I was in London (aka Lindin) last night with my Uni mates and saw the awesome Tim & Eric live show. It was absolutely brilliant. The show started with a lovely song about diarrhea and that was the standard for the rest of the night (in the best possible way).
Most of my favourite sketches from the TV show were recreated on stage with some brilliant videos in between including a Steve Brule (John C Riley) short 'Check it out'. We even got to see the exclusive trailer for their Billion Dollar Movie. It was such a great night as confirmed on Tim's twitter page.
We stayed after the show to meet them and sign our stuff. They were really nice guys and stayed about until everyone had their photo taken.
It’s been absolutely ages coming so let’s talk Black Dynamite.
This incredible film came out at the beginning of 2010 in the states and I was fortunate to see an early copy of it. At first I thought it was a re-issue of an old 70’s Blaxploitation picture I just hadn’t heard of, similar to that of Shaft and Superfly. It is in fact, a comedy spoof which plays homage to the 70’s genre from start to end.
This is written, directed by the incredibly talented Michael Jai White who also stars in the lead role. Some may notice him as one of the mob bosses in The Dark Knight. The rest of the cast are fairly unknown with the exception of Arsenio Hall (Trading Places) but don’t let that put you off.
Here’s a great scene featuring the "righteous" Pimpin’ Council.
Black Dynamite had me in stitches throughout. The comedy comes in the form of the ridiculous story, shoddy dialogue, awful acting, laughable stunts/SFX and poor direction but all done with intention and in the best possible way.
For those that have seen Blaxploitation films you will really appreciate the attention to detail shown in this, it’s phenomenal! The cast and crew were really passionate in making the film look and sound right.
The film features a completely original soundtrack, full of rich 70’s esque funk and soul tunes, all produced using original 70’s recording equipment (yes, good old analogue) and instruments! I’ve never seen a film with this much attention to detail.
I don’t want to spoil this for anyone that hasn’t seen it so won’t reveal the story, but all you need to know is it’s fantastic fun to watch. Repeat viewing only seems to make this better, I’ve seen it 6 times and it still makes me laugh and I occasionally notice new things.
This is, without a doubt, the BEST comedy I have seen this year and I highly recommend it to all that appreciate films of the 70’s. It's a shame it had such a limited cinema release in the UK. Black Dynamite has the UK release date of 24th January 2011 for DVD/Blu-ray so please look out for it.
I’m hoping the cast/crew will make a sequel, I would love to see that! A new Black Dynamie cartoon series should be starting fairly soon on Adult Swim from the sounds of things, I look forward to checking that out.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has been playing in the US for 6 weeks but I only noticed it was back the other day. Anyway, I'm now up tp speed and am pleased to say it's still incredibly good and just as dark as ever.
Be sure to check your friendly local streaming website!
EDIT 22/02/2010: I've watched the first episode and it's brilliant! The show is basically an animated podcast but don't let that put you off. It's available to watch/download on Ninja Video.
Here's a selection of Dr Steve Brule (John C Riley) clips taken from the 4th season of the Tim & Eric Awesome Show. Its just as crazy as ever from the look of things!
This is what I'm watching at the moment on DVD. Mr. Show is a sketch show from the mid to late 90's written by and starring David Cross (Arrested Development) & Bob Odenkirk.
Its a HBO comedy so has plenty of controversial subjects and lots of swearing. I like to think this is what inspired the excellent Tim & Eric Awesome Show which Bob & David have also appeared in over the series.
This is the best news I've heard all day! A 7th Season of Curb Your Enthusiasm will be "pretty, pretty, pretty good!". Jeff Garlin apparently leaked the news on his Twitter page.
On a related subject, (apparently) there's a Seinfeld reunion planned for 12 December 2012! That will be huge.
Yay! The fourth season of one of my most favourite comedies has just started.
For most of you who haven't even heard of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia', its a hilarious sitcom based around four crazy loser friends (and Danny DeVito) who own and work at an Irish theme bar in Philadelphia. Yeah, that sounds pretty bad but its actually a seriously decent show and the comedy is at my level of 'wrong'.
Ninja Video have all the seasons to watch online if you're interested. I highly recommend it to all that are not easily offended!
Yes, its an oldish clip but I'm re-watching the excellent 'Flight of the Conchords' at the moment and forgot all about this.
The two New Zealanders have recently released their first full album. From the look of the track listing its made up with the songs from the radio/TV show which is certainly no bad thing although brand new songs would have been great, I'm guessing those will come with the second TV series.
I just stumbled across this funny video whilst surfing YouTube. Its made using clips from the (awful) Captain America film made in 1990 and the theme to the brilliant Team America: World Police.
A new adaptation of Captain America is planned for a 2009 release, no information about who's playing the lead is available at the moment though.
I was really hoping new episodes would become available this year but unfortunately the second season of HBO's excellent 'Flight of the Conchords' has been delayed until early 2009.
For the time being, YouTube has plenty of clips to watch.
The Conchords are due to release their first full-length album in April which I will definitely be buying. They've already released one EP, 'Not So Distant Future'.
After a 14 year break (that makes me feel so old!) Mike Judge has brought back the teenage duo for more immature hijinks and the show's better than ever.
I expected the new season to look, sound and feel different to the 90's show but no, its exactly the same crude animation and voices but its brilliant because of this. The MTV music videos are still there but with the addition of other MTV shows such as Jersey Shore for the guys to totally rip into.
It's such a great return I highly recommend those who remember the original show to re-visit this and get all nostalgic.
