Monthly Archives: April 2008

I haven’t really spent as much time on IMDB as I used to, I mean I’ve never really been a message-board geek but the IMDB boards were always a good place to find film recommendations. Well, one of my cult movie faves apparently has a solid following on IMDB. It’s nice to see others appreciate Another Stakeout for the diamond-in-the-rough that it is.
Here are some excerpts of the discussions among the “Stakers”:

It was disappointing that the studio had final cut. Badham originally submitted a 4 1/2 hour masterpiece. During the original screenings, people who viewed the original cut have agreed that it would have swept the oscars in every major category. It was a different movie – it had moving performances, a poignant screenplay, and the cinematography was breathtaking. The screening ended with a 10 minute standing ovation. Among the featured actors whose scenes were left in the editing room floor were Harvey Keitel, River Phoenix, Willem Dafoe, and Alan Young in a potentially career defining role as the assistant district attorney.

I hate all of the posers who say they are fans of Another Stakeout. Just because they picked up this classic on dvd or video or… laserdisc. Maybe one of those newfangled… blue rays or good definitions. If you didn’t see this movie in the theater 7 times, you don’t care about it. If you loved it so much, you would go back in time and see it in the theater like everybody else. So get the hell out of my house.

I have 4 [tattoos]. One on my back that is a picture of Emilio, Richard and Rosie–it’s sort of a profile-montage. The next one is on my ankle–it’s a stylized “AS” in gothic font. The third is on my left wrist (on the inside, to be as direct a link to my heart as possible) and it’s the box-office total, including worldwide distribution, VHS, DVD and television market shares, excluding percentages of the gross not mentioned in the original figures. The last one is on my bum, and I cannot divulge what that depicts. It’s a secret between me, my tattoo artist and God.

Anyone else hear rumours that Gus Van Sant, on the belated heels of his Psycho remake success, is going to direct a shot-by-shot remake of Another Stakeout? I have heard rumblings of John Mahoney and Jerry O’Connell reprising the Dreyf and Estevez roles. Curious to see who gets cast as Asst. DA Gina Garrett.

I’m a 62 year old man and an Another Stakeout enthusiast. When I’m on the internet I can pretend to be a lot of things; a 25 year old handsome man, an 18 year old nympho asian girl, Kelly LeBrock, a bored house wife, a 20 year old nympho asian girl… But one thing I’ve never pretended to be is not an Another Stakeout fan. That truth lies in my heart.

So if you’re a closet Staker, head over to the IMDB boards and show some love. Oh, and be sure to visit the AS fansite!

My roommate is going to be away for the summer so he’s looking for someone to take his bedroom for the summer (May – August or any division thereof).
We live in Kensington, Brooklyn, which is about a 20 minute train ride from Manhattan. Rent is $650, which is about as cheap as you are going to find in NYC. This is the larger of the two bedrooms in the apartment.
The neighborhood is safe, quaint, yet busy enough that it still feels like New York. Tons of places to eat nearby; very close to Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn Heights; a stone’s throw away from the Lower East Side; within walking distance of Prospect Park; one block away from the subway; laundromat on the corner; a slot-car racing track across the street… What more could you ask for?

Oh yeah, you get to live with ME for the summer! A dream come true! Actually, I’ll be away for a chunk of the summer, so you’ll have the place to yourself for a while.

Email me if you are interested (it’s to the left) and please tell your friends!

I played a really cool gig with Michael Leonhart Monday night at Joe’s Pub. Here’s a cool drawing of the event by artist Michael Arthur. I’m the bespectacled horn player on the left who needs a haircut even in drawn form.

Apparently, Argentina kicks ass.

If you’ve ever sweated over a single project for months on end, this video could prove harmful to your mental health. It depicts David Ford playing every single part from the debut single from his latest album, “Go To Hell,” in one take.

Wow, this guy just schooled all of us who make live looped music. Damn it.

-via Listening Post

Beautiful. From Cracked.com:

ELLEN PAGE guzzles SUNNY D as some obnoxious INDIE SONG
blares in the background so that everyone knows that this is
an intellectual, independent film.

She enters a convenience store and meets RAINN WILSON.

ELLEN PAGE

I need to use the bathroom, as I’ve been downing delicious, high-quality Sunny Delight for the past hour.

RAINN WILSON

Sunny Delight? You mean the delicious orange-flavored drink containing a full day’s supply of vitamin C in every serving?

ELLEN PAGE

That’s right! I found it in the fridge, behind the purple stuff! Now relinquish the bathroom key geeves, I for shizz need to spout.

RAINN WILSON

I can barely understand you. Is there a reason you’re talking like what seems like a teenager designed by a committee of adults that have researched youth by watching MTV around the clock?

ELLEN PAGE

Yes, and you better start talking like that too or you’ll have no place in the movie, Dwight.

RAINN WILSON

Oh, er, uh, I mean that’s one doodle that can’t be undid homeskillet oh my god I need a new agent.

ELLEN PAGE

You’re so quirky! And so am I!

My sentiments exactly.

Here’s your chance to relive, or see for the first time, all of the bullshit from last night’s debate, condensed into about 8 minutes.

And in case you were wondering, yes Stefana… Stephano… fucking Snuffalupagus was coached by the extreme right before the debate.

Oh holy crap no yes no yes no YES!!

United Artists is reportedly producing a remake of Teen Witch, the awesome 80s movie about a… ummm, about a teenage witch.

Chances are the movie will blow big time (and I say this with a toothy smile on my face), but any attention paid to this highly under-appreciated art film is welcome. Seriously it’s in my DVD collection sandwiched between Inland Empire and Visitor Q. Don’t believe me?

Check this shit out:

It’s starring a girl from High School Musical (another under-appreciated avant-garde classic), so hopefully they’ll keep the musical aspect to the original.

Alls I’m sayin is that I better see a modern adaptation of this:

Ok, I just visited SWPL to grab their url (for my last post) and came across a pretty hilarious little post:

…the greatest passage in history (from the LA Times):

“Wil Shipley, a Seattle software developer, uses his iPhone at the Whole Foods fish counter to check websites for updates on which seafood is the most environmentally correct to purchase. He quizzes the staff on where and how a fish was caught. Because he carries the Internet with him, “I can be super-picky,” he said.”

That is truly one of those perfect passages where nary a word is spared in the pursuit of showing what an über-douche poor Wil Shipley must be. My favorite part is “environmentally CORRECT”; not friendly, not sensitive; correct!

Awesome. SWPL is still pretty funny, although it could be more accurately called Stuff Yuppies Like, since it doesn’t really apply to the majority of white folk in the country.

Ya know, the guys in red: