The Other Guys Filming?

Noticed the signs today – will blog if I notice anything newsworthy -

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The Good Wife

One of the new network shows I’ve been watching – it’s hard for me to really like something on network TV, since they usually try not to be too risky and cripple their programs’ dialogue in order to please wide audiences. This show (The Good Wife) I’ve found to be very peculiar, on track with sharp dialogues and also well acted, since everyone on it is a vet what else is to expect.
So of course today when I leaned that Juliana Margulies will be speaking at an Apple Store event, I rushed to the store to check it out. The Apple Store in SoHo apparently does host a lot of events with filmmakers, which I didn’t know about, but apparently you can get them on iTunes. Unfortunately, they did not allow photos or any of that so I couldn’t snap a pic of her. Anyway, she looked lovely and was absolutely adorable and presented herself in a great way. It was unexpected for me because I thought she would get turned off by the low turnout. There were still many people, but you’d imagine the space a bit more crowded. Still she was really great, answered questions in great detail and brought a lot to the ace. Most of the women were 35+ and that didn’t bother me. I can’t compare in my fanship with tween girls but I can definitely share the appreciation of a more mature crowd. Some things I didn’t know were quite of interest to me, like her method acting and that she attended classes, also that her ER character was supposed to die in the pilot. In general she came out as an excellent performer and speaker, thoroughly impressed with how serious she is about this job and the whole show. I also didn’t know Ridley Scott is a producer on the show and he might direct an episode soon, that would definitely be really exciting. Most of all I was impressed with her being a New Yorker and talking about what it’s like to shoot close to home – I could never tell in her performances that she is from a certain area, so I’d judge them to be quite crafty. Good job, hope to catch Meryl Streep in the Apple store next week!

Hotbods, Supernaturals and History Geeks

So totes felt like blogging today. Don’t feel like proofreading though and don’t expect everything to be correct. Work today was kind of really slow so managed to immerse into online adventures including surfing IMDB and the surrounding gossip-y sites to get the latest hot link-age.

Then I happened to find this kid Jamie Bower and hey he’s seriously some serious hot British-ness and he plays big badass vamp in Twilight and Grindewald in Harry Potter so he double scores riiiiight there. Of course according to his IMDB page he’s trying to star in other stuff (blah blah blah) and take pics sans vamp make up and there are also rumors he’s dating Ginny Weasley (ah! no her actress? who is that?). But neverminds – the kid is to watch out for defso.

Interestingly enough, last night I went to a presentation on the Murderers, Gangsters and Weirdos On the Lower East Side book – very good topic and highly recommend learning more, maybe even getting the book on Amazon or library if they even have it (have not checked! but it’s new so most likely not). The history of gangs in that particular area is absolutely fascinating and the author Eric Ferrara made an impressive presentation. He seems to be an amazing speaker and barely took breaks, I was impressed haven’t had fun at a book presentation since Nick Hornby, but that one was so crowded I could barely breathe fresh air, so this one definitely tops it. Check out the book description here – also a pretty reasonable price. Bluestockings bookstore was hosting – and how else could it be – they are the resident independent bookstore on the Lower East Side. Usually don’t like it when they attack you with activist pamphlets and events of the sort but they really have great picks in independent books which you’d have to unravel in a mainstream bookstore, aka Barnes and Noble. Highly recommend for everyone to also visit Eric’s project – the LES History Center (former East Village Visitor’s Center) – they know the most particular info and have fantabulous EV tours.
Post hearing this amazing presentation I browsed though the Women Studies Section in Bluestockings and I was amazed on how many books women can produce on feminism. Usually think most feminist readings are distasteful and I get truly bored and annoyed with them, but some of this stuff sounded intriguing. I guess Bluestockings’ fabled activism is for reals – check out their selection and the funny shirts they have for sale. It will definitely make a great holiday gift unmatchable to any mainstream gifts your friends are able to get their hands on.