Month: October 2006
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“That’s Not Football.”
Oh, my God. Borat’s at my high school. I had forgotten just how flat Katy, Texas is until I saw this clip.
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One Night In Los Angeles
When the Ghetto Gourmet comes to your town, don’t miss the chance to eat good food in a stranger’s house. You might end up reuniting with old friends. Tandi, Julie, David (not pictured) and I worked together more than ten years ago at UT. Chef Josh was our boss back then, and that man has…
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public mail
Lizzie W and Mary C: I’m getting bounce-backs because both of your email providers think I’m spam. So: Lizzie: yes, absolutely. thank you. and Mary: all of the wishlists at the Dewey Donation System are still active. We’re flattered your school wants to help, and please let us know what you end up donating. Thanks.
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two ladies from the past
[scripty] AB “HellloooOOoooOOOoo?” PAMIE Hellloooooooo. AB So, this is the worst day ever. PAMIE I’m sorry. AB Cell phone broken. Internet broken. Husband out of town. No food. No wine. You’ve got a dead dog. Worst day ever. PAMIE Yeah, it’s not the best. And I think I’m getting a cold. AB I have no…
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Podcast: Film Pigs: Silent Hill
The Film Pigs make alternate DVD commentary for movies that suck. This week they invited me to join them. Silent Hill (2006) What Halloween would be complete without an awkward video-game-to-movie translation? Watch in horror as a concerned mother deals with her child’s terrible nightmares about a town called “Silent Hill” by putting her daughter…
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sage.
Sage, the smartest dog in the universe, the one who helped my sister survive high school, nursed my dad through chemo and radiation, and helped my mom with both her empty nest syndrome and finding her footing after Dad died, was put down yesterday after sixteen long, wonderful years of life. Sage understood an incredible…
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outside is weird.
I was sitting in the lobby of a studio, waiting for a meeting. I had before never met the person I was meeting, so whenever someone walked out of the doors I’d look up. My arms were crossed over my chest and my legs were crossed, jumpy from the coffee. A woman approached me and…
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working it.
There’s no easy way to explain this, the amount of work, luck and good fortune that goes into a lovely combination of producer interest, agenting, and studio support. Everybody has to invest time and energy and smarts and faith in creating a new possibility. On the afternoon AB Chao was flying to Los Angeles, hours…