tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63049332012-01-04T17:12:39.811-08:00a Jew and his blogjerebohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13183468641368061823noreply@blogger.comBlogger431100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6304933.post-1151955138751400092006-07-03T12:20:00.000-07:002006-07-04T21:28:08.590-07:00

Fuck the Sherman Oaks Galleria. Every time I go there I say it's the last time I'll ever do so, because I have such a shitty experience. I need to stick to my guns, but it does have the closest movie theater to my house.Back in the 80s, the Galleria was the mall de rigueur. It was so de rigueur that every 80s teen film was shot there (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Valley Girl, etc.). Hell, even a

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This past Thursday I went to another rad Cinema's Legacy at the Skirball screening in which a filmmaker screens and discusses a film that has inspired them. It's every film geek's wet dream. Especially this one:Judd Apatow and Amy Heckerling in discussion before a screening of Fast Times at Ridgemont High.How could this not be the coolest night ever?I ended up walking right behind Amy Heckerling

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Not that I went there all the time, but Boardner's was always a dependable Hollywood bar -- not too divey, not too trendy, and more importantly not too pricey. Well, the gentrification of Hollywood has hit this haunt hard, and I am never going back!I went last Monday with my former roommate from San Francisco, who was in town for one of her rare L.A. visits, and our mutual friend. I suggested

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(Well not quite, but read on...)Several years ago, a couple friends and I got fed up after reading about the latest remake of a 70s horror film. Were there really no original ideas left in Hollywood? Was nothing sacred? And more importantly, why the hell shouldn't we try and make some money by reworking a 70s horror film? I think that was the keyword -- reworking. The producers of whatever remake

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... and all he got was this photo of him in the background waving to the camera. Cristian, you are the envy of all men who have a big-boy crush on George Clooney.

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Strike #2 against the Pacific Cinemas at the Sherman Oaks Galleria. Read here for strike #1.Being unemployed I thought I'd check out a nice Friday matinee of Night Watch. I'm a big horror geek and this looked like a fun movie. My brother, who has such erudite tastes, really dug the movie and said it was right up my alley.So I went with my friend Mark.We got there right as the trailers were

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Ninteen years after "Livin' on a Prayer" was spun at Bar and Bat Mitzvahs nationwide, my roommate's band Kerosene Sky opened for Bon fucking Jovi! In Fresno!Seems Clear Channel (boo, hiss!) was sponsoring some contest where bands local to each stop of Bon Jovi's U.S. Tour could win a chance to open for the Jov at each respective city. Although Gabriel (that's my roommate) and Kerosene Sky are

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(Blogger's Note: I'm in San Francisco for the week.)The Phone Booth has officially lost all hipster cred. Although it still has an old-school jukebox, some dude played two dollars worth of Colplay in a row and tapped his knees to the bombastic drumming of the mopey Brit alt-rockers. Not even the three hipster chicks born in the Reagan Administration who sat at the next table could compensate.(

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W0w, was I shocked when I read today's LA Times:"KCRW-FM radio host Chris Douridas, an influential Grammy-nominated musical tastemaker who has consulted on such Hollywood films as "American Beauty" and "Shrek 2," was arrested last week outside a popular Santa Monica bar on suspicion of drugging and trying to kidnap a 14-year-old girl.Douridas, 43, was arrested shortly after midnight Jan. 6, said

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You wonder why box office receipts are down? It's because everytime I see a movie there's some goddamned interruption by stupid movie patrons. The Pacific Cinemas at the Sherman Oaks Galleria has no problem charging $8.50 for a bargain matinee or allowing parents to bring their three children 100 minutes into a screening of Domino.Luckily that movie blew, so no big loss.A movie that didn't blow

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You may have seen those ubiquitous LTN signs on everything from buses to bus shelters in L.A. -- pretty much anything bus-related. Well, now LTN is no longer, and frankly I'm pissed!I had been freelancing as an Associate Producer on LTN's action sports show "Dialed In." While I knew even less about action sports than other (non-action?) sports, my years of writing screenplays and working at "

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It was announced in the trades today that Maurice Sendak's classic, "Where the Wild Things Are" is in turnaround. (Read here for details.) Now I'm not a fan of stretching slim children's books to feature length films -- they've already ruined two Dr. Seuss books that way -- but I'm curious to see what Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers will do to "Things."I just hope that "Alexander and the Terrible,

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I have a one-week vacation from work and am already nervous that I won't be able to see as many movies during the break as I had hoped. I'm off to Mammoth this Friday for a nice long weekend, and I have lots of other shit to do the next couple days. I may attempt a 10:45 am screening of Munich tomorrow @ ye ol' Arclight (like I'm sure my 3 readers really care about my movie-going itinerary), but

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Yesterday in Hollywood I saw a Che Guevara sticker on an SUV. This reminds me of that Don Henley lyric from "Boys of Summer":"Out on the road today I saw a deadhead stickerOn a cadillac..."

