Everything you ever wanted to know about the A-Team van, and more. Okay, two things come to mind when I think of the A-Team van (which happens more often than you might suspect):
1) This is, without a doubt, the most unstealthy vehicle the Team could possibly travel in.. as if highly trained drug dealers, land rustlers, and other very bad guys won’t notice a giant black van following them wherever they go. Please.
2) This one is for the “car guys”: was this van ever cool? Seriously, Magnum had his Ferrari, Crocket and Tubbs had no shortage of expensive automobiles, and I don’t think I even have to elucidate on how freakin’ cool the Starsky-and-Hutch-mobile is. The big black van, though? Not so much.

And now, because I am a lazy sod, here’s a couple of pilfered links from sites you should be reading: Geek Mystique points out a fabulous Lego doppleganger generator. (Yes, that is Lego-Me on the left, complete with two tone hair.) And from Piasentin.com comes this article on the Californication of Vancouver. (I had similar thoughts myself a few weeks ago as I was sucking down a smoothie while stuck in traffic caused by the filming of some rotten Lucy Liu movie.)

This article on weblogs by a marketer makes me feel all icky. You can’t use me for intelligence gathering! I am not a potted plant! Or, um, something like that.

I hate Sheriff John Bunnell. No really, I do. And I don’t even hate him for his ever-present tan, or because “World’s Wildest Police Videos” used to/still does fake some of its footage. I can even muddle though the opening of his show, where Bunnell saunters around a group of models dressed as policemen, pointing their gun at some offscreen opponent. No, I start to twitch when he opens his mouth and spouts smarmy FOX wisdom like: “He’ll have plenty of time to think about what he’s done — 20 years” or “One more reason why you should never try to outrun the boys in blue..”. If I had a choice of sitting through every single speech at a Republican National Convention or listening Sheriff John Bunnell, well, bring on the elephants, baby. (Coming up next week: Why the Maximum Exposure voiceover guy and his constant stream of prison sex jokes must be stopped.) (This entry dedicated to a certain someone with occasional lapses in taste and an ability to hog the remote control. Ahem.)

Abridged version of Arthur C. Clarke’s diary from the production of 2001. Can I make a terrible film geek confession? I’ve never liked this movie. I’ve been given the rundown on the deeper meaning of the plot from a true fan or two, but I can never hang on through the final interminable acid trip ending.

Actually, while I’m on a roll, I may as well own up to a few other unfashionable opinions: David Sedaris is mildly bemusing, but not that funny, Will and Grace is rotten and to be avoided at all costs, and Sigur Ros may be musically talented, but their stuff puts me to sleep in seconds. In fact, lately I’ve been listening to Master of Puppets and rereading old Spy magazines (old articles and commentary: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Don’t hate me because I’m unhip.

And now, for no particular reason, here’s THE TOP TEN MOVIES OF THE 90S in alphabetical order, as decided completely by my whims and fancies. (Note: links include spoilers, so click at your own risk.)

Fargo
“There’s more to life than a little money, ya know. Don’tcha know that? And here ya are. And it’s a beautiful day. Well. I just don’t understand it.”
Fun Link: Debunking the “true story” behind the movie

Fear and Loathing
“There he goes. One of God’s own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”
Fun Link: The Great Thompson Hunt, the best source of HST-related stuff online

Fight Club
“You’re not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.”
Fun Link: Subliminal messages in Fight Club

Goodfellas

“But, I’m funny how? Funny like a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh? I’m here to fuckin’ amuse you?”
Fun Link: Goodf
ellas filming trivia

The Matrix
“I know kung fu.”
Fun Link: 2002 Matrix sequel news

Scream
“What’s the point? All horror movies are the same: some stupid killer stalking some big-breasted girl who can’t act and is always running up the stairs when she should be running out the front door. It’s insulting.”
Fun Link: The Shawshank Redemption
“Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.”
Fun Link: Trivia and behind-the-scenes information

Silence of the Lambs
“I do wish we could chat longer, but I’m having an old friend for dinner.”
Fun Link: The
original Lambs screenplay (.doc file)

Trainspotting
“Would sir care for a starter of some garlic bread perhaps?”
“No, thank you. I will proceed directly to the IV of hard drugs, please.”
Fun Link: Which Trainspotting character are you?

The Usual Suspects
“You think you can catch Keyser Soze? You think a guy like that comes this close to getting caught, and sticks his head out? If he comes up for anything it’ll be to get rid of me. After that… my guess is you’ll never hear from him again.”
Fun Link: No responses yet