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Men What I Love

Posted on August 5th, 2010 by prinny.
Categories: News.

Well, that Chris Morris is a funny, clever bugger, isn’t he? Rhetorical. B and I actually got to go out, like grown ups, on a date and everything last week. (even though Spike was a sick as a dog – thanks Nana and Papa!) We went to the pictures. The moving, talking pictures. MIFF is in full swing, or about to finish, I can’t be expected to keep up with ALL the details – but since we heard the first sniffs of an idea Mr Morris had for his first full length feature film we’ve been hanging out to see it. Four Lions is about as dangerous a topic you could chose and is expertly thrown at the screen like no other could have managed. How DO you make a funny movie about terrorism?

Traditionally Jihadist extremists (redundant) are fare more suited to intense documentaries or bang, smash, blowing-shit-up Oliver Stone movies. Of course Chris Morris looked in that box marked, “Suicide Bombers” and he thought, “I can make them sympathetic, funny characters.” And for this, he is a show off. The fact that he succeeded soooo expertly makes him an Epic Smarty Pants. He directed too, of course and it’s beautifully shot. From hidden point of view conversation snatches to the wildly brutal panoramas of Terrorist Training Camps and the stunning mayhem of midtown London on Marathon Day – it just takes your breath away. The story is dangerous, ridiculous and farcical and honest in every way. The laughs, as the best laughs do, come out of shocking dark corners and serene human innocence. It’s no secret I want to smash this man’s head open and move in with his brain, it must be SO divine to be in there, all day. See it. Love it. Erect a Chris Morris statue in your yard and get to worshippin’!

Another man what I love with my lips teeth and gums is US comedian, Louis CK.

Louis is a killer stand-up. A comics comic whom also reaches across to the front of the room becomes an audiences comic. Pretty impressive. Google the lad, you’ll thank me afterwards. Now Louis had a short lived HBO show called Lucky Louie which I hated. Not because of him, cause he rocked. Or the supporting cast, which were great. I hated the look of it, the $3.20 spent on each episode really showed. It was jarring and off putting. And the dialogue seemed more about ’shocking’ than ‘delivering’ and that kinda sealed the deal. Of course I watched them all – I love Louis but watching Lucky Louie was never a satisfying feeling. Now, coming full circle, Louis has a genius new show on FX (FX the same network that gives us Archer – OMFG I LOVE Archer) and you need to sell your kidneys to get a hold of a copy. It’s what Seinfeld would have been if Seinfeld was an edgy, brutally honest comic brimming with self loathing and bravado. The opening scene below (from Ep 2) is one of the most honest representations of a bunch of comics hanging around together ever captured on screen. It sets the tone for the series, for mine. Louis writes, directs and hullo EDITS this show on his Mac… the very thought of so much creative control makes me faint with desire. Unbridled, envious, desire. The best news is, Louie just got picked up for another 13 eps. NO ONE deserves more shows like Louis. This series should be held up as an example of how all ’sitcoms’ should be made. Love. It. Hard.

And this has been a episode of Men What I Love. Those two are smashed up hard at the top of my list. Just under these three.

Bliss! Yup, nothing beats those three…

Me xxoo

Louis twitters here.
I twitter here and there.
Spike even has a go, here.

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Short Film Short List

Posted on December 21st, 2009 by prinny.
Categories: Baby Stuff, News.

Let’s go! Tonight at midnight, they cull the field to the shortlist. Link to Nikon Film Festival here!

Help two hirsute boys make the cut. Help their Momma get a new Nikon D5000…. mmmmm, cameray goodness….

Please take a moment to register and comment, it’s Xmas or something.

Thanks!

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See My Short Film

Posted on December 13th, 2009 by prinny.
Categories: News.

Or fillum as my Dad would say. It’s here. My Short Fillum. Go see it. Love it. Leave a comment.