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Something very familiar about this movie.... (1985)

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...the new Madonna album is fucking rad!Seriously. I actually don't like Madonna that much as a person. Yeah, I respect her as an artist and I admire her longevity and constant re-invention and all that jazz, but her immersion into UK society has not made her any different than any other Brentwood boojie. In fact she's much, much worse. Just read these lyrics from "American Life": I got a lawyer

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Okay, so I totally want to make babies with Sara Silverman, but this media onslaught must end now!! First there was that Heeb magazine cover story. And the piece in the New Yorker. Then the New York Times. Don't forget Terry Gross on NPR. And the new Rolling Stone. There's probably a few thousand more I forgot to mention.I have Sara's life story memorized now. Her dad taught her to curse at a

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I thought she drove a Prius? Originally uploaded by jerebo. (I know I said I would be blogging more often, but I can no longer tap into my neighbor's wireless connection, and I slack enough at work so...)I know the season finale of "Six Feet Under" is so 5 days ago, but I still think it's the best 70 minutes of TV in the last decade. I've been watching the coda for the past several nights

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Sorry to be out of the blogosphere for so long. How the time flies. I do enjoy ranting and raving on this thing, but truth be told I do not have as much free time as I did when I first started blogging, and the little free time I do have I think is better spent on my screenwriting. Such an L.A. cliche, I know.I do plan on being a bit more active with my blog, but in the meantime please enjoy this

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Is there a Neptunes remix on here? Originally uploaded by jerebo. I was at Virgin Megastore the other night and saw an A-Ha singles CD. I think it's an import, but it just begs the question...Are there any other A-Ha songs besides "Take On Me"?Don't get me wrong. I used to love that song and video, but I cannot fathom shelling out 20 bucks for a greatest hits package.(Side note: Some of

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Everybody Have Fun Tonight! Originally uploaded by jerebo. So I finally watched that Hit Me Baby One More Time show on NBC. For those not tuned into the zeitgeist, it's a new show in which has-been peformers sing one of their former hits followed by something from today's top 40. It has been "water cooler" conversation at work, so I rushed home on Thursday to watch it.But I missed the first

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Jesus, that was close. I thought my whole blog was lost forever. You (my three readers) may notice a slight template change. That's because whilst trying to recover my lost entries I experimented with the template, thinking that may do the trick. No such luck.But now everything seems to be up and running, so I am very happy. Has anyone else on Blogspot had similar problems?I'll post something

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Major fucking technical difficulties. Is this thing on?

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The modern day equivalent of the 1985 season of SNL.Originally uploaded by jerebo. If you're a Comedy Central viewer like myself, then I'm sure you've seen the commercials for the new sketch comedy show Stella.This comedy troupe consists of David Wain, Michael Showalter, and Michael Ian Black who were all previously members/founding fathers/whatevers of The State, a comedy troupe they founded

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Wang Chung soundtrack included! Originally uploaded by jerebo. I just watched the DVD of To Live and Die in L.A. There are some films from my childhood that don't quite hold up, but this was not the case with L.A. True, there are some cliche elements (the death of the about-to-retire cop comes to mind), but overall this is an underrated thrill ride.I'm pissed at myself for watching the DVD's

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Midnight CowboyOriginally uploaded by jerebo. God bless the Skirball Cultural Center and AFI. They co-sponsor a great series, "Films That Inspire Me" in which current filmmakers choose a film that inspired them and discuss said film with a moderator post-screening. So far I have seen Repulsion, Sullivan's Travels, and The Brood discussed by Wes Craven, the Weitz Brothers and Clive Barker

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Wino forever? Originally uploaded by jerebo. Is it me or will Johnny Depp play Jack White in the eventual White Stripes bio-pic?

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Moonlighting B.B. (Before Booger)Originally uploaded by jerebo. Lions Gate has just released the first two seasons of Moonlighting on DVD, and let me tell you I am quite tempted to buy it even though I promised myself that I would not buy anymore DVDs after my shopping spree at the 20th Century Fox Studio Store -- how can I resist Simpsons and Family Guy box sets for half-price? Moonlighting was

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Frank ChuOriginally uploaded by jerebo. I meant to post this several days ago, but I've been lagging.I went up to San Francisco last weekend to see M.I.A./LCD Soundsystem at the Fillmore and peeps in the city. A good time was had by all, and here are some random thoughts about the city I lived in for 2 years:San Franciscans are much more impressed that I write screenplays than Angelenos.The city

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See that's me! I'm a zombie! Originally uploaded by jerebo. It probably looks better in the full-sized poster, but that's me as a zombie!(Read posting below for more details.)

