trailer trash - The Town

I love a good crime drama, especially ones with a cast I know can pull off intense material and I know Ben Affleck (who also directed this movie,) Jeremy Renner (who I praised like mad last summer for the Hurt Locker) and Jon Hamm (a guy I've posted about once or twice) certainly can. If this movie is half as good as Affleck's directorial debut Gone Baby Gone, then it's going to be pretty phenomenal.

Don Draper gets wet

I've posted this ad before, but I just found out there's a behind the scenes video of the execution for the Season 3 Poster, that Don...I mean Jon mentioned in a funny and refreshing interview he did with The AV Club, where he doesn't reveal squat about the new season but gives props to Breaking Bad.

I'm dreaming about Mad Men

For anyone who read this blog last summer/fall you should be aware I'm pretty crazy for "Mad Men." I've been able to keep my zeal in check, since season 2 ended back in October and have been biding my time with other great shows til it returns on August 16th, 2009.

I orginally wrote a draft of this post back in November when Mad Men went off the air because I had a dream about John Slattery, who I've had a mini crush on him since he was on Sex & The City (even though he wanted to pee on Carrie.) I barely remember what happened in the dream, just that he was in it & figured I was suffering from MM withdrawal. Then I had another dream back in March that I was at a private Coldplay concert [ here I'll do it for you, "Hey you know how I know you're gay..."] and ran into Jon Hamm with his actual girlfriend actress Jennifer Westfeldt and we chatted like old friends and I commented on how he was dressed like an English Professor, in a beige corduroy jacket with elbow patches... Yes I know it's bonkers, but coincidentally the night after I had that dream AMC started to rebroadcast the second season.

Anyhoo Vanity Fair has a fantastic feature on the show and it's upcoming season, that was supposed to be a cover story, but was bumped in order for the Farah Fawcett/Michael Jackson tribute issues that are now on stands. All the pictures in this post are from the shoot for the article, and they only make me more excited for the third season of the Best Drama on television. Are you excited?

Is it August 16th yet?

Praise the Lord 'Mad Men' to return in August - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety

Click the link for the full story if you're interested, 'Mad Men' to return in August - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety. But I'm soooooooooooo excited considering I postitively love this show and can't wait to find out what's going to happen next with Don and Betty's baby, but mainly with Peggy and Pete, & I'm hoping Ken Cosgrove, finally gets some respect and a little more air time.

Lex Luthor asks for a bailout

"Lex Luthor Bailout" with Jon Hamm from Jon Hamm

"I want to go to there"

The ultimate blessing will soon be upon us, and here's a little taste...

"Does it make you sick when you look in the mirror to see how handsome you are and other people are disfigured?"

Don Draper's hair IS better than Jon Hamm's but he's still the bee's knees. If the video doesn't work (it's been acting a bit hinky just click on the link for "Between Two Ferns" which will redirect you to the "show's" site.)

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis by Between Two Ferns

"Mad" Fashion

Now that "Mad Men" has been off the air for about a month I'm slowly but surely going into withdrawal. I haven't gone so far as to buy the first season just to get my fix on Don and Betty, but I've been watching A LOT of Hitchcok's films, that were actually filmed during that era, so I could bask in the glamour, style and elegance the Hitchcock Blonde had,(Grace Kelly & Eva Marie Saint in particular,) and what Betty Draper emulates. Jon Hamm was recently photographed for Vogue Magazine by Mario Testino and the shoot looks pretty stunning. I may have to against my better judgement and actually by something that involves Jennifer Aniston (she's on the cover this month) and buy the issue. I've posted the behind the scenes video below.

Matthew Weiner I praise you

For those of you who don't know who Matthew Weiner is, he's the creator and head writer of "Mad Men." I drafted this original post right after the season finale of the show about 4 weeks ago and just never had a chance to finish it. Now that I find myself trying emulating Betty's style (and maybe even sometimes her nuttiness...ok not really) I thought I should finally finish it.

I'm glad other people are as obsessed with this incredible show too, because the word needs to shared. The New York Times had a great article about the finale and a 10 page feature from when the season started this summer, that's worth checkign out to get in the know.

Matthew Weiner is a genius and with the help of an incredible cast and crew he has created one of the best shows i have ever seen in my life. After reading this exclusive interview with Jon Hamm on playing Don Draper and an interview with Vincent Kartheiser on playing Pete Campbell, their characters have been even more illuminated and resonate even more, now that the show has come to a close and I've had a chance to let the "Mad-ness" of season 2 sink in.

SPOILER ALERT OF SEASON 2 FINALE BELOW!

