Andy Labis, Author at Entertainment Ave!

Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! They Both See Movies, The Dude has a Cold, and Stu’s Getting Old.

By:

The Dude on the Right
Even though I’m sporting a head cold, and Stu Gotz just got over one (go ahead,
make your own conclusions), we stuck it out and got together for another

episode of "Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast. Both us saw

"I Am Legend" and

"Alvin and the Chipmunks," so of course we dissect them. We also talk a bit
about the death of Dan Fogelberg, and I was correct, he died from prostate
cancer and not skin cancer which is what Stu thought. I also hip Stu to the
latest doings of Mr. Chocolate Rain,
Tay Zonday, while Stu
wonders what movies are coming out over the Christmas holiday (I
tell him, of course).

There are a few more tidbits during our podcast, so
I don’t want to spoil them here, but let’s just say I’m not buying the fact that
Stu injured his right hand and arm doing real work, but rather doing something right-handed dudes are likely to do with their hand and arm.

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What’s New? A Movie Review of “Alvin and the Chipmunks.”

Maybe the movie wasn’t that bad, or maybe it’s because of The Dude on the Right’s headcold, but The Dude reviewed “Alvin and the Chipmunks” and sort of liked it. Sure, he thought the story was too predictable, he found Claire cute but thought her storyline unnecessary, and The Dude also wonders why, after all of these years, it’s still hard to understand the little critters, but if you’ve got kids it will be good for them and you won’t be totally bored to tears.

What’s New? A Movie Review of “I Am Legend.”

The Dude on the Right reviews “I Am Legend” and realizes once again why he isn’t making films. His ending for the movie would have been a hell of a lot different, but he’s not giving it away for the review so as not to spoil the movie for you. The Dude might tell Stu Gotz about how he would have turned “I Am Legend” into a movie masterpiece during their “Weekend Wrap-Up” podcast, but in a worst case, if he does a DVD review of the film, he’ll be sure to spoil the ending of the film and try to explain why his ending would be so much better. Ending be damned, The Dude did think that Will Smith did a great job carrying the entire movie.

What’s New? A Podcast of: Hannah Montana, Baseball & Steroids, The Golden Globe Nominations, and Here Comes Santa!

The Dude on the Right is hoping during this podcast that a lot of baseball dudes get together and sue some of the major networks and radio shows for spouting that they did steroids even before the Mitchell Report came out, which then didn’t list them. He was also hoping Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus would be adding some new shows near his niece so he could try to get her tickets as the perfect Christmas present.
The Dude was also disappointed that the Golden Globe nominations didn’t include “Knocked Up” nor “Superbad” this year, and also wonders if Dewey Cox can out-funny McLovin? He also wants to lose weight next year, but what year doesn’t The Dude on the Right not want to lose weight?

Hannah Montana, Baseball & Steroids, The Golden Globe Nominations, and Here Comes Santa!

By:

The Dude on the Right
As Christmas is less than two weeks away I realized I need to kick into gear my
holiday shopping and would have had the perfect gift for my niece, but sadly
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus isn’t playing near my niece with the newly released
tour dates. Now I have to come up with something lame for her. I
still might try to get tickets for Hannah’s next show in Chicago, though,
because as much as the curiosity in seeing her might be overwhelming, not seeing
Hannah might be even more exciting if I’m able to get a thousand bucks a ticket.

But this podcast isn’t really about Hannah Montana, nope, I’m rallying some
sports’ figures to join together and sue a bunch of news outlets who said they
did steroids before the Mitchell Report was actually released. I also wonder
about the sense of humor of the members of the
Hollywood Foreign Press
Association because they failed to nominate

"Knocked Up" nor

"Superbad" for a Golden Globe Award in the "Best Motion Picture – Comedy or
Musical" category. I guess there were too many musicals this year for them
to be giddy about rather than a reason to laugh. At least they did
nominate John C. Reilly for his role in

"Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," but since that movie hasn’t been released
yet, I can’t tell you if he was better than Christopher Mintz-Plasse, but I
doubt it because how can you top McLovin in "Superbad"?

"Survivor:
China" is almost done and I’m putting my money on the skinny dudette, the TV
season is almost over, and it’s time to start thinking about your New Year’s
Resolutions. Even though, during the podcast, I say that losing weight
will probably be on that list, now that I think about it I should have something
more realistic in mind, so I’m thinking that at the top of my resolution list
will be to win the Lottery. One has to start on their life goals at some
time, don’t they?

