Dec15

Twitter in Focus: Donald Glover

by tonyd on December 15, 2010 at 12:01 am

Hey Bros! Welcome to Twitter in Focus where media comes to die. Today’s contestant is Donald Glover from the TV show, Community. But I’ve been following Donald’s videos on Collegehumor for a few years. He’s funny. Let’s see if his tweets are just as hilarious.

December 10th: “Hung w/ @danharmon, drank whiskey, saw boobs. #fuckyournight”

Nice! Bros, for those of you that don’t know, Dan Harmon created Community and such wonderful classic as, Laser Fart.

December 10th: “If the next episode of “Community” sounds like it was recorded in a W hotel lobby, blame Dr. Phil.”

I blame Dr. Phil for most audio problems and sometimes the editing.

December 10th: “Dude is blasting some serious techno next door. I think he’s rolling. He’s chewing a pacifier and what’s left of his hair is cornrowed.”

Really? Dr. Phil is into techno?

December 10th: “P.S. Just told that there might be some tickets at the door in SF. Also, LA looks like it will sell out tomorrow, so for you poor people…”

December 10th: “200th person to tweet #IAMDONALD gets and #IAMDONALD shirt and two tickets to #IAMDONALD in LA!”

Nice. Look at you selling out shows. You deserve it, dude. I saw your Comedy Central special, funny shit.

December 11th: “I’m pretty sure Mike Posner and Bruno Mars fight each other on rooftops at night.”

But which one is evil? I’m guessing Bruno. Sounds like a villain name. Bruno Mars.

December 11th: “Vanessa Simmons and Maria & Luis’ daughter from Sesame Street can both get it.”

This time, I’m guessing Vanessa. V names are always evil.

December 11th: “About to perform #IAMDONALD for the first time in San Francisco. Im actually scared and shit.”

Dude, they’re all hippies. Worst case scenario, they’re so high, they laugh at the wrong parts.

December 12th: “Some chicks just called my manager Zach Galifianakis. #accurate http://plixi.com/p/62482163”

That’s ridiculous. He looks more like H. Jon Benjamin.

December 12th: “Who was the girl in the red dress in front? Why wouldn’t you dance? I’ll find you and make you dance”

That sounds like a perfectly sane and rational plan.

December 12th: “Little girl in Staples said “Come on mom. What are we doin?” like a fuckin adult! Your toddler’s got her shit together. PICK UP YO FACE MOM!”

That sounds amazing, unless it was Courtney Love and her kid.

December 12th: “Just heard Kendrick Lamar on my “You Know Me” beat. Good shit.”

Link please. All I could find was this. Which is pretty cool.

6 hours ago: “IT PASSED CONGRESS!!! “Hello” has officially been replaced with “Have you seen Black Swan?””

No, I heard the Republicans were gonna filibuster it just to be consistent. Sorry.

All right, let’s rate Donald’s Tweets. Solid stuff. Funny, with some insight in his everyday light. I did minimal editing on some of his replies. I give him a 8 for Style, a 7 for Insanity and a 9 for Mustness. That’s an overall score of 8. Totally worth following, and judging by the rising star of his career path, I predict his twitter can only get more interesting.

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Dec13

Frat Boy At the Movies: Black Swan

by tonyd on December 13, 2010 at 12:01 am

Bros, if you have a girlfriend, you are probably going to have to go see this movie. And if you have a good pick up line that you can use in a movie theater, you should definitely go because there will be lots of girls in the theater. But if you’re going to see the lesbian scene between Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman, let me tell you right now, it’s a long journey to that scene. It’s pretty good, but it’s also a pretty torturous movie.

That’s not to say it’s bad, it’s just not the kind of movie I would like. Even if this were a better version of this movie, I still wouldn’t really like it. I can appreciate the talent that went into it, I just would never watch it again in a million years without some kind of massive financial incentive or several free pies.

Natalie Portman plays a fragile, messed up ballerina, who loses her tiny mind after it is crushed by the pressure of being the top ballerina. You can actually feel her being crushed and torn apart in the movie and it’s really uncomfortable. Mila is great in every scene, but it is hard to separate my like of Mila Kunis the actress, my like of her likable character, my dislike of Natalie Portman’s character and actress and my dislike of the movie.

Additionally, some of the camera work is purposely claustrophobic and too close. I wanted to push the screen away. There are several scary and uncomfortable scenes involve blood, stabbing and mirrors. By the time I got to the lesbian scene, I just wanted the movie to be over. And I had my fill of classic music.

The missus liked the movie, but she used to dance ballet. I guess she connected on a level I just can’t. But like I said, you’re gonna go see, it’s just a matter if you can prepare yourself for it. Also, you movie geeks will have to see it as well. There are some interesting uses of CGI and great moments, uncomfortable though they are.

I didn’t feel Natalie Portman reached the level of “Best Actress”, but don’t go by me. I’ve never gotten over the newer Star Wars movies, so I can’t help but associate Portman negatively on the screen. I give Black Swan an admittedly, incredibly prejudiced 2 out of 10 keggers.

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Dec13

Frat Boy At the Movies: The Tourist

by tonyd on December 13, 2010 at 12:01 am

The Tourist is billed as a high stakes, mistaken identity movie set in Venice with Johnny Depp as the hapless tourist and Angelina Jolie, as the mysterious woman that sucks him into the conspiracy. You can almost see the dividing line in this movie where Jolie’s agents said, this half will be for Angelina to strut around in costume and be admired and Depp’s agent said, this half of the movie will be where Johnny does his cool acting stuff.

Depp is such an adept actor, he’s fun to watch in almost anything. Jolie is so hot, you can pretty much look at her all day. But the movie ran into a brick wall for me halfway through when I realized the ending and the plot when from a “Type 1” movie plot, to “Ah, no, we’re going to be clever.”

Clever gimmicks are only clever when they are also clever looking back on the rest of the movie. Part of the problem is, there are these two big stars and no other really big names. Without the potential of a character coming in at the end to upstage them, you can pretty much write the ending. And once you know the ending, the earlier scenes are then underminded in context.

Some movie fans won’t be bothered by this, as they don’t pay close enough attention to remember or care. And it’s not like the movie isn’t paced well or acted well, it’s just that the script paints itself into a corner and then gets out rather ungracefully with many unanswered questions. I can’t really answer them without spoiling the movie for you, because everything hinges on the revelation at the end and that’s really the problem. Had the movie been populated by relatively unknown actors, the balance might’ve shifted in a way that made the ending more of a surprise.

I think the filmmakers would’ve been served better by a more formulaic script, because at least then, the emphasis wouldn’t have been on the clever surprise since you’d know what was coming at the end. Plus it would be cool to see Depp in Jolie in that classic movie formula. It’s actually a little disappointing when the movie veers from the formula.

Anyhow, it would probably be an okay rental if you had nothing better to do. I give the Tourist 4 out of 10 keggers.

And now, a new feature, since I’m obsessed with making Xtranormal cartoons now. Here’s a rant about the movie, but there are major spoilers. Seriously, if you watch this, I’ll be giving away the entire ending. But I just have to vent about it. If you like this better than reading a review, let me know.

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Dec12

Your Fratoscope: December 12, 2010

by tonyd on December 12, 2010 at 12:01 am

If your birthday is this week: Good news, Obama’s tax plan is likely to pass. Unfortunately, all the Republicans and Democrats could agree on was that your individual taxes would go up. Hope you’ve had a few trillion in taxable income last year.

Aries: Your low budget porn movie is panned at the Sundance Film Festival. Mainly because you’re the only one in it.

Taurus: The stars say, start eating healthier. It’s not normally to be sweating spreadable cheese, especially if it tastes like chives.

Gemini: Your house party is a huge hit, but it turns into a surprise party when the owners come back a night early.

Lemini: You will be in a car accident. Well, technically the accident you have is in your pants, you just happen to be in the car driving at the time.

Cancer: A picture is worth a thousand words, but those naked pictures of Christina Aquilera you leaked, were worth a lot more.

Leo: Stop saying, “Word to your mother”. It’s over. Seriously.

Virgo: You will appear in a political cartoon this week. That’s no surprise, considering you’re a 300 pound cat that wears a suit, top hat and monocle and carries around a bag of money with a dollar sign.

Libra: Your friend will post an embarrassing picture of you on Facebook. Take it in stride. Most people don’t look very good after going on a Meth bender anyway.

Scorpio: The stars say, having sex with your doorman is still not a tip.

Sagittarius: Your idea to put your significant other in a short story for a class backfires after you break up and then have to read the story in front of the class. The good news? Your professor feels so back he made you cry, you get a “B” for your shitty story.

Capricorn: Cut the blue wire. The blue— No wait, green.

Aquarius: Your car will break down on a lonesome road and you’ll be sexually molested by backwood country folk. The upside is, no damage to the car. You just ran out of gas.

Pisces: Good news! Your Christmas shopping is done this week! The bad news is, it’s because you have no family and friends.

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