January 2008
December 2007
“I believe this to be that rarest of things – a perfect film. There isn’t a...”
– filmbrain on ‘there will be blood’
Letterman and WGA strike deal →
The deal was struck after a week of negotiations between the WGA and Worldwide Pants, Letterman’s production company that owns the rights to both shows. The shows will return Wednesday, the same day that its competition on NBC and ABC will return without writers.
normally conan is at the top of my list, but without his all star writing staff looks like i’ll be a ferguson man....
Writing 101: the most effective method to not write a screenplay is internetting until 3am
Bhutto shot dead in Rawalpindi suicide bombing →
Bhutto’s death marked yet another grim chapter in Pakistan’s bloodstained history, 28 years after her father, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, another ex-prime minister, was hanged by a military dictatorship in the same northern city where she was killed. Her death left her Pakistan People’s Party leaderless and plunged the Muslim nation of 160 million into violence and recriminations, with...
the Sartorialist x wear palettes = color theory... →
an intrepid graphic designer has isolated the major hues in select sartorialist photos. the results are delightful. [via]
Watchmissed: last night at the 9:30 club
at the mall w/ the siblings and our mother buying suits for a one time photo…it’s like ‘97 over here
this will only appear in the dashboard, wait for...
infy EAST COAST ALERT: Edward Hopper at the...
infy’s coming to you from the east coast this week with some happenings in our nation’s capital.
At the National Gallery of Art is the largest retrospective of Hopper’s work outside of NYC in a quarter century. Known for his plain depictions of American life, Hopper became popular in his own life among the public that saw itself in his work.
The exhibit features a film...
“Happy birthday, Jesus. Sorry your party’s so lame.”
– Michael Scott
Stewart and Colbert back to the airwaves, much to... →
Now that almost all the other late night hosts are returning right after the new year, the latest news is that Jon Stewart (a WGA member) and Stephen Colbert (also a WGA member) are headed back into the studios on January 7th. The good news is that this could make the 2008 Presidential race that much more interesting. The bad news is that the shows won’t have available to them the WGA...
Watchprisoners’ wishes for christmases
infy EATS REPORT: or WHERE MY JEWS AT →
some of the best LA spots for Christmas Day chinese
infy GIFT ALERT: The Elements of Cooking →
The last few decades have seen an explosion of interest in cooking as well as a serious breakdown in the language of the kitchen. The result: chaos. In The Elements of Cooking, Michael Ruhlman seeks to clear the babble and put us all on an even playing field. His explanations of terms and especially techniques are concise, clear, even diplomatic. Best of all they make sense.
Can’t tell a...
infy SHAMING THE DEAD: Laura Hope Crews
Laura Hope Crews (San Francisco, December 12, 1879 – November 12, 1942 in New York City) was a character actress of movies and stage. The daughter of a stage actress and a backstage carpenter, Crews started acting at age four. Her first stage appearance was at Woodward’s Garden. She stopped acting to finish school and then returned to acting in 1898. Her most widely seen film performance...
The Valley = mini vegas??
Eyeboogie, Inc. Xmas party heads deep into the valley…..101 North I trust you
Silver Lake Reservoir to be emptied →
The DWP has decided to dump all the water in Silver Lake and the Elysian reservoir because of unusually high traces of the carcinogen bromate, which formed in the water due to a chemical reaction between sunlight, chlorine and the bromide in groundwater.
Trickle Down Skankonomics™ →
Jamie Lynn Spears, 16, has confirmed to OK! Magazine that she is pregnant…the father is Casey Aldridge, who she has been dating for some time and first met at church. Brit’s younger sister, star of Nick’s “Zoey 101,” says she’s keeping the baby.
80th Academy Awards going on without writers? →
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences had asked for a waiver to use clips from movies and past Academy Award shows which the WGA rejected. I’m told that once AMPAS asks to use WGA writers, that will be denied, too.
other rejects: Best Casting: rejected in 1999 Best Stunt Coordination: rejected in 1999; rejected in 2005 Best Title Design: rejected in 1999
BREAKING: Peter Jackson to direct 'The Hobbit' →
thank god UPDATE: Jackson set to exec produce looking at Raimi to possibly direct. Judging from the similarities in their early work I think Sam’s a good choice.
Saying Sweeney Todd is gory would be silly. It’s like a giallo film with a career best Johnny Depp.
“He’s best friends with his ambition.”
– joe mchale on ryan seacrest
Watchchristmas is here
Strike to kill Golden Globes? →
Right now, emails are circulating inside the major Hollywood talent agencies discussing what the actors and directors and even writers should do about attending because it’s near certain that a WGA picket line will be erected outside the event.
i won’t be losing any sleep
Large 1BD 2BA Downtown Loft w/ Mini Cooper →
i’ve got a mate looking at a spot downtown…if you can front the down payment a mortgage is only $1200 a month hmm…santa monica apartment or downtown loft??