The scariest thing about Dragonfly is Linda Hunt playing a nun for one scene.
—CNN
That’s good enough to get my ass to the multiplex.
So, we’re writing our next play. I think I’ve mentioned it before: it’s a parody of girls’ school flicks that we’ve based on an obscure Clint Eastwood film called The Beguiled. Basically, it’s Reform School Girls set at Ashland-Belle Helene (which, incidentally, is where The Beguiled was filmed).
Anyway, we’re trying to decide on a name. It should probably have kind of a “pulp” feel, but I dunno. Here’s what we’ve come up with so far:
Confederacy of Dames
Confederate Hellcats
Confederate Jasmine
Dixie Darlings
Little Dixie Darlings
Mason-Dixon Dolls
Pussy-footing Down at the Old Plantation
I’m not being silly with that last one–it was the original title of the Eastwood film. For real.
So, what do you think? Anything stand out? Or have you got a better idea? Lemme know.
TEN THINGS I HATE TODAY
1. Bad art
2. Bad artists
3. Whiny, overstressed, passive-aggressive micromanagers (this means you!)
4. Helplessness
5. Cluelessness
6. Fat-free cream cheese
7. Ryan Phillippe (see #2 above)
8. Agents (see #3 above)
9. Docents
10. Classical musicians (cellists excluded)
I also hate limiting myself to hating only ten things.
Hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate infinity.
FOUR PHRASES YOU’LL NEVER HEAR
“Sarah Michelle Gellar’s stellar turn in the title role of Hedda Gabler was marred only by Emily Watson’s ham-fisted portrayal of Julie, the maid.”
“Ladies and gentlemen, the People’s Choice Award for Outstanding Rock, Pop, Jazz, R&B, Gospel, Rap, or Klezmer Group of the 20th Century goes to…Genesis!”
“In her latest nonfiction endeavor, Divine Mechanics, Anne Rice explores the ultimate demise of Chaos Theory and academia’s surprisingly conservative return to ‘purist’ Quantum Mechanics.”
“…and Fyvush Finkel as…’The Beaver.'”
In other news, some of you folks take this stuff way too seriously.
Ooh. Pics.
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Woman spouts trite cliches for family friend under fire! Sings chorus to The Pretenders “I’ll Stand By You” before confused crowd of diplomats and heads of state!
When Mardi Gras falls in early February–as does this year–it’s sometimes hard to get into the spirit of things. I mean, we’re still cleaning up the house from Christmas and New Year’s, and Superbowl threw the parade schedule off… It just doesn’t seem like Carnival. With any luck, though, getting dolled up for tonight’s Society of St. Ann Ball ought to bring me around. Too bad some of you won’t be around to enjoy it with us. We’ll try to take pictures…
That’s it, really. I’m trying to kill time at my computer ’till you know who wakes up and I can start making noise and getting ready.
Oh, one other thing: it seems we’re going to have a bloody mary breakfast party on Tuesday morning. If you’re in the neighborhood, drop by around 10am.
In other news: Caleb Carr is a whiny twit.
Nude! Nude! Nude! Sodomites!
“I have grown significantly, both personally and professionally, after nearly a decade of raising a family and exploring my craft. I view my appearance in Playboy as the first step in presenting myself to the world as I am.”
— Tiffany
AN AXIS OF EVIL
Right now, at this very moment, someone somewhere is watching Lethal Weapon 3.
That’s not a premonition, it’s not a hunch. It’s a fact. And it is mildly disturbing.
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