PLEASE STOP!WATCH OF MONTREAL GO EVEN LOWER THAN THEIR OUTBACK ST...
Monday, November 19, 2007
Monday, September 03, 2007
Sunday, September 02, 2007
For the next six months I will be writing and directing my first feature film so I will have to put the blog on the backburner. I'll start a new one or continue with this one sometime next year. I might put out my annual top ten lists in JAN but that's it. Thanks for reading and hopefully we will have a great film in six months.-Z...
For the next six months I will be writing and directing my first feature film so I will have to put the blog on the backburner. I'll start a new one or continue with this one sometime next year. I might put out my annual top ten lists in JAN but that's it. Thanks for reading and hopefully we will have a great film in six months.-Z...
Monday, August 27, 2007
I'm up at 4 am and sad to report breaking news that Owen Wilson tried to commit suicide and is now hospitalized. Wilson is one of my biggest heroes and the writer/star or Bottle Rocket, the movie that made me love movies. I hope that whatever was wrong in his life is filled as he tries to survive this near death experien...
Friday, August 24, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
ALLMUSIC AGREES WITH MEIt took Allmusic a few months to post their review of Young Modern album by Silverchair. They, like me were blown away by the new album, giving it 4 1/2 out of five. To put that in perspective for all you haters on the new album, here are some great albums that got lesser reviews:Radiohead-Kid A 4 starsWhite Stripes-White Stripes 4 stars3/4 of the REM AlbumsSix Beatles Albumand...
Monday, August 20, 2007
Hills Week 3 Scores and UpdateNothing happened on this weeks show, so it was a success. Here are the top five idiots:1.) Spencer - With buying an arcade game instead of furniture...and the following quotes:"I always thought marriage was stupid...like give her half the money and she'll cook for you"and my favorite...after seeing Heidi white wash his graffiti:"This is what you do after I surprise...
THE HILLS FANTASY LEAGUEHey all. Tonight is the greatest manufactured drama of all time, MTV's The Hills. I love this show because it makes me feel good about my life. I'm starting a Hill's Fantasy League where each week you can pick one member of the cast and based on drama, supporting the superficial world of the hills, and originality the three cast members will be ranked 1-5th. The points...
Sunday, August 19, 2007
THE BOX OFFICE GAMEI'm starting a new interactive game through this blog that everyone should take 10-15 mins to play. I tried this weekend to predict the box office and going off projections...I failed. I want to get a weekly, guess the box office game going and need your participation. Each Monday a winner will be crowned and allowed their own acceptance speech printed on the blog. Here's how...
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Rep on The LineI have a lot of fun making ridiculous claims about box office projections. I'm usually always right, hold that 100 million dollar projection for Snakes on the Plane. Well, continuing with these wild predictions, I'm going to say that Superbad will gross over 50 million in it's first weekend. That's right, it's an R rated high school comedy that 3/4 of high schooler's can't purchase...
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Simon DawesDaytrotter has to be one of my favorite sites so I was shocked to find the band Simon Dawes featured on there. It's at this point that I highlight the fact that my old band Toboggan Monster dominated Simon Dawes in our only battle of the bands. It looks like we got the best of it, seeing how they are on Daytrotter.Check out the Second Place B...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
WHITE RABBITS The White Rabbits were on Letterman last night, what a great show they put on. The new album is pretty spectacular, kind of reminiscent of The French Kick's first LP. Check out the video and enjoy Letterman interrupting the end of the song by saying, "You guys done? Everyone Done?" Pitchfork Music Festival and recent indie film reviews to come soon. Keep an eye o...
Sunday, July 08, 2007
IT HAS A DATE!Fox Searchlight has announced Sept 29th, 2007 as the release date for Wes Anderson's next masterpiece: THE DARJEELING LIMITED. Here is what we know:THE DARJEELING LIMITEDRelease: September 29, 2007Directed by: Wes AndersonWritten by: Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman and Roman CoppolaProduced by: Scott Rudin, Lydia Pilcher, Wes Anderson and Roman CoppolaCast: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody...
