November 2007
the man hates niggers, what can i say
October 2007
Spice Girls to Perform NAKED at Staples Center →
i am only mildly interested. if they fail to titillate males 18-30, i think they’re fucked.
SUMMER 2008: Kung Fu Panda. featuring... →
crowds/math rock by distancetozero.com
infy 912 REPORT: Savannah Film Festival
“October 31, 2007 — THE historians of Savannah, Ga., may one day call it “The Way-Past-Midnight Ride of Brett Ratner.” The director of the three “Rush Hour” movies, after being honored at the Savannah Film Festival, partied with Ben (“The O.C.”) McKenzie, Ileana Douglas, Patty D’Arbanville, fellow honoree Milos Forman (who directed “One...
The future is already here. It’s just unevenly distributed.
– William Gibson
How to leave your job for a better one
4pus·sy
Pronunciation:
\ˈpu̇-sē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural pus·sies
Etymology:
short for pussycat
Date:
circa 1942
slang : a weak or cowardly man or boy
Quit being a pussy and talk to your boss!
infy SMALL REVIEWS: Michael Clayton
better than you’ve/heard/read/thought/imagined. wilkinson is on fire in every scene. clooney never disappoints. catch it before it’s gone.
jbowditch: Michael Clayton > me (via Twitter / jbowditch)
jbowditch: Drunk arguments in costume. Brilliant. (via Twitter / jbowditch)
infy REVIEWS: American Gangster
the film tells the story of Frank Lucas, a black guy who had the mafia working for him in the heroin trade in vietnam-era NYC. engineering the “cadaver connection,” frank smuggled dope out of vietnam in the coffins of dead soldiers. the man was a gangster.
ridley’s film is grade A entertainment. he’s not breaking any molds but he is reminding us what a competently crafted...
Hotel Chevalier to be paired with Darjeeling... →
Fox hopes that the buzz around the short will bring people into the theater to see the mixed-reviewed film. Oscar hopes rest on the short being nominated.
Personally. I was underwhelmed by Hotel Chevalier and was surprised at how good Darjeeling is. I still think Anderson’s best hope at love from the Academy is his production design.
al pastor throwdown: chicago vs. east la →
i know. i know i know. but it’s worth a read. chi-town makes a very good showing.
jbowditch: my eyes are burning and it smells like smoke (via Twitter / jbowditch)
Outside, it was hot, despite being overcast, the clouds being made of smoke...
– jenny burman on the scorched southland sky
Gang related killing in Echo Park →
Julio Lizano, 22, a Latino young man, was shot multiple times at 2113 W. Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park at about 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14, and died about an hour later at County-USC.
Los Feliz: FEE-liz *or* Fe-LEEZ →
barely completing spanish 3 gave me the confidence to pronounce it Fe-LEEZ as in Feliz Navidad. my 2nd week in the southland I was corrected by a local: Los FEE-liz. at this point i drop the iz and the EEZ intermittently. angelenos sound off! los FEE-liz or los fe-LEEZ?
jbowditch: Indian food in weho…”very spicy curry”…I’ll be the judge (via Twitter / jbowditch)
jbowditch: Tecate models @ house of spirits…gotta love echo park…hurry, their shift ends in 10 minures!! (via Twitter / jbowditch)
Sell that 8pm res at Bastide to the highest bidder →
what’s stopping intrepid young bloggers from making weekend reservations every day, “maturing” them, then selling them for scrilla?
in unrelated news i am now franchising exciting new business opportunities. work from home!