A Hard Work Editing: Scorsese and Kubrick
From the blog of Leandro Copperfield, a wonderful mash-up of scenes and sounds from movies by directors Martin Scorsese and Stanley Kubrick:
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Billion Dollar Jacko
According to this story from MTV News, the estate of pop legend Michael Jackson has generated $1 billion since his death almost a year ago. MTV News got their information …..
Happy 101st Birthday, Errol Flynn
Actor Errol Flynn was born on this day in 1909.(Trivia note: jazz saxophonist Lester Young was born the same year and died the same year as Flynn, too: 1959.)Read more about Errol Flynn’s wicked, wicked ways.
James Thurber, Bookcases and Naked Women
The Paris Review has put many of its grand old interviews online, including a wonderful 1955 interview with humorist James Thurber. A sample:INTERVIEWER
You say that your drawings often don’t come out the way you
intended?
When Cupid Strikes in the Bullpen
“Phillips grabbed a baseball, scribbled his number on it, got the woman’s
attention and tossed it to her. And for the rest of the game, he was
left to wonder how she’d respond.”Seattle Mariners catcher marries fan he spotted from the bullpen.
Where Have You Gone, Red Adair?
Red Adair, offshore oil well disaster expert, would have been 95 years old today, had he not gone to that great rig in the sky in 2004.
‘Jonah Hex’: Not Short Enough
Director Jimmy Hayward brought his new movie Jonah Hex in at a brisk 81 minutes. How’s it playing with the critics?”‘Jonah Hex’ may not be the longest 81 minutes you ever spend, but it
might well be the most tedious.” (Washington Post)
Funniest Sign of the 2010 World Cup (So Far)
(From Where’s Weems?)
Art Bell Can Now Retire Instead of Quitting
Art Bell, the spooky radio host who has so often quit his job, can now simply retire instead. He turns 65 today.The last time Bell quit was in 2007, when he was 62. Perhaps he was simply anticipating the French system.
Dr. Demento Goes Off the Air
The long-running Dr. Demento radio show has finally gone off the air.
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart Not Quite Married by New Mexico Governor
Oh, they’re married — just not by the Governor.
New Jesus to be Fireproof
And covered by insurance.
White House Gate Crashers in TV Series
Remember Tareq Salahi and his wife Michaela Salahi? Last November they were busted for making it into a White House state dinner without an invitation. They mingled with Barack Obama and Joe Biden, then they had a long talk with the Secret Service about how they managed to get past security. The Salahis said it was a mix-up, and so far there have been no repercussions from the long arm of the law.
New Looney Tunes Characters
Last month Slashfilm.com reported on another attempt by WB to resurrect the old Looney Tunes characters. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a new Bugs Bunny to wash the other new Bugs Bunny and Space Jam from your memory?
Prime Minister Apologizes for ‘Bloody Sunday’ Killings
Amazing — and encouraging — news from the UK, where after 10 long years of work the Saville Report has called the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland entirely unjustified.Prime Minister David Cameron has apologized on behalf of the British government:
Jesus Burns to the Ground Near Cincinnati
The “largest sculpture of Jesus Christ in America” was struck by lightning and consumed by fire near Cincinnati last night.
Why James Franco is Doing a Soap Opera
The short answer to why movie star James Franco is guest starring in at least ten installments of the daytime soap opera General Hospital? He thought it would be fun and challenging.
That’s according to this interview with the show’s executive producer, Jill Farren Phelps.
FBI Releases Ted Kennedy Files
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a batch of files on the late Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy, many of which are threats to the senator going back to just after the 1968 murder of his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.To access the files, go here.
Kim Jong-il Becoming Less Rational, If That’s Possible
“Pyongyang is becoming less calculating, less rational and less Machiavellian than it used to be. And this is not good news.”Only in North Korea does “less Machiavellian” equal bad news. But so says North Korea expert Andrei Lankov, assessing the rumors swirling around everyone’s favorite modern-day czar, Kim Jong-Il.
Happy Birthday, Marion Morrison (John Wayne)
Today is John Wayne’s birthday (1907). These days you don’t run across too many John Wayne movies. There are some good ones. In honor of his birthday, here are some video clips — not from his movies.
Rare home movies of John Wayne: