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cliche finder
Have you ever found yourself writing a slew of cliches?
Hopefully, your brain will notify you to filter this when you write, however, I often see this recurr more than I see Paris Hilton on a billboard in Hollywood.
If you do not need it for yourself, you can have fun feeding someone's horrible posting or trite pop music lyrics into the cliche finder operating table and find a blast of amusement with the results.
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I thoroughly enjoyed Slumdog Millionaire, which I saw last evening at The Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood with my friends Christina Wise and my recently reconnected pal, Elissa K., whom I had not seen in 4 years up until last wknd! This film is fantastic in so many angles from the characters to the pacing to the sadness, upset, humour, spirit, etc. I do not want to say much about the film other than it follows the story of a homeless, uneducated orphan who wins $$$ on India's version of the tv show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and how someone like him could possibly know the answers. It has been out a bit here in the Los Angeles market and still, at a 7:35, Thursday evening screening, it was a soldout house!
This film is included in my top films for 2008.
Please do yourself a favor and support this film in the theatre. The soundtrack, alone is amazing. There was the inclusion of the MIA tune which desecrates Go Straight to Hell by The Clash, but it worked within the world of the film. While I am not always a fan of Danny Boyle films, this one is superb!!!
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While on films, here is a blip reminder about the film CHOP SHOP, which I had wanted to catch several months ago, when it was at the Sunset 5. The story follows a young orphan boy of 12 years, who supports himself and his elder, 16 year old sister by work at an auto-body/ mechanic shop. Motivated to forge a better life, he begins saving his earnings for a mobile food truck to enabled their own business and security.
The film seems to be a very realistic piece with a similar look to The City Of God, which remains one of the most realistic films I have ever seen as it was a film without professional actors but one amazing director who called upon the cast's memory of an actual event which actually had affected them and upon which the film was based.You can see this film FOR FREE which is what I will be doing on Wednesday evening, the 17th of December at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills. This screening is sponsored by Scion. - - Ascertain you respond promptly as this may have filled by the time you read it... if not by the time I am posting ;) - -
Send me a direct message if you wish to attend
CHOP SHOP on IMDB
Noruz Films offical site
Watch the Trailer on YouTube
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Lastly, a promotional note... I will be on drums for a few songs and singing/ trumpeting/ acting as a comedian at the upcoming LuvJam 6, taking place this coming Tuesday evening, the 16th @ 9:30 at The Saddle Ranch in Universal City, CA. It is a special FREE Universal holiday show. I know that I am also on drums, covering songs such as Supermassive Black Hole by Muse and the show will close with my musical comedy production number ;) Hopefully it will be a sliver as entertaining to folks as my rendition of Buster Poindexter's Hot Hot Hot was. See Below!LuvJam 4: Love Jam - Hot Hot Hot from Shok on Vimeo.
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Have a good evening....
I am going to edit some audio for my OWN music for a few ;)
Then later, I am supposed to have dinner at The Redwood Bar at 8pm. Then who knows. Do you have anything fun happening?
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