NOTHING BUT THE FEST

The Phoenix Film Festival opens tonight; check out my short article, online at Phoenix Magazine...

...previewing the festival.

QUILTING ME

With Victor Frankenstein opening next week, 20^th Century Fox is offering us the chance to dabble in monster-making, with Franken-Friend, a feature that allows you to: “Combine Your Friends’ Faces With Yours To Create Your Own Unholy Abomination.”

Who could resist that?

Here, for instance, is the sample Franken-Friend, pieced together from Victor Frankenstein stars James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe and Jessica Brown Findlay...

But… 

Monster-of-the-Week: …this week’s honoree is a Franken-friend of my own creation, pieced together from me, Little Richard and Jack Klugman...

Now that’s scaaaary…

Make your own!

HIT PARADE

This morning when I started my truck to take The Kid to school, the CD I was listening to on the way home last night started up. The sound of Little Richard filled the cab:

“You gotta jump back, jump back,
Heebie Jeebies
Gotta get back, get back,
Heebie Jeebies…”

“No” said The Kid firmly, and hit the button switching it to her favorite radio station, 101.5. Immediately the cab was filled with Meghan Trainor:

“You know I’m all about dat bass, ‘bout dat bass,
No treble,
I’m all about dat bass, ‘bout dat bass,
No treble…”

The Kid settled in. This was acceptable. Nice to know that she insists on intellectual and lyrical depth and complexity.