Need a fresh reason to loathe Gwyneth Paltrow’s shidiculously perfect existence? Here’s a tasty morsel of what will air on PBS this September as Spain…On the Road Again. Rounding out the random are New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman and sultry Spanish sultress (and, more importantly, not Penelope Cruz, for once) Claudia Bassols. One more time, Claudia Bassols. (via habituallychic)
Last year Kelly met a new client, an aging punk rock pioneer who was staying at the London NYC hotel. Kelly was a fan of his music, but wasn’t aware of who he was until after their session. (He had booked under his real name; she knew him only by his stage name.) “He wanted me to force-feed him dog food,” she says disgustedly. “I mean, that was just too much for me.”
It is with great pleasure that we welcome Jerica to the Goldenfiddle team. Jerica comes to us from Dynatech Laboratories, and, despite the fact that she went to State, is a very talented accountant. The analyst team that formerly reported to Nicole will now report directly to Jerica. Let’s all make her feel comfortable and give her a big welcome.
1987, Fatal Attraction, Glenn Close’s character makes Michael Douglas’ character a spaghetti dinner in her white on white on white New York City apartment. Opera blares from the stereo as he uncorks a bottle of wine. He wears a blue button-down shirt and a navy-blue cardigan, with the sleeves rolled up. Clearly, he is living the good life.
Later that same year, 1987, Wall Street, Daryl Hannah’s character makes Charlie Sheen’s character a spaghetti and sushi dinner in his newly renovated, faux-demolished New York City apartment. Opera blares from the stereo as he uncorks a bottle of wine. He wears a white button-down shirt and an argyle cardigan, with the sleeves rolled up. Clearly, he is living the good life.
Can’t believe we missed this on tv the other night, but we kinda think we may have missed it on purpose. (Thanks, brains!) Point, if you’ve seen one Comedy Central roast, you’ve seen ‘em all. Right? They’re sad and cruel and mostly, painfully unfunny. Which brings us to the bright shining ray of truth that is Norm Macdonald. Videogum has the smarter chatter, but nutshelled: Norm MacDonald just restored our faith in comedy. Bravo and hallelujah! Oh, and fuck you, Pineapple Express.
Her new album comes out November 18th and features Britt Daniel of Spoon (produced two songs and co-wrote one) and Brian Karscig of Louis XIV (produced 10 songs).
“This slight-looking but weighty film has ambitions that are intense pleasures and failures that are almost majestic. Beautifully cast and acted, smartly written, done with excruciating care and glowing Roger Deakins cinematography, it’s a film that, in some ways, suffers from its own seriousness, the very passion and guts that make it special.”
~ Michael Wilmington
“Ed Solomon, who wrote and directed, has stolen two hours from the lives of everyone who sees the film, and weeks from the careers of these valuable actors… When this film premiered to thunderous silence at Sundance 2003, Solomon said he had been working on the screenplay for 20 years. Not long enough.” ~ Roger Ebert
DIRECTOR-APPROVED DOUBLE-DISC SET SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson and director of photography Robert Yeoman
Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack
Commentary by director/co-writer Anderson and co-writer/actor Owen Wilson
The Making of “Bottle Rocket”: an original documentary by filmmaker Barry Braverman featuring Anderson, James L. Brooks, James Caan, Temple Nash Jr., Kumar Pallana, Polly Platt, Mark Mothersbaugh, Robert Musgrave, Richard Sakai, David and Sandy Wasco, Andrew and Luke and Owen Wilson, and Robert Yeoman
The original thirteen-minute black-and-white Bottle Rocket short film from 1992
Eleven deleted scenes
Anamorphic screen test, storyboards, location photos, and behind-the-scenes photographs by Laura Wilson
Murita Cycles, a 1978 short film by Braverman
The Shafrazi Lectures, no. 1: Bottle Rocket
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by executive producer James L. Brooks, an appreciation by Martin Scorsese, and original artwork by Ian Dingman
“We wanted to do a send-up of those Method actors who become anorexic and dysmorphic when they get parts, you know, live the role, pluck bald spots out of their hair.” ~ Justin Theroux
Nicole recently informed us that she is going to move on to another area of opportunity. With the start of restructuring and process initiatives, Nicole felt that this represented the right time for her to pursue this change. We have appreciated Nicole’s strong to very strong work ethic and upbeat attitude during her time here at Goldenfiddle. She will be in the office until Friday, August 15th and has offered to be available by phone after that, if further questions arise. Please join us in wishing Nicole the best in her future endeavors.
Netflix: Members in and around Atlanta, Georgia are currently embarrassing the hell out of non-members in and around Atlanta, Georgia with these titles.