Media Blitz

I've really been consuming a lot of art lately. I've been reading quite a bit, novels, tearing through GQ articles. This is kind of unusual for me. Not that I don't I read, but most of the time my reading comes accompanied by pictures and sound effects (don't laugh! comics are a valid art form, natch!!). I don't nearly read as much as my wife or my sister-in-law (I don't know anyone who reads as much as Kelly), but for whatever reason I have been reading a lot. And seeing movies as well. Here's a little rundown of what I've been in to recently:

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safron Foer
One of the best books I've read in years. Creative, Modern, Post-Modern, touching, and on and on. Even better than his first book Everything is Illuminated (which is also brilliant). If you've had an inkling to read it, do so.

Less Than Zero by Brett Easton Ellis
Fantastic. If you're expecting something similar to the Robert Downey Jr. movie then brace yourself, the book is even more haunting and shocking. It's all about rich kids in LA with too much money and drugs. It might've resonated more with me since I've met a few kids who could've walked out of the pages of the book.

For Your Consideration
I love Chistopher Guest movies. Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman are some of the funniest movies you'll ever see. But For Your Consideration was a disappointment. It veers from the mockumentary format and tries to read more like a movie. But it's just not as funny as the other outings. The cast has gotten so enormous its like no one has any time to be funny. But if you're a fan of his other movies I'm sure it will keep you amused.

The Departed
Best movie I've seen this year. Incredible. It can stand right along Goodfellas as one of Scorceses' best, and that is saying quite a bit.


The Fountain comes out today, I'll probably see it tomorrow or Friday. I'm also in the middle of reading Fight Club again. Big news, I'm going to be on the CBS Early Show this Saturday with the bossman. I'll let you know more details as they come. Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone.


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