I will eat lunch with whoever …
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010I will eat lunch with whoever meets me at the Park City Burger King at 12:30, even if I do not like that person.
Archive for January, 2010
Steve Jobs promises the iPad w…
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Steve Jobs promises the iPad will be even better than the iPhone at helping dinner companions ignore one another.
BREAKING: Apple introduces new…
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010BREAKING: Apple introduces new thing for jerks to light up movie theaters with.
Day 3 of my Sundance diary: ht…
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Day 3 of my Sundance diary: http://bit.ly/dgyVlJ More Twitter fights, and monster babies.
2010 Sundance Diary: Day 3
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Day 3 (Saturday, Jan. 23)
The weather continued to be terrible today, but at least I got to see a movie about a monster baby. That balances the scales considerably.
But first we have to talk about “Douchebag.” This derogatory term has come into more common usage in the last few years, so it was probably inevitable that someday it would be a movie title. I can think of about a dozen Sundance movies I’ve seen that could have been called “Douchebag”; I guess it’s only surprising that no one used it sooner.
Unfortunately, the movie peaks at its title. It’s about a guy who’s about to get married who is forced to reconcile with his estranged brother. The man referenced in the title is a jerk, but he’s not really a douchebag, per se. Not frat-ish enough. Anyway, whatever he is, the movie is lazy and half-baked. In fact, at 70 minutes long, it’s barely a movie. It’s more like the outline for a movie, waiting for someone to fill in the blanks. Such a waste of a good title. (In Italy, the film will be called “Baggaduccio.”)
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Banksy is 1) a graffiti artist…
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Banksy is 1) a graffiti artist 2) anonymous and 3) a prankster? Wow! Three things I hate, all in one person! #sundance
Sundance news: After fierce bi…
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Sundance news: After fierce bidding war, lunch sold for low two figures.
Sundance films that would also…
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Sundance films that would also be good titles for a Rush Limbaugh biopic: DOUCHEBAG; LOVERS OF HATE; THE KILLER INSIDE ME.
The angry Italian woman, takin…
Monday, January 25th, 2010The angry Italian woman, taking no chances, is first in line for the next movie. Current outrage level unclear.
Bad: got shut out of BLUE VALE…
Monday, January 25th, 2010Bad: got shut out of BLUE VALENTINE. Good: got to see a crazy old Italian woman throw a fit over not getting in.
