Sunday, November 25, 2007

Cloverfield, Books and Flags of Our Fathers

Yes, I tie it all together. The strands: The "Cloverfield" monster (a sneak peek below based on the clues...if correct, sue me, JJ Abrams--Lost is a TERRIBLE show!). This could be the "Blair Witch Project" of the new century...or more hype bullshit like "Snakes on A Plane." More book news, including Karen Quinones Miller's decision to self-publish her biopic of Harlem proto-gangster "Bumpy" Johnson (based on Johnson's widow's collaboration). I guess street lit authors and the big publishers would rather deal with cartoon gangstas and hoes, rather than real ones. Luckily I have the comics medium. Oh, and lest we not forget, Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers, currently playing on HBO; it's an allegory for the current political perfidity of Bush-Cheney. Don't I always tie it together? See how tomorrow...
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:23 AM

    This is JJ Abrams hype. The movie will suck. All marketing like Flags of Our Fathers showed how the US marketed a myth about the Iwo Jima Marines? I'm sure that's your tie-in?

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  2. Anonymous9:27 AM

    By the way, your committee missed two of the most silly shows I've ever seen or heard of. First, my father reminded me of "It's About Time," where 2 astronauts go back in time and live with cavemen. The second is "Mr T and Tina" with Pat Morita. We are Japanese-Americans and while Pat has done much for us in the arts, he's alos lowered himself to fill stupid, if not stereotypical roles.

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