High Concept
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Friday, October 31, 2003

The Pitch: It's like a Disney Cartoon meets a Jane Campion Film!  

Wow, Halloween falls on a Friday this year, and all the movie studios can think to open is Brother Bear and In the Cut? Jesus. At least there's the re-release of Alien, and I guess it's better to open your "scary" movies in the few weeks before Halloween but--I dunno. Kind of a letdown, if you ask me.

So, Happy Halloween--I'm sure you'll find your scares where you can. Me, I'm 37--all the scares are right there on the surface.

I usually stay away from people on my birthday because I get morbid and depressed. That seems sillier and sillier each year because I have an embarrassment of riches in my life, and yet that never seems to stop me. It's no surprise then that this entry started off with me talking about the movies playing in theaters because in the past, that's what I've snuck off and done. I remember watching Timecop at a matinee one year and thinking my life could sink no lower. How young I was! It could have been the sequel to Universal Soldier.

Anyway, I'm off to go pay the rent, and then grab the girlfriend for an odd mix of What Jeff Likes to Do--catching a movie, shopping at Costco and eating rich food. Many thanks to all the wonderful people in my life--as each birthday rolls around, I'm more grateful for you than ever.

posted by Jeff Lester | 9:24 AM |
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