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Mon, November 26, 2007, 8:00 am PST
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In 1989, zillions of fans trooped to movie theaters to see Marty McFly, his fabulous flying DeLorean, and his futuristic Nike high-tops in "Back to the Future 2." The throngs may have been legion, but only few of those enthusiasts remained dedicated enough, years later, to agitate for Marty's power laces to be available on present-day shelves.
Meet Mickey Maloof. In April of this year, the Montreal-based sneaker fiend and his brother Charles launched The McFly 2015 Project, "a grassroots movement" to encourage Nike to actually make and sell the legendary McFly 2015—"the Holy Grail of all sneakers," according to Mickey.
This may seem like the sartorial version of David and Goliath. After all, Cool Hunting attempted to coax another sneaker giant, Adidas, into producing a sneaker featured in Wes Anderson's "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou" and failed. The Maloof brothers aren't the first to pursue this brand of "sneaker activism," either. But the kicks-loving duo has seen some encouraging developments lately.
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Fri, November 23, 2007, 3:00 am PST
Consider these movie pitches: "Jerry Maguire" in a wheelchair. "I Am Sam" meets "The Goonies." "Like Friends, except everybody's homeless." Think they're outlandishly, undeniably awful? We agree. But that didn't stop some sorry sap from lobbing them through the air of a Hollywood meeting room. What Radar magazine wants to know is: "Could you do worse?"
To find out, the pop culture source has thrown out a challenge: Come up with your own appalling cinematic proposal. Submit it by the end of the year. Whoever wins will "get the elusive reward sought by all budding screenwriters—a personal response from (Harvey) Weinstein, along with a stack of DVDs that he produced." It will be like God suddenly turned and, for a brief moment in time, took notice of you poor peon of a scribe. The real Hollywood treatment!
Filed under: Movies, Movies Humor
Fri, November 16, 2007, 3:00 am PST
What happens when the lead animator on a sequel to a cult action hit decides to break off on his own? He dreams of beans. Jeff Lew led the animation team that worked on "Matrix Reloaded." After it was over, he quit to make his own feature-length film. That's when Killer Bean and cohorts sauntered onto the scene.
If Quentin Tarantino fell asleep in the bulk section of the supermarket, he might dream of these pistol packin' pintos. Settle in for the trailer available on Jeff's site, and you'll see bean bad guys, bean lawmen, bean double dealers, bean swat teams, and bean jokers spitting witty ripostes out the sides of their mouths. Name a classic trope; accent; musical clip; or slow-mo, bullets-blazing, leather-jacket-flapping moment from modern cinema and it's here. Seeing portly pods do it is what makes for killer fun.
Fri, November 09, 2007, 3:00 am PST
The Writers Guild of America strike that began on Monday is already causing a lot of pain on both sides of the TV screen. Whether you're a "Grey's Anatomy" fan leery of Dr. McReruns or a "Colbert Report" devotee already suffering from an extra half-hour of sleep, it behooves you to be in the know.
The United Hollywood blog provides a smart, subdued, and sometimes hilarious view of the writers' side of the strike. While Jamie Lee Curtis and other supporters expressed early disdain for the writers' (the writers!) slogans, the wordsmiths have redeemed themselves here and better explained their cause. The site serves as a one-stop WGA shop, with frequent news updates and extensive video links, featuring the stars/scribes of "The Office," the show runners of "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives," and a short, easy-to-digest explanation of the issues, Capra-esquely called Why We Fight.
Clicking around unitedhollywood.com won't get Letterman back on the air in time to guess which pies his mom's made for Thanksgiving. But it can keep you up-to-date about strike developments and informed about the heroic "other" careers undertaken by some of your favorite out-of-work screenwriters.
Filed under: Movies, Blogs, Television, Writing
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