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I'm in the red square!Originally uploaded by jerebo. I'm a zombie on the Land of the Dead poster! Just look in the red square. That's me. (My next posting will show a close-up of this area, since I can only include one pic per posting.)Special thanks to my friend Sergio Grisanti who drew this poster. In an age of US Weekly-inspired poster campaigns in which the teenybopper cast's faces are

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Maybe I can be in the remake?Originally uploaded by jerebo. I will try and keep the whiny, self-loathing blogs to a minimum, but I read something in today's Variety that blew me away. (Click here for article.)I met Austin a few years ago when he was dating a friend who appeared in a short film I co-wrote/produced. I remember him being a cool guy with a similar smart-alecky, Jewy, pop culturey

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The UTA job list is the Holy Grail for those seeking low pay, long hours, and sadistic bosses… I mean work in the entertainment industry. Every couple days the list is e-mailed to job-seeking Angelenos everywhere, some who are contemplating switching to another demeaning position, and others like myself who do not yet have full-time employment. Contrary to popular belief, people in this

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"How do all you 14 year olds know who I am?"Originally uploaded by jerebo. In case you haven't head, Coachealla is all the buzz. With cover stories in today's City Beat and L.A. Times Calendar section I almost feel like a loser for not plunking down $150 for the weekend music festival. I actually almost bought a ticket for Sunday, cause I would love to see NIN (why is Nine Inch Nails never

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Ain't that the truth?Originally uploaded by jerebo. I'm probably risking employment by blogging this, but what the fuck? The third bullet point of my blog's mission statement is:Observations, reviews, deep thoughts, memories, future memories, anecdotes, truly tasteless jokes volume IV, and other kinds of crap.I think job malaise falls into this category.Some you may know that I have been temping

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Now shilling crap beer!Originally uploaded by jerebo. Okay, I know that Lollapalooza was canceled last year, but is Perry Farrell really that desperate for cash that he sold "Mountain Song" to Coors Light for commercial usage? I nearly shat my pants when I saw this last night. I don't mind that one of the songs from the "reunited" Jane's Addiction is used as the theme for Entourage, but this is

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.Many film geeks claim that Michael Bay is the Antichrist for his Bruckheimer-backed blockbusters such as Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, and The Rock. I actually enjoyed The Rock -- it was a fun popcorn movie, though I understand why people complain about Mr. Bay's oeuvre. His movies appeal to the lowest common denominator and none feature a shot lasting more than five seconds. Hell, he makes Tony

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casino royale Originally uploaded by jerebo. Has anyone seen Casino Royale? I've always been curious, but having just picked up the LP soundtrack for only 3 bucks at a yard sale, my appetite is whetter.I mean if the following liner notes don't sell it, I don't know what does.(Note Mort Goode has an active imagination and made up some words.):CASINO ROYALE IS TOO MUCH FOR ONE JAMES BOND!

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This was not my favorite weekend!Originally uploaded by jerebo. One of my favorite features of the Los Angeles Times is "My Favorite Weekend"¬ùin which celebrities give a play-by-play account of their ideal weekend activities. These folks live large -- they dine at fancy restaurants, dance at Hollywood hot spots, wake up early (and non-hung over) enough for a 3 mile run on the beach or in

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To work at Fox, or not to work at Fox? That 'tis the question...So I find myself in a bit of a quarry. Not a rock quarry, more like a dilemma-type quarry. After two months of unemployment I have a 2 week-or-so temp gig at Fox in their current programming department. That means I’d work for the execs who handle shows like “Arrested Development”, “The Simpsons”, and “24.” Not too

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I guess this would make me Lara Flynn Boyle Originally uploaded by jerebo. I just had an interview at the worst temp agency ever. First a little back story. I have been unemployed for a little over two months now, since the show I worked on (which I won't name, but features people on blind dates and has captions and thought bubbles) is on hiatus. I have been on all the job web sites,

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TIVO'ing "A Boy and His Dog" Originally uploaded by jerebo. Being a single Jew in the post-Wargames computer age I've had my share of experiences with JDate. While most of them have left me wanting to start dating shiksas again, there have been a few good ones. Although the women on JDate may range from Unaffiliated to Conservadox, their profiles seem to share certain traits, qualities,

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Greetings visitor(s),(and I don't mean the scaly reptilian ones from the 80s classic "V")Chances are you came across this blog due to a posting on Friendster, Myspace, or some other "hook-up disguised as networking" site. Or you may have googled me, God knows why, and found this. Whatever the case may be, I thank you.The question arises: Why blog?There are many answers. Well, a few at least:a.) I

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