Saturday, February 12, 2005
Photos from the party I was at last night
Photoblogger Swayframe, possibly soon to be an extra in MAD COWGIRL if she emails me, took THIS ONE of the new tat, now all done with scabbing.
And Emmanuelle Richard took THIS ONE of me with Swayframe and Amy Alkon. Note that I'm modeling the newest of my Cafepress tees.
Emmanuelle thought I didn't look happy enough in the picture. I think I look satisfied in a stoic kind of a way.
French TV cameras were there, so word to the French familie Parisien -- supposedly this footage will wind up on "the French version of 60 Minutes," whatever that might be called.
Almost everyone there seemed to be in couples. This is more and more the way when I hang out with friends these days. Most were freaked out by the new tattoo, except Amy, who always loves shocking things as long as they don't involve people urinating on her property.
By the way, I'd like to clarify something, and I may add this to the FAQ. "LYT" is to be pronounced aloud as "ell-why-tee," not "lit" or "light" (though my fans are called LYTerati, and that would be pronounced "literati." And I can't stop you from saying it any way you want, but this is the right way.)
Same reason the patriarch of the Ewing family is called "J.R.", pronounced "Jay Are," not "Jurrr." They are my initials -- it is equally incorrect to write my name "Lyt.". The only reason I don't usually write "LYT" with periods after each letter is because URLs don't do that.
And that's "You-Are-Ell," not "Earl."
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Thursday, February 10, 2005
Speed 2: Cruiser Control [updated]
Due to various admonitions not to be late, I arrived at WeHo restaurant/bar Lola's about 20 minutes early for the speed-dating deal. Forgoing the valet parking -- it's best never to park at a bar if you can avoid it, because that way if you're still not ready to drive at closing time, you can walk around a bit -- I found a good street parking space, and headed to the back room where the deal was gonna go down.
Three gorgeous ladies there already, but they were just HurryDate employees, not participants. Dang.
Drink specials for $5, and a bartender with a huge Wu-Tang Clan tattoo on his bicep. Cool.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2005
Review Update
"The filmmakers proudly boast that there were no wires, computer effects, or stunt doubles used, and if they hadn't proclaimed it, you'd never have believed it -- Jaa's hang time is akin to that of Michael Jordan circa 1987, or Carrie-Anne Moss in a Matrix harness."
the rest HERE
"The musical numbers are fairly infrequent, and the fact that most are in English rather than Hindi turns out to be a detriment. Watching a Bollywood film, one hears the exotic music and sees the erotic dance and assumes it must be saying something cool. Here, the lyrics are exposed as trite, and the attempt to Hollywoodize them yields a result no better than the most mediocre of show tunes."
the rest HERE
Quick take on THE WORK AND THE GLORY
CityBeat's website isn't quite up to date, so here are my reviews for them of a couple movies:
#BOOGEYMAN#
As a young boy, Tim Jensen sees, or thinks he sees, his father being sucked into the closet by a computer-generated shadow thing, never to return. As an adult (Barry Watson, of “Sorority Boys”), he’s been told that it was just his way of dealing with abandonment issues, but he maintains a fear of closets nonetheless, a fear he has apparently never told his fiancée (Tory Mussett), who is constantly left to wonder why she’s always finding him in a state of shock.
So when Tim’s mother dies, he starts to suspect the Boogeyman all over again, and decides to cure himself of his fears by spending the night...alone...in his haunted childhood home. Bad idea. This Boogeyman never got the post-”Monsters, Inc.” memo that laughs are better than screams, though his ability to warp time and space between closet doors is similar to that of Mike Wazowski and Sulley.
Produced by Sam Raimi, “Boogeyman” borrows a trick or two from the Japanese horror playbook (dark flowing water, white-faced spooks) along with some gratuitously cheap tricks (a crow hitting the windshield, which serves no greater plot purpose) to create an effectively creepy atmosphere. While the Boogeyman remains off-camera, the power of suggestion proves effective. Unfortunately, he has to show his face eventually...but by that time, Eric Kripke’s generally smart story has been chopped into incoherence in what feels like a forced attempt to just end things quickly. The movie’s worth a look for cheap thrills, but it’s no classic. By February-movie standards, that ain’t so bad.
