Month: August 2013

If Justin Bieber was smart, he’d listen to Leif Garrett

I loved reading this article about Garrett’s advice to the Beeb with the feev.. It’s so true, too.
Think about it. Garrett was a major hearththrob and teen idol in the 1970s.. he battled drugs.. he was  a star. And at 51, most don’t know who he is nor what he did.. at least not this generation.
I am only able to imagine what lots of money and fame does to the mind of a child—only imagining since I shun fame (though never had it) and don’t have money (though I would never shun it) .. 
Justin Bieber has been in the news often lately. If he is not trying to strip shirtless and spat on fans, he is shoving cell phones down his pants urinating in buckets of low wage earners that are serving him.
I have written about Bieber often on here—more than I should, really. Not because I like him. Quite the opposite for those who follow me. Instead, it’s because I find people like him to encapsulate all of the most repugnant of qualities that I don’t like in people. Bieber is into himself beyond belief….he is a nightmare of a human being.. and to top that off, he is going to be in our faces with his fame and fortune for years to come.
I know that Justin is the child of a loving mother .. I know that Beeb gives the feev to teens across the planet. But what happens when those teenage girls grow up and trend away from Justin Bieber? What happens when his fame lapses.. when  the spotlight turns off, and when the money runs out. Will he be repugnant as he currently is, or will something better evolve from his now dark soul?
To think.. the Beeb went from this:
To This:

Esquire reveals Alex Jones profile in new issue

ESQUIRE magazine has done a profile on Alex Jones. It’s very interesting..  This is actually how ALEX JONES himself portrayed the article on Facebook: Esquire Publishes Shockingly Fair Profile of Alex Jones - Esquire Magazine has broken ranks with the majority of the biased mainstream media by writing a shockingly fair and at times warm and humorous profile of Alex Jones While the image of Jones chosen to head the article is less than pleasant, and actually typical of a cover of a gory horror film, the story itself presents a balanced and readable profile of the character that America is slowly getting to know. Matt Drudge said on twitter as 2013 began that this will be Alex Jones’ year. So far it actually has been. INFOWARS has broken stories, been the topic of conversation far and wide,  and the Piers Morgan show with Jones became the most watched Piers Morgan show..  Why ? Because we all love or hate Alex Jones. He is the Rush Limbaugh of the 21st century—louder, angrier, and less likely to bash only Democrats but equally blame Republicans for heinous acts like inside jobs on 9/11 and flu pandemics on purpose. So far this has been the year of Alex Jones. This Esquire article proves that..
ESQUIRE magazine has done a profile on Alex Jones. It’s very interesting.. 
This is actually how ALEX JONES himself portrayed the article on Facebook:
Esquire Publishes Shockingly Fair Profile of Alex Jones – Esquire Magazine has broken ranks with the majority of the biased mainstream media by writing a shockingly fair and at times warm and humorous profile of Alex Jones
While the image of Jones chosen to head the article is less than pleasant, and actually typical of a cover of a gory horror film, the story itself presents a balanced and readable profile of the character that America is slowly getting to know.
Matt Drudge said on twitter as 2013 began that this will be Alex Jones’ year. So far it actually has been. INFOWARS has broken stories, been the topic of conversation far and wide,  and the Piers Morgan show with Jones became the most watched Piers Morgan show.. 
Why ?
Because we all love or hate Alex Jones. He is the Rush Limbaugh of the 21st century—louder, angrier, and less likely to bash only Democrats but equally blame Republicans for heinous acts like inside jobs on 9/11 and flu pandemics on purpose.
So far this has been the year of Alex Jones.

Ugh Monday. Ugh news.

MONDAY AUGUST 19 2013

Don’t forget who Greenwald is: He revealed all the Snowden secrets in the UK GUARDIAN..





















THE LADY AND THE TRAMP: POP CULTURE WARS ON TWITTER BETWEEN LADY GAGA AND PEREZ HILTON

And now

CNN REPORTS: Lady Gaga, Perez Hilton feud on Twitter

That’s right.. the big feud between Perez and the Lady that has been ongoing in Twitterland has now made the big time: CNN and other major news networks and publications..
It’s also getting weird.. as the Little Monsters are spreading the hate towards Perez..Perez is firing back as only Mr. Hilton could…  Lady Gaga Tweeting that she kept the ‘messages’ that Hilton sent.. and something bizarre just occurred about Perez Hilton being in the apartment where Gaga lives.
Forgive me for  just a bit of doubt.. but both are in need of attention right now. Could this be a behind the scenes ‘gotcha’ on the Hilton and Gaga fans? Or is this for real?
If it’s real, it appears likely that physical assault will be next. It’s mean and nasty.. and 46.1 million people, at least, are following it all live in real time..
Amazing to think that at one time they were friends

SUNDAY MOVIE DAY: THE EMPIRE ONCE AGAIN STRIKING BACK

Sunday movies!
At Age 2 and a half.. my son Ayden is being introduced to STAR WARS. 
He’s wide-eyed and in awe of Lucas’ RETURN OF THE JEDI. 
I have high hopes his childhood will be fun! 
And also hopefully I will get to relive my own by forcing the 1980s on him!!
I am looking forward to dusting off some old VHS movies and getting the life out of them before they break. I hope my son likes my favorites.. is this selfish?
I don’t know.. but I know this: As I write this post, Ayden  is currently screaming “It’s DARTH VADER, get him!!!” as he clutches onto his Darth Vader pez dispenser. 
Funny, he thinks the Emperor is Skeletor from HE-MAN.
 This kid must be a reincarnated Reagan-era human being or I am just good at indoctrinating a child with 1980s pop culture..

The future of movies.. the future of the world.

Geopolitical ramifications spread deep..
For years, we have been hearing about movie studios being victims of censorship and, for profit in other nations, imposing their own self-censorship procedures on their art.. For example, we know China has made demands of certain film companies to cut out scenes that may not be wise for the not-so-free citizenry of China to see. Those movie production companies happily buckled to the pressure in order to make quick profits..
And that is now paying off. Just today we hear news of this:  PACIFIC RIM has officially grossed more in China than it did in the United States, with $100.1 Mil in the “People’s Republic’ to the $98.4 mil in the supposedly free Republic of America..
Lately, we have also heard of other films making more money internationally than  in the United States. Just last week, the movie ELYSIUM got high  praise and the number one box office slot in North America–but the movie actually ended up being much bigger on a global scale than it was in the US of A.. Russia apparently also loved it..
This is the future. This is how box office profits will be made.
The world is quickly evolving–sometimes devolving. But it’s an international market now, much more than purely domestic one. The audience is much bigger.
And with other nations using pressure on Hollywood to mold ‘art’ the way they want to see it, we will possibly not get the same types of films making big bucks in the future.
It’s assumed that action will still work in summer, and horror in autumn.. the winter will be filled with  the rest.. 
But anything is subject to quick changes.
The numbers tell the story.
It’s a small big world after all.

Some interesting points of view from comic book artist

“It’s less about conquering all and more about finding a good story for something. The thought about touching every series or every character and every title in the industry isn’t as appealing to me as doing something fun.”


On what KICK ASS is:

Kick-Ass is a parody or a farce.  A deconstruction of those stories.  And that’s how people should look at it

On violence in entertainment:

Certain people didn’t like the first one, certain critics hated it.  And certain people liked it.  I honestly can’t control it.  I’ve seen the reviews and its on par with the first film.  I personally enjoyed the second film very much.  It was different.  The first time was like dream land for me.  I had nothing to bounce it off of.  I had higher expectations on the second one and I still enjoyed it immensely.  I have no problem with people concentrating on the violence.  The product had violence going in.  Everybody knew it going in.  If they knew it going in and they’re complaining about it… Okay, then you have the choice of not seeing.  I watched an episode of Criminal Minds last night with my wife, and there were a couple of scenes that had me flinching… on network television.  It’s all a matter of perspective

On what summer movies he saw:

All I’ve seen this summer was Man of Steel and Kick-Ass 2.