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The ‘American Psycho’ Broadway Musical Is Going To Be Fucking Amazing

Rodrigo Perez — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:10:00 +0000

Is a Broadway musical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ “American Psycho” novel going to be the best fucking thing ever?

Hell fucking yes, but can we somehow convince the producers of this thing to cast Christian Bale for at least the first week run?

The film adaption of the ’80s materialist serial killer, directed by Mary Harron isn’t perfect by any means and looks cheap as all get out (production values, people, please!), but Bale’s majestically absurd turn as the batshit loony Patrick Bateman is still utterly fantastic.

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Rant: Huey Lewis’ ‘Pineapple Express’ Song Sucks

Rodrigo Perez — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:00:00 +0000

You can’t call us haters here because we’ve been of the utmost supporters of “Pineapple Express,” having blogged incessantly about its every move and are genuinely excited to see the film (we generally love David Gordon Green and Judd Apatow, so it’s like a two-birds with one stone kind of sweet deal).

However, we really loathe this original Huey Lewis & The News song, “Pineapple Express” we must admit (with apologies to all the soundtrack people; we’re surely not going to change the legion of people who already adore it).

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Exclusive First Listen: Huey Lewis’ Title Track From The ‘Pineapple Express’ Soundtrack Due August 5

Rodrigo Perez — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:59:00 +0000

There haven’t been a ton of soundtracks this year so far that fall into our raison d’etre (“that sweet spot where movies and music meet”™), but the Judd Apatow-produced, David Gordon Green-directed stoner comedy, “Pineapple Express,” finally has some musical reprieve for us.

Due August 5 on Lakeshore records, the 15 track disc features the much-touted return of Huey Lewis And The News, ala “The Power Of Love” from Back To The Future, doing their updated, cheesy take on the title track.

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