One of my favourite directors, Alejandro González Iñárritu (Babel, Amores Perros, 21 Grams) and Nike just released a great, intense football/soccer ad to commemorate either FIFA or the fact that Kyle Benning and I are helping The Province cover the World Cup over the next 5-6 weeks. All signs point to the former.
I know next to nothing about soccer players and teams, so I’m handling video and shaping the comedy, while Kyle’s posting to the blog every day and in the sports section of The Province fairly often as well.
PS: I’m getting back into posting here a lot more over the next couple of days, having just come back from 3 weeks in the UK, where I had limited internet access, and, frankly, much more interesting things to do.
Uh oh. I sense a lot of my time being spent here: the ‘fantasy football’ for film geeks, FlickPicks.
I fancy myself a pretty good predictor of box office results, but now I can see if I really do have the right stuff - and get obsessed in the process.
I’ve made my picks for this week and have already grown sympathetic with the local multiplex. You know, the one that doesn’t play the films you want to see when the fall season rolls around. I just denied Men Who Stare at Goats any screens at all, and wish I had enough points to give Twilight an extra. Money talks, and the better films just don’t seem to earn it (in cinemas).
If you ever complain about the ‘business’ side of show business, you have to sign up for this site— your own greed may surprise you.
And if you feel up to it, challenge me. My cinema is called ‘The Lounge’, but I’ll warn you: you’ll probably end up down 25 points ;)
