So I discovered last week that there was an interactive even going on where you could hold an actual Oscar statuette. It was running until 5:00 Saturday afternoon and I had decided to catch a 10:30 am standby flight and attend the interactive event with some friends from Second City. So I get up early, …
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Review: Reno 911!: Miami
Review: “Reno 911!: Miami” Run time: 1:24 Dammit. I really wanted to like this movie. I really did. I’m a big fan of the show and I had high hopes for this, and that may have set the bar too high to start. The movie feels like one long episode with a loose storyline based …
Week 14: Outrage
Those of you that know me know that I tend to “Forrest Gump” my way into certain situations. For those of you that don’t know me so well, I tend to find myself in the right place at the right time more often than not and it’s has lead to some cool stuff. This week …
Fire away…
For week 15’s entry (10 days from now), I’m going to post some of the questions I get asked a lot about traveling to LA and doing the Second City thing along with my answers. I’m also going to open up the comments section for people to post questions or you can email me or …
Review: Music & Lyrics
Review: “Music and Lyrics” Run time: 1:36 Hugh Grant has built a career as the sullen yet charming Englishman with a gift for wooing the ladies. Now you can add singing to his repertoire. Grant is Alex Fletcher, the lesser known keyboardist from a Wham!-esque 80’s pop band called, ironically, POP. Now washed up and …
Week 13: Thanks, driver
While getting ready to leave yesterday, my driver asked if I wanted her to drive me to the airport and pick me up tonight, but I said no because she has to get up early tomorrow and go to Corpus Christi for work. “But how will I ever get any mentions if I don’t drive …
Week 12: “On the lot” or “25 hours in a day”
Have you ever said to yourself, “Man I wish I had more hours in a day”? Have you ever looked at your watch and realized you’ve been awake for over 24 hours and realized how completely asinine that notion is? That was Saturday for me, but with the caveat that I was working on a …
Review: Smokin’ Aces
Review: “Smokin’ Aces” Run time: 1:49 Buddy “Aces” Israel is a Vegas entertainer turned small-time mobster who has turned government informant. A $1 million hit has been put out on his head before he can testify and go into witness protection, but the contractors want his heart, too. The hit goes out and every freelance …