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Tribeca Review: Trucker
Trucker largely reminded me of another indie movie titled Come Early Morning, which was written and directed by Chasing Amy's Joey Lauren Adams (who, incidentally, also stars in Trucker). The tone of both movies features a kind of weary, weathered fondness for the southern American landscape (in Come Early Morning it's the South, in Trucker it's the dusty deserts of southern California). At the heart of both movies, too, are hard-edged, tough-talking women in jobs that others in the movie ridicule for not being "women's jobs": Ashley Judd's character in Early Morning worked in construction, while the main character of Diane in Trucker, played by Michelle Monaghan, is a truck driver.
Tribeca Preview: Trucker
This one looks like a heartwarming tale of family and redemption and . . .
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Concert Review: Drive-By Truckers at the Great American Music Hall, 5/8/07
The Drive-By Truckers are a rarity in today's music climate: a band that hugs the road as if it were kin, touring any chance they get. They hit the pavement when they have a new album, or when they have a few festivals to play, or — in this case — when they have a batch of new songs to hone before heading into the studio.
The band played two nights in San Francisco on the mostly acoustic Dirt Underneath Tour, designed to debut new songs and tell stories behind the old ones.
Link Time! 10/25
- TV Squad makes my day by finding a story about how 30 Rock's "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah" has become a sensation. I'm not the only one obsessed!
- Popwatch understandably has some questions about the CMT reality show Trick My Trucker.
- Cinematical's weekly list examines the horror of fairy tales.
- Stereogum is streaming a Karen O cover of "Highway 61 Revisited" from the I'm Not There soundtrack.
- Buddy TV wonders if Marie Osmond should have to leave Dancing with the Stars after her fainting spell.
- MTV Movies Blog thinks Common should play the Green Lantern in the Justice League movie, and apparently RZA agrees.
- In case you're confused about this whole World Series thing that keeps preempting your favorite Fox shows, TV with MeeVee has an explanation.
- Aquarium Drunkard is psyched to see Phosphorescent play in LA, and rightfully so.
- TV Filter wants to know what would be on your stakeout mix, a la Chuck.
Surviving the 2008 Outside Lands Music Festival
In theory, the Outside Lands Festival here in my little city by the Bay seemed like a lot of fun — especially since I didn't have to pay the exorbitant ticket prices ($250 for a three-day pass!). As such a gigantic concert in Golden Gate Park, it seemed like an experiment I should witness firsthand, like I might be a part of history or something.
The lineup for the weekend was impressive: Radiohead, Beck, Wilco, Regina Spektor, Tom Petty, Jack Johnson, Cake, The Walkmen, The Black Keys, and a bunch more.
Announcing the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees!
Hollywood was up bright and early this morning for the announcement of the nominees for the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards. We'd been speculating for a while about who'd be on the list, and now we know: Mad Men indeed got a lot of love, with nominations in the Outstanding Drama Series category and several of the acting categories (though I'm sad to see the show's women shut out), while Pushing Daisies and Samantha Who? were the two new network series to break through.
TV Tonight: I Love the New Millennium
Apparently, VH1 is so smitten with the pop culture touchstones and trainwrecks of the past eight years, the network couldn't wait to talk about them. Tonight, VH1 debuts I Love the New Millennium, the latest in its series of I Love the [Insert Decade Here] specials — despite the fact that this decade is still far from over.
The odd timing is no problem for VH1's team of comedians and culture mavens, who will be turning their lovingly sarcastic eye on everything from the "Thong Song" to Big Mouth Billy Bass.
What's on TV This Summer? I'll Tell You What!
This morning, I gave you a rundown of my Top 10 Reasons to Keep Your TV On This Summer. But there are lots of other shows coming up that didn't quite make my cut. Wondering when they're on?
Rewind: This Week's Buzz
- I can't tell you how much fun I had at the Tribeca Film Festival this year. In addition to making new friends, I saw some terrific (if quirky) movies, like The Wackness, Trucker, and Bart Got a Room. I also gave a word of warning for the bleak and disturbing Savage Grace which still makes me feel kinda icky.
- I saw The Life Before Our Eyes, a movie adapted from my April book club selection and I found the movie to be visually gorgeous but also puzzling.
Song of the Day: Jason Isbell, "Dress Blues"
It was bittersweet to learn that Jason Isbell was leaving the Drive By Truckers. On the one hand, I knew that his solo material would undoubtedly be great, but his poignant songs and stellar guitar playing really added a different facet of storytelling to the music.
I'm feeling a bit better since hearing a few tracks off Isbell's solo debut, Sirens of the Ditch, which comes out July 10 and features contributions from several Truckers, including Patterson Hood.
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