#THE WEDDING DATE#
It’s amazing no-one thought of it sooner -- take “Pretty Woman” and switch the genders. Money in the bank, right? Not quite. The first problem “The Wedding Date” runs into is that the whole “converting a hooker” fantasy skews mainly male. The second is that the film-makers neglected the other aspect of “Pretty Woman”, which is that it also fulfilled the female fantasy of finding a rich man who also happens to be handsome, charming, and willing to live with you happily ever after. Debra Messing’s Kat gets a different female fantasy fulfilled in this movie, the one about making an ex-flame jealous by showing up to a wedding with a hot guy, and she co-opts the male fantasy of seducing a sex worker.
But what’s in it for the guy? How many men do you know who dream of abandoning a career seducing beautiful women for money in order to be with one who’s shrill, neurotic, and seemingly disliked by much of her family?
Then again, Nick (Dermot Mulroney) isn’t exactly a dreamboat himself -- for a man-whore, he looks a bit shopworn. Nevertheless, when he tells Kat “I’d rather fight with you than make love with anyone else,” one is tempted to remind screenwriter Dana Fox of Harrison Ford’s “Star Wars”-era admonition to George Lucas: You can write this shit, but you sure can’t say it.
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Watch LOST IN THE BUSH for free!
The entire movie, featuring me in a supporting role, alongside more famous friends like Eddie Steeples (TORQUE), Shelli Merrill (ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE), Jaye Barnes-Luckett (MAY), Chris Sivertson (THE LOST), etc. can now be downloaded HERE
This is a fully authorized and legal download courtesy of writer/director/cinematographer Kevin Ford. You are not "stealing" in any way by watching it in this manner, and it doesn't cost a thing.
Not recommended for dial-up connections, however.
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Technical meltdown
Don't bother trying to get into archived posts for the time being.
Also, if any of my readers are tech-savvy enough to deal with the Greymatter blog program, I really need your help. Webmaster #1 has exhausted all his options. Webmaster #2 -- not sure what he knows about Greymatter, but I await word.
All this because I tried to add one hyperlink and missed a quote mark while copying and pasting. Seriously.
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RING around the roses
I just watched the prequel and sequel to the Japanese version of THE RING, a.k.a. RINGU. All this in preparation for part 2 of the American version, which will not specifically be based on either. But if you're wondering if you should rent them, read on (no major spoilers, unless you haven't seen the first one)...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Need for Speed
I'm doing speed-dating for the first time tomorrow night. Basically, you get to talk to some 20-odd women, but only for 5 minutes apiece.
I'm not great at introductory small-talk. Anyone have some ideas on what to talk about in 5 minutes only?
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Hollywood star trek
It recently came to my attention that my MAD COWGIRL costar Walter Koenig does not have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.
Granted, not everyone can have one. But his is a particularly grievous ommission since every other major cast member on "the show" has one but Walter.
Walter even showed up for STAR TREK GENERATIONS when most of the other cast did not or would not (only Shatner and Doohan joined him).
Help Walter get the star he deserves. Check out THIS SITE and see how you can help.
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In 3-Dimension
This is for all the fans of THE LOLLIPOP GIRLS IN HARD CANDY (I just ensured 50 more hits by typing that)...
The 3-d porn epic is playing at the Nuart this Friday night at midnight. It will be the fully uncensored cut, and not the bowdlerized version that appears on my commentary DVD as "M-3D: the Movie."
Bill Margold and Douglas Dunning are expected to attend. No WWE theme music is anticipated.
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LYT appearance in February's "8 Ball"
I've heard that some people in the Press Club think that I appear in their newsletter too often. To which I say, make yourself look distinctive and show up to a lot of events, and you can give me a run for my money.
Till then, SHAAAAAADDDUP!
Anyway, to sse me in the latest ish, CLICK HERE and scroll down (it's a pdf file, so you need Acrobat).
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Monday, February 7, 2005
The search
So, yesterday I was hangin' with my web guy, and in addition to making an extremely homoerotic short film during superbowl halftime, we logged onto this site and checked the stats.
The good news is I have a lot more readers than I thought.
The surprising news is that a majority seem to bookmark the message board page rather than any other (a surprise given how few people actually post there). Also, more people come here from Cathy Seipp's site than any other on my links page.
Now for the amusing news. Many readers come here using search engines. Wanna know what they were actually searching for?
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