January 23, 2006

"You're gonna need a bigger coat."

Posted by pete at January 23, 2006 5:10 PM

Sage words spoken by the master of movie reviewing, Mr. Roger Ebert, whom I met (where else?) at a Chinese buffet. A very nice guy, who mentioned how much he liked Film Threat. I wonder what he would've said if I lied and told him I was with AICN.

The schedule's been pretty hairy, going to 3 or 4 movies a day and trying to bang out reviews in a somewhat timely manner. I still had time to attend one of the Blender parties last night, where we enjoyed free vodka and danced the night away to the musical stylings of Metal School, possibly the only post-modern hair metal cover band.

I'm about to head over to Main with Don "Brigham" Lewis and see Todd Snider. I need to confirm a bet I made concerning whether or not he's still on smack. Tonight, the inestimable Tommy Lee is throwing a party, and I may have an in for that as well.

Jesus, it's like 1987 all over again. Only this time I can legally drink.

I didn't bring my digital camera, so any pics I take with these crappy disposable jobs won't be up for a while. And I'm sure many of you were waiting to see how much taller I am than Ebert (about a foot).

Toodles.

did he allude to JAWS on purpose, dya think?

--Posted by boxing octopus on January 23, 2006 8:30 PM

Roger Ebert once said in a review or a separate column, or an interview, in passing that he does like AICN (then he must not visit it that often), but says that he does not need to know what Harry Knowles had for breakfast. The review begins with the film and the experience.

Come to think of it, it might have been an interview by Chris Ryall from moviepoopshoot.com.

--Posted by Rory L. Aronsky on January 23, 2006 10:25 PM

did he allude to JAWS on purpose, dya think?

Nah. He was in one of those huge parkas, and when I told him, "I'm from Texas, we don't do big coats," he just kind of smiled ruefully.

--Posted by Pete on January 24, 2006 12:02 AM

that's good -- because that would have been pretty dorky.

--Posted by boxing octopus on January 24, 2006 6:29 AM

Thanks for the nice comments, but damn it all, I HAVE NOT HAD A STROKE. I have had three surgeries in the neck and throat area for salivary cancer and thyroid cancer, and some of the nerves in the area were weakened. They seem to be making a comeback. My latest scans show me cancer-free 30 months after the most recent surgery.

--Posted by Roger Ebert on January 25, 2006 9:56 AM

I was misinformed. Glad to hear about your remission.

--Posted by Pete on January 25, 2006 10:50 AM

Whoah.

A real celebrity comes to Cromulence.

And here I thought that it couldn't get better than those endorsements from Wayne "Mad Dog" Dolcefino.

--Posted by The Thing That Walks Like A Man on January 31, 2006 6:29 AM



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