Voting help needed

I have a couple of great girlfriends that are trying to MAKE IT as filmmakers in New York. They write, act, direct, edit, basically EVERYTHING. They're my pals Liz and Katie:

Here's Liz (http://www.lizleenyc.com/)

And Katie:

See? Don't they look lovey?

They've worked really hard to write a script and have entered it into the Ultimate Filmmaker Competition. This competition seeks to find unknown talented filmmakers and gives them a boost....the prize is a grant to make the movie they submitted and comes with all sorts of other great stuff that help make movies happen.

They've already made it past the first round, but now they need help. If you have a couple minutes, watch their Introduction Video and vote for Katie Carman!

{Argh...I don't know how to get their clip embedded in the blog, but click the link above and it'll take you right there}

If you have a couple more minutes, watch the second clip on the same webpage. It's from their first feature film Eat Me!

This is a film they put together with basically a volunteer staff and maybe some money they found under the couch. Seriously these woman are pretty clever with very little resources, winning the Ultimate Filmmaker Competition would be HUGE for them.

Voting ends Friday...so the sooner the better. Here's the link again.

http://www.ultimatefilmmakercompetition.com/contestant/katiecarman

Thanks!!

-b-

Labor Day movies

The last week and a half has been chock full of movies. I’ve seen Extract, Inglorious Basterds, and 500 Days of Summer. 500 has been my favorite and I’ll admit disappointment about Extract.

I have an affection for Mike Judge that dates back to Beavis & Butthead (don’t lie, you watched it too). When I moved to Texas in 2002, King of the Hill finally made magnificent sense to me. That show captures so much that makes Texas unique and fascinating. I mean no irony in that statement, Texas just doesn’t fit the mold. That is probably Texas’ best characteristic, it is difficult to describe because there is so much variety and people just feel passionate about so many different ideas. Including propane and boogle.

Image from http://www.stewiesplayground.com/2009/03/28/fox-animation-schedule-for-march-29-2009/

And of course, Office Space, sheesh. Probably the best work-atmosphere movie ever. Mike Judge just got it with that movie.

Image from http://blog.pricegrabber.com/shopgreen/files/2007/09/office-space.jpg

Which is why I was bummed about Extract. Maybe my expectations were a little too high or focused on the wrong topic. I thought it would be another workplace comedy, and there was some of that - but for me, the movie turned out to be a really depressing view of marriage. I’m tired of the reinforced view that marriage equals a dead sex-life. There were funny parts and it’s always nice to see Jason Bateman, but this movie didn’t do it for me.

500 Days of Summer wasn’t the happiest movie ever, but it told the truth about love in a heartfelt way. With snappy dressers to boot. Seriously, I don’t know who did Zoeey D.’s wardrobe, but she was absolutely adorable in every scene.



I went to 500 Days dressed a little hippy dippy, but left wanting to wear a girly dress and bangs.

I'll admit to being very comfortable in this outfit though. yeah for tights.

-b-