The Movie Topic: "Angelina Jolie is pregnant -- again! Tom Cruise is a control freak! Britney Spears is crazy! Lindsay Lohan and Amy Winehouse are in rehab! There seems to be no shortage of dirt that "sources close to the situation" are willing to dish. Combine that with obnoxious photographers who go to great pains to invade the privacy of celebrities to get just the right photo in the wrong light, and you have what passes for celebrity news these days. How do you feel about the invasiveness of the tabloid reporting that has become common practice even in the so-called mainstream media? How far is really TOO far?"
Personal Preamble:
Had to miss the Austin TGIO due to illness. Le Sigh.
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Specific Movie Talk: "Whoopi Goldberg Month concludes here with one of her earlist movie roles, and arguably her best. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress, this 1985 film won none of them. Co-starring Danny Glover and fellow nominees Margaret Avery and Oprah WInfrey, this movie follows the life of Celie Johnson and her quest for happiness in an unhappy world. Terri suggested it in the Specific Movie Contest earlier this year, and now we get to discuss it. The movie is... The Color Purple."
Personal Preamble:
It was my niece's second birthday. Happy Birthday to Sprocket!
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This week's non-movie topic: "Episode 59 saw a two-part discussion on an annual November festival of words called National Novel Writing Month. And even though there are still 8 whole days in which to finish your 50,000 word novel, this week will find another annual event: Wrapping up the Wrimo. Newbies: How well has NaNoWriMo met your expectations? Vets: How has this year been different from years past? Plus, we'll hopefully hear some excerpts from this year's word flurries, and a few other questions thrown in just for giggles."
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Celebrity of the Month Discussion: "She's been a little black woman in a big silver box! She won a statue for being able to hear dead people. She shuddered at the name Mufasa! (Ooooo... do it again!) She is one of my favorite actresses of all time, and the focus of November's Celebrity of the Month topic: She is the magnificent Whoopi Goldberg."
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The Movie Topic: "Right now, as we speak, some evil genius is plotting the downfall of civilization. I mean *besides* the SquidLord. Who, oh who will save us? Well, if we're lucky, it'll be those great super heroes who aren't really super heroes. Those wonderful wizards with no magic. They with the gadgets, the training, and the smarts to defeat evil in all of its uber evil moo ha ha etc forms... the subject of tonight's main discussion... Secret Agents."
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Specific Movie Talk: "In 1994, the Walt Disney Company released what became my all-time favorite Disney animated movie: A little story about a lion who just couldn't wait to be king... and then ran away from his duties. Boasting a cast with the likes of Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Moira Kelly, Whoopi Goldberg, and Cheech Marin, The Lion King thrills, chills, entertains... and still somehow manages a G rating. What is up with that? Tonight, our Specific Movie Talk is The Lion King."
Personal Preamble:
Change in scheduled date of next SMT (reflected below). The reason is that December 6 is Austin's Thank Goodness It's Over party for NaNoWriMo.
Speaking of which... National Novel Writing Month has officially begun! As of November 1, participants should have reached 1,667 words.
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Thanks to SquidLord and Terri for their voice participation!
Thanks also to Muki-Muki, Guest 13, Dev, Brooke, Shakes, Laurie in Georgia, Eric the Half-a-Bee, Rachel, Andrea, Infinity Nevermore, SaturdayMornings, Wendiigo for playing with us in the text chat!
This week's non-movie topic: "Longtime listeners will remember that episode 13 of flick-a-brac featured this little yearly event that was expected to reach 100,000 participants. We talked about what it was, and shared stories of events past. This will probably be more of the same as National Novel Writing Month hits Year 10, and more people than ever are expected to attempt to pound out a 50,000 word novel in 30 short days. What are you writing this year?"
[Important Note: This episode was so long it had to be split into two parts. Please be sure to download both parts to hear the entire conversation.]
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Celebrity of the Month Discussion: "In 1974, a young telekinetic named Carrie shocked the nation with her tale of vengeance in small-town high school. On November 11, 2008, a new book of stories will be pubhlished under the name Just After Sunset, sure to thrill readers. The writer of those, and more than 50 other works over the last 34 years, is my all-time favorite author. At one point the half-joke was told that if he writes it, a movie will be made from it. That makes him fair game for flick-a-brac, and thanks to Terri, who reminded me that the celebrity of the month doesn't *have* to be an actor, this week we get to talk about the master or horror himself, Stephen King."
Personal Preamble:
Geek is Chic 24-hour Podcastathon was a rousing success!
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This discussion tended more toward King's books, so it was agreed that flick-a-brac will revisit King's movies as a separate topic at a later date, to be announced.
Thanks to Terri and Wendiigo for their voice participation!
Thanks also to Laurie in Georgia, Dev, SimChris, Rachel, EGgold, and Andrea for playing with us in the text chat!
The Movie Topic: "Movies serve a number of roles in our lives. They entertain. They inform. They can relay the director's message to the audience. But foremost in the minds of many executives is the role of making money. Some movies, like Titanic's $600 MILLION take or The Dark Knight's $500 million, fulfill ALL of their roles. Then there are those movies that are... less than stellar box office draws. Tonight, we're going to talk about some of the worst in cinematic history: What tanked, and how badly? More importantly, what movies do YOU wish you could go back in time and convince yourself not to see? And what made you feel that way about them?"
Personal Preamble:
Geek is Chic podcastathon was still going on during recording. Visit the page for highlights and details on how you can help!
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Email from Laurie in Georgia, related to the topic.
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Discussion of what makes a movie bad, including specific examples of disliked movies. (One example brought up isn't even out yet: A remake of The Breakfast Club.)
Specific Movie Talk: "Two men awaken in darkness, chained to pipes in an old restroom, a dead man in the middle of the floor. Neither man knows how they got there or why they were chosen for abduction. Thus begins Saw, a psychological horror movie in which individuals are tested by a sociopath to discover how far they will go to survive his traps."
Personal Preamble:
Geek is Chic Podcastathon will be from noon ET October 11 through noon ET October 12. Funds raised during this 24-hour event will go to the Susan G Komen Foundation.
The Breast Cancer Site - Click to help fund mammograms for women in need. In October, your click values are doubled. PLUS: If the Breast Cancer Site reaches their October goal, their premiere sponsor will fund an additional 200 mammograms! Click every day -- it's FREE to you, and means so much to so many.
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