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"Dead Snow" Movie

Posted by Ed Lilly on Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:14:47 AM
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I'm pretty sure this is the transcript of the entire pitch meeting: "Nazi Zombies - it's like Pirates of the Caribbean meets Night of the Living Dead."  (h/t Hot Air for linking to the clip)

Not sure if the clip is for real.  Part of me hopes its a spoof.  I guess if it's not, then we have to figure the economy is not so bad if millions can be be wasted making this pile of manure.

[not sure why the embedding of the clip is not working, but will try to figure it out later]

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I'm not a TV executive, but I play one at my computer

Posted by Ed Lilly on Sunday, January 25, 2009 9:51:29 AM
I think it was in the movie "Grand Canyon" where Steve Martin, playing a Hollywood producer, tells Mac, played by Kevin Kline, that he hasn't seen enough movies, because all life's riddles are answered in the movies.  Yep.

And of course, it was in "You've Got Mail" where Tom Hanks tells Meg Ryan that "The Godfather" is the answer to any question.

Sounds to me like it could be a television show, let's call  it "Hollywood Justice."  It's kind of like "The People's Court" and all the judge-oriented shows that arose after it.  But the twist is, the parties who are having a dispute agree that their matter will be settled in accordance with the applicable "precedent" from the movies.

The parties come in, make their arguments to either a single judge or maybe a panel of 3 judges, who are not actually judges but are instead people who are really, really into movies and movie quotes.  Maybe movie critics, aspiring movie critics, or something similar.

After the sides make their case, the judge(s) reach a verdict, which is revealed through various movie clips selected by the judge(s) as being the answer to the case.

I'm seeing the possibility for cameos / guest appearances, video re-release tie-ins, the whole works.




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Should I be amused, a little scared, or both?

Posted by Ed Lilly on Friday, December 19, 2008 9:43:10 PM
"The Princess Bride" is one of our family's favorite movies.  I remember seeing it when it came out with my roommate.  Hilarious then and now.

I bought the DVD several years ago, figuring that eventually the kids would watch and enjoy it.

Apparently that time has come.  In a big way.

As my parents pretty much always have Princess Bride in their in-car DVD system, the kids watch it whenever they visit and we take their car as the whole family transport vehicle.

So on Sunday, after Gammy and Papa's latest visit, my son, who is 4 going on 5 in February, sat down at lunch, picked up his green plastic cup of milk, turned to me, and said, "So, dad, is down to you, and it is down to me.  You drink from your cup, and I drink from mine."

Then he and his big sister decided to act out the rest of the scene, commenting on how they switched cups when each other's backs were turned, then they laughed until they suddenly "dropped dead."

It won't always be so easy for them to amuse us so greatly.  It's nice that they do it so naturally now.  We're blessed.

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