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Posted Monday, September 29th, 2008 - 15 Comments »

BYOB – Crash: Episode 3

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15 Responses to “BYOB – Crash: Episode 3”

  1. don lewis (was PetalumaFilms) says:
    September 29, 2008 at 4:43 pm

    I had the immense pleasure of seeing LET THE RIGHT ONE IN at the Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, AL over the weekend. It’s absolutely amazing. Funny, sad, touching, gory, violent, creative and thought provoking. It’s an absolute must see. Especially before the idiotic American studio that bought the rights to remake it completely destroy what is essentially a fairly perfect film. “From the man who directed CLOVERFIELD comes a complete raping of a foreign film masterpiece…”
    I think it’s releasing in October here and is still playing a few film fests like Dead Channels in San Francisco this weekend (Friday night in fact) and Screamfest in L.A. October 18.
    It’s the kind of film you see and slowly get pulled in before realizing as the credits role that you’ve just been steamrolled in a wonderful way. I cannot wait to see it again!
    Also, the Sidewalk Film Festival is a terrific lil fest. I can see it steadily building over the years to becoming a real player in breaking new filmmakers. Great time, great fest and a neat city.

  2. Aladdin Sane says:
    September 29, 2008 at 11:27 pm

    I’m seeing Let the Right One In next week at the Vancouver Film Fest. Can’t wait for it.
    Saw I’ve Loved You So Long today. Definitely my favourite film of this year. During the opening I had the same feeling that I had during the first few minutes of No Country For Old Men last year – that I was in for something really special. It definitely was true. Kristin Scott Thomas was heartbreaking and beautiful; the way she clings to her cigarette packages was great…a nervous fidget yet something else too. Anyhow, can’t wait to see it again.
    Other stuff I saw this weekend: Sugar (B), My Marlon and Brando (C), Revanche (C+) and Three Monkeys (B) – the latter film being somewhat overrated as far as I’m concerned. Interesting but suffers under its own thematic weight. Glad I saw it though.

  3. LexG says:
    September 29, 2008 at 11:35 pm

    RELIGULOUS IS GOING TO COMMAND YOUR ASS.
    BILL MAHER = MOST BRILLIANT MAN ON EARTH.
    Why does everyone talk up that smarmy STEWART like he’s a DAILY MUST-SEE, yet they fail to GIVE PROPS to BILL FUCKING MAHER.
    JON STEWART’S only distinction is looking like a 1000000000000% replica of ANDREW DICE CLAY, only nowhere near as funny or awesome.
    MAHER owns this fucker up and down the track. MAHER was in D.C. FUCKING CAB. Who CARES what Jon Stewart thinks? He’s callow and smug and always seems like an obnoxious debate club prick who likes Cameron Crowe movies trying to use big words and shit.
    MAHER IS YOUR FUCKING GOD. GET ON YOUR KNEES AND BOW.
    Does LIMP-DICK STEWART MAN UP and take on organized religion with the FERVOR that Maher has? Is he an admitted PUSSYHOUND like GOD MAHER?
    MAHER goes to the Mansion and BANGS HOT FUCKING CHICKS. Stewart’s probably too busy looking up big words in his WORD FINDER and reading some bullshit newspaper like a total douche.
    AND WHY DOES JON STEWART HAVE GRAY HAIR? Isn’t he still like 28 YEARS OLD?
    QUIT TRYING TO ACT SMART, STEWART,
    And I don’t even know WHAT THE FUCK that Colbert shit is. Like, doesn’t it EVER GET TIRESOME? OOOHOOO, it’s a smarmy Bob Saget looking rod acting all superior, cuz he’s supposed to be like O’Reilly or something.
    HAVE A FUCKING SOUL, DUDE. Doesn’t this dude ever get tired of having to live life in character? There are fucking GAME SHOW HOSTS WHO HAVE A LOOSER SHTICK.
    I AM THE MOST BRILLIANT HUMAN BEING IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.
    I AM SUPERIOR TO YOU. I AM YOUR GOD.
    BOW TO ME.

  4. jeffmcm says:
    September 29, 2008 at 11:43 pm

    “Doesn’t this dude ever get tired of having to live life in character? ”
    IRONY!

  5. LexG says:
    September 29, 2008 at 11:47 pm

    Lex’s TOP 10 IDOLS:
    BILL MAHER
    TOM LEYKIS
    FRED DURST
    PHIL ANSELMO
    ANDREW DICE CLAY
    JIM NORTON
    DANE COOK
    NEIL LABUTE
    HUGH HEFNER
    KOBE BRYANT
    FUCK YEAH, BOW.

  6. Aladdin Sane says:
    September 30, 2008 at 12:48 am

    I was reading that list thinking, great, someone’s parodying Lex now…then I see it is Lex. Oh boy.

  7. Stella's Boy says:
    September 30, 2008 at 5:10 am

    If Dane Cook is such a man why can’t he open a romantic comedy?

  8. christian says:
    September 30, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    A list that reads like a Most Likely To Date Rape.

  9. storymark says:
    September 30, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    That’s quite the collection of worthless and/or semi-talented chumps.
    I like Maher, and you have to respect Hef, but other than that….
    Fred Durst?? Seriously?

  11. yancyskancy says:
    September 30, 2008 at 5:36 pm

    Stella’s Boy: So the only real men in the movie biz are Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey? :)

  12. Bob Violence says:
    October 2, 2008 at 1:14 am

    I was reading that list thinking, great, someone’s parodying Lex now…then I see it is Lex. Oh boy.

    Are you suggesting that Lex has become a predictable, one-note self-parody of a poster?

    Because, well, I NEVER

  13. LexG says:
    October 2, 2008 at 1:23 am

    Wow, I just re-read my Jon “Smarmy Douche” Stewart rant again, and godDAMN is that brilliant.
    Just great writing and use of irony, strong imagery and completely of a piece with my other work.
    It’s very underrated, and I’m actually a little surprised it didn’t generate more attention.
    It’s practically undeniable that I am the most brilliant person in the entire history of the universe.

  14. jeffmcm says:
    October 2, 2008 at 2:00 am

    Imagine the riches you could collect with a blog of your very own!

  15. christian says:
    October 2, 2008 at 1:08 pm

    Or even a mind.

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