Austin Film Festival Retrospective: 2 Face

When people started talking about the live script reading of Vince Gilligan's 2 Face, I was thinking to myself "is there really enough there for that Batman villain to get a spinoff?" Ha - not really (actually really, but I'm too embarrassed to admit it now). Okay, in all honesty I did not know what people were talking about and hearing how long the line would be and how early I'd have to get there I was absolutely sure I wasn't going.

And then, of course, I went. Shocking twist!

Talking with people in line, I gathered enough information (without betraying my complete incompetence) to determine that this was a rather famously unproduced comedy script originally written in the 90's. I knew Will Ferrell was there to read for it (everyone knew Will Ferrell was there to read for it) and that was all I could get without blowing my cover.

Thanks to Slackerwood for this picture. Also, Slackerwood, may I use your picture?

The picture above should sufficiently answer your question as to whether waiting in line for two hours was worth the trouble. Without going into details (for fear of losing my life and those I love, I am forbade from details of any sort regarding this stage reading), I'll just say that it's been a while since I laughed so hard. And I'm pretty proud of how often and how hard I laugh. Others are usually just startled.

It's almost impossible at these film festivals (because I've been to two, you know) to determine what to go to and what you can miss without creating an endless void within oneself that will never be filled by anything else. In trying to nail down exactly what it was about this script reading that I was willing to devote four hours of my life (two standing hours) to it, I can only boil it down to this: Will Ferrell, Vince Gilligan, unproduced script. Should those three stars ever align again, I will be there.

Austin Film Festival Retrospective: Nebraska

Standing in line to see a live script reading of Vince Gillligan's 2 Face seems the perfect time for a quick review of something great from AFF 2013. Namely, Nebraska, a movie by Alexander Payne starring Will Forte (yes, movies make for strange bed fellows). Also strange: Forte was good. Like, so good that any hope I had left that The Falconer: The Movie would ever be a thing is all but completely shattered (thanks a lot, Payne). 

Also wonderful was the interview afterwards in which Zach Galifianakis (okay, not actually Zach Galifianakis, but come on; you go around looking like that and expect NOT to be called him?), did an expert job of allowing Forte's genuine personality to show us just how truly funny this guy is. And nice. Definitely a great festival this year; more on that later.

My feet hurt.

About Bikes in Chicago, BECAUSE I CAN!

I snapped this shot and then thought "man, if I didn't have a blog that was exclusively devoted to talking about writing then I'd blog the hell out if this!" Then after accessing my blog I realized my last post was in March. 

March! 

See, a blog isn't about anything if you're not blogging, and so I've decided that this will no longer be a blog exclusively about writing and dropping my phone in the toilet, but rather about whatever I feel is pertinent in the moment. Pertinent to me. In my moment. 

Me me me me me...

Right now, I'm in Chicago trying to figure out a way to necessitate renting a bike for the day. $7 for the whole day! That seems cheap! I mean, only 30 minutes at a time, but still! Did I pack shoes for this? Should I also rent a helmet? Are cars aware of these bikes or am I to just be mercilessly run over?

So, this is it from now on. Whatever I feel like putting here, goes here. Some of my readers will be upset (mom), some excited (mom), but most importantly there will be an actual blog to get either upset or excited about (only my mom reads this blog).

Carpe blog!