Something About Something

I saw There's Something About Mary for free at my place of employment, the United Artists Midtown 8. It was one of the rare times I got my dad to come out to a movie with me and my friends. I remember that he sat on a different row than us, and to this day I'm not sure if it's because he didn't want to embarrass us, or if he didn't want to be embarrassed.

I remember him laughing really loud at any of the parts with a dog. I thought the movie was hilarious and took one of the extra posters we had and hung it on my wall. I haven't seen the movie since, and I'm pretty sure I don't like Cameron Diaz anymore.

Ed Wood

I think I saw this with my mom. I haven't seen it since. I've been told it's really good. I barely remember it.

All thumbs (Rookie of the Year)

My dad and I went to see this movie after it received a glowing review from Siskel & Ebert. We should have realized they were just geeking out because it was set in Chicago and about the Cubs, but for some reason we thought it would actually be this moving, hilarious comedy/fantasy about baseball. Well, at least it is about baseball. I never listened to Ebert ever again.

Actually, almost exactly 10 years later I had the really amazing opportunity to go to the Cannes Film Festival through school (UGA), and I saw Ebert speak on a panel. My professor was a good friend of Ebert's and invited him to speak with the small group of UGA students. I was so nervous I was trembling, but I managed to fire off a few extremely confrontational questions about things Ebert had said during the panel discussion. It wasn't exactly a revenge, but it felt pretty good to be able to voice my criticism back at the source of such terrible recommendations at Rookie of the Year.

(For the record, I think Roger Ebert is pretty great, and though he makes plenty of mistakes and gives almost every movie three stars, he is still a force of good and often a voice of reason in the realm of mainstream film criticism).

Waved out

This was probably the 2nd or 3rd time I saw GBV. I don't remember this show AT ALL. And I was 100% sober.

Shut up, you baby.

Atanta's own David Cross performed in Athens own 40 Watt. I don't think the opening act on the ticket performed.

Cross had an alright set, but I remember him shining the most when he handled hecklers. People boo'd when he mentioned his involvement in some crappy FOX sitcom (Oliver Beene), to which he announced how much he was paid for a few hours of voice over work. Then he told people not to watch the show. He also got boo'd when he mentioned he was drinking Heineken or Budweiser or some other major beer brand... Poor guy.

Come on baby won't you show me what you got, yeah

Importance of Seeing Ernest

The only thing I can make out on this ticket is "Ernest." I think, it being a Cineplex Odeon stub, that it is either from Lenox Mall or from the theatre that was in CNN Center. I'm guessing it's either Ernest Scared Stupid or Ernest Goes to Jail.