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What’s New? A DVD Review of “Superbad.”

The Dude on the Right was traumatized when he first saw “Superbad” in the movie theater, so he traumatized himself again by watching “Superbad” for a DVD review. As much as he recollected his high school self again, the bonuses on the 2 disc Extended Edition helped The Dude get through it by making him laugh. It will probably make you laugh also, unless you hate foul language and teens being teens in the real world.

What’s New? Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up Podcast: “The Golden Compass” Analysis, Weather Woes, and More Movie Talk.

Stu Gotz and The Dude on the Right reunite for another “Weekend Wrap-Up” podcast, and a lot of it deals with movies. They both saw “The Golden Compass,” discuss some things about “I Am Legend,” and Stu wonders how he let Mama Gotz hijack his Netflix queue. They also talk some football, mostly about the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins since the Chicago Bears have been sucking lately, they also talk some TV as the fall season winds up, and Stu thinks Bon Jovi and Ozzy Osbourne aren’t relevant anymore. Send your complaints to stu@entertainmentavenue.com

Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! “The Golden Compass” Analysis, Weather Woes, and More Movie Talk.

By:

The Dude on the Right
Stu Gotz and I brave the ice and snow to get together, but it will take a lot
more than Stu falling on his ass to stop us from doing our

"Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast. Both of our weekends were filled with
seeing

"The Golden Compass" with both of us not really liking it. Our
analysis is one for the Hollywood books! And as we discuss a current film,
we also talk a bit about the upcoming "I Am Legend" movie, which I couldn’t
remember is based on a book from the 1950’s and a couple of films, namely

"The Last Man on Earth" and
"The Omega
Man," and as much as Stu might want to add those movies to his Netflix
queue, it seems Mama Gotz has taken over the Gotz Netfilx selections, unless,
well, Stu has a thing for Marie Antoinette.

Sure, we talk a lot about movies,
but we also discuss some football, including the streaks of the New England
Patriots and Miami Dolphins, some TV with Mama Gotz’s solution to the writer’s
strike, and how Stu has no taste in music anymore, possibly costing me some
concert clearance.

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That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

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Where’s the Christmas Spirit, and Hoping to See Concerts.

By:

The Dude on the Right
As I waited at the Dude-Pad for the ice storm that the weather folks kept
predicting I kept looking out the window for the storm, then went to the
hardware store because I needed a new humidifier as my trusty Radio Shack
thermometer/hydrometer said I was breathing 27% humidity air, and began trying
to get into the Christmas spirit by getting my Christmas tree up. But even with
my little winter wonderland in my living room (thought not finished yet), and
even with snow on the ground, I’m finding it hard to get into the Christmas
spirit this year because right now that spirit is coming in spurts, like it did
in my last blog. That’s okay, I suppose, because I’ve always been a
Christmas procrastinator, waiting until the last minute to buy presents,
although today I also got my Sunday newspaper with a pre-printed "Holiday" note
wishing me the best in the holiday season, complete with a self-addressed, but
not stamped, envelope, and wondering if this will finally be the year I tip my
newspaper driver girl, and if so, how much?

And with holiday tipping being a
perplexing quandary, whether it be the newspaper delivery person, the mail
person, the garbage people (and since we’ve got recycling and garbage pick-up do
I have to tip the both of them?), I at least did see a movie over the weekend
that I didn’t like, that being

"The Golden Compass," I did get some new
movie
previews done for the website, I’m halfway through the second DVD of special
features for "Superbad" so that DVD review should be posted this week, I have
some hopes that I’ll be able to cover Jonathon Brandmeier and his Leisure Suits
this week, as well as the teaming up of Rob Zombie and Ozzy Osbourne, and I’ll
also finish my Christmas display to finally give me something to keep me in the
spirit every time I walk by it, at least until after Christmas when I then have
to dread taking down my Christmas crap, I mean spirit.

And I still wonder,
where is my ice storm today?

That’s it for this one!
I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

What’s New? A Movie Review of “The Golden Compass.”

The Dude on the Right will usually justify in his head a reason or two for increasing his star rating for a movie, usually revolved around nudity or violence, but for his movie review of “The Golden Compass” The Dude actually talked his way into reducing a star rating. He wasn’t going to give the movie many stars to begin with, but he almost seemed more disappointed that the movie didn’t actually try to achieve “epic” status, instead just trying to leave people with a good feeling in under two hours. In the end