For 5 days I called Las Vegas home. On a couple of my many wandering walking tours of the city, I stopped at Bellagio’s to watch the water show and cool down. One of few visually appealing spectacles in a sea of ugly. One of the other few appealing sights was our wallets.
Right now I’m standing at the POOL tradeshow in Las Vegas. It’s the first day of our show, and it is a trip. Beautiful people abound, brands that won’t be around next year have a desperate edge in their voice, and the people are by and large insane. This is my first tradeshow, my inital impression: wow. Not in a bad way, but in a very new way. To see so many people dedicated to the fashion industry- and not just the fashion industry, but the cutting edge of the fashion industry, is really, well, crazy. The last two days in Vegas have seen an all-nighter, many drinks, and some serious gambling. Minus the gambling. I love to hate this town. More to come…
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Instant-messaging has finally gotten the respect it doesn’t deserve. Starting September 28, MTV and MySpace are hosting internet “conversations” between 2008 presidential hopefuls and social network users. These won’t be raw- a moderator will still be present to chose the questions to be answered. So my question is: why bother? If you are still going to filter this “conversation” to the same degree as a normal town hall this seems like a moot discussion. The answer (of course) is image. These candidates want to appear to be as web savvy as possible to a generation of predominate non-voters. The problem: anyone who gives two shits about the elections will not be found in a MySpace forum about the elections. I can just picture that:
I mean, OMG did you see what Obama had to say about the state of foreign policy brought about by the current administration? I was totally LMAO when I saw it. Okay, TTYL!
It’s still more than a year until elections and I already have a bad taste in my mouth. My prediction is that Hilary kills Barack after he wins the New Hampshire primary, she goes to prison still sporting her grimacing “smile”, and Edwards pees himself with fear of being elected. At least he can command someone to keep his hair pretty.
Wikipedia’s election information.
Lately I’ve noticed a lot of film comedy is put out by different small groups of actors. These power players of the comedic film industry mop the floor with most comedies (lately), and because of that gained large followings for any film they release. This built-in audience allows them to push the envelope harder than they might otherwise, since they know many people will see the film if they put they’re brand on it. I see these as the major comedic groups:
Broken Lizard -With four films under they’re belt, these guys have been hitting their stride ever since Super Troopers in 2001. The group is made up of Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske. Chandrasekhar directs the projects, while all of the guys contribute by both writing and acting. They’re projects have included “Puddle Cruiser“, “Super Troopers“, “Club Dread“, and “Beerfest“. Next up to be released by the group is “The Babymaker“.
Happy Madison - With a whopping 17 films made, Happy Madison is an established production company started by Adam Sandler. Fellow friends/actors like Allen Covert, Nick Swardson, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran, Rob Schneider, David Spade and Dana Carvey have starred in the company’s movies. Notable films they’ve made have been “Mr. Deeds“, “Anger Management“, and “50 First Dates“. Upcoming is “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan“.
Apatow Productions - With 7 films released, and 13 more on the way, Apatow has burst onto the comedy scene. Actors such as Will Ferrel, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill, Steve Carell, Fred Willard, and David Koechner have starred in these films. They’re movies include “Anchorman“, “40 Year Old Virgin“, and “Superbad“.
I haven’t laughed that hard or been that sold on a movie since “Anchorman”. Which is one of my favorites. Superbad perfectly balances it’s comedy: young awkward humor with adult storyline and well thought out plot. The actors were all cast perfectly for their roles, as far as I know that’s how each of them are in real life. The jokes are fresh and unassuming, giving a new take on the classic themes of high school, alcohol, and sex.
Go see this film. You’ll like it.
This is a clip of Jonah Hill losing it on an asshole reporter during an interview…
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