BUTT-NUMB-A-THON... (hopefully) HOOOOOO!!!

[thehefner]

I've gone and applied for this year's BUTT-NUMB-A-THON, Ain't It Cool News' 24-hour film festival. You can only go if the Fat Geek (as I so imaginatively call Harry Knowles) approves your application. I've wanted to go for years, as it sounds bloody fantastic. 24 straight hours of new and vintage films, with all sorts of surprises along the way.

God, to have been there in 2003, when both Peter Jackson and Mel Gibson were on hand to premiere, months in advance, both RETURN OF THE KING and PASSION OF THE CHRIST. (Which reminds me of the best line in this week's SOUTH PARK: "Say what you want about Mel Gibson, the man knows plot structure!")

I have no idea what kind of films to expect, other than I'm 99% positive that Sylvester Stallone will be there to premiere the new RAMBO. (formerly JOHN RAMBO, formerly RAMBO IN THE SERPENT'S EYE, formerly RAMBO AND THE SEVEN CRYSTAL TIGERS. Okay, I made the last one up. But is that not one SWEET poster?

Maybe if I meet him, I could tell him about the egg whites.



In other movie news, apparently Ben Affleck has totally reinvented himself as a damn good filmmaker with GONE BABY GONE. Good for him!



Oh, and remember when I called Newsarama's message boards a wretched hive of scum and fucktardery? Never have I wanted to smack an entire message board as much as I do now.

Comments

If They Say I Wrote Something Questionable They Must Be Questioning ME!

[zhinxy.livejournal.com]

Well, as I say over at my lj and in one of batcookies' tigra posts, as far as I'm concerned Tigra Doesn't Live In 616 Anymore...

Oh my dear sweet gods of comics. That interview with Bendis... No, of that we shall not speak, lest I take your journal into fandom-wank territory.

Let us speak of how I hope that you shall be able to attend the films, and failing that... I promise you that Jason Todd action you requested will be there for you next Two-Face Tuesday. :)

Re: If They Say I Wrote Something Questionable They Must Be Questioning ME!

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

The interview was bad enough. Y'know, I expect bullshit self-serving pablum from comic creators in interviews. I understand they want to sell comics first and foremost, but they're far more interested in hyping their work than actually discussing and, oh my god, critiquing it. Anytime someone brings up a valid critique, the interviewee responds with a glib smartass retort that doesn't really answer anything. Whatever.

But the message boards... oh god, did you read those? I don't suggest reading more than a few pages, as they'll get the rage going. Asshats galore. Things like that almost turn me off comics altogether.

And yay for the Jason Todd Two-Face stuff! Thankya!