Australia
Hillary: Jagshemash glorious nation of America?
Inspired by my fellow Kazachstanian Borat.
On a Bus, upstairs, in London as far as I remember in 2002 or thereabouts somewhere near Euston station or maybe elsewhere there was a sudden noise of acceleration and not one but two buses accelerated past mine with gurning engines and wheezing passengers. They were actually racing each other! My God! I whipped out my small Olympus Miu (analog) and snapped off this picture. Only later did I realise there were two Ali G’s staring back at me. I think this advertising may have affected the drivers mentalities that night. I am sure they were very sorry the next day and even a little embarrassed.
YES, best scene in any movie ever made lol PULP FICTION ftw!
Me vectored with Borat.
More than a century ago, the town of Calico / was bustling with prospectors. Founded in / March 1881, it grew to a population of 1,200 / with 22 saloons and more than 500 mines. / Silver was king, and the Calico Mining District / became one of the richest in California, / producing $86 million in silver, $45 million in / borax and, of course, gold. After 1907, when / silver prices dropped and borax mining moved / to Death Valley, Calico became a ghost town. Calico, located near Barstow, is a fully restored 60-acre town site. Once a bustling mining community, Calico Ghost Town became a California historic monument in 1973 during its Spring Festival, held on Mother’s Day weekend each year. Because of its historic and scenic recreation of the old west, Calico’s streets host television and movie crews from around the world.
hairy chest
One of a series of Christmas cards produced every year from 1995. These are a personal commentary on the political scene over the year. In 2006 Australia was still in the grip of the John Howard regime. Right leaning culturally and industrially, supporting privileged and wealthy interests to the detriment of the less powerful or disenfranchised. Extreme IR laws, citizenship test, war in Iraq and close association with the George Bush dominated the year. In 2006 the film Borat put a lens to western culture, particularly American but not exclusively. John Howard, in a Borat mankini represents the cringe I felt in the Australian social, cultural and industrial landscape of 2006. He is supported in this task by Julie Bishop, Brendan Nelson and treasurer Peter Costello.
Two days after the movie premiere juggernaut that was The Transfomers Revenge of the Fallen...
Two days after the movie premiere juggernaut that was The Transfomers Revenge of the Fallen I had another one to consider going to. The complication : I was outside of London all day on a team building day which involved wandering around a forest and (in my instance) getting lost with our group on the way from the carpark to the camping ground before the event had even started, and then carrying a hollowed-out log for several kilometres through bushland. And this premiere was a bit closer to my heart, as I am actually Austrian and as such a movie about a Gay Austrian Fashion Icon means I can possibly relate to 1/3 of it on a personal level…. possibly even more if my enviable collection of T-Shirts qualifies me as a fashion icon. I didn’t get there on time, but I did manage to capture some of the action: / I arrived a little late so I missed Bruno’s arrival and some of his poses on a raised plinth, but I think I captured the basic gist of the film, which is Sacha Baron Cohen wearing ludicrously bizzare clothing and confusing the hell out of conservative Americans. / The master is back. I saw Yellow Cap Guy at Transformers II but he didn’t look himself – by which I mean yes he had a yellow cap on, but otherwise he seemed especially disoriented and confused about where he was. Which isn’t funny, so I’m glad he’s back in top form / Funkizeit mit Bruno. According to some people I’ve spoken to, Sacha Baron Cohen is very shy, and for this reason he stays in character for his premieres – that way he has a role to play rather than be himself. In terms of evidence, he was certainly signing autographs ‘Bruno’ not ‘Sacha’ / “Sure, I swapped an iPod for a baby. But it was one of those cute shuffle ones so I think the mother might actually have gotten the better deal out of it. That kid of her just eats and eats and eats….” / “I can zee that you are a balding man. How do you stand to go out in public looking like that, may I ask?” / Whether Sacha Baron Cohen’s girlfriend, actress Isla Fisher was there in her capacity as friend of Bruno or her own celebrity status is unclear. But she was there. / “I don’t suppose Sacha will ever take on a regular role some day?” Possibly not – there are plenty of other countries around the world to base characters around. I’m looking forward to when he takes on the persona of a North Korean weatherman, myself… / It’s a guy. And his chin. Either he or it may be famous because the nearby hysterical teen fans were unaccountably excited to see him… or it. / “You appear to be having dandruff. Ve have clinics for zat in Austria – we will kill you humanely, you will not suffer in the process” / Despite being a little cluttered, I kind of like the different elements of this shot – Bruno poster in the background, Bruno in beefeater costume, singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor in the foreground. It is … how you say it… Sehr kool.. / It’s one of the Geldof sisters. I’m not sure which one, and I’m not entirely sure whether I’m meant to care. / Can I be a bit naively honest here and ask not just why Pixie and The-One-Named-After-A-Fruit Geldof are famous, but… why is their father so famous? Was it just for that one song about feeding the world back in the 1980s or was it something more? And no, I don’t want to check wikipedia / “And so I told him that with a dress like this and two umbrellas there’s no way we won’t be considered celebs at this thing” Probably true / “You there, English man! I am making fun of your national costume, but I will let you retaliate by letting you tell me what you think of Austrian Singing Sensation DJ Oetzi. Okay – go!” Well… it was a quick one and a late one, but arguably a good one. I’m looking forward to the movie. It hencefort joins the Archive of Premieres the most recent of which are: Transformers Revenge of the Fallen – Fox! LaBeouf! Turturro! Gibson! / The Hangover – Heather Graham! And some guys! / Tormented – People! Other People! / The Jonas Brothers 3D Experience – Jonas! Jonas! Jonas! / A Night at the Museum2 – Stiller! Gervais! Azaria! Next up, I think, may be “Public Enemies” later in the month. Until next time!
Tribute to the pride of Austria
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