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Juno hawks Cisco & Tommy Lee Jones built the Great Wall

  • January 18, 2010 4:18 pm

There’s a recent article at Slate that talks about the recent trend of unusual celebrity pitchmen (er.. people). These folk tend to run in indie street cred circles, who make Sundancey movies, live in either Silverlake or Park Slope and would not be associated as hucksters for the Man. Well, it’s a new world order. Check out the latest roster:

Ellen Page for Cisco: YouTube Preview Image

Zooey Deschanel for Cotton: YouTube Preview Image

Luke Wilson for AT&T: YouTube Preview Image

So what’s up with these indie darlings becoming corporate shills? It’s bad enough that Will.i.am. will wear the Target logo on his hat, but I see an upward trend in celebrities who are slowly embracing becoming corporate spokespeople. Of course, money is a major motivator; Heck, Ellen Page just has to be cute and shoot around her hometown of Nova Scotia. Hey, at least Zooey Deschanel performed the actual theme song to “Cotton! The fabric of our lives!”

An Open Letter To My Beautiful Asian Sistas Dating White Guys

  • November 27, 2009 12:05 am

 

Illustration by Peter W.

Illustration by Peter W.

To My Beautiful Asian Sistas Who Are Dating White Guys:

No need to worry or get upset. This letter isn’t going to be what you think it might be considering it’s coming from an Asian American male perspective and this is a touchy subject. Let me start off by saying I have no issue with you dating white men. In fact, if you’ve kept up with my posts you’ll know that I have no problems with white dudes who have yellow fever either because, let’s face it—Asian chicks are the hottest women on the planet!

Great Moments With…

  • October 26, 2009 12:22 am

ALAN RICKMAN

Yes, the great Alan Rickman. The sexy, Irish/Welsh bloke who perpetually sounds like he has a lozenge/sucrets stuck in the back of his throat when he speaks.

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I suppose the great Alan Rickman would be considered a “character actor” in Hollywood speak. But pigeonholing the great Alan Rickman (i will refer to him as TGAR from now on) into the same Hollywood sardine can as Danny Devito, James Hong, or William Macy would be like putting a dead falcon in your butterfly collection – it just doesn’t belong.

Hollywood has always been in search of the elusive “watchability” factor in actors. It’s that star quality that sneaks into the back of a viewer’s subconscious and inspires them to fall in love with and want to watch that particular persona on screen as much as possible.  It’s what dreams are made of (wet or dry).  But what is that “watchability” factor exactly? That certain sprinkle of stardust that makes an actor a step above all others who grace the screen? Well, here are a few…

Top Ten Pick-Up Lines Asian American Guys Can Use On White Women

  • September 10, 2009 12:11 pm

pickup_lines_im_asian_do_you_have_asian_in_you_sticker-p217409815600136118qjcl_400I’m sure some of my Asian American brothas reading this have their eyes set on some fine white chick, but may be too shy or emasculated by the racist white man to make a move. Well, fuck that! Do a fellow brotha proud, get out there and go for the gusto! To help you out, I’m passing on my top ten pick-up lines to use on white women. Employ these properly and I guarantee she’ll be letting you shove your Mao Tse Tongue down her throat and you’ll get more succulent and tender white meat than Colonel Sanders.

10. Do you want to go back to my place and play “Jon and Kate plus eight minutes of pure sexual nirvana?”

The Delicate Art of Adapting Novels Into Films

  • August 14, 2009 4:03 pm

the_time_travelers_wife_ericbana_rachelmcadams-500x333Aside from Gregory David Robert’s Shantaram (which is also being adapted for the big screen with Johnny Depp attached to star), I can’t think of another novel from the past few years that I’ve loved more than Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife. The story of a seemingly ordinary man named Henry, who has a rare genetic defect that sends him traveling through time at life’s most inopportune moments, and Clare, the woman who loves him, was one of the most original stories I had ever read. The book’s underlying metaphor of a woman who falls in love with a man suffering from a potentially fatal disease added a poignancy that elevated the plot above most sci-fi yarns. So it’s a shame to hear the film version, which opens today, might not be very good. Check out the trailer: