hey kids! oh yes - today was one of those lazy days - recently i've been completely addicted to playing lego indiana jones adventures on xbox - i finally finished all the chapters - it's such a well-crafted game and super fun but now it's time for me to jump back into grand theft auto IV (yet i do feel guilty sometimes playing video games since it's such a big waste of time but i can't help myself...) anyways i had to go pick up an audio cable at frys over in burbank (which turned out to be the wrong cable...) but i stopped by the DVD section for a hot second and company on blu-ray caught my eye - it's a filmed performance (the revival) of the 1970 broadway musical which ended up taking home the 2007 best musical revival tony award!
since i'm a huge fan of composer/lyricist stephen sondheim (now age 78) i've loved the music from the show for ages (there's a number of famous songs including being alive & the ladies who lunch) but i never saw it performed...when i got home i instantly tossed it on - i was hooked right away plus it got me all misty about new york city (as much as i miss the big apple sometimes - i don't think i could bear to leave los angeles - i truly love it here) where the story of single 'bobby' (played by tony nominated raul esparza who is amazing) is played out - if you told me this morning i'd be posting about this tonight i'd have said you're nuts but oh my gosh i do like to keep things random here on popbytes - company was incredibly smart & entertaining (plus the show is almost forty years old and still feels very relevant and modern - i could go on & on...) if you're a fan of musical theater at all - this is a total must-see - i wish i had taken my ass to new york to have seen it in person! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
PS there's a great video below of angel desai singing 'another hundred people' - one of the best songs from the show - watch more clips here!
sweeping all the major theater awards for best revival of a musical, this beloved stephen sondheim-george furth classic is more relevant today than ever before. far ahead of its time with its unconventional look at love and commitment in modern manhattan, company is an honest, funny and sophisticated portrayal of the pros and cons of marriage as seen through a 35-year-old confirmed bachelor and his enthusiastically married, slightly envious friends. with a wise and witty score including "another hundred people," "side by side by side," "the ladies who lunch" and "being alive," this broadway production of company offers musical comedy at its finest.
good morning! fans of the BBC series absolutely fabulous can now finally rejoice - the entire series is now available on DVD - a nine disc set called absolutely everything! although the show has been available before - it was never quite complete like this latest 'limited edition' release! i got a copy a few weeks ago (the packaging is gorgeous and is pictured below) and i've been watching it like a fiend - i love the oh so messy & hilarious antics of patsy (played by joanna lumley) and edina (played by jennifer saunders) for fans of the show - this is a must have! to celebrate the release i've got two copies to toss out here on popbytes - between now and next week i'll randomly pick two winners to receive the good 'abfab' times on DVD - all you have do is send an email to me at absolutelyfabulous@popbytes.com - good luck! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
This gorgeous, limited-edition collector's set captures all the side-splitting hijinks as the pair searches ceaselessly for style over substance. And speaking of style, the impossibly gorgeous AbFab limited-edition collectible is covered in silver quilted-satin with a richly embossed metal plaque. It even includes a leopard-skin print bookmark. It just might be the first DVD collection you'll display on your coffee table! Over four hours of extras include the bonus episodes, The Last Shout, The New York Specials and White Box, along with behind-the-scenes featurettes, early sketches, audio commentary, outtakes and much more. 9 discs of Absolutely Everything! Includes Seasons 1-5, plus The Last Shout, The New York Specials, and White Box!
good evening! i finally got around to watching atonement this afternoon which is fairly new to DVD (the film garnered 7 academy award nominations including best picture) i wasn't overly excited to watch it but oh my gosh - i freakin' LOVED it! the film held my attention the entire time - i thought the performances were excellent and the oscar-winning score was beautifully haunting! i also didn't realize legendary actress vanessa redgrave had a small part in the film - she should have been nominated for best supporting actress - ms. redgrave doesn't have a lot of screen time but she blew me away in the last few minutes of the film! of course being a sometimes over emotional person i totally had a nervous breakdown by the time everything was said and done - oh my gosh i so wished i had seen atonement in the theaters (although crying in public can be embarassing) i liked it way better than no country for old men which walked off with the best picture oscar earlier this year! if you haven't seen it already - i can't recommend it enough! i certainly didn't expect to like it as much as i actually did yet that's how it usually goes for me...the films that get me all pumped up usually disappoint and the ones i don't have much interest in seeing always surprise me! anyways i hope everyone is enjoying their weekend - popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
hey hey! today i did a whole lot of nothing which was refreshing for a change but i did manage to have brunch with some of my blogger comrades including - cindy, candy, sasha, and david - it's always nice to get together with other people in the same boat - we laughed a lot and of course got in a lot of 'high school' type gossip - since really sometimes blogging feels like being right back in high school!
