Friday 18 January 2008

Weekly Hebdomad

How could I devote this Week's Hebdomad to anything other than the new Paris Hilton film, The Hottie and the Nottie? It's destined to be an instant classic.

7.) Weekly "Mailed in the Promo Copy":

It sure sounds interesting -- I wonder how it ends:

Nate Cooper (Joel David Moore) has been smitten with Cristabel Abbott (Paris Hilton) since he first laid eyes on her at the impressionable age of six. But before he could try and snuggle up to her at nap time, or maybe send her a valentine, his family moved away. In the intervening years there have been other women in Nate’s life, but none who could measure up to Cristabel. Convinced she’s the only girl for him, Nate decides to move back to L.A. and track her down. The good news: she’s still single and stunning. The bad news: there’s a reason she’s still single. Cristabel’s still best friends with the same ugly little girl Nate remembers from first grade, JUNE PHIGG (Christine Lakin). The two are inseparable. They live together. They go to yoga together. They would even go on double dates together…if only June could get a date. And Cristabel simply refuses to leave dear June home alone. Determined to spend as much time as possible with Cristabel, Nate sets out to find a boyfriend for June. But even when he pays them, guys all flee at the sight of her. And then it hits him: June needs a makeover. But as Nate and June become friends and she emerges from her cocoon, Nate slowly realizes that the girl of his dreams isn’t the hottie at all. It’s the nottie — who turns out to be something of a hottie herself.
Oh, that's how it ends. Thanks. I guess.

6.) Weekly "Well, Now We Have to See the Trailer!":



5.) Weekly "Christine Lakin Reunion Tour Update":

The hideous co-star of The Hottie and the Nottie is none other than Christine Lakin, known to Trivial Pursuit champions as "Al" from Step by Step. Lakin fell off the radar for a few (10) years, but she's hot on the comeback trail. Last January she was in a Budweiser commercial and now she's in a Paris Hilton movie. What's next? My money says she fades into a bunch of B-grade roles before resigning herself to soft core pornography.

4.) Weekly "Speaking of Step by Step . . .":

Whatever happened to Christopher Castile? He hasn't done anything since Step by Step. Take a cue from Lakin, dude, and get your career back together.

(I don't really care about Castile. The truth is that I wanted an excuse to post this picture: "This show is terrible! I want to fire my agent!")

3.) Weekly "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy":

Director Tom Putnam began his career with the widely acclaimed short film Tom Hits His Head about Putnam's own bout with chronic anxiety after suffering a head injury. He's considering filming a sequel in the wake of The Hottie and the Nottie entitled Tom Hits His Head Repeatedly Against a Wall: How The Hottie and the Nottie Ruined My Career, Stole My Girlfriend and Gave Me Herpes.

2.) Weekly "You're Just an Actor":

The film's leading man, Joel Moore, has recently co-written, co-directed, and starred in the film Spiral. Here's a synopsis:

The film revolves around a reclusive telemarketer (Joel Moore), whose dysfunctional friendship with his boss (Zachary Levi) is alleviated when a whimsical co-worker (Amber Tamblyn) enters his life. But as he begins to sketch his new friend's portrait, disturbing feelings from his past threaten to lead him down a path of destruction.
Moore considered other titles for the film, including Downward Spiral and Smashing You Over the Head with the Meaning of the Film. Spiral prevailed in a close race.

1.) Weekly "Don't Worry, We'll Get to Ms. Hilton":

Paris is slated to appear in this film, a rock opera about organ harvesting. Um, wow:

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