1. "Another Study, Another Reason to Drink Red Wine": YES!
["Scientists have found another clue to explain why red wine may be good for you, identifying substances in vin rouge that appear to be associated with increased longevity in parts of France. Researchers have long been fascinated by the "French paradox" -- the fact that French people tend to have relatively few heart attacks despite a rich diet -- and many studies have suggested that a glass or two of red wine every day is beneficial."]
2. "Critics' Poll(s) Revived, But Not at Voice": Good news from The Reeler blog.
["When it rains it pours on the Village Voice criticism beat -- or at least on the outskirts of that beat: Following the news that internal tumult had snuffed out the paper's annual critics' poll and that interim film editor Allison Benedikt had officially inherited Dennis Lim's old job comes word that Lim is working with indieWIRE to revive a comprehensive year-end survey. The style will evidently not be too different from the list-and-quote format that readers came to expect from the Voice polls; iW is said to have been working overtime for weeks to develop an electronic voting site for invitees, of which Lim said today via e-mail there are more than 100. No specific names were mentioned, but as you can probably assume from Lim's involvement -- to which most observers attribute the longevity and success of the Voice's previous "Take" polls -- the list will be deep and well-connected."]
3. "DeVito Drunk During Interview?": I'd be drunk too (on red wine) if I had to promote Deck the Halls.
["Danny DeVito appeared on TV show The View yesterday morning still tipsy after a night of heavy partying with pal George Clooney. The star was promoting his new movie Deck The Halls on the show, and admitted he hadn't been to bed the night before. DeVito then cursed his seventh limoncello (a lemon liqueur) from the previous evening and launched into a boozy rant against President George W. Bush, much of which was bleeped out by network censors. The former Taxi star also revealed he and his wife Rhea Perlman made sure to "utilize every surface available" in the famous Lincoln Bedroom when they stayed at The White House as overnight guests of former President Bill Clinton."]
4. "Make way for the 'Preacher'": The Passion of the Deutch.
["The series was created by Irish-born writer Garth Ennis and British artist Steve Dillon. Mark Steven Johnson, the writer-director behind comic adaptations "Daredevil" and the upcoming "Ghost Rider," is writing the pilot, while Howard Deutch is attached to direct. Johnson also wrote "Grumpier Old Men," which Deutch directed."]
5. "Violent Video Games May Rev Up Teen Brain": Boy, nothing gets past Fox News. They must've had their red wine today.
["When teens play violent video games, they may get more emotionally revved up than if they play nonviolent video games. That’s according to research presented yesterday in Chicago at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). “Our study suggests that playing a certain type of violent video game may have different short-term effects on brain function than playing a nonviolent -- but exciting -- game,” Vincent Mathews, MD, says in an RSNA news release."]
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Thursday, November 30, 2006
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Right, red wine now prevents heart attacks, strokes and heart disease, boosts athletic performance, fights obesity, prolongs lifespan, reduces weight, protects you from diabetes, relieves pain and prevents Alzheimer's. If they could just prevent it from giving us those killer hangovers it would be the miracle drink.
On a positive note, great blog;)
The other problem is that it's best with food. Steaks, cheese, breads, creams, sauces- you get the idea.
Can't get enough of the good news about red wine. Everyday that passes, we come closer and closer to the future that Woody Allen predicted in Sleeper, where everything that our parents said was bad for us turns out to be good. Take, for example, the stories out of Cuba that suggest that cigars and sex are the keys to longevity.
Red wine, cigars and sex. I can think of far worse ways to extend my life span.
Dan: You remind me of Peter Falk's great monologue in Wings of Desire about the simple pleasures of coffee and cigarettes. "To smoke, and have coffee - and if you do it together, it's fantastic."
Matt,
Great reference! And you remind me that coffee is indeed one of the key ingredients to the mysterious longevity of those Cubans who are living so very long.
Also, it reminds me of the conversation between Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in Before Sunset, where they talk of how the Zen goal of surrendering our attachment to sensual pleasures is a form of depression and ultimately death.
Danny DeVito drunk is considerably more entertaining than Michael Richards sober.
Is he going to have to apologize to the White House? God I hope not.
Ross: In DeVito's case, I completely understand the compulsion to drink before going on "The View." What I do not understand is the desire to go on "The View." (I know, I know -- it's in his "Deck the Halls" contract.)
Matt: I've never been a cigarette smoker (I'm allergic to that stuff), but there was a time when Falk spoke for most of my friends. Even though they've all quit now, they still speak with nostalgia of the combination of tobacco (or whatever it is they put in commercially available cigs, along with the chemicals) and caffiene, and booze and caffiene. Apparently it's a magical combo that can help one appreciate life -- like William Powell and Myrna Loy or something.
Speaking as someone who has read Preacher... WHAT IN THE NAME OF ST. EPHISIOCRATES???
Dan, as a Preacher fan -- thanks to my colleague Alan Sepinwall, who introduced me to the comic -- I'll second your "WHAT IN THE NAME OF ST. EPHISIOCRATES???" and raise you a "What the FUCK?" Howard Deutch? The Pretty in Pink guy?
Which isn't to say he's not subtle or sophisticated enough for the job -- it's a pretty stark, rude, crude, what-you-see-is-what-you-get comic -- but it's not like I sat through Pretty in Pink and thought, "When will somebody tap this director's dark streak?"
Man, I somehow missed the PREACHER item on the first go 'round o' this set o' links.
All I can say is "It's about fucking time". And I like the idea of this as an HBO series as opposed to a theatrical film.
It's ~almost~ a shame David Tennant is otherwise engaged, as he'd rock Cassidy's world. Hell, for that matter, Chris Eccleston would make a fine Jesse Custer. Tulip? It'd never happen, but Charlize Theron would sell that.
But perhaps most importantly, who will play Arse Face?
Speaking of HBO, has anybody heard anything about the supposed HBO series that Cronenberg was developing based on DEAD RINGERS?
I think the Dead Ringers series got stuck in development hell and never recovered long ago.
Mark Steven Johnson recently said he's a huge fan of Preacher. Well, he was a huge fan of Daredevil, and we all know how that turned out. I'm a huge fan of Daredevil, but there's something seriously wrong when the most faithful thing in the movie is Elektra's death crawl. GROSS.
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