TGI Pop Day: Beetlejuice Sequel, Wes Anderson Trailer, + More!
* Friends With Kids: Two friends decide they each want to have a kid. They’re good buds, so why not have kid together? Aaaaaaand hilarity ensues. How could it not with when the leading roles go to Kristen Wiig, Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolph, and that bobble headed guy from Party Down and Parks and Rec? Yeah, this is going to be adorable. I’m used to see Kristen Wiig as ridiculously hysterical, even at the risk of her own dignity. Am I ready to see her as romantically cute? Hmm, YES. Check out the trailer below.
* OhMyGod, I DON’T CARE: Pirates of the Caribbean part FIVE is coming out and no one can stop it. It’s like Rocky all over again. [Blastr]
* I am a Geek, but, more importantly, I am a Lady Geek (Go ahead, say “Lady” like that skit from Little Britain, you know you want to). So, I’m not a huge fan of Big Bang Theory. It’s hard for me to get into many sitcoms because, for starters, the laugh track is a slap in the face. Is that supposed to make me feel like I’m watching a show with friends? Is it telling me when I’m supposed to be finding something funny? Whatever, it’s crap. But on top of that, the nerd references are repetitive even for me and women have no value on that show. I’m no feminist, but I can stand on my own. I contribute more than just being a mere set of tits, but in Big Bang women do not. And I’m not the only one that feels this show is just not as cool as it could be, as noted in the list from Digg. According to Patrick D., a friend and fan of Big Bang, missing from this list is the fact that everyone is dressed identically from episode to episode, such as Leonard’s ever present green jacket and the constant long sleeve-shirt-under-teeshirt style of Sheldon and, frankly, that’s just stale. Sorry, Patrick. [Digg]
* Wes Anderson is at it again. Another visual feast is apon us in Moonrise Kingdom. Even present Bill Murray has a role, as usual, but the stars are two relatively unknown kids trying to find a place where they belong. Bruce Willis and Edward Norton also join the cast along with Frances McDormand of Fargo fame. I love Wes Anderson’s works and even had a Wes Anderson birthday bash this past May. It was quite possibly the whitest thing I’d ever done, but the costumes were incredible. See them at the end of this post. Right now, watch the trailer for Moonrise Kingdom.
* My heart is splintered into shards of love for many different stories, one of which is Beetlejuice. It’s greatness is such that I never really considered a sequel for it. It just seems unnecessary. Tim Burton, however, feels differently. And, let’s face it, if he came out with a Beetlejuice Part 2, I would be in line with millions of fans on opening day. There is no doubt in my mind if completed within the next couple of years, Michael Keaton could star again, no problem. [Blastr]
* Never have I been so excited about finance as right now: FILMDetail has a photo of the original Star Wars budget break down! Here’s what I see: This was probable the first and LAST time Fox agreed to take a mere 60% of profits. It super pays to be a producer, as their cut was 40% of the profits made from Star Wars. Alec Guinness was considered a producer as well actor on the film, by the way. Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill made 1/4% (yes, .25%) of the profits, where as sweet as Han Solo made 2/3%. Actors don’t make money off films like they used to unless they can really command it. Even still, the three main stars of the eight Harry Potter films got to experience the magic of profit sharing on top of their incredible salaries. Though an exact percentage wasn’t stated, on January 5th of this year Radcliffe told Parade “I got paid so well for doing the Harry Potter films, it’s ridiculous. If somebody asked me, ‘Did you think you deserve that money?’ No, of course I didn’t…I happened to have found this industry where people get paid stupid amounts of money. That’s the reality.” Speaks true even for the original Star Wars films. [FILMDetail]
Photo Credit FILMDetail
* Can they do that? The Velvet Underground is suing the Andy Warhol Foundation for using the Banana Andy Warhol painted that the Underground used for an album cover. Huh? [NYPost]
* Tim and Eric, of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, have created their second Old Spice commercial. As Old Spice’s campaign features relatively attractive men, neither Tim nor Eric star in their ad. [BuzzFeed]
* Spoiler Alert! Blastr has a pic of the rumored bad aliens from Prometheus. Don’t want to see it? Then you better not look directly beneath this sentence. [Blastr]
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Christopher in Zissou Pajamas holding a Crayon Pony Fish specimen
Sarah (wooden finger not shown, but was part of her costume) and Brandy as Margo & Richie.
The Nerdy Foodie 
August 13, 2012 at 10:37 am
OMG I’m trying to find/ make a crayon pony fish for my baby’s Wes Anderson themed nursery where did you find/ how did you make yours??? Love your blog btw ^_^
August 13, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Hi, Ryan, and thanks for the comment. A friend of mine made the clown pony fish for another friend at a shared birthday party. The pony fish itself is made out of regular old Sculpey modeling clay and the display jar (as well as the Sculpey) was purchased at Hobby Lobby. Nick sculpted it, dried it, and then painted it; I believe he used acrylics. All in all, it was a pretty quick process, the hardest bits being the squiggly floating “mane” on the pony fish. It’s definitely very cool.
August 13, 2012 at 3:49 pm
Thanks! Looks like I’ll be heading to hobby lobby and hoping I find some hidden artistic skills.