. I wanted to eat a stick of it – which isn’t as bad as it sounds. More than that, I had this appetite to pick the...
‘New Moon’ re-cover or Harlequin romance novel?
The warm loving embrace. The smoldering eyes. The vampire in the moon. This re-cover is the cheesiest thing ever – and I love it. I wonder if they changed the text of the novel to match the Harlequin romance vibe this cover is sending out. I wonder if Bella says stuff like, “Jacob’s warm manhood...
Dontcha just love ‘Wild Things’?
…and no, I am not talking about that movie with Denise Richards and Neve Campbell. I’m referring to the new trailer for the movie based on the classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are directed by Spike Jonze… You know what? I remember reading this book as a child, but now I don’t even...
An ‘I told you so’ moment…
Okay, this isn’t really an “I told you so” moment, it’s more of a “I interviewed a famous guy before he was nominated for his first Oscar” moment. Yes, I am talking about Michael Shannon from Revolutionary Road. When the noms were announced this week I was NOT surprised that Shannon got the nod for...
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Did you hear the ‘New’ news?
I just found out about this – but you already may know this bit of news because you’re cooler than me: SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES TWILIGHT SEQUEL – NEW MOON Los Angeles, CA November 22, 2008 — Summit Entertainment announced today that the studio is officially moving forward with the production of NEW MOON, the second...
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Shameless ‘Twilight’ cross linking…
So I did an interview with Robert Pattinson – I didn’t get to take a pic with him like I normally do when I interview a celebrity because they wouldn’t let me. Damn. And I was supposed to moderate a Q&A at Hot Topic the same day, but because those tweens were outta control, they...
