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Archive for November, 2010

Thank God someone is finally addressing the issue of Tom Brady’s hair.

My guess was that his Little Lord Fauntleroy coif was the result of a Brazilian Blowout, but apparently it is something that lasts longer than three months: baldness!

The always-reliable National Enquirer states:

Tom himself has acknowledged his potential for male-pattern baldness in one of the many, many discussions about his current unruly mop. Brady said something to the effect that he figured he may as well grow it while he had it . . .

As for the Gisele factor, well, we already know that she tells Tommy how to do his ’do. Tom said as much in a radio interview a couple of months back.

“Gisele wants to maintain that perfect-couple image — the handsome quarterback with a head full of hair and the stunning model with her own long flowing locks,” the Enquirer reported.

Seriously, Tom, as much as I like the early Beatles, with your bone structure you could totally shave your head (like a normal athlete) and look great.

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At least this is a local Seattle cinema that’s not closing… yet.

You can buy shares of stock to help out the floundering Columbia City Cinema.

Fortunately for us, the theater is refusing to go down with out a fight, and has decided to make shares of the facility available to the general public. The theater needs to sell at least $50,000 $1 shares before the end of the year to remain in business

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There was an announcement from the Landmark Theaters CEO this morning that the Neptune Theater in Seattle is closing in February 2011.

I called the corporate office of Landmark Theaters and they said that they have no plans to close 30 other theaters as I reported the other day, but their spokeswoman also said that it was news to her that the Neptune was closing, so there you go.

I will share with you that one of the rumors I heard was that it was an aggressive buy, not a case of STG bailing the theater out.

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There’s this actor I’m obsessed with, Shiloh Fernandez. He looks and acts like Joaquin Phoenix and I mean that in the best possible way.

He was in this really inappropriate, really great indie film called Deadgirl a few years ago. He was also the dreamy boy-next-door in another indie film, Skateland, where he was the romantic interest of Ashley Greene (Twilight). I just love him.

Anyway, you probably don’t even know who this guy is, but he was the fourth choice to play Edward in Twilight. And I was thinking of how acting, like writing, is not so much unfair as uneven.

How being fourth in line for a role like the lead in a major franchise doesn’t net you for instance, one-quarter of the money and opportunities that Robert Pattinson gets.

It reminds me of writing. Because when some book gets 10 times the accolades mine did or sells 10 times as many copies, I expect to open it and see that the craftsmanship of the writing is 10 times better. That the author is literally and measurably 10 times funnier.

And sometimes that doesn’t happen. And yet hopefully things even out eventually.

Most people will first see Shiloh in the Red Riding Hood update March, 2011. He’s apparently the bad-boy woodsman who Amanda Seyfried’s parents don’t want her involved with. Also, maybe his big break is closer to his near-miss than it appears: from the trailer it looks like he may be a werewolf.

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So I’m hearing a lot more rumors about Landmark and AMC theaters, but I’m going to stop talking about them for now.

The great thing about rumors is that they’re always right. Kidding. The great thing about rumors is that eventually the truth comes out.

Except for rumors about John Travolta being gay. We will never know the truth about that one.

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Amazon reviews are occasionally good for a laugh. I fondly remember the gallon of milk reviews.

These are for a $6800 speaker cables.

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You know who’s not struggling with keeping their doors open? Seattle’s own Bartell Drugs, because they’re now selling the most intoxicating drug of all: alcohol.

Clearly hooch is not only the best way to forget about the recession, it’s also the best way to avoid it. Every person in line tonight including me was buying booze.

Bring your ID, though. They just got their liquor license and they’re not taking any chances. They wouldn’t sell to me the other night because I didn’t have my driver’s license with me. Or maybe I still look like I’m under 21? No, they’re not taking any chances.

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So one of my sources, who is calling themselves Deep Throat (not the porn movie), informs me that a SIFF board member who wishes to remain anonymous said that “the company buying the Neptune is Seattle Theatre Group, who own the Paramount and the Moore. Far from destroying the theater, they’ll probably spend more on upkeep than Landmark would.”

The email goes on to say that they’re turning it into a performance venue.

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[This has not been substantiated yet. I called Landmark and here's what they said.]

I’m told that in addition to Seattle’s Neptune closing, Landmark intends to close 30 theaters nationwide. I don’t know which theaters or the timeline, though.

Support your indies, guys!

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Update: Rumored Neptune buyer

More tragic Seattle movie theater news: Apparently the Neptune is closing.

Crestfallen over hearing that my neighborhood theater AMC’s Queen Anne Uptown is going under this weekend, I dashed out to pay my respects by catching a matinee of Woody Allen’s You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger. I loved the flick, but what I didn’t love was the bad news I received right outside.

A guy who works there said that the Uptown employees, one of whom has worked there for 26 years, are all in shock. Apparently the CEO of AMC lives in the neighborhood and the Uptown was his favorite in the collection. There was talk of turning it into a 21-and-over theater with drinks and everyone felt good about that, then suddenly it was announced that it was to be closed.

I offered that maybe Landmark would take over, but the guy told me that wasn’t likely since they are closing the beloved Neptune!

How much bad news can a Seattle cinephile take in one day?

He went on to say that since the Uptown’s lease is paid up until 2016, unless some other arrangement is made, this beautiful 84-year-old theater will probably be shuttered until then.

He and I are both holding out hope that Paul Allen can step in.

He said that Uptown employees will be placed at Big Box Theaters, but he’s not sure they’ll be happy there. I told him I’d see him at Pacific Place, but I’m really heartbroken over this.

“I can’t believe they couldn’t wait until after Thanksgiving,” he said.

I agreed.

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