Friedlander criticized the lack of karate in OWS protests across the country, and thinks the protests at UC Davis would have gone a bit differently with a few extra karate chops: "It was a bad display of fighting skills all around. And the aliens, when they invade, who is gonna be there to fight back?"
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Video: Judah Friedlander Criticizes OWS Protesters' Fighting Skills
Videos: Samuel L. Jackson, Judah Friedlander Read "Go The F*ck To Sleep"
Took long enough! After a whole lotta hype, much of it truly genuine thanks to a leaked galley, this season's hottest not-really-for-children children's book, Go The Fuck To Sleep, officially came out yesterday. And with its publication come some ringing celebrity endorsements. No less than Samuel L. Jackson, hater of motherfucking snakes on motherfucking planes, has recorded a free audiobook version of Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortés instant classic. And it gets better.
Judah Friedlander Talks 30 Rock, Standup and Ping Pong
Comedian and actor Judah Friedlander is probably best known for his role as deadpan/dimwit Frank Rositano on 30 Rock, but many people don't realize that he's also had a long and successful career in standup and film. On top of that, he's the World Champion (of pretty much everything) and author of "How To Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational Karate Book." He's also speaking on the Internet Week panel "Everyone's A Comedian," which asks the question: comedy is hard, so why is everyone doing it online? We talked to Friedlander about his abiding love of ping pong, his distaste toward Murray Hill, and the plan for the next season of 30 Rock.
All Points West Celebrates Its Darkest Day With Sunshine
Sometimes spending a full day at a summer music festival is all about picking your spots and making do with the best you can get. Friday's All Points West lineup offered a glimpse at transcendence: the sun fighting its way through hours of cloud cover to end the Yeah Yeah Yeahs set with a final bust of light before sundown followed by a rapper headlining a rock show, opening with a cover of the band that most had bought tickets expecting to see. Yesterday's festivities sounded a little more on the aggro side with Tool's Maynard James Keenan overheard barking at the crowd, "You just can't f*** with Jersey...unless you want your ass kicked."
Elsewhere in the ist-a-verse
While SFist cringed at the fatal dose of crime littering the Bay Area, it found solace in Hillary Clinton's San Francisco campaign headquarters opening, which featured loads of exposed mammary glands. In other news, SF Taxi Commission ruled that Satan's cab must keep its (in)famous medallion number, 666; and in an un-fashion-forward frenzy, San Francisco Fashion Week (chortle) bars bloggers from covering and getting smashed at their shows and parties, respectively. Also, they found a picture displaying the woes of cruising in a tacky limo on the streets of San Francisco.
Free Hugs Are Scary to New Yorkers
Another Washington Square Park novelty, urban game Pac Manhattan, gets the Style section treatment; Gothamist Interview-ed Frank Lantz, who teaches NYU students how to make PacManhattan and other urban games.
Movie News For Nerds
The beloved Douglas Adams book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, has already been made into a BBC series (now on DVD), and will be made into a film this April. Casting thus far: Martin Freeman (The Office) as Arthur Dent, Mos Def as Ford Prefect, and Zooey Deschanel as Trillian. The role of Zaphod Beeblebrox has not be cast yet. The British directing duo, Hammer & Tongs (aka Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith), directs the screenplay written by the late Adams (Douglas Adams's official site on HHGG).
In other nerd movie news, Film Feed has leaked Star Wars 3 footage (MOV file). Yup, looks like it'll suck. Again. But surprising that Lucasfilm hasn't forced it off yet, which could then be an elaborate red herring hoax by George Lucas. [Via reader John]
Then there's the movies' ultimate nerd of 2003: Toby Radloff, friend of Harvey Pekar (American Splendor). Fametracker has a nice dissection of Judah Friedlander who played Radloff so well in the film, American Splendor.
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American Splendor
Gothamist saw American Splendor this past weekend and enjoyed this twist on a biopic. The film offers Paul Giamatti as underground writer/cartoonist (though he doesn't draw) Harvey Pekar, as well as the real Harvey Pekar giving narration, as well as other real-life people making appearances alongside the actors who portray them. Giamatti is so perfect as this beleagured, lonely crank, with mouth partly open, perhaps in pain, that it's almost painful to watch. And Hope Davis depretties herself for another movie to brilliantly play Pekar's wife, Joyce Brabner, pursed lips and all. James Urbaniak's Robert Crumb was pretty awesome, as was Judah Friedlander as Genuine Nerd friend Toby Radloff. If this means there is a trend to turn underground comics like Ameircan Splendor, Crumb's work and life and Daniel Clowes' Ghost World into great films, then Gothamist eagerly awaits the next adaptation.
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