Little Bit O' Scoundrel
Reviewed:
This time, like the first time, [Todd Phillips] is more out on his own with actors who are well known, but not sure box office draws. But in Billy Bob Thornton, he has one of the great comedy actors working right now and in Jon Heder he has an actor who is all the great things about Napoleon Dynamite but much, much more. Heder is instantly likeable in pretty much every role he's played. He is in this film too.
We'll see if I agree with that.
Aye-y-aye-y-aye-y-aye...
It's too easy to let things slip by. There's been so many little things happen, and some large, and I just haven't been on top of things. It's clear, from one lovely recent article (thanks O Motley), that
A number of people [take] exception to the notion that LDS cinema [is] dead...[some argue] that the atmosphere of disbelief in the possibility of good LDS cinema was actually creating a perfect storm, in a sense, for a great Mormon film to break out.
Personally, I think it's a lot of squabble. But it's still a pretty good article on the state of Mormon cinema, and worthy of a peek.
Other snippets of goings on:
- The rise and fall of the quintessential American story? At least he made it to 100. Wikipedia keeps you up to date on what didn't happen to the movie.
- Believe...or disbelieve.
- And now you can get them both as bookends to your complete Mormon cinema library.
- This is older, but it needs posting: Extreme Mormons. What makes it funnier is the serious attention it's given.
American Fork (the best title ever with the word "American" in it) details are released.- So too one Skousen firstborn's details are rounded out a little more.
- Hess might be in talks for Captain America (perhaps the next best title with "America"...okay maybe not really, but I've always loved the superhero). Incomplete report here.
- And thanks to Paugh for pointing out Heder's move partly via the Heder brother trio's Greasy Entertainment. Original article here.
Oh, and let's not forget, it's really worth a listen: "We Got Back The Plague" by
The Fiery Furnaces. Fine, fine stuff.
Not Strictly Commercial
But maybe a little self complimentary:
It's the work itself, as it turns out, that [Justin Long] likes. Watching Accepted and the upcoming Sasquatch Dumpling Gang (one of the two Bigfoot movies), Long began to understand the satisfaction of doing something well.
"Sasquatch is one of my favorite movies," he says. "Just to continue the arrogance. I can watch it over and over. I have watched it over and over."
Of course, he quickly admits, others might feel differently. "We'll find out soon enough I guess."
Rumored: "
The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang...due for limited release in September."
I'm curious about that other Bigfoot movie. (
Order your tee now.) Maybe it's another in the
Boggy Creek series.
Turns out its none other than another
crediting Justin Long:
Long’s other forthcoming Sasquatch flick is Strange Wilderness about the reality show that goes to the Andes in search of Bigfoot.
What a strange phenomenon. One good idea begets a bad one? Can see a little bit more on it, including pics,
here.
