Jan03

Your Fratoscope: January 3, 2016

by tonyd on January 3, 2016 at 12:01 am

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If your birthday is this week:  Most of the guests of your birthday party will still be hungover, so everyone will whisper “Surprise.”

Aries:  You’ll read your future, but then dismiss it because you read it on a comedy site.

Taurus:  The stars say, you’ll accurately predict that Donald Trump’s VP will be his toupee.

Gemini:  The impatient ninja ahead of you in line in Starbucks will kill the barista with a throwing star for putting too much caramel in his Venti Mocha-Caramel Cappuccino Latte.

Lemini:  You’ll win 2nd place in a “Best Looking Dog” contest.

Cancer:  In the middle of loaning someone your pants, you’ll realize you went commando.

Leo:  This week, whenever you look out the window, the plastic pink flamingos move a little closer.

Virgo:  You’ll need to borrow some pants from a Cancer.

Libra:  You’ll find out that “mustache ride” doesn’t mean what you think it does in Mario Brothers.

Scorpio:  You’ll purchase an extraordinary sensual cheese this week.

Sagittarius:  Things get crazy at work and coincidentally, the water cooler is spiked with LSD.

Capricorn:  Your parents will continue to pressure you to be at least as successful as their family pet.

Aquarius:  A very talented monkey will steal your Vespa.

Pisces:  Your week will be full of ups and downs, plus you’ll finally use up all those rollercoaster coupons.

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Jan02

Frat Boy At the Movies: Tangerine

by tonyd on January 2, 2016 at 12:01 am

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Tangerine is executive produced by the Duplass brothers, Mark you may remember from The League.  Directed and co-written by Sean Baker who shot the entire movie on an iPhone.

The story goes, when transgender prostitute Sin-Dee gets out of prison, she finds out from her good friend and fellow trade worker, Alexandra, that her pimp/boyfriend is cheating on her.  Sin-Dee sets out to find her cheating guy, the biological woman he’s cheating with and confront both of them.

At the same time, one of the trade’s regular’s, a cab driver named Razmik, is a huge fan of the girls.  His life becomes intertwined with Sin-Dee’s during the course of the movie.  It’s a gritty glimpse into a seedy street world that is fairly compelling and kind of funny of times.  Ultimately, the movie just kind of ends without much of a pay off, but it’s pretty watchable.  Not a bad rental.

I give Tangerine a 7 out of 10 keggers.  It’s currently playing on Netflix.

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Jan01

Frat Boy at the Movies: The Hateful 8

by tonyd on January 1, 2016 at 1:04 am

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The eighth move from Quentin Tarantino is a bloody, luxurious ride in the Old West.  He shot the movie in 70mm, but for some reason, all the epic outdoor shots come in the first ten minutes of the film.  Personally, I couldn’t tell the difference between 70mm and digital, but the movie did look nice.

That being said, 8 is a trapped-in-the-cabin movie.  Kurt Russel’s character, the Hangman, is bringing in Jennifer Jason Leigh to hang in Red Rock.  Due to a blizzard, he ends up picking up to passengers, both who were stranded separately on the road.  One is Major Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) and the other is Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins).  They make it to a cabin where a second stage of other travelers are hold over, riding out the storm.

The question is, are they just travelers or are they there to free the Hangman’s prisoner?  The cast is pretty stellar:  Bruce Dern, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth and Zoe Bell to name a few.  One unmentioned actor stands out as the only one that looks way too Hollywood to be standing on a Western set.  Some of the scenes, especially one particular flashback, is a bit over-the-top and gratuitous even for a movie this bloody and full of N-bombs.  Still, it’s well paced and even with it’s three hour length and Intermission, it didn’t feel all that long.

Anyhow, there’s not a whole lot of reason to travel all the way to a movie theater these days, but the Hateful 8 is one, bros.

I give it 9 out of 10 keggers.

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Dec30

Twitter in Focus: Josh Gad

by tonyd on December 30, 2015 at 12:01 am

Hey Bros!

 

Welcome to Twitter in Focus where media comes to die!  Today’s contestant is a voice of a snowman and was on the Comedians.  He also was in the Book of Mormon.  Let’s see what Josh Gad is tweeting.

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December 15th:  “Congrats to and the entire cast and crew on an incredible film. made me a giddy 10 year old all over again.”

Me too, as in that I haven’t seen it because, like at 10, I didn’t drive over to see it.

December 15th:  “Why is movie trailer guy introducing the Republican Debate tonight”

Because this time, it’s personal!  “In a world where only one man can be president and rich white guys say racist things…”

December 15th:  “Is the Republican debate permanently replacing the Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian Hotel?”

No, but it might replace whatever CNN shows at 8pm it’s been on so many times.

December 15th:  “Midway through u learn that Kylo Ren is actually Ben Carson who needs the helmet in order to be heard by human ears”

Dude!  Don’t bad mouth that group of people!  The Sith are a very proud culture!

December 16th:  “3 nonspoiler favorite things about . New cast is INCREDIBLE, Harrison is everything & the feel of the movie is old school magic”

What?!  Harrison Ford is in it?!  Thanks a lot, Mr. No-spoiler!

December 16th:  “I definitely need to brush up on my so the next time my daughter says “we got bad blood” to me, I don’t call my therapist.”

Well, as long as it isn’t a reference to Game of Thrones, you’re good.

December 18th:  “ 2nd time even better. is truly back”

Jeez, look at “Mr. Hollywood” seeing movies twice.

December 20th:  “My friend is a modern day . The girl can literally do anything. This… ”

That’s a very Christmasy cake.

December 24th:  “I tried desperately to get my daughters to build a Lego X-Wing with me. Clearly I lost… ”

C’mon.  At least you’re in the toy they play with.

December 25th:  “Merry Christmas! Or as I prefer to call it the “night before the slaughter of the wrapping paper.” ”

Nice tree.  Very trim.

December 25th:  “Favorite gift by far. New Flying . Gift expensive. Father in law’s expression… ”

Wow, that is pretty badass.

December 28th:  “HatefulEight Roadshow is everything you want it to be and more. Program in hand, Overture, intermission. All of it is sweet bliss.”

Speaking of badass, I gotta see this movie.

Okay, let’s rate Josh’s tweets.  Definitely very genuine.  Not a lot of behind-the-scenes, but hey, it’s the holidays.  I give Josh’s Twitter an 8 for Insanity, a 7 for Mustness and a 9 for Style.  That’s an overall score of 8.  Follow Josh.

And if you have a suggestion for Twitter in Focus, email me here.

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