Odd Things...

Did you guys know that if you bite both ends off a Twizzler that you can use it as a straw? I didn't know this but I am having Twizzlers and a Coke (don't ask) for lunch and just discovered this fact! The only problem is that the Twizzler will get too cold if you use it too long as a straw and then it doesn't taste as good. Thought you folks should know...

I ran across a song today that I loved "back in the day" and found I still love it. I must download it ASAP onto my iPod. Remember "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaacs? His voice is smoking hot in that song. I actually found the video on YouTube but it leans too far into the PG-13/R catagory for me to put up. (I know....you all are going to go look now just because I said that!) Anyway, I am so glad I rediscovered "Wicked Game". It is good to enjoy the little things...

Now I am off to finish my lunch by possibly killing off someone...in writing...don't call the cops...

Things Crazy People Do...Take Two...

Got that other scene loaded to YouTube! Here is what everything looked like when it was put together with movie magic...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6KYeLGh1kE

When we were being given our "directions", the guy in this scene could NOT remember what he was suppose to do. The casting lady kept asking him to repeat back to her what he was suppose to do and he never could get it right. In the actually scene, he completed missed part of what he was suppose to do even though the casting lady was right "off camera" yelling at him his "acting directions"! It was really funny...and it made me think of another epic blockbuster and my costars...yes guys, I am talking about you!

I was also in the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular but not much of that was caught on film. Here is what was captured...the first one is me screaming after I was chosen from the audience and the second one is me watching a fellow extras death scene. He went WAY over the top for the death scene! Those of us in the background were just suppose to act upset. Most of the time I was laughing too hard to be upset! After the second video I was in a couple of scenes where I ran around the "marketplace" and cheered on Indy. It was about 100 degrees but it was FUN! Enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxmTBRe1C0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14FhGXC4Bd0

See you at...or in...the movies!

Things Crazy People Do...

Imagine a bunch of people are standing in a line waiting for a Backlot Tour at Disney. Some "Cast Member"...that is what they call employees...comes out with a plea for a volunteer to participate in the show. Everyone tells her no. Then, some crazy lady walks up as she is asking again and says yes! Crazy lady didn't even know what she had just volunteered for...she just thought being part of the show is much more fun than simply watching it!

You guessed it...the crazy lady is me.

Let me set these videos up for you. The first one is me doing "my scene". Movies are filmed out of sequence so my scene was shot first. The movie was suppose to be sorta of Pearl Harbor type thing. I was the mechanic calling from deep within the ship. I was told to pick up the phone and yell a message to the Captain when "action" was yelled at me. I was to continue "talking" to the Captain until they yelled cut and I was to then hang up the phone. The only other things I knew were that I was NOT to look to my left, NOT to stand up and I would probably be getting wet since they had issued me a lovely rain suit and boots! Sounds like fun! Here is what it looked like...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny5OJljNqvg

After my scene was filmed, my fellow "actors" did their scene. Once they had their scene shot, Disney married the footage together into the final product. Due to technical problems with the internet access provided at the condo I am currently in, the final scene has yet to be loaded to YouTube. Maybe later...

Hope you enjoy 700 gallons of water being dumped on me! I can assure you that the experience was...well...refreshing!

What If...

What if some of the biggest movies of the last 30 years had been made in the '40s and '50s? What if Charlton Heston had been Indiana Jones or Jimmy Stewart had starred in Forrest Gump? Well, a clever film buff with a wry sense of humor has given us a glimpse. Check out the following "Pre-Make" Trailers.

Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUPDuQq9GsM

Forrest Gump -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab-pU7cXFAs&feature=related

Ghostbusters -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAboGO9MDsQ&feature=related

I'm wondering if the guy making these takes suggestions. I would love to see maybe John Wayne in The Dark Knight or Marilyn Monroe in Titanic. Perhaps I shall send him my suggestions!

The Magic Of Movies...

Found this in the script from the 1994 Tim Burton/Johnny Depp movie, Ed Wood. It is just too good not to share...especially if you have ever tried to make a "movie"...

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: And cut! Print. We're moving on. That was perfect.

Ed Reynolds: Perfect? Mr. Wood, do you know anything about the art of film production?

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Well, I like to think so.

Ed Reynolds: That cardboard headstone tipped over. This graveyard is obviously phony.

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture.

Ed Reynolds: The big picture?

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Yes.

Ed Reynolds: Then how 'bout when the policemen arrived in daylight, but now it's suddenly night?

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: What do you know? Haven't you heard of suspension of disbelief?

I never saw this one. (Sorry Johnny...you know I try to see all of your movies!) So, I looked up the trailer. Ed Wood must have been a really interesting guy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51U0f4VKXIg

I've Had The Time Of My Life...

Ask any woman near my age what that title means and she is likely to say something about the movie Dirty Dancing. I LOVED...and still do like...Dirty Dancing. It was released in 1987 and I was 15 years old. I connected with Baby. She wasn't the prettiest of girls and she wasn't the girl that drew boys to her. I totally got that. Baby didn't know who she was on that car ride to Kellerman's resort...but she would find out that summer something about herself. She would also learn how to dance. I SO wanted to learn to dance like that. Don't tell anyone...but I still do! I will also admit here on this blog that I have actually tried and perfected that lift move in a swimming pool! Of course I was about 16...wonder if I could still pull it off?!

Why am I thinking about a movie that is over 20 years old? Well, Patrick Swayze (a.k.a Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing) died recently and clips of his most famous roles have been everywhere. He will always be Johnny Castle to me. Here are a few of my favorite scenes from the movie that made me want to learn to dance...

(WARNING - This movie is PG-13 so expect to see some adult oriented material.)

Teaching Baby to dance...and do the famous lift...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n11g9VuBRgA

This one contains my favorite line...and some great moves...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pouIFiaIig

The last dance...too bad this version cuts off before they pull off the lift...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y97bWP33d8I

Thanks to Patrick Swayze for making me believe that the average girl could snag the hot guy that could also dance! Does that happen in real life? Heck no...it's the movies people!

Just for fun...here is one that just makes me laugh. It is from Swayze's only time hosting SNL but it proved to be one of the funniest skits SNL ever produced...
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xu9mx_patrick-swayze-chippendale_dating

Loving This New Moon Trailer...

OK...so I haven't written anything on here in a LONG time. Today is really going to be no different!

Here is the newest trailer for New Moon which is due out November 20. Looks good folks!

Enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q58iQSHhZGg

One of these days I plan on giving you my complete review for Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds. Short review...it was awesome! I highly recommend it!