Nicely lit…
Yes, here’s a double blog with some links of interest…
First up, MTV.COM asked me to come up with my Top 10 Movie Badasses. No prizes for guessing my number one, but there are some other entries that may surprise.
Next up, TOTAL FILM.COM did an article on the great TRAILERS FROM HELL site and singled out my SUSPIRIA commentary (including a rant against Hollywood Forever snarky hipsters).
The lovely Dan Palmer pointed out this curious video blog from Ashton Kutcher.
Ostensibly it is an apology from him to his noisy neighbours, but look at the moment 44 seconds from the end and spy what is on his whiteboard to-do list. A certain “Hot Fuzz”. Is he planning on watching it? Perhaps with Demi Milf? Either way, how very intriguing.
And finally, I must say that along with several of my other haunts this year, I was sad to discover this week that my favourite video shop in NYC, KIM’S VIDEO on St Marks Place is a-closing down. With this, Indie 103.1 and the double whammy of The Astoria and The Metro in London, I am starting to feel that all my personal worldwide haunts are becoming extinct.
Tis a weird old time, 2009. Let’s hope it gets better.
You have been warned!
I know this may seem like a cheat, since it’s not strictly a photo. So I’ve also thrown in another caffeine themed picture. This one is not only the stuff of Toronto legend, but is some good independent, non chain coffee and features me and the beanie somewhere in there…
I made my second visit to a great Toronto DVD store today, Bay Street Video.
The good people at TWITCH FILM had recommended this place and when I was there in November, I discovered that they had lovingly tagged SPACED as a recommended DVD.
Bless them.
This time around I met the lovely Peter who works there and discovered the other tags that they had put on my other DVDs.
Please note that the HOT FUZZ dvd below carries the hilarious French Canadian title ‘SUPER FLIC’ underneath. Love it.
Toronto has some great DVD stores, love Vintage Video on Markham and have perused Suspect Video too (that features in Scott Pilgrim), but props go out to the Bay Street Video people, they have a lot of titles to get through. I picked up quite a few discs that are destined to be “shelf classics’.*
(*Copyright Adam Buxton)
If something more visually stimulating happens later I may swap this. But for now this has been my day…
not all days…
can be action packed…
I met a Canadian icon today, but it just wasn’t cool to get a snap of the momentous meeting, so in its place I give you three photos which effectively sum up the rest of my day.
US readers: Don’t forget to watch LOOK AROUND YOU on Adult Swim at 1AM!
Dear god, I love Adam & Joe’s Song Wars. That these two can knock out two great comedy songs a week boggles me.
This weeks contest featured two songs for Baz Lurhmann’s AUSTRALIA.
And here is the video for Adam Buxton’s. It could be this year’s QUANTUM OF SOLACE*.
Is it weird that this actually makes me want to see the film this weekend?
Go here to check out Joe’s equally amusing take…
ADAM & JOE RADIO 6 PAGE
Enjoy.
E
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