Weekender

My 'net access is spotty these days so I'm posting from Steven's house today. But this is a big weekend:

• Read-through of ¡Bike_Gang! is going nicely (as I type)
  
• House has been bid on and I think we've found the new place.
• Meeting with James tomorrow about Nerd Alert.
• Chewbacca got arrested for head-butting a tour guide.

But isn't that just how wookies be?

Children of Clive

I could sit here and type about how great Children of Men was but I'm too busy inhaling the book on the right. But mine's special because it's been run over by a forklift.

On a side note I have the closest thing to a mancrush my wiring will alow on Clive Owen. Not that his performance was particularly amazing in Children of Men. It was good, just not Closer, good.

Cast out your pods!

Check out Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything. It was a lot better last time I listened to it maybe a year and a half ago. He used to always speak in this tortured broken voice that was both annoying and intriguing at the same time. Now he's all NPR and lost a good chunck of street cred. Still a decent podcast.

any other good one's out there?

Odd Couple

So I spent a good part of this afternoon watching Matrix Reloaded followed by Punch-Drunk Love. Here's my assessment of the two:

The only redeeming quality of Matrix Reloaded and ultimately the entire series is Laurence Fishburne. Which is why the 3rd was so bad, little to no Fishburne.

Punch-Drunk Love is a modern day retelling of the popeye story. The none to subtle hinting of the song from the original motion picture (which is better than you remember), should not be overlooked. Barry Egan is both Popeye and Bluto(Brutus), at war with himself. Bluto manifests in his violent outbursts and the large-imposing blue suit. Popeye is of course a lonely sailor lost in a sea of anxiety caused by the Sea Hag (his sisters). Both terribly sexually frustrated. Then there's the Goons or the blond brothers. Then a million other things I could go over but I'll leave it up to you. Here's the theory Paul Thomas Anderson an admitted Altman devotee, saw Altman's Popeye and had to make his own version. This isn't the first time. Magnolia is Anderson's Short Cuts.

Take the above as seriously as you'd like.

One more thing..

There also maybe a new comic artist on the horizon....stay tuned.

Nerd Alert, indeed.

So Stephen hipped me to his friends' online video game shows. And I had the pleasure of meeting him. His name is Jim. His one-man videos are great. But I'd really like to help him turn them into something more. See his stuff here.

This may very well be the next item under the project column at right. Hopefully Jim and I will be able to sit down and talk sometimes this week.

As a little teaser I have a music collab. I'm trying to make happen. If it comes together it will blow your pants off. That's a guarantee.

2 weeks late

So here's the deal, I trimmed up bit to wrestle last year. Well after all hell broke loost this past year, I stopped watching what I ate. My job become more desk-tied and I was drinking probably a bit more than I should have been. So now it's time to go back into action. Tom Venuto has a great ebook on natural fitness, Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle. And a website to support the plan. I used his plan previously to trim up and found it not necessarily easy but fulfilling. I feel good when I'm on it. Some cardio time, lifting and plenty of quality protein and carbs does a body good.

Rework1

So the big plan for this year is to get ¡Bike_Gang! completed and to the masses. I have a small acting part in the live action/animated trilogy of shorts. But my main role is Executive Producer. The majority of my work will be happening pre and post production. In preproduction I'm working to make sure everything is done in a timely and professional manner. In post I'll be getting the heat on the streets and cheeks in the seats.

On November 11th, (my bday no doubt) following the largest comic book convention in town we threw a live art show together that was a huge success. We raised a grand for Heroes 4 Heroes. And got the word out about the film with some Wizard magazine coverage no less.

My hope is to have the final cut by the same time next year to debut either at the convention or at the ultra-hip after party.

Back Again

I've redesigned my blog with the new, easier to work with blogger. Right now I'm in love with it. But things will undoubtedly change. I love the pic of my new favorite comic-book character Thanos in the upper-right corner. Wolverine used to be, but his character has deevolved horribly since I used to read comic books religiously as a teen. I hear the Wolverine movie will be out in 2008. It will probably suck. I should have somebody to write a Thanos script and get Darren Aronofsky to direct it. Using his new fangled Fountain effects.

BTW I have seen a particularly few amount of films this year but The Fountain and Scorsese's The Departed are where it's at for my money. Oh and Miami Vice was both better and truer to the original series than anyone wants to admit.



I've been preaching the gospel for almost 3 years now. So here is a big I told you so. The world finally agrees with me that the BEST show on television and quite possibly in history is The Wire.

Frankie R. Faison as Commisioner Burell
truly shines in season 4