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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Hey, Benjamin Button, Forrest Gump called. He wants his bit back.
Although it is up for quite a few Academy Awards this weekend, there seems to be quite a bit of backlash to the old-Hollywood whimsy and nostalgia of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” Beyond the cinematic gimmicks and self-indulgent length of the film, there are also the disturbing corralaries between “Button” and “Forrest Gump.” (A friend of mine, dismayed at my lack of “research,” wrote angrily, or is it high-and-mightily, to inform me that Eric Roth had been the screenwriter for both “Button” and “Gump,” a point my “sarcastic article” failed to mention. Although I feel like this fact makes it even more shocking and sad that the two movies had such similarities, my friend seemed to think it excused Roth or made me a lazy idiot. Or both. I agree with neither.)
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You oughta be in (moving) pictures: Be a part of Austin360.com TV commercial
Good ways to get on television:
- Sit around a sandwich shop all day in hopes that an SUV will drive through the storefront window, leading to you being interviewed on local news.
- Stand in line at the post office on April 15, while TV news interviews all the procrastinating tax filers. (Also works for: traveling during the holidays, shopping on Black Friday, et al)
- Walk up and down Sixth Street during SXSW and try and insinuate yourself into one of John Norris’s live shots on MTV.
- This event is for 21 and older only.
- Everyone will be required to sign a release upon entry.
- Only the first 50 people will be allowed in, so arrive early!
But if that all sounds like a lot of work, and kinda humiliating, we’ve got the perfect alternative. Bonus, it totally doesn’t suck like those other ideas.
Austin360 is shooting a commercial Wednesday, Feb. 25, and we want you to be a part of the action. The first 50 people 21 and older who show up at the Beauty Bar will be treated to a live performance from video game synth-poppers Built By Snow.
And, if you’re one of those sticks in the mud who can’t get loose on the dance floor without a little bit of liquid encouragement (like me), we’ve got you covered. Everyone who participates will get a free drink ticket to get your party started. Space is limited, so make sure you are one of the first 50 people to ensure that your sweet little mug eventually gets beamed across Central Texas.
You + Built By Snow = Austin360 TV Commercial
Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m.
Beauty Bar
617 E. Seventh St.
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My favorite song from a movie last year
With the Academy Awards fast approaching, and having seen TV on the Radio on Colbert last night, I thought I would take the opportunity to pass along my favorite song from any movie last year.
If you haven’t seen “Rachel Getting Married,” you may not be familiar with Tunde Adebimpe’s cover of Neil Young’s beautiful “Unknown Legend.” Adebimpe plays the bridegroom in the wonderful Joanthan Demme movie, which echoes shades of Robert Altman and the Dogma 95 films. In a movie filled with world music playing in both the foreground and underneath many of the scenes, Adebimpe’s tender, soulful version of the Young classic from “Harvest Moon” offers a touching and gentle respite from the cacophonous sounds and frenetic pace of the movie. He sings the song a capella as part of his marriage vows. It’s (almost) enough to soften even the toughest moviegoer. Of course, it works better in the context of the movie, but I wanted to pass it along.
Unknown Legend - Tunde Adebimpe