Nikon are holding a short film contest. They ask, “So what’s it like to be you? Capture the essence of your day in a video of 140 seconds or less. It can be funny, touching or profound. It can be about everything you did, everything you didn’t do, the day’s biggest dilemma or its most telling detail.” As you can see, we went for ‘profound’. Living with a three year old with a large vocabulary is a lesson in, keeping a straight face. What’s the prize, you ask? Camera’s and stuff, mainly. I don’t expect to win, they judge on image quality – my trusty Canon aint no Nikon 5000D – and some of the entrants have used these gorgeous cameras. It’s like the difference between the Mona Lisa and an Etch-a-Sketch pic. But it was fun, Spike was in fine form and Mo in a mo is always good for giggles.

In other news, we have an Itchy gig this week. An Itchy Nativity – kinda says it all, doesn’t it? Guess which one of us is playing the Virgin Maree? Guess which one of us never ever gets a root – even when he’s married! The delightful Dr Grog, Tim Harris will be our able Narrator/Wise Man and lil one ball Adrian Calear will be the Arc Angel Gabriel and a Wise Man. We may or may not check his prosthetic plum. What are you waiting for?

Haggs was over her the other day and we wrote our play then cleaned up the pee. We have SO much fun, writing. It’s just the best part. We squealed and wheezed and wee’d! Just the old days… Come see us blaspheme, if there are any tickets left. It’s a long night with a LOT of Melbourne’s best and brightest character performers, we’ll be your rancid cream with a cherry on top.

So what do you have to do before you continue with your Xmas shopping, Hanukkah candle lighting or Kwanza… being black-ing? That’s right, click on the link to “Spike and Morrison’s Day… in moustaches.” and then click on the link to buy tickets to our very christianful Nativity play.

Good!

I do love, plans.

Miss Candy-Girl’s keeper xxxx

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The opening sequence of my new show…

Posted on June 17th, 2008 by prinny.
Categories: Uncategorized.

I know, gripping isn’t it?! And that’s just the first 10 mins!

Me xxxx

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Roll Call.

Posted on April 15th, 2007 by prinny.
Categories: Stories.

I have been writing again. Have a nice lil sitcom script all packaged up with nowhere to go. As we speak it’s sitting on desks around the western seaboard holding executive cups of coffee, developing a nice coffee ring of confidence. But it is in development… [insert your own rimshot] The best you can hope for is someone is using a stamp mug yes, that would make it better. There’s also a screenplay or two cluttering up the living room or three of those who are ‘next in line’. It’s a funny ol’ bidness, this Biz of Show. Who really knows? I mean, aside from anyone with a sense of perspective and half a brain cell? Hmm? Yes, just what I thought! No one. You just never know… What I do know is – there’s a few lucky people out there who have lovingly crafted doorstoppers, crammed full of jokes and clever plot twists. Some people get all the luck. Damn you Spielberg!

It’s comedy festival time, down under. Unless you’re reading this from there which means, it’s comedy festival time around here. MICF really can throw up a show. The ones I recommend from afar are Comedium What more could you ask for? She’s a mad ol tart. Funny as muck AND she’ll read your fortune! (My other ‘arf, there she is <--- Haggar the Shithot Oracle.) For We Are Young And Free a smart play written by a stupidly talented little bint called, Lozz Clarke. Aaaaaand – not that I’ve ever seen them but I love the name, We are Klang. Let me know if the name is enough? Oh and just for the heck of it and because I love this beardy bugger, Dave Callan. If for no other reason than he has the best promo pic of the fest (click him down below, I promise he’ll be a perfect Irish gentleman).

In our house, movement is afoot. Plans are being made and mashed peas are being eaten with gusto by the youngest member of our clan. You can read all about his comings and goings on his blog. If he gets any cuter, I may just have to punch his tiny face off. More big people news will come as we sort out our grab bags. It’s not quite the Royal Melbourne Show but if you line up nicely, you might just get a Cadbury Showbag.

Til later when I can think of ways of being even more vague.

Me, Him and Ours xxxx

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