Someone out there has compiled a book of "Geeky Dreamboats." The examples provided are Michael Cera, Daniel Radcliffe, the Jonas Brothers, and Flight of the Conchords.
Michael Cera? Uh, he always plays geeks and he always plays himself, so I guess he can stay. Plus, he's just wrapped up filming a comic book movie, which he was apparently already a fan of when he was cast. However, I hesitate to apply the "dreamboat" label, although this is subject to further contemplation once he looks like he has hit puberty.
Daniel Radcliffe? Free pass, he's Harry freakin' Potter.
Jonas Brothers? Get out right now. As far as I know, there is absolutely no basis in referring to them as "geeky," and I wish I knew much less about the Jonas Brothers than I actually do.
Flight of the Conchords possess sugalumps that I would check out any day.
Suggestions for improving this list, in order by surname:
--Colin Morgan. He makes Merlin the most adorable medieval wizard of all time, and his dream role is a character from a Terry Pratchett book. He also has dorky giant ears.
--Chris Pine, aka Chris Fine, aka Captain Fine. He's James Tiberius Kirk and he will not hesitate to punch you in the face. Additionally, he went to Berkeley and studied all the time, which is definitely dreamy in my book.
--Zachary Quinto. Admittedly, I've never seen him in anything besides Star Trek XI, but that clearly qualifies him.
--Jason Schwartzman. He possesses a great amount of je ne sais quoi in the geekiness department. Is it the way he looks in giant nerdy glasses? Is it the way he sounds while voicing a woodland animal with a sock on its head? The world may never know.
--David Tennant. He portrays one of the best-loved figures of science fiction, as well as having been in a Harry Potter movie. He is also lanky and enjoys licking things and doesn't freak out when finding out that he is the subject of a great quantity of pornographic fanfiction.
--Aidan Turner. He makes it okay for vampires to be able to go out into the sunlight without burning or causing the sparklepocalypse.
--Anton Yelchin. Having participated in two wildly popular sci-fi franchises, he is definitely qualified for the list. There was also that great scene in "Charlie Bartlett" where, as the titular character, he does his homework while on Ritalin.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Youth In Revolt trailer
Youth in Revolt - Trailer No. 1 - Moviefone
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I have to say, this actually looks better than I thought it would. I read the book earlier in the summer after hearing a lot of good things about it, as well as being curious as to the dissimilarities between Nick Twisp and Michael Cera's standard fare. From what's seen in the trailer, his interpretation of Nick seems like regulation Michael Cera playing Michael Cera. As alter ego François, however, he certainly stands out a lot more and shows his potential. I also like the way that François is shown with the two Michaels. Aside from that, Sheeni seems spot on from the way I imagined her in the book, apart from the fact that all of the teenaged characters are clearly older than 14. Still, they look uniformly older, which is what's important. I'm looking forward to this movie a lot more than I was previously.
And I have to say, I love the dress that Sheeni is wearing 54 seconds in.
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I have to say, this actually looks better than I thought it would. I read the book earlier in the summer after hearing a lot of good things about it, as well as being curious as to the dissimilarities between Nick Twisp and Michael Cera's standard fare. From what's seen in the trailer, his interpretation of Nick seems like regulation Michael Cera playing Michael Cera. As alter ego François, however, he certainly stands out a lot more and shows his potential. I also like the way that François is shown with the two Michaels. Aside from that, Sheeni seems spot on from the way I imagined her in the book, apart from the fact that all of the teenaged characters are clearly older than 14. Still, they look uniformly older, which is what's important. I'm looking forward to this movie a lot more than I was previously.
And I have to say, I love the dress that Sheeni is wearing 54 seconds in.
Monday, August 10, 2009
The return: What I did this weekend
This time, I have a legitimate reason for not updating. I've been abroad for over a month, and lack of time/internet has led me to be almost totally cut off from everything. It's a shame I missed out on the squeefests that resulted from David Tennant kissing John Barrowman at Comic-Con. And Scott Pilgrim becoming a video game! (Note: I do not play video games.)
This weekend, I...
--Saw Paper Heart
--Read Submarine
--Saw Funny People
Paper Heart is a pseudo-documentary featuring Michael Cera and his 33-year-old girlfriend, Charlyne Yi. (IMDB claims that she's 23, but I swear I've read that she's 33.) The film follows Yi as she interviews a wide variety of participants about what they think love is. At the same time, this alternate version of her begins to date the alternate version of Michael Cera. This is the only time in which it has been permissible for Michael Cera to be playing Michael Cera, as he was actually supposed to be playing Michael Cera. Either he knows that he is exactly the same in every movie, or he really is just that boring. But that's beside the point. The film takes a whimsical approach, using paper dolls and home-made props to illustrate the stories of the interviewees. Charming, but bordering on overly precious. I did find it enjoyable enough, but I still don't really know what to think about it.
Joe Dunthorne's Submarine is a coming-of-age story about a vocabulary-obsessed Welsh boy. Quite frankly, it didn't make much of an impression on me--I've already forgotten the ending. Other than that, it was a sufficiently compelling story, full of erratic and hormone-fuelled decisions. I didn't find the narrator to be particularly charismatic, although I don't think he was supposed to be. Between this and my June readings of Fierce People and Youth In Revolt, I have spent quite a lot of this summer reading from the perspectives of teenage boys.
The only Judd Apatow-directed product that I had seen before was Freaks and Geeks, so I wasn't sure what to expect out of Funny People. Well, actually, I didn't expect it to be so blatantly indie. I mean seriously, Jonah Hill wearing a Beirut t-shirt? Are you kidding me? Name-checking Wilco? I've never been an Adam Sandler fan, but Seth Rogen's character was definitely the eyes of the movie. Clocking in at 2:16, it did start to drag a bit towards the end, but the comedic and the serious elements blended well. Also, after seeing this, I'm satisfied with Aubrey Plaza as Julie "The Bitch" Powers in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. And I want Jason Schwartzman to write at least part of the soundtrack to my life.
This weekend, I...
--Saw Paper Heart
--Read Submarine
--Saw Funny People
Paper Heart is a pseudo-documentary featuring Michael Cera and his 33-year-old girlfriend, Charlyne Yi. (IMDB claims that she's 23, but I swear I've read that she's 33.) The film follows Yi as she interviews a wide variety of participants about what they think love is. At the same time, this alternate version of her begins to date the alternate version of Michael Cera. This is the only time in which it has been permissible for Michael Cera to be playing Michael Cera, as he was actually supposed to be playing Michael Cera. Either he knows that he is exactly the same in every movie, or he really is just that boring. But that's beside the point. The film takes a whimsical approach, using paper dolls and home-made props to illustrate the stories of the interviewees. Charming, but bordering on overly precious. I did find it enjoyable enough, but I still don't really know what to think about it.
Joe Dunthorne's Submarine is a coming-of-age story about a vocabulary-obsessed Welsh boy. Quite frankly, it didn't make much of an impression on me--I've already forgotten the ending. Other than that, it was a sufficiently compelling story, full of erratic and hormone-fuelled decisions. I didn't find the narrator to be particularly charismatic, although I don't think he was supposed to be. Between this and my June readings of Fierce People and Youth In Revolt, I have spent quite a lot of this summer reading from the perspectives of teenage boys.
The only Judd Apatow-directed product that I had seen before was Freaks and Geeks, so I wasn't sure what to expect out of Funny People. Well, actually, I didn't expect it to be so blatantly indie. I mean seriously, Jonah Hill wearing a Beirut t-shirt? Are you kidding me? Name-checking Wilco? I've never been an Adam Sandler fan, but Seth Rogen's character was definitely the eyes of the movie. Clocking in at 2:16, it did start to drag a bit towards the end, but the comedic and the serious elements blended well. Also, after seeing this, I'm satisfied with Aubrey Plaza as Julie "The Bitch" Powers in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. And I want Jason Schwartzman to write at least part of the soundtrack to my life.
Friday, June 12, 2009
An open letter to Michael Cera
Dear George Michael,
The first thing I ever saw you in was Juno, in the December of 2007. At the time, I was less cynical than I am now, and I thought Juno was hilarious. I liked you! I dug the running shorts and the Tic Tacs and the hamburger phone. To my tender young heart, you were adorable. I had yet to realize that Paulie Bleeker was kind of a dick and that Juno suffers from what I term "Coldplay Syndrome": as exposure to X increases, then enjoyment of it decreases. Basically, I thought that both you and Juno were pretty awesome.
In the beginning of 2008, I started watching Arrested Development, which went on to become my favorite TV show of all time. As George Michael Bluth, you didn't really have to do too much. It worked, even though your Canadian accent was rather pronounced. I would have bought a frozen banana from you.
About a year ago, I started hearing things about Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, a movie that you starred in that was coming out in the fall. The premise of a couple meeting on a whirlwind, music-filled night out in NYC sounded reasonably appealing, so I decided to read the book that it was based on. I completely fell in love with the book and decided that there was no way that the movie could live up to it. Plus, the Nick in the book was nothing like you, considering that there were numerous references to his chest hair. I ended up not seeing the movie until this March, and sure enough, I thought that it would have been much better if it had starred people other than you and Kat Dennings. You had the range of a teaspoon.
I saw Superbad a year after everyone else had. It was very obvious that you were still George Michael and Paulie, just in a different outfit.
Most recently, I heard about Scott Pilgrim because of you starring in the adaptation that is currently being filmed. Similarly to Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, I was quite intrigued by the plot synopsis and decided to check out the series of comics that inspired the movie. I was immediately addicted to the comics and their fantastic sense of humor, but there was an unshakable feeling that you just weren't Scott, just like there was an unshakable feeling that you weren't Nick. You always play one-note quiet nice guys, and while Scott Pilgrim is a nice guy, there's definitely a manic energy to him that I've never seen in you. I hope Edgar Wright whips you into shape, because I don't want to be disappointed in this adaptation. You had better do a good job of making Mayonegg explode into piglets and bunnies.
I just picked up a copy of the novel Youth In Revolt, the soon-to-be-released adaptation of which you are also the star of. I can already tell now that I am going to read it, love it, and be pissed off because you're just not right for the character.
Sincerely,
Katie
The first thing I ever saw you in was Juno, in the December of 2007. At the time, I was less cynical than I am now, and I thought Juno was hilarious. I liked you! I dug the running shorts and the Tic Tacs and the hamburger phone. To my tender young heart, you were adorable. I had yet to realize that Paulie Bleeker was kind of a dick and that Juno suffers from what I term "Coldplay Syndrome": as exposure to X increases, then enjoyment of it decreases. Basically, I thought that both you and Juno were pretty awesome.
In the beginning of 2008, I started watching Arrested Development, which went on to become my favorite TV show of all time. As George Michael Bluth, you didn't really have to do too much. It worked, even though your Canadian accent was rather pronounced. I would have bought a frozen banana from you.
About a year ago, I started hearing things about Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, a movie that you starred in that was coming out in the fall. The premise of a couple meeting on a whirlwind, music-filled night out in NYC sounded reasonably appealing, so I decided to read the book that it was based on. I completely fell in love with the book and decided that there was no way that the movie could live up to it. Plus, the Nick in the book was nothing like you, considering that there were numerous references to his chest hair. I ended up not seeing the movie until this March, and sure enough, I thought that it would have been much better if it had starred people other than you and Kat Dennings. You had the range of a teaspoon.
I saw Superbad a year after everyone else had. It was very obvious that you were still George Michael and Paulie, just in a different outfit.
Most recently, I heard about Scott Pilgrim because of you starring in the adaptation that is currently being filmed. Similarly to Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, I was quite intrigued by the plot synopsis and decided to check out the series of comics that inspired the movie. I was immediately addicted to the comics and their fantastic sense of humor, but there was an unshakable feeling that you just weren't Scott, just like there was an unshakable feeling that you weren't Nick. You always play one-note quiet nice guys, and while Scott Pilgrim is a nice guy, there's definitely a manic energy to him that I've never seen in you. I hope Edgar Wright whips you into shape, because I don't want to be disappointed in this adaptation. You had better do a good job of making Mayonegg explode into piglets and bunnies.
I just picked up a copy of the novel Youth In Revolt, the soon-to-be-released adaptation of which you are also the star of. I can already tell now that I am going to read it, love it, and be pissed off because you're just not right for the character.
Sincerely,
Katie
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