The things listed in the title of this post describe just a few of the characters found in the film Transamerica. This is good because it shows the Weinsteins are using their talents for something a little more interesting than Hostage or one of the other crappy mainstream films that marked their last few years with Miramax (that’s not to say they didn’t do anything good during their last few years with Miramax, but if you add up their score card for recent years, crap wins, followed by non-offensive Oscar contenders).
Archive for March, 2006
Zero to 60 in Four Soybeans…
March 2, 2006CBS reports that a group of 5 former dropouts have built a soybean-fueled car that goes from zero to sixty in 4 seconds; pretty damn impressive.
They also speculate on why nobody has managed this feat yet:
“We made this work,” says Hauger. “We’re not geniuses. So why aren’t they doing it?”
Kosi thinks he knows why. The answer, he says, is the big oil companies.
“They’re making billions upon billions of dollars,” he says. “And when this car sells, that’ll go down — to low billions upon billions.”
Oscar Weekend
March 2, 2006Oscar Sunday is upon us and something amazing is about to happen: for the first time in years a picture worthy of the title of “Best Picture” is going to win the prize for “Best Picture”. I know! It’s hard to beleive! This year there are no safe or mainstream films nominated for the award. Instead, this year it comes down to five of the most artistic thought provoking films of the year, which are two qualities that are usually rather rare in “Best Picture” nominees and even rarer in “Best Picture” winners. This year it comes down to Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, Good Night & Good Luck, and Munich.
