2) The second ingredient in our awesome headline souffle comes to us straight from the kitchen of CNN (Should I continue on with the culinary theme?). They cooked up this little gem for us, Mountain lion in bedroom kills family dog, and it leaves the reader with only one conclusion: Predatory cats just can't resist a nice set of French Doors. And can you blame them? They add openness and natural light to any room. This mountain lion was probably just lost, looking for the kitchen to survey the art deco backsplash, when he wandered into the master bedroom and, thinking he was in the kitchen, picked up a quick snack: the family dog. But the dog was 12 anyway, and had lived a full life (plus he was a real chore{incontinence}). So really, all's well that ends well...
3) The Dark Knight, or the second coming of Jesus H. Christ (the H stands for Handsome), has grossed $400 million dollars in 18 days, beating all sorts of records. You might remember The Dark Knight from, well, 18 days ago, when it appeared on the horizon astride a white stallion, it's beautiful 35mm film print waving in the breeze. Accompanied, as always, by his trusty companion, IMAX, The Dark Knight has sworn to uphold the virtues of the American West, battling corruption and villainy along the way. Wait... Is that The Dark Knight, or The Lone Ranger? Shit, I can never tell those two apart. Either way, go see The Dark Knight again. And while you're at it, go see The Lone Ranger too. Couldn't hurt.
4) Now comes to Pineapple Express, which I saw at the midnight showing last night. Anticipated by stoners (of which I am, surprisingly, not one) and comedy aficionados (of which I am one, although you could argue you can't tell from this blog {self-deprecation[fuck you]}) Pineapple Express stars Seth Rogen and James Franco is about a couple of pot smoking losers who get caught up in a drug war/murder/manhunt/relationship problems/getting stoned all the time predicament. Now I don't want to ruin any details, I'll leave that up to my colleagues at Cinematical, The Onion's A.V Club, and The CBS Early Show, but I will let you know that the movie is excellent. The first half seems to just be a straight buddy comedy, but as it follows into the crescendo it seemed to me they moved it towards a satire of action films. Of course, I'm sure that is heady territory for a writer after Hot Fuzz, but they made several subtle points very well, especially in the use of Danny McBride as another drug dealer/friend. It's one of those films in which I have already made plans to see it again, which I think might be one of the best compliments a film can get. From me. Other people can give much better compliments. Remember, I hate everything and everyone, so compliments aren't exactly my game.
On a related note, I was so fucking right!!! At the end of the movie, a song obviously titled Pineapple Express came on and as I was listening I said to my friend, I think that's Huey Lewis. And I'm totally right. Anyone who knows me personally knows that my love for Huey Lewis and the News runs almost as deep as my love for my parents. Except Huey never left me alone in the parking lot while he went into the Toy Box strip club to buy Doral 100's. And Huey never told me I was the only thing standing between him and his dream of owning a giraffe farm. Come to think of it, Huey Lewis is so much better than my parents. You know who is not better than my parents: Jimmy Kimmel. But he does get Huey on more than anyone else, so you have to give him props (as the kids say??). Enjoy:
UPDATE: I would be remiss if I didn't include this A.V. Club interview with Seth Rogen where he actually refers to Hot Fuzz as a style inspiration. That's just more proof that I'm awesome.
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