—Kathy's mom! What's up? —Kathy directed a documentary that's premiering at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival this weekend. Do you want to attend? —Oh. Which documentary? Tales of the Waria What is life like for the transgender community in the world's largest…
Date Archives March 2011
Yo tengo chicle en mi cerebro
Previously on Adam Riff™: —Heh. —We could do something on Adam Riff™ with The Millennium Collection, like a list of its ten silliest releases, or a bracket. —No bracket. Pop culture brackets are a tired conceit, particularly in March. —How 'bout this: The Best of…
Yo soy un disco quebrado
The San Francisco International Film Festival announced its documentaries in competition this year. Among them: Detroit Wild City France/USA 2010 A beautifully crafted portrait of the city of Detroit, a shell of its former incarnation as car manufacturing hub of the nation. As the city…
Gratuitous Film Clip Wednesday
Jackie Chan: Shaolin chef #gfcw
Saturday Night Wrist
Previously on Adam Riff™: "Is that Mike Starr playing the insurance salesman on The Office? I thought he died!" "He died in Dumb and Dumber… Maybe you confused him with Bruno Kirby?" "Yup, it's Mike Starr. Huh. He just disappeared off my radar – for…
Saturday Night Special
Instead of criticizing Saturday Night Live, I thought I'd put myself in the writers' shoes and try to conceive a good sketch for each remaining episode this season. Zach Galifianakis is hosting this week. I submit: Galifianakis, as I'm Still Here-era Joaquin Phoenix, in a…
OUWHKDA
So Harmony Korine (Gummo) wrote and directed a short film starring Die Antwoord. Umshini Wam Ninja and Yo Landi are wheelchair-bound lovers and real gangstas. They shoot guns for fun, smoke massive joints, and sleep in the woods. Ninja becomes despondent over their vagabond existence,…
This isn't Evanston, kid
It is conference tournament week in college basketball, and each participating athlete will receive a gift or gifts from his or her conference. The ACC, Big East, Big 12, and SEC are all giving or offering players an iPod Touch, while the Pac-10… "Conference-branded backpack…
I got a drug and I got the bug and I got something better than love
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never is about $8.5 million away from surpassing March of the Penguins to become the second-highest-grossing documentary film of all time, behind only Fahrenheit 9/11. Of the top ten, four are Michael Moore films, three are nature films, and one is…
I got bent like a wet cigarette
Previously on Adam Riff™: Jon: I was offered a job shipping urine tests, with uncertain advancement opportunities. Jon: But the wage is decent. Jon: They are asking me for a two-year commitment. Jon: I was about to accept the job when I noticed an offer…