Night of the Creeps - 1986 - Movie Review - sort of

Growing up in the VHS heavy 80's, I consumed a ton of horror movies. It seemed like every weekend I roamed the aisles of a video store, staring at the box covers of the "Friday the 13th" "Halloween" "Elm Street" and "Chainsaw" series. Even if I had seen the movie a hundred times, those tapes in the Horror section were always something that seemed to hypnotize me. I'm surprised I didn't grow up to be a serial killer.  And I come from the land of Ed Gein and Dahmer!
That being said, I never really gave a shit about the movie "Night of the Creeps" - it was one of those covers that didn't really grab my attention, an afterthought compared to re-reading the letter on the front of "Sleepaway Camp".  So when it showed up on Netflix I thought I should check it out.

This movie is actually not bad, Its campy as hell, but sort of funny. I'm not going to go into the storyline specifics, but it has enough 80's cheesiness and a somewhat decent story to keep you interested. I watched it in two sittings, but it wasn't a movie I dreaded finishing.  The first few minutes are pretty random, (you will know what I mean when you watch it) But don't let that discourage you.  And as a bonus there are a few moments of unneeded nudity! It's definitely worth checking out. 

Night of the Creeps stars Jason Lively who played "Rusty" in National Lampoons European Vacation and actress Jill Whitlow from "Mask" and 'Weird Science"

*and just a side note, my parents weren't some weirdos that just let their kid watch whatever they wanted, I had to watch these movies at friends houses or wherever I could get my hands on them. I remember watching the original "Friday the 13th" in the reflection of the fireplace glass from another room, and when my mom wouldn't let me watch part 6 I tried to convince her that it was a comedy. 

Goodbye Paul Konerko - Chicago White Sox

My favorite baseball player played his last game this week. Check out a few of these tributes to White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko.

Halloween 2015

Filmed a little comedy short with Ashley Platz that should be out before Halloween.

Sons of Anarchy Season 7 premiere

The final season of Sons of Anarchy starts this Tuesday, Sept 9th.
Here are a couple of pictures from the premiere at Mann's Chinese Theater.

Mann's Chinese Theater

with Ivo Nandi who plays "El Oso" 

Courtney Love

Niko Nicotera aka "Ratboy"

2014 VMA's - What did we learn

The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards last night.  I sat and watched them with two catty women who sat judging outfits as they wore clothes from "Forever 21" and "Ross".

Here is what we learned from the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.


- Usher is apparently still relevant?  I figured he'd be hocking energy drinks by now.

- Beyonce has more shitty songs than I knew of.

- watching the VMA's is the best way to feel old.

- you aren't homeless because of bad luck, most likely its because you can't read.

- apparently Lorde is in the "rock n roll" category

- Taylor Swift is on the fast track to wearing pant suits in her future.

- Katy Perry still has horrible taste in men.

- that host "Sway" is still working for MTV,  that guy is like the new Kurt Loder.

- Reddit will have plenty of GIF's to pick from of Taylor Swift dancing bad.

- Maroon 5 actually survived playing songs outside in Inglewood.

- Jennifer Lopez does not like Miley Cyrus

"Bad Words" - Movie Review

I've seen just about every movie in my local Redbox. Even the terrible ones with Wizards and talking Trolls and shit. So I'm always excited when they get some new releases. This week one of those new releases was the Jason Bateman film "Bad Words"

I'd never seen a trailer for it, only the poster when it played on the Santa Monica promenade for about 2 weeks. So I just assumed it was about some spelling bee coach who has to inspire some poor kid to "apply himself" and learn to spell or something.

Boy was I wrong!  This movie is like "Bad Santa" man! Jason Bateman acts like a total and its pretty fricken funny.  It's totally worth watching. Bateman plays a guy who is a 40 year old genius and has a personal quest to compete in the U.S's best spelling bee. (*I don't want to give away all the details, because there is more) Also, on a side note, I was super tired when I put the movie in and expected to fall asleep by the middle, but it was interesting enough to keep me up the whole time.

So make sure to check out "Bad Words" - Here is the trailer!

*now If you'll excuse me, I have to get back to my girlfriend who is yelling at me because I've never seen "Dead Poet's Society".

Burbank Comedy Festival pictures

The 1st Annual Burbank Comedy Festival is in full swing at Flappers Comedy Club.
The place has been packed with great shows, podcasts, and seminars.  Here are a few photos.

Downtown Burbank. 

The festival has a bunch of heavy hitters performing. 

The first show I did was the "Misfits of Comedy" show this past Monday.

Darren Carter and me after we did
 Monday's "Misfits of Comedy" show. 

They give all the comics a swag bag of cool stuff. 

Sarah hanging with Rick Mitchell & Brian McDaniel from TMZ.

My next Festival show is this Friday, night 8/22 in the Main Room at 11pm.