The title of the 2nd season finale was "Meditations in an Emergency," which I thought was the perfect title (and obviously and ongoing theme/book title throughout the show,) since the epsiode unfolded during the Bay of Pigs crisis. Though the central focus of the finale were the 2 not completely convention couples of the show, Peggy & Pete the least likely/most exciting, and of course Don & Betty, the most attractive/most dysfunctional. Pete was all mooney eyed and not because he was drunk. He was in love and sincere for the first time ever, and she ruined him by setting herself free and revealing the truth about the repercussions of their actions from sesaon 1. "I wish I picked you then. I love you and I want to be with you." What don't you know that?" Pete finally confessed to her, and she responded with:" I could have had you in my life...I could have shamed you into being with me, " which was true and utterly shocking.

Don also confessed his love to Betty and the necessity of having her in his life after she kicked him out for having and affair. But she finally let him come home, after finding out she was knocked up and had a horizontal mambo session with a complete stranger in the back office of a bar- which we learn when Joan tells him "Your wife called and asked you to come home." At that moment Don realized the importance of family, to his identity and existene and needed nothing by them and left his briefcase at work. Betty and don have everything and nothing, they're young, beautiful, and a family of means, who screw around on each other and are unfulfilled with their lives. I loved that Don finally showed some emotion and made the grand gesture at home and in the office, respecting others and the "products" he sells not advertising, which in turn screwed Duck over because he legitimately hates Don and is jealous of him. In the end Betty and Don are back together, but because they realize they'd rather be together and miserable than alone and miserable. Pete has no one and Peggy has peace.

I'd give up a kidney to have access to/wear whatever I wanted from this closet

I'd give up the other kidney to get on Don Draper (yes Don not Jon, because we're already involved.)





oh and did I mention Don Draper is a stone fox

oh my jesus...

Mad Men's Jon Hamm is "in talks" (i always loved that term) to do a multi-episode arc on 30 Rock as Liz Lemons (Tina Fey) love interest. I... JUST...DIED...AND WENT TO HEAVEN! i'm a Fey-natic and have tried to keep it in check and focus all that lurve on Mad Men since they average less than 5 million viewers each ep. now that the 2nd season is over i intend to buy season 1 to keep myself occupied until 24 starts, because before there was Don Draper, Jack Bauer took up most of the space in my heart when it came to strong, handsome and utterly ridiculous men. and by the by, 30 Rock is as good as ever, and i hope that Will Arnett sticks around, even though he's kind of the villain.

completely gratuitous Jon Hamm post

these are all his SNL promo pics from when he hosted the best ep ever.

Don Draper's Guide to Picking up Women

it's been less than 12 hours since the Mad Men Finale and i already desperately miss the show. in order to keep the spirit of the show in my life til it comes back, i'm going to take these tips Don Draper has come up with...and use them inversely to pick up men if necessary.

Jon Hamm rocks my world

Holy bejeebus his episode of SNL was everything I wanted it to be (which was basically for him to play Don Draper or a version of him in every sketch he's in) and more. I was so excited/desperate to see it I raced home after The Faint show to see it.

Congrats to Amy Poehler who wasn't on the show tonight because she was having her baby!
Speaking of babies, I want to have Seth Meyers'...in an alternate universe of course/ or in 5 years, for the time being i just be in his orbit. He's doing such a great job as head writer and am so proud of the material he's put out this year. The fact that he also has an incredibly talented ensemble to stage what he oversees helps of course, which is why alums like Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Chris Parnell and Maya Rudolph have come back.

I have to give a shout out to Will Forte because he never fails. He is amazingly brilliant and not just because he played a ROBOT TELEPHONE. And though Kristen Wiig was only in a few sketches she of course was divine.

I do have to quote from the show and share:
"Mmm I want me some Jon Hamm John Ham.

There's been a whole mess of fingers in Butts ever since... I can't wait to lick the crack in Butts."

Oh and this little band called Coldplay performed. A # of people have told me they're not into Coldplay because they think they're depressing, but I actually have always found their music incredibly powerful, really uplifting, beautiful and just plain fun because they're clearly enjoying themselves. Which may be part of the reason they got to play 3 songs over the common 2 every other band gets to do, & was totally evident when they closed the show with their 1st single "Yellow." Oh and at the very end of the song Chris Martin said "Barack Obama,"which I can only imagine was an endorsement of some sort, though he can't vote, but is clearly very very interested in the outcome.

All in all I thought it was a pretty fantastic show and possibly my most memorable episode.
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even i wonder how my mind works - herbal cigarettes

so i just found a fantastically hilarious clip from what i can only assume is some totally brilliant British comedy series from 2o years ago, called "Alfresco," that happened to feature one of my favorite actors, Hugh Laurie, who plays Dr. Gregory House on "House."

i literally stumbled upon this clip after i found myself day dreaming about "Mad Men's" Don Draper, and started to wonder about all the cigarettes they smoke on show. it reminded me of an interview Jon Hamm did on Kimmel not too long ago where he mentioned that the characters are actually smoking herbal cigarettes, which then lead to me googling herbal cigarettes and this video came up. so basically my thought process was:

Don Draper's smoking hotness -> Don smoking -> herbal cigarettes -> Google + "herbal cigarrettes" (i spelled it wrong because i don't smoke) -> hilarious brilliant video featuring another amazing actor from one of my other favorite shows-> blog about it

I just found it humourous and coincidental that I came across this while originally thinkgin about Jon Hamm considering Hugh Laurie has repeatedly been Jon Hamm's competetion for Best Actor in a Drama Series at almost every awards show. i also have to add that my favorite line from this video is, "You're a credulous git Mr. Pepperdine!" And with that said please enjoy the clip!

Mad Men is the greatest show on TV right now

I have absolutely no idea why it took me so long to post about "Mad Men," because it just happens to be the best show on TV. it premiered last summer on AMC, and was up against USA's highly publicized spy-dramedy "Burn Notice," which one the ratings race, but certainly not the superior reviews. not until right before the 2nd season premiered this July did I fully emerse myself in this gem of a show. not only did it win the Golden Globe for Best Dramatic Television Series, the actor the show is centered around, Jon Hamm, (my boyfriend) won the award for Best Lead Actor in a Dramatic Television Series. though because of the Writer's Strike, the ceremony wasn't broadcast so most people had no idea, but now more and more most certainly do.
i recommend this show over everything else that's on TV right now. since "The Wire" ended this past spring, i've been desperate to find a program as rewarding, enriching, and well executed, and "Mad Men" is most definitely it.

the show takes place in Manhattan on Madison Avenue in the early 60's at the Sterling-Cooper Advertising Agenvy. "mad men" is a term that advertising execs coined about themselves and their high flying, hard working, 3 martini lunch lives. every aspect and detail of the show is impeccable, from the the scripts to the costumes, the entire cast and crew is dedicated to transporting the audience to a different era and they most certainly succeed. yes it is a drama, but the show has a great many comedic moments that hold their own against the gut-wrenching situations that unfold. for those of you desperate to catch up on what's happening Entertainment Weekly has created "10 Things New Viewers Need to Know" or the " Episode Guides" to fill you in. though i recommend buying the first season immediately and then somehow trying to dive into the second as soon as possible. i must warn you, while watching you'll desperately want to drink and smoke cigarettes, even if you're not a drinker or a smoker. i've posted a LOT of pictures of below, hoping to capture the beauty, elegance and sheer brilliance of this show. once you've enjoyed them, START WATCHING "MAD MEN!"

Jon Hamm as Donald Draper

Don Draper and John Slattery as Roger Sterling

Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell

Peggy Olsen and Pete Campbell

Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olsen

Michael Gladis as Paul Kinsey and Aaron Staton as Ken Cosgrove

Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway

January Jones as Betty Draper

according to Fred, Jon Hamm and I are "dating"

...but i don't really like to talk about it, but he does. and he did on Jimmy Kimmel last Friday night. the first mention of "me" - according to Mr. Moffat - is around 5:05, but to get a better idea of what he's talking about start at the beginning or go to 4:00 or 8:00.

from the interview it's obvious he's a likeable, genial, funny guy; which is everything Don Draper is not, which is probably why he's nominated for Best Actor in a Television Drama at the Emmy Awards which air this Sunday, and why he won the Golden Globe in January. Jon and Jimmy are clearly friends so the interview is certainly not the typical stale rigamarole you get from most actors who aren't marquis names.

"Don" (Jon's character on Mad Men) also reminds me of the first boy i was ever in love with, who was a strong, conservative, . granted he didn't look 30 when we met, but he looks like the more mature, older (moviestar version) of him and that's kinda nice. not to mention a few of their mannerisms are eerily similar and they share the same name.

trailer trash- The Day The Earth Stood Still

"The Day The Earth Stood Still" is a remake of a 1951 sci-fi film with the same title, though at some point during the press tour someone is probably going to refer to it as a "re-imagining" of the original, so it doesn't seem like Hollywood is completely out of original ideas. i love sci-fi and jennifer connely. i'm willing to sit through most keanu reeves movies, no matter how preposterous they are, and he's actually one of the best people the could have cast to "play an alien." but the real reason behind me wanting to see this movie is "Mad Men's" Jon Hamm, though there's only 1 close up profile of him in the trailer, he still makes my heart flutter, though after watching it i realized his character probably dies...which sucks but i'm just happy to see him be cast in anything.