Tom Gruber

Apatow, Universal pick up pitches - Ansari, Woliner score with trio of comedy concepts

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:58:59 -0500

Apatow, Universal pick up pitches - Ansari, Woliner score with trio of comedy concepts: Aziz is making it big!

I’m very excited to announce that Jason Woliner and I have sold 3 movies to Judd Apatow and Universal! I am attached to star and Jason will direct.

One idea is tentatively titled “Let’s Do This” and is a road movie about two guys that work for a motivational speaking company.

Another idea is about two disgraced astronauts who have to go back to space to clear their names.

And the other idea is a movie based around Randy, my character from “Funny People.”

We’re currently working on all three ideas now and haven’t decided which we will go with first.

Needless to say, we are very excited to be working with Judd on these projects. Unfortunately, this does however put Jason and I’s plan to remake Short Circuit 2 (with myself playing the Michael McKean role in a revolutionary new makeup technique called “peachface”) on hold indefinitely.

My brothers and I have a tradition of watching Christmas...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:59:00 -0500

My brothers and I have a tradition of watching Christmas Vacation after Thanksgiving. I think it was originally a tradition that used to take place closer to Christmas. But, much like holiday advertising, it seems to have moved up each year.

We need to saturate the US with quality education. And, if this...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:07:00 -0500

We need to saturate the US with quality education. And, if this video is any indication, we might want to start in Columbus Ohio.

paulscheer:

SARAH PALIN PARKING LOT

America, I Am Disappoint of the Day: Sarah Palin supporters, gathered outside a Going Rogue book signing event in Columbus, Ohio, are presented with basic questions about her policy positions.

Vacularity ensues.

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clock radio experience

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:06:00 -0500

Sometimes when I’m working at my computer, I turn on my clock radio behind me, which I always have set to Boston’s classical station. Right now I am listening to a dramatic opera piece. It’s beautiful, refreshing and not overwhelming – the clock radio’s speakers are limited to treble sounds, so it doesn’t distract me from my work. It serves as excellent background music.

"Although it might be easier to believe that she acted like a trailer park Zsa Zsa who’d found..."

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:21:22 -0500

“Although it might be easier to believe that she acted like a trailer park Zsa Zsa who’d found a credit card left behind at a possum feed, she blames McCain staffers.”

- Amazon review of Sarah Palin’s book

Highbrow Goats

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:01:45 -0500

Highbrow Goats

If you liked Bad Boy, you’ll love this sequel!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:50:50 -0500

If you liked Bad Boy, you’ll love this sequel!

Bad Boy by Duncan McDougall Addendum: I wish they hadn’t...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:48:00 -0500

Bad Boy by Duncan McDougall

Addendum: I wish they hadn’t broken the 180 with that last shot. It’s so damn jarring. Regardless, this is still totally badass and damn funny.

I just recently saw this for the first time. It was a little...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:21:44 -0500

I just recently saw this for the first time. It was a little too over-the-top for me.

(via bunkercomplex)

Is that music from 28 Days Later? Sounds...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:28:04 -0500

Is that music from 28 Days Later? Sounds familiar.

tweetyyum:

Panic Attack trailer

Lose the Treasure Get the Cheshire

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:42:56 -0500

Lose the Treasure Get the Cheshire

Someone quoted my dad on twitter. Hah! He’ll never...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Someone quoted my dad on twitter. Hah! He’ll never know..

I finally returned some Netflix DVDs that I’ve had for...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:02:00 -0500

I finally returned some Netflix DVDs that I’ve had for maybe a month now. Here are the next three I’ll be receiving from my queue. They are oldies that I want to catch up on.

Meatballs - I’m a huge Billy Murray fan, so I figured I ought to see one of his earlier works.

Annie Hall - Possibly Woody Allen’s greatest film, so another must-see.

Bottle Rocket - Wes Anderson’s feature film debut

Pretty damn funny. Starring Ellie Kemper, the girl...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:18:00 -0500

Pretty damn funny. Starring Ellie Kemper, the girl “Erin” from The Office.

This is incredible to watch. Pay attention to...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:36:14 -0500

This is incredible to watch. Pay attention to Sullenberger’s box at 3:07.

Photo

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:36:55 -0500

Dream

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:36:00 -0500

Last night I dreamed that my cellphone was the size of the original Gameboy. I got looks from people when I placed a call. It was mildly embarrassing. Despite this, it felt unusually comfortable in the hand.

I wonder if there is a market for Gameboy-sized cellphones.

"What we did with this mobile telephone was create a revolution. Before the mobile phone existed we..."

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:32:44 -0500

“What we did with this mobile telephone was create a revolution. Before the mobile phone existed we were calling a place, now we are calling a person.”

- Martin Cooper, the inventor of the mobile phone

Dear Girl who sits next to me in history class

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:15:00 -0500

I invariably found your Tumblr through a reblog today. What are the chances! I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect you to be the kind of person that blogs. My mind is blown.

You still complain a lot in class though.

Attention websites with articles:

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:06:00 -0500

Please put a date stamp at the top of the page so your viewers can know when it was published.