Biopics...

I've been thinking a lot about biopics lately. I was watching Janis Joplin's Biograpy on the Biography channel (sometimes episodes of Biography still air early in the mornings on A& E as well.) and a commercial comes on for a Janis Joplin biopic starring Zooey Deschanel. That knocked me for a loop, because the only names I'd heard bantered about for a while were Renee Zellwegger, Pink, and I'm drawing a blank as to whether or not I heard a third name. I'd like to see what happens with this...If Zooey Deschanel can do the job, more power to her. : D

Michael Jackson...I think I have some idea as to how Johnny Depp's name came up in connection with his as far as portraying him in a film. Think of Johnny Depp's characterizations in Edward Scissorhands. Now think of how people started reading stuff into his on Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Marlon Brando was also a mutual friend of both Michael Jackson and Johnny Depp. The wheels got turning in somebody's head and they just ran with it. I like how gracefully Johnny Depp dealt with the rumour though. I met him, very briefly once. He seems nice.

If they eventually do wind up doing a biopic of Michael Jackson (and or the Jacksons and the Jackson Five), and I think it's only a matter of time. (Or maybe not. Maybe after next month, the fervor will go down, most people that weren't into Michael Jackson will move on to whoever catches their attention next or back to whoever caught their attention before. )
The way I'd like to see it done, is that they cast in unknown at the different ages they cover, like they did in the TV movie. I can't really see Jamie Foxx playing Michael, but I may be wrong and he might be able to knock it off the park (A lot of actors have been successful in more than one biopic, why should he be any different?). Nick Cannon...sometimes he crosses that line from confidence to arrogance a little too often for me, but that's just my opinion. Again, he may be cast and do a wonderful job. There may be more than one pic (the way for a while there were dueling Janis Joplin biopics.). At this early stage, pretty much anything can happen. This is also another of those times I'm missing my mother greatly, because I could run this whole blog entry by my mother, and she would go, well what about __________ _________, and suggest an actor/entertainer that hadn't even occurred to me, but will sound better and better the more I think about it. (She didn't that once with Laurence Fishburne. She suggested that he would make a good Jimi Hendrix [I can't remember if this was before or after What's Love Got to Do with It. I'm thinking it was before.].) I didn't really like the movie they did with Wood Harris. Something was missing in his performance. It felt more like an impersonation, than a well-rounded portrayal. Just my thoughts...it'll be interesting to see what happens.

Payroll conversion

I just found out that my second paycheck of the month is going to be undergoing some sort of changes that will supposedly be "transparent to the employee". We'll see. There are certain things that make me question ever starting to work for the federal government permanently, this is one. It's like they live to complicate and confuse. Working in the field of law is similar to me. I don't know about y'all, but I could use a lot less stress in my life. I hope this doesn't wreck my plans to move...

The Sci-Fi channels name change to SyFy

Ok, someone needs to explain the logic of this one to me. I can think of no way that it makes sense. Maybe I'm missing something.

Blade prequel trilogy?

Why do people wait so long to do these things?

There's a TV show debuting tonight that's based on the movie 10 Things I Hate About You (which I absolutely loved.).

I loved the first Blade movie, because of the action, the fact that it was depicting vampires in a way I hadn't seen done before and because of Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff's performances. The only thing I didn't like was that last bit, I thought Deacon Frost's demise was a bit too cartoony. He deserved a better exit.

If this gets off the ground and it's good, wonderful. If not, my life definitely won't come to an end.

Hodge Podge #2

I'll be blogging about a bunch of stuff.

Can't believe I'm turning 36 in a couple of days. I'm not depressed, but it's an odd feeling...

I've got the place to myself right now, which is bliss.

My sis may be planning some type of surprise. I'm wary.

I made an embarassing little blunder yesterday. I tweeted and found that I don't have 2 followers, I'm back to one. But, they're different people each time. It's like they see I don't tweet that much, they get bored and they leave. As for why I don't have followers here, I'm assuming it's because there are to many people out there basically saying the same thing that I am. That and I have no pics up yet.

Everybody that works with me knows that I am a Johnny Depp fan. They asked me if I was going to see his new film. I responded that I didn't know. I'm not really into gangster pictures. I'm more interested in Tim Burton's version of Alice in Wonderland that and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. That's my kind of stuff. I also loved how Johnny Depp handled whoever that was that asked him if he'd play Michael Jackson in a movie (Obviously they haven't seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Yeah, I know he didn't base his performance on Michael Jackson, but still how can you not see the similarities?)

I think The Wizard of Oz is on tonight. You know what would be cool? If they'd show The Wiz right after it.

I'm trying to download the song "Scream" onto my phone for a ringtone (That's one of my favorite Michael Jackson songs.), but I can't figure out how to click on the link. I'm going to see if I can't get my sister to help me.


On Demand has some Michael Jackson videos, but most of them are the ones they always play when Michael Jackson is being focused on.

So many memories are flooding back to me that I'd forgotten... I remembered that my mother had a Motown 45 that had the Jackson 5 singing "Get it Together" on one side and I think the B-side was a song called "Touch". (Or maybe it's the other way around.)

If I could just find it this weekend, and there's no water damage...I'll be ecstatic. The sad thing is, I've got nothing to play it on. The only record player is over at my dad's apartment. Maybe I'll buy myself one at some point, just for nostalgia's sake...

The Little silky terrier...

I was on my way home from work and this little dog ran up beside me, weaving in and out of my steps, looking for all the world like he (or she) was just as pleased as punch to see me. I think it was a little silky terrier, but I'm not sure. It could have been just a mutt, who knows, but I couldn't help but laugh. I hadn't laughed like that in a long time, which is kind of sad when you think about. Its owner is calling to it, and I'm just laughing. I kept thinking to myself, I was either going to eventually trip over the dog or accidentally kick it (which I would really have hated myself for, even if it was accidental). Luckily, the dog made it back to its owner and neither of those two things happened. I've been considering getting a pet for a while. I'm thinking a dog like this one wouldn't be so bad. I've got a list of what breeds are best for someone who lives in an apartment. Everyone I've talked to about this keeps insisting I should get a cat. My sourpuss dad would probably say neither. (It's like he forgets what it was like to be young or something.) I like both dogs and cats. My thought on this is, I'm going to go home with whichever responds to me best. At some point, if I ever get a house, I might get one of each.

Another Twitter follower...

I'm pleased and a bit surprised to find that I have another Twitter follower. I'll try not to disappoint.