For the past seven years Hollywood has been serving up heaping helpings of 1980s nostalgia, and 2011 will be no exception. Transformers and Smurfs will be gracing the silver screen. Conan the Barbarian is coming back (in 3D!) and we are FINALLY being given the Footloose remake we’ve all been clambering for. It seems like just about everything is fair game. We asked a handful of Hosers: which generally great bit of the 1980s should absolutely NOT be remade as a new movie? Answers below the jump.
I read a pretty compelling profile on Holly Miranda yesterday in the NY Times. While I was aware of the Jealous Girlfriends I did not find them all that compelling. A little youtubing last night changed my opinion on Ms. Miranda. I am pretty pumped about her forthcoming album.
By the way, the above is from a pretty tight web series called The Black Cab Session, which has indie acts performing acoustically in the back of a black cab. Pretty neat series overall.
About half this group is pretty interested in Lost so I figured I would give this a shot through the end of the season.Every Wednesday, I will post several questions or random thoughts I had while watching the show. Folks should jump in on the comments section with other thoughts etc.
There are several conventions I will use to make this easy
Smoke Monster is going to be referred to as Fake Locke
Characters in the alternate dimension will be called Sideways (name)
Without further adieu, here are some random theories and observations after the jump MORE after the jump…
Yesterday, I randomly said to Killer B something to the effect of “Why doesn’t Marissa Tomei get naked in more movies? I mean it’s been like a year”. Given that this was at a movie theater it was not completely out of left field while at the same team not terribly pertinent to anything else we were talking about (figure skating).
The gods though deemed to answer my prayers and showed the trailer to this movie Cyrus. I don’t know why, but I am so in on this. It looks freaking brilliant. I have no idea if the winner of the Hose’s Most Attain-ably Hot Actress of All Time” will be naked in it or not but I surely do hope so.
I won’t lie; I sort of like looking at Vera Farmiga. I find her very attractive. By no means would I call her beautiful but she is awesome in some way that I find difficult to describe. In The Departed, I was distracted by her horrendous New England accent but could not look away from her gaze. It made for an odd viewing experience.
Can anyone explain this metaphor to me? Who is the dude crawling around in the demon sheep mask? Is it me? Is it Tom Campbell? Is it Carly? Is Carly one of the sheep? Who are the other sheep? Maybe poor people in Oakland? Or angry farmers with no water? Charleton Heston? Am I the demon sheep because I let the state of California give me an MBA and then ran out of Dodge?(Head scratching). This is the worst political ad ever, it has left me confused and afraid.
Full Disclosure: Tom Campbell is a friend of mine. He is. He, L3, Sparks and Mamacita are the only conservative friends I count in the world. I usually only associate with like minded pinko/commies. Back to Tom; a few years ago, we were both affiliated with the most greatest Public Institution Higher Learning Ever Conceived by Man. During my first year, I lived in the I-House and he used to randomly have dinner there several nights a week. More than a few times we would have dinner and he would indulge my leftist views and explain weird laws to me.
Last night, America’s Coach, Rex Ryan reminded us all why we loved him. While getting into it with some fans at an MMA event in Miami last night (featuring Herschel Walker! G*dd*mn), he gave everyone the business.
He then went on the mic and delivered a WWE style promo to the Miami crowd!
Reports indicate that later he consumed 70,0000 calories…
Who’s in for HBO’s Hard Knocks this summer featuring the NY Jets? (HAND RAISED)
Posted on January 31st, 2010Filed in: LifeTags: Sports, xtian
As you know, I am currently mildly obsessed with Katy Perry and bring her up constantly. During a recent conversation, an infuriated person pointed out to me that this was the most interesting thing she had ever done – a live cover of Electric Feel done accustically for Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1.
Did anyone catch American Idol last night? I have been DVRing but not watching. After reading some commentary that Katy Perry was a little out of order I decided to check it out. Several quick observations
-Katy Perry is like an anime character brought to life – alabaster skin, huge blue-green eyes, dark hair and about 70% legs. If she were a vampire, I would have lost my pants after about 30 seconds
-Why does she hate Kara? Did Kara stiff her on some song writing royalties? How much are you willing to pay for a porn staring Kara and Katy? Please note, I am too embarrassed to answer this question myself
-Avril Lavigne is motherf8cking weird yo! First off she has very pronounced canines and she was wearing a hoody with horns. WTF?
More… Game 1 As always, the Jets have two missions. Keep the game close and don’t let the colts score more than 21 points.
Let’s not get confused with a lot of talk about Revis Island or Dallas Clark or whatever. The key match up of this game is simple enough – Can Rex Ryan mix coverages and blitzes enough to fool Peyton Manning? Rex tries to fool you – for all his bluster and buffoonery and 7K calorie diet he is also a football genius. The measure won’t be in sacks it will be in secondary and tertiary metrics like “QB Knock Downs” and “Hurries” and the real impact will be in Peyton’s completion percentage and if he is seen having to throw on the run. If Peyton is rolling he turns into a pretty mediocre QB. If he’s not, its probably going to be a long day for all involved. J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!
Game 2 Can Brett Favre and his crew silent count their way through an entire game? Can the Viking defense get to Drew Brees? Who reminded Reggie Bush how to run hard?Who will have sex with Kim Kardashian in the owner’s luxury box? Has Jared Allen picked his pants up off the ground yet? I have more questions than answers about this game…go Saints!
Now that Air America is gone, former Wonkette Editor/Recent White House Correspondent/General Internet Personality/Pretty Hot Redhead Ana Marie Cox is out of a job. This is a huge opportunity for us. One we intend to capitalize on.
More… The synergies are obvious. Ana Marie is a big deal, a known quantity and brings her own fanbase. She also has major balls – who else would take on the future Managing Director of Corporate Relations for Goldman Sachs in such a direct manner. The Hose could benefit greatly from her sharp political mind. For her, she gets a forum from which to continue her tough brand of political reporting.
So after much discussion with our finance team and strategy team we have agreed to extend an offer to AMC to occasionally comment on my increasingly inane posts, retweet any Hose articles she finds entertaining to her fanbase and explain teabaggers to xTian and Sparks.
AMC – please reach us on thehose@gmail.com. According to your twitter feed you have been drinking since the AirAmerica announcement. It’s my hope that are you still drunk and will seriously consider this offer
About half this group is pretty interested in Lost so I figured I would give this a shot through the end of the season.Every Wednesday, I will post several questions or random thoughts I had while watching the show. Folks should jump in on the comments section with other thoughts etc.
I won’t lie; I sort of like looking at Vera Farmiga. I find her very attractive. By no means would I call her beautiful but she is awesome in some way that I find difficult to describe. In The Departed, I was distracted by her horrendous New England accent but could not look away from her gaze. It made for an odd viewing experience.
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