Saturday, July 07, 2007
I NEED YOUR HELPPitchfork's music festival is next weekend and unlike last year, the third stage (tent) has some great acts. The great thing about Pitchfork is you can bounce back and forth from the two main stages and get good placement. The third runs between the two so in order to catch an act in the tent you have to miss one of the main stage acts. Here are my head scratchers:SAT:Grizzly Bear...
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
WALTER MURCHThe man behind Coppola's genius according to my buddy ADK and many film scholars has gotten the book treatment with: THE CONVERSATIONS (Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film). I've already ordered my copy and if you want a window inside the mind of a film genius, I suggest you pick this one up. Below is a link to the amazon page and another for his imdb page.http://www.amazon.com...
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Up and DownGreat bands have released LP's/EP's this year...but did they take a step forward or backwards?FORWARDThe White Stripes - Icky ThumpIron and Wine - The Shepherds DogOkkervil River - The Stage NamesYeah Yeah Yeah's - Is Is (EP)NIN - Year ZeroTrembling Blue Stars - The Seven Autumn FlowersSondre Lerche - Phantom PunchThe Cribs - Mens Needs, Womens Needs, WhateverBishop Allen - The Broken StringSTAYED...
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Screen SceneOnce - The best film of 2007 so far. The film is beautifully simplistic and it's release date is very ironic as I watched the film sandwiched between two theaters projecting summer blockbusters. The star of the film is Glen Hansard...sound familiar indie rock fans??? That's right, he's part of The Frames, a very enjoyable Irish indie rock band. He plays a street musician who meets...
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
BATTLES BATTLEPitchfork gave the new Battle's album a 9.1 and it is well deserved. But, I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that they will be playing at, yes, THE PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL.Look at this:BATTLES, MIRRORED....9.1DEERHUNTER, CRYPTOGRAMS....8.9OF MONTREAL, HISSING FAUNA....8.7CLIPSE, HELL HATH NO FURY....9.1These are hugh scores that are reserved for the best of the year....
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Sunday, April 01, 2007
The Best Album of 2007?Silverchair - Young Modern 9.4Does the band Silverchair sound familiar? They were that mediocre 90's grunge band from Australia that had a few hits...end of story? No, no, no. I woke up, put on my pants, and downloaded this masterpiece of an album. The first track, "Young Modern Station" makes a case for a new Silverchair album...they can adapt to this new hip world of...
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
A Look At Music In 2007*(Top Five so far)THE GREAT:The Arcade Fire – Neon Bible (1)Dungen – Tio BitarDeerhunter – Cryptograms (4)Essie Jain – We Made This OurselvesGuitar Wolf – Dead RockThe National Lights – The Dead Will Walk, DearOf Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer (2)Papercuts – Can’t Go Back (3)Sondre Lerche – Phantom Punch (5)Dr. Dog – We All BelongTHE GOOD:!!! – Myth TakesAir...
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Let’s Get Greedy!I want a new White Stripes album.I want a new Fiery Furnaces album.I want a Toboggan Monster LP.I want a new Wes Anderson film.I want a new P.T Anderson film.I want to make out and write sonnets with Joanna Newsom.I want to reclaim our title on Monday night trivia.I want a finished copy of Love is a Bad Poem.I want to hear that new Michael Jackson album.I want all the screenplays...
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007
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Friday, January 19, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Saturday, January 13, 2007
TOP 39 SONGS OF 2006(Why 39? Why Not.)39.) Sparklehorse – Dreamt for Light Years… -- SOME SWEET DAYSole owner of the greatest opening to any song in 2006. A strumming beauty of a song that holds throughout.38.) Matthew Friedberger – Holy Ghost – SEVENTH LOOP HIGHWAYOn an album that is almost unbearable, this track creeps its way into the subconscious and makes you come back for more.37.) Josh Ritter...
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Monday, January 01, 2007
TOP 5 FILMS of 2006Another just terrible year for film. People freaked out over The Departed which is Scorsese Lite packed to the brim with convoluted story lines, unbelievable accents, and a third act that felt rushed. 2006 brought us the fan favorite Casino Royale, a film that excites its viewers but is packed with some of the worse plot logic/continuity I've ever seen. The punch up scenes written...