If there is one movie I'm looking forward to more than any other one (besides Indy 4, of course), it's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Not only does it have one of the coolest titles in recent memory, but it looks friggin' awesome by the trailer (which you can see below). The teaser trailer came out almost a year and a half ago, so this longer trailer is long overdue, but yeah... jeez... it looks awesome.




Music-wise, Sara informed me the Foo Fighters had a CD coming out at the end of September. How did I not know this? I'm ashamed and guess I'm not the biggest Foo Fighters fan in the world, like I thought. Their new single is great though. You can watch the music video for it below.



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Will: You're just a hard, scheming old woman, aren't you?
Kate: Ugly, too.
-The Man From Laramie

Labels: Movies, Music, Video

Dear People That Don't Think It's Necessary (or a Law) to Use Turn Signals,

If I see another person not use their turn signal when they are supposed to, I'm going to put the pedal to the metal and ram my car right into them. Is it really that hard to turn your wrist slightly and flick the turn signal either up or down with a slight flip of a finger?

In case it really is tougher than it seems to me, let me go through step by step instructions on how to use a turn signal:


Step 1: Your hands should already be on the wheel, since you're driving a car. If not, please put away your cell phone, stop sipping on your fancy Starbucks coffee, quit munching on your McDonald's, and get your hands on the wheel.

Step 2: Move your left hand slightly so it is touching the turn signal which is on the left of the wheel. If you're going right, shift the turn signal upwards. If you're going left, shift it down. You usually don't even have to take your hand on the wheel. Those people that designed these cars really knew how to make it an easy and convenient process.

Step 3: Turn your car the direction you indicated. The car will automatically turn off the signal for you, minimizing your effort.


You may just be confused as to when to use your turn signal. You should put on your turn signal when:

A) You are turning
B) You are changing lanes
C) You are passing

I know, it's pretty difficult sometimes to move your hand a half inch or two, especially if you're suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome, but I think you can handle it. If you follow these few simple rules, not only will the roads be a better place, but you'll save people that actually know how to drive a lot of needless headaches.

Sincerely,

Jonathan



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Alpha 60: What is the privilege of the dead?
Lemmy Caution: To die no more.
-Alphaville

Labels: Rambling

As you may, or may not, have noticed, what was formally http://keepcoolmybabies.blogspot.com is now http://blog.jonathanburdick.com. That's because I was bored one night and decided to finally buy http://www.jonathanburdick.com. Whenever I have a free day and I'm extremely bored, I think I'll give my blog a new look of some sort and really fix up the main page of JonathanBurdick.com - which doesn't really have much of anything one there yet- to make it look real snazzy and professional, like I'm some sort of internet nerd celebrity or something. You know, like somebody who gets more than a dozen views a day on their blog.

There are some annoying GoDaddy ads plastered on the main page now, because I haven't upgraded to the $3.59 a month plan yet, but I will in due time. Because I hate ads. Ads are the sole reason I don't watch TV - outside of the occasional TCM (which is commercial free during movies), sports, and the History Channel. If you don't mind putting up with the GoDaddy ads staring you right in your face, begging you to buy yourself a domain, go to the main page and refresh it a few dozen times. You see how the header picture changes? It's completely random which header is picked (the HTML wasn't that complex, but it was tricky - took me a frustrating 20 minutes to figure it out), but in theory you could refresh 40 times and get a different picture each time. What can I say, I was bored.

Also, do you like the new picture for the blog header? In case you're absolutely crazy and haven't watched Raiders of the Lost Ark (sidenote: Anna White's friend who is visiting from Florida has never watched one of them - I smell a marathon coming), you probably recognize it. One of my favorite shots ever. When I make a real movie someday, I'm going to have a shot that looks just like that, as a homage (one of many, I'm sure, knowing me) to Raiders.

Speaking of making movies, I've been contemplating buying one of these camcorders. It's $999, which is pricey... but it's friggin' HIGH DEFINITION. It can even record at 24 fps (frames per second) rather than the usual digital 30 fps. If you're not aware, movies put on actual film are 24 fps, whereas digital is usually 30 fps. The 24 fps gives it that "cinematic" movie feel. You know how you can always tell when something is recorded digitally rather than with film? The whole fps is a huge part of that. Of course, it's probably just wishful thinking on my part... perhaps if I actually wrote a script for one of the many ideas floating around in my head I could justify shelling out the cash, or maybe convincing some investors to spot me the cash (and no, no investors are going to give me cash for another One Lane Bridge sequel - they're totally sweet, don't get me wrong, but I'm pretty sure they're not totally sweet enough to convince an investor to spot me cash or to get me noticed in the biz... especially since they don't really make any sense. At all.)

Pretty much the only reason I don't move out of my folks home, is because at, say $250 a month (which is about as cheap as I've been able to find anywhere), I could buy a High-def TV with two months of that rent and one of these camcorders with 4 months of that rent. Yet, I still live at home, rent free, and I'm not buying much of anything... hmm...

In other news, a bunch of us went camping at Cook Forest, the state forest about an hour away, last week for two nights. It was an awesome time... can't believe I never went their before and I think we had the best campsite out of the entire 200-some that were there, thanks to some lucky random choosing. So, if you ever go there, I recommend campsite 202. No need to thank me. It was a good few days full of building fires, chopping wood, hiking, lazy tubing down a river, hot dogs, s'mores, mountain pizzas, kielbasa, corn on the cob over the fire (I'm drooling just thinking about the corn, which was Mike's brilliant idea)... we even cooked a hearty breakfast of eggs, bacon, and toast over the fire. I look forward to doing it again soon.


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Aguirre: I am the great traitor. There must be no other. Anyone who even thinks about deserting this mission will be cut up into 198 pieces. Those pieces will be stamped on until what is left can be used only to paint walls. Whoever takes one grain of corn or one drop of water more than his ration will be locked up for 155 years. If I, Aguirre, want the birds to drop dead from the trees... then the birds will drop dead from the trees. I am the wrath of God. The earth I pass will see me and tremble. But whoever follows me and the river, will win untold riches.
-Aguirre: The Wrath of God

Labels: Rambling, Site Issues

Here it is, finally. The epic cult-classic that started it all, One Lane Bridge. And yes boys and girls, to paraphrase Matt Beardsley, if Sly Stallone can make another Rocky, if Bruce Willis can make another Die Hard, we can make a fourth and final film, an epic, action-packed conclusion: No Passing Zone. A script is in the works and principal photography will begin next summer. Until then, enjoy the Director's Cut of One Lane Bridge.

Part One


Part Two


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Jesk: You're my partner, you've got to help me.
Eyebrow: I only help myself... and my friends.
Jesk: I am your friend.
Eyebrow: Well then, I guess I'm helping you then.
-One Lane Bridge

Labels: Rambling, Video