Choke Review

i saw Choke over 2 weeks ago and just never got around to writing a review. it's not that i wasn't desperate to share how great the movie was, just other things came up and i kind of wanted to keep this brilliant little gem to myself. i was inducted into the Cult of Palahniuck a decade ago when Fight Club was released. both the film and the novel changed my life, in ways i won't go into to detail but i will say for the better. now that i'm a little older and pretend to be a lot wiser, Choke has had a similar effect on me that Fight Club and magnifies that we're all kind of F-ed up. in Choke Palahniuck once again focuses on the affect dysfuntional relationships have on our entire lives, and how integral they are to finding our identity, true selves and the possibility of sharing that with another. with that out of the way, i have to say the movie was hilarious, Sam Rockwell was out of of this world, Kelly MacDonald was incadescent (as always,) and as we've learned from numerous Wes Anderson films Anjelica Huston is the best woman to play a mother caught up in the midst of mayhem. i also have to add that Clark Gregg did an excellent job as writer, director and co-star which is not an easy feat, while also making a great film that's only 90 minutes long, that also has an equally fantastic soundtrack. if you still have the chance to go see Choke, do so immediately, otherwise pre-order it on Netflix or Amazon, it's that good. My rating 8.4/10

Hot Chip + Peter Gabriel = Vampire Weekend cover

so it turns out that Hot Chip (one of the greatest bands ever!) and Peter Gabriel (i prefer Phil Collins to be perfectly honest) may be teaming up to cover a Vampire Weekend's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa." for all the details along with Hot Chip tour dates click here.

while on the subject of Vampire Weekend, i've posted their video for "Oxford Comma" below. it's clearly inspired by Wes Anderson's films, and is also reminiscent of Ang Lee/Gus Van Sant films in a sprawling beatuy/"kinda gay" vibe sorta way...but maybe that's just me.

and here is Hot Chip's "Ready for the Floor," which was inspired by God knows what. though i'm totally digging "The Joker/Two-Face" homage(?) that's going on. though this is clearly one nutty/fun video.

trailer trash- The Brothers Bloom

"The Brother's Bloom" is a crime drama romance comedy [yes i did just quadruple genrify it] written and directed by Rian Johnson, starring Rachel Weisz, Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody. If you haven't seen "Brick" then this trailer may seem a bit pretentious, yet reminiscent of what would happen if Wes Anderson's and Guy Richie's cinematic aesthetic were to mate.

@ Yahoo! Video

if you don't know who Charlie Rose is...

you're an idiot. but it's cool A LOT of people have no clue who this brilliant man is, maybe because he's on PBS...ye i just typed PBS.

Mr. Rose is host of "Charlie Rose" which airs nightly, and is a round table discussion (literally) interview program. in the 15 years Charlie has been on the air he has interviewed a countless number of riveting guests including President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bill Gates, Ben Stiller, Marc Jacobs, Lance Armstrong, the cast of "Garden State", Bjork, Kanye West, The Beastie Boys, Wes Anderson, Seth Rogen & Judd Apatow, Frank Gehry & Jean Nouvel , and the list goes on. i highly recommend watching this program if you care about anything happening in this world, but more importantly if you're interested in actually learning something about anything.