“Let’s just give them the stupid movie.” – Mel Gibson “Movie’s aren’t stupid! They fill us with romance and hatred and revenge fantasies.” – Homer Simpson
Tag: Beyond Blunderdome
Quote of the Day
“Boy, that quiet engine sure makes conversation a lot easier.” – Marge Simpson “Yeah, it’s got a lot of other problems too.” – Homer Simpson
Reading Digest: Joining the Club Edition
“But we’ve already bought five Golden Globe awards!” – Studio Executive “I don’t make movies to win awards! Especially now that I have two Oscars.” – Mel Gibson As has been reported widely on Twitter and lesser outfits like British newspapers (synergy!), “The Longest Daycare” was nominated for one of those twinkly statues respectable celebrities are always holding. I have no idea whether it will win or not, though David Silverman would be foolish not to already be working on a speech. Regardless, it’s a great short, and if it’s going to get a phony accolade, why not the one…
Crazy Noises: Beyond Blunderdome
“I don’t know, I think this movie was a big mistake. All I do is talk for two hours, I don’t shoot anybody, what was I thinking?” – Mel Gibson For the fourth summer in a row, we here at the Dead Homer Society will be spending some time discussing twelve year old Simpsons episodes. This year we’re doing Season 11. Why Season 11? Because we’ve done Seasons 8, 9 and 10 already, and it’s time to take an unflinching look at the end of the show. Since Skype and podcasts didn’t exist in 1999, and we want to discuss…