Martial arts person of interest Tony Jaa returns this August in Tom Yum Goong 2 (or: The Protector 2). In this blurry Cannes sizzle reel, I spy RZA, first-person parkour, and a fight scene with flaming shoes. Related: Hybird, ?uestlove's drumsticks-only fried chicken food stand…
Date Archives May 2013
Let's cast an NHL coaches movie!
Jon: Quenneville… I feel like I've seen dozens of actors who look like him. Tom Selleck? Jon: Who's next? Seth: Umm, Sharks coach Todd McLellan. Jon: Free association: Adam Arkin, but McLellan has a rounder head. Rory: He looks like Jason Bateman in this photo….
Just finished watching season four of Arrested Development.
Just finished watching season four of Arrested Development.
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
21. Cosgrove Follies (Mad Men, S06E08) Honourable Mention Sex Doll (Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous, S01E04) Fresh Prince Reunion (The Graham Norton Show, 05-24-13) Stray Observations (The 2013 Billboard Music Awards, 05-19-13) "I am the god of tits and wine. I shall build a…
Trimm Trabb
1. I hear Mike Pizza tastes faaaaabulous. 2. In what universe is orange juice and mayonnaise (or orange-flavoured mayonnaise) delicious? 3. #Blessed? What? 4. Mike Pizza comes topped with Italian sausage. [ducks] 5. As Chopped only seems to produce gimmick episodes nowadays, how 'bout an…
Worse for the wear
12:12am – Manhattan [lies down on couch] I am exhausted. 12:20am Fuck it's hot. My skin feels like a frog's. [opens windows beside couch] How is traffic still bustling this late on a Wednesday? 12:25am Aaaand now a couple is fighting directly outside. Where did…
Live Thog: Star Trek Into Darkness (by Jay Gatsby)
The voice cast for Epic is bizarre, old sport. Of all songs, a ménage à trois to Fatboy Slim's remix of "Body Movin,'" old sport? Oh. Right. Beastie Boys continuity from the first film, old sport. Chekov switches to a red shirt – a Chekhov's…
To stand under the rain and let Seattle wash me
(hat tip: matt langer) Bartender: Can I see some ID? Bartender: You're 30 years old?! Jon: Heh. Yup. Bartender: You should cherish looking young. The editors for the film I'm working on are mostly graduating NYU students. Two of them asked me to attend a…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
20. Bestisch Mensch (The Office, S09E24) Honourable Mention Tangerine Slices (Loiter Squad, S02E10) Meredith's Son (The Office, S09E24) Stefon's Farewell (Saturday Night Live, S38E21) Stray Observations Trainspotting reference (Bob's Burgers, S03E23) "He gave us his magic and then he disappeared, just like Toad the Wet…
A heart attack shoveling snow all alone
MTV announced the nominees for its O Music Awards. Next Big Scene PostDubStep CloudRap Beats #Seapunk Vaporwave PostDubStep? CloudRap was coined by Lil B during an interview in which he pointed to a dreamy poster of a castle floating on a cloud and declared: "That's…
I wanna die in the suburbs
2013 UCLA Baseball Walk-Up Song Playlist: Brenton Allen: "Barry Sanders" by Wale David Berg: "I'll Be Gone" by Linkin Park Christoph Bono: "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood Brian Carroll: "Already Home" by Jay-Z Trent Chatterton: "Guaya Guaya" by Notch Ryan Deeter: "Cinderella Man"…
I just want to be enough for everyone
"Spare some change?" "Sorry. [empty pockets gesture]" And it's true. Nowadays, I pay for stuff mostly with credit cards, so I don't normally have change on me to spare. Introducing Panhandlr, a way to give money in an increasingly coinless world. Here's how it works:…
Americana Peril
This is an actual public health campaign in our nation's capital: Drinking fake weed? K2 Zombie DC related:
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
19. Full Circle (The Office, S09E23) Honourable Mention Amy's Baking Company causes Gordon Ramsay to quit (Kitchen Nightmares, S06E16) Track Days pitch (Shark Tank, S04E24) Stray Observations "I've never heard of anyone having a boob fetish." (Bob's Burgers, S03E22) "Who's Louise? I'm just a talking…
Live Thog: Iron Man Three
Is it me, or do visual effects actually look worse nowadays? God, imagine Triple H as Thor. Clearly, Disney acquired Lucasfilm to offset the enormous bath it will take on The Lone Ranger. Nothing another Star Wars film can't soothe. Is this…Eiffel 65? Yeeeup. AND…
Mindsploitation
Vernon Chatman is half the brains behind Wonder Showzen, as well as a behind-the-scenes player on South Park and Louie. In his new book, Chatman hires barely literate essay writers to complete perverse assignments like, "How would the Bible be different if it starred the…