yesterday i received a preview copy of show business: the road to broadway and i was super excited since i meant to catch the documentary when it was making rounds in theaters (it lands in stores this coming tuesday oct 16th) i tossed it on this afternoon - oh my gosh - i loved it! it follows four broadway shows from the start of rehearsals in the summer of '03 - up until & past the tony awards the following spring in '04 - the four shows included avenue q, wicked, taboo, and caroline, or change - i'm ashamed to admit i've only see 'caroline' when it played here in los angeles (read my review) i'd still love to see wicked & avenue q - and after seeing this movie - i realized i should've have flown to NYC to catch taboo - what a shame that show closed so early - and star euan morton is like beyond adorable! i'd highly recommend seeing this if you're a theater fan at all (the trailer is posted below) it covered so many angles - i was engrossed & wrapped up in all the drama on the great white way! (still the thing i miss most about living in new york!) popbytes over & out for tonight - i'll check you all tomorrow - xxoo!
good morning! so who else shares in my guilty pleasure the hills?!? when season #1 first aired i almost couldn't bear it but after watching a few episodes by accident - i became totally hooked on all the drama!
the second season really kicked up the stakes by featuring the drama between one-time BFFs lauren conrad & heidi montag! they were best of friends - and moved into together when they relocated from laguna beach to the hollywood hills...but then there was the whole spencer pratt factor - who is a total loser & asshole (for me there's simply no other way to put it!) heidi started dating spencer - who totally rubbed LC the wrong way - in the end ms. montag had to choose between her best friend & her boyfriend - sadly the asshole boyfriend won out! at the end of the second season heidi moved out to be w/ spencer - leaving lauren in the dust - sad but true!
this week the second season was released on DVD - so it's time to catch up before the third season premieres this coming monday! i can't wait to see what happens next between the gals! to celebrate the release i have five copies of the DVD to toss out to my readers! the first five people to answer this trivia question will win the goods...what's the name of the event planning agency heidi worked at? send your answers over to mk@popbytes.com - as soon as i have five winners i'll post the answers along with the names of the winners!
UPDATE congrats to popbytes readers jody, leann, joey, karen, & john who were the first to answer 'brent bolthouse productions' - oh my gosh i wish i had more DVDs to toss out but please stay tuned - i'll try and keep the toss outs coming!
as you can probably see the hills has taken over popbytes for the day - in celebration of the third season along with the virtual hills featured over on mtv.com - where you can sign up to create your own avatar - and possibly win stuff! there's a bunch of stuff going on - so if you're hardcore fan like myself i suggest you check it out and sign up! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
good morning! right now i've got a toss out here on popbytes - recently the mr. magoo show was released as a complete DVD collection - a four disc set with twenty-six episodes featuring 130 remastered magoo cartoons! mr. magoo always found himself in a sticky situation because of his nearsightedness - which he was always stubborn to admit! i've got two copies of the DVD to toss out to popbytes readers - the first people to answer this two-part question will win...who voiced mr. magoo & what other famous show did they star on? email me at mk@popbytes.com with your answers - i'll update this post once i have two winners! good luck - popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
UPDATE congrats to popbytes readers tim & christine who were quick to answer jim backus who voiced mr. magoo and also played 'thurston howell' on gilligan's island - i hope to have more toss outs here so stay tuned! (thanks to everyone else who entered - i wish i had more to give away!)
hey hey! i hope everyone is enjoying their weekend (the weather was awesome here in los angeles) i slept in this morning which i totally needed to do! i got a few local things done that i had to take care of and then i settled into watching two 'cult camp classics' while relaxing on my couch - the other day i was thrilled when the postman dropped off four DVD sets containing a total of twelve films that have been put in the cult & camp categories! the sets include: sci-fi thrillers, women in peril, terrorized travelers, and historical epics! (they'll be in stores on june 26th - you can pre-order 'em here) of course i ripped right into the women in peril set - watching 1950's caged (about a ladies prison - i watched this in honor of paris hilton) and i also watched trog (which happens to be joan crawford's last film made in 1970 - seven years before her death in 1977 and there were NO wire hangers anywhere in sight!) both were totally campy & hilarious (especially trog - a half ape & half man creature who wreaks havoc - way over the top!) i love watching these types of films plus they're perfect to toss on at a party! i've got a lot more viewing to catch up on tonight & tomorrow - i'm so behind! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
hello hello hello! i'm sure like most of you - i'm totally relieved that it's friday night and the work week is over! when i was flying back to los angeles on monday i tried to watch a movie on my laptop but i couldn't deal - so i popped in my new scooby-doo DVD - the complete 3rd season - which was perfect since the episodes are about thirty minutes long - gosh i have the attention span of a fly on a plane! plus i had been meaning to watch scooby & his pals - for sure the series was my top cartoon when i was a kid - there's still nothing that's quite like it (the live-action flicks suck ass!) thankfully these episodes take place before scrappy's arrival - i didn't care for him one bit - he ruined everything! below are some fun scooby clips - i needed something mindless & fun to write about tonight - i'm burnt! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
scooby-doo, where are you! the complete third season features the last 16 episodes which originally aired as part of the scooby’s all stars series. within these 16 captivating capers, scooby-doo, shaggy, daphne, fred and velma tackle the tar monster, face down iron face and trek the globe for ghosts galore from a menace in venice to the warlock of wimbledon. these fabulous adventures of the sleuthing canine and his mystery inc. pals will easily solve the case of any cartoon fan’s entertainment needs.
hey kids! i can't even begin to tell you how behind i am on watching movies (shame on me!) my netflix choices have actually collected dust! the good thing though is a line does exist (in my mind) and marie antoinette was at the very top! my good pal joey let me borrow her DVD for the weekend and last night i settled into kirsten dunst take on the one-time queen of france!
i had a feeling i'd be totally into it based on everything i read plus sofia coppola is a kick-ass director - gosh i adore the virgin suicides (one of the best soundtracks ever) which after seeing i read the book (even better) by jeffrey eugenides and fell completely in love with the twisted suburban tale (quick funny aside - i had a friend in NYC and her landlord was mr. eugenides in brooklyn and she said he was a total asshole!)
ok back to marie antoinette - in a quick nutshell - i fucking loved it! totally my type of film (my pal nathaniel from film experience named it his top film of 2006) not your typical period piece by any means - it's stylish & indulgent - just how i like things! ms. coppola for sure made a real artsy film (the modern & way cool soundtrack absolutely works) i can see why it didn't pull in huge dollars at the box office but for me (in my always humble opinion) the movie captured 100% of my attention (that's a really hard thing to do!)
the film also spurred me on to do a little research on the real ms. antoinette - oh my word - in the end she lost her head...literally! kudos to everyone involved on this film - if you haven't seen it - i totally recommend it but i wouldn't twist your arm over it - it's not for everyone - i'm sure you all know by know that my tastes can be a bit off beat! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
PS you really do learn something new everyday - today i realized that pink lemonade is just lemonade mixed a hint of grenadine - who knew?!?
hey kids! i've already posted a bunch of times about the oh so adorable greg the bunny - who along with his puppet pals have made 'deranged puppet parodies' which hilariously spoof a bunch of a films (like annie hall (popbytes favorite movie ever) which became bunnie hall) the second season just ended over the weekend but thankfully the first season is now available on DVD (the trailer is posted below) and would make the perfect holiday present - especially for that film buff in your life who has already seen everything!
greg was so kind to offer up three lucky popbytes reader the chance to win his new DVD! it's one of the funniest DVDs i own (plus it contains extras galore) and i'm so happy to be able to share the puppet love with you guys! all you have to do is be one of the first three people to email me at mk@popbytes with the correct answer to this question...who gives greg his 'voice' and which of greg's puppet pals does this person voice as well? good luck - i'll update this post with the answers & the winners as soon as they come in! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
UPDATE congrats to popbytes readers hoully, stewart, and patrick who all were quick to correctly answer dan milano who is the voice of greg the bunny and also provides warren 'the ape' demontague's voice! stay tuned - i love being able to toss out product here on popbytes!
Greg the Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies 2-DVD Set
GREG THE BUNNY is back! Fresh off the heels of his groundbreaking sitcom, Greg gets back to his edgy IFC roots with old pals Warren the Ape, Count Blah and Seth Green for film parodies of some of Hollywood's most classic films.
Watch as Greg tunes in, turns on and drops out in Sleazy Rider; Warren goes on a bloodthirsty rampage in Naturally Sewn Killers; and Count Blah takes a bite out of crime in The Godpappy!
This is no sitcom. This is not for the family. This is the Greg The Bunny: Best Of The Film Parodies 2-DVD set: sex, violence and videotape.
