Hucklebug, Episode 163: Low Energy Hucklebug, shout-outs, movies (Bet: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days; Stennie: Sunset Blvd.), lowlights & highlights, fuck-offs and you-rules, Bet & Stennie’s List of Five People Who Would Keep Us Away From the Movie Theatre.
Music: “The Hucklebuck,” performed by Otis Redding, Lee Rocker, and Frank Sinatra.
I didn’t mean to offend your belief system…It’s ok if you like George and Adrien, I did see both Darjeeling Express and Band of Brothers. Or at least I suffered through them.
I will see the Kevin/George movie..Kevin and I were not “buddies”—to clarify. He was two years behind me and would not know me at all. He was too stoned all the time when we were in school together. He (apparently) cleaned up his act after I graduated.
I don’t love all his movies, but I always appreciate his acting work. He doesn’t make the smarmy face….ever….
There are actually studies out there about how animals enhance people’s live and increase and improve their biorythms. I am also grateful to Milo for keeping you going when you just don’t think you can take one more step!!
Which reminds me that two weeks ago you two were talking about your animals and how much you love them, and I, who own a cat I do not want, but have promised to not give away or kill, found myself wanting to fast foward through your discussion. (I didn’t, but it did cross my mind) It made me aware of how often I’ll be in conversations about my kids in groups of friends where one or more people do not have any children. I’ll try to be more sensitive…
Rob Schneider is a nice guy, but yeah, he makes bad movies. I liked Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder…otherwise, SMARMY!!!
BTW, if you can hate Holly Hunter, I can hate George…I loved her in Broadcast news…especially the crying scenes. and I love Saving Grace…too bad!!!
Oh, and finally, didn’t polanski and brody work together on the pianist. It’s a twofer… I’d only watch that movie if someone killed me first.
OK, this is my longest comment ever. Hopefully, for your sake.
A couple of things about Sunset Blvd that have occurred to me over the years:
1) Jack Webb, who’ll forever be Joe Friday to a few generations of tv viewers, is a real cut-up here and I almost can’t reconcile these two characters. Webb was also a real jazz fanatic and was married to the va-va-voom Julie London for a few years.
2) A card game with Buster Keaton, Anna Q. Nilsson, and HB Warner sounds like it’d be a real riot, actually.
3) Is it more of a noir or a gothic horror film?
For some good Tom Cruise commentary, there’s this recent interview with Bronson Pinchot:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/bronson-pinchot,34310/
I’m all for the 90s film list. I’m working on my 60s list now, actually.
Okay, so far so good, I at least have the internet to download the HB this week. Whew! I was worried. Now let’s see if I have it when it’s time to comment. It’s just me, NTCNTC w/o daycare, moving and no internet for a whole week! Exciting! (Please shoot me. Now.) How many hours a day can I leave him in front of the teevee and not be committing child abuse?
I can’t WAIT until I become a big huge actor on stage and/or screen so that you can go “ugh, well we used to know her as ‘Siskita’ but now I can’t stand her!” Sigh, the actor side of me is defensive now. I tend to see movies because I think they’ll be good, not because a particular actor is in it. That said, most Nicholas Cage movies *look* bad anyway, but I won’t boycott a movie because of an actor’s look or sound or talent. And as an actor, I’m trying to learn why actors get hired to begin with so I can apply it to my own career.
Ironically I’m singing today at a screening of Jim Carrey’s “A Christmas Carol” – dressed up as a caroler with my caroling group. *That* movie looks like crap from the trailer!
Siskita…we are going to go see ALL your movies, and will host parties when you are nominated for academy awards or Tonys…don’t kid yourself…
Even if the movies or plays suck…
And if it’s a good cardio workout you’re looking for, try the Toyah Wilcox five minute Dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vakgIoGtxo
(Bet will know what this is)
I haven’t had a chance to listen to this week’s show yet, but I just wanted to let you know that I listened to your show from two weeks ago on my flight over to Europe. Good times, good times. You helped me joyously kill an hour on a trip that just takes too long.
So are we actually doing this audio book thing or are we just discussing it?
Thanks!
I stopped watching TV and never have to put up with even a glimpse of a stupid ad ever again. I’m gleefully ignorant about marketing now. It’s WONDERFUL. Except, my tolerance for the hard sell is now incredibly tiny.
I’m with you on Anthony Hopkins. That’s why I don’t go to see Miyazaki films any more because I know what I’ll get—the same thing again and again and again—just like you get from Hopkins movies. Though I do disagree that he’s normally in quiet British movies. “Magic” (Jay ThePal’s favorite movie for scary reasons) is a pretty nice movie for him, performance-wise, and I remember hearing that Hopkins actually played Hitler once. Maybe it was a quiet British Hitler?
But I do agree that his stuff these days is shrugworthy. He doesn’t push himself or take interesting scripts. He just collects the paychecks. The thing is, I don’t blame him. He’s old. Let him get paid by Hollywood to phone it in and get old and rich in the process. I hope he gets cast in Freejack 2.
I didn’t care for “Rosemary’s Baby” at all. I don’t understand the attention that movie gets.
Bet, glad you liked “Syriana”. It’s a tough film for folks to like since it’s so dense with story, but I love that kind of thing. It feels like I’m reading dozens of news articles starring George Clooney and Matt Damon. A bit here, a bit there, a bit on the other side of the world, and pretty soon you’ve got a whole picture created of how fucked up things are.
I’m so sorry about everything you’re dealing with, Bet!! That sucks…
By now I hope you’re in better, uh, spirits!! (pick your pun, there—alcohol or Halloween.)
Stennie, that is so sad about your fat Mii!! That’s absurd that your Wii thinks you’re obese though. You’re not even fat. I hate our culture.
Si (Sii?) and I are hoping we’ll inherit my mom’s old Wii since she doesn’t use it.
Bet:
#1 belch = best podcasted belch ever.
#2 belch = the biological equivalent to TMI
#3 belch = another solid belch. You may yet become the Anthony Hopkins of podcast belching.
Sorry I’m late!