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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Honey, Sweetie, Doll-face, Toots... Tootsie!
Thoughts on the film Tootsie:
Message:
It takes a man (specifically a trim and dreamy Dustin Hoffman) to make a difference in the world of women. Yes, this may be a rather cynical reading of the message of this lighthearted, feel-good comedy, but it's there. Before Hoffman came on to the scene, women were pushed around in the workforce, verbally degraded with little complaint, and even physically molested by creepy old men with bad teeth. Enter Dorothy! and in the words of Twisted Sister, ironically another man dressed in drag, "We're not gonna take it, no! We ain't gonna take it. We're not gonna take it anymore."
On that note, Women:
Although Dorothy is the ironic feminist leader of the film, I became partial to Hoffman's neurotic friend, Sandy. She is crazy, yes, but in the end had the best lines (most of which are unfortunately not listed on on IMDb). However, here's one I remember: "No, we are not friends. I don't take this shit from friends. Only from lovers." Context, Dustin Hoffman stood her up for the third time, told her he was in love with someone else, and then preceded to ask if they we're still friends. Game, Set, Match.
Sex: Did anyone else feel the lesboerotic undertones? Did you want to? You did. And so did my fellow movie watchers and I.
Soundtrack: What can I say? It's golden! An 80s cheese fest for the true at heart! Smooth saxophones, a giddy piano accompanying smiles and the subtle lyrics of encouragement, "Go, Tootsie, Go!"
All in all: I'm a fan.
And I think I'm going to start watching more of Bill Murray's early films again. It felt like he had about 8 full lines in the film, but I loved every minute of it. Who wants to come over to watch Ghostbusters with me? Are you ashamed that you want to? Should you be? Am I ashamed for you? Shhh.
Message:
It takes a man (specifically a trim and dreamy Dustin Hoffman) to make a difference in the world of women. Yes, this may be a rather cynical reading of the message of this lighthearted, feel-good comedy, but it's there. Before Hoffman came on to the scene, women were pushed around in the workforce, verbally degraded with little complaint, and even physically molested by creepy old men with bad teeth. Enter Dorothy! and in the words of Twisted Sister, ironically another man dressed in drag, "We're not gonna take it, no! We ain't gonna take it. We're not gonna take it anymore."
On that note, Women:
Although Dorothy is the ironic feminist leader of the film, I became partial to Hoffman's neurotic friend, Sandy. She is crazy, yes, but in the end had the best lines (most of which are unfortunately not listed on on IMDb). However, here's one I remember: "No, we are not friends. I don't take this shit from friends. Only from lovers." Context, Dustin Hoffman stood her up for the third time, told her he was in love with someone else, and then preceded to ask if they we're still friends. Game, Set, Match.
Sex: Did anyone else feel the lesboerotic undertones? Did you want to? You did. And so did my fellow movie watchers and I.
Soundtrack: What can I say? It's golden! An 80s cheese fest for the true at heart! Smooth saxophones, a giddy piano accompanying smiles and the subtle lyrics of encouragement, "Go, Tootsie, Go!"
All in all: I'm a fan.
And I think I'm going to start watching more of Bill Murray's early films again. It felt like he had about 8 full lines in the film, but I loved every minute of it. Who wants to come over to watch Ghostbusters with me? Are you ashamed that you want to? Should you be? Am I ashamed for you? Shhh.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Gettin' Blogged About and Bloggin' about it
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/feb/22/lolitas-graphic-content-artists-re-imagine-novels-/
HEY I GOT BLOGGED ABOUT!!!
Did that for a screen printing class about 5 months ago!!
[Edit] In further searching I am finding more!! I guess people liked it : )
http://ranyachantal.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/lotlia-lolita-lotlia/ [End Edit]
HEY I GOT BLOGGED ABOUT!!!
Did that for a screen printing class about 5 months ago!!
[Edit] In further searching I am finding more!! I guess people liked it : )
http://ranyachantal.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/lotlia-lolita-lotlia/ [End Edit]
Saturday, April 10, 2010
observations on beauty and the beast
an actual line from "be our guest":
Life is so unnerving
For a servant who's not serving
He's not whole without a soul to wait upon
Ah, those good old days when we were useful...
hopefully the above is just a metaphor for wanting to be human again...
the 2002 version i'm watching actually has an added scene called "human again", perhaps in an attempt to remedy my particular observation about "be our guest"?
also: beast has a ton of servants if you go by the "most every inanimate object in this castle is enchanted" rule as evidenced by "be our guest".
belle's got major balls: she gives up her life to save her father's, she's a woman AND SHE READS in a provincial town, she has the servants throw her a personal, incredibly extravagant smorgasbord after the beast has strictly forbidden her eating without him, she wanders into the west wing after said meal, blatantly ignoring beast's other dire interdiction to stay the fuck out of there, AND ALMOST (PROBABLY) KILLING HIM BY MESSING WITH THE (ENCHANTED) ROSE. she also somehow escapes the castle briefly after an unsurprisingly violent confrontation, proceeds to get almost mauled by wolves, then starts beating them away with a stick. yup. also, she teaches a beast how to eat porridge delicately with a spoon.
q w/ a q; did you really watch beauty and the beast? did you really read a full blog post about beauty and the beast?
Life is so unnerving
For a servant who's not serving
He's not whole without a soul to wait upon
Ah, those good old days when we were useful...
hopefully the above is just a metaphor for wanting to be human again...
the 2002 version i'm watching actually has an added scene called "human again", perhaps in an attempt to remedy my particular observation about "be our guest"?
also: beast has a ton of servants if you go by the "most every inanimate object in this castle is enchanted" rule as evidenced by "be our guest".
belle's got major balls: she gives up her life to save her father's, she's a woman AND SHE READS in a provincial town, she has the servants throw her a personal, incredibly extravagant smorgasbord after the beast has strictly forbidden her eating without him, she wanders into the west wing after said meal, blatantly ignoring beast's other dire interdiction to stay the fuck out of there, AND ALMOST (PROBABLY) KILLING HIM BY MESSING WITH THE (ENCHANTED) ROSE. she also somehow escapes the castle briefly after an unsurprisingly violent confrontation, proceeds to get almost mauled by wolves, then starts beating them away with a stick. yup. also, she teaches a beast how to eat porridge delicately with a spoon.
q w/ a q; did you really watch beauty and the beast? did you really read a full blog post about beauty and the beast?
Friday, April 9, 2010
A New Beginning...
Now begins an executive meeting of important personages. They will discuss what direction this illustrious page of web will take henceforth. Speaking over banana sandwiches, soccer, coffee, and an inappropriately styled soundtrack, the members have made it clear; this blog will be an endeavor to answer questions with questions.
It's up to you to make the decision. Are you with us or against us?
Will we ever be sure?
Are you with us now?
Still there?
Signed,
It's up to you to make the decision. Are you with us or against us?
Will we ever be sure?
Are you with us now?
Still there?
Signed,
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Bazooka Joe and the Wangs No.1
My (Melbotics) first (drunken) post without May Asthma.
LET THE CRAZE BEGIN.
This is the first comic in a series of the tampering of Bazooka Gum comics.
Welcome! I am an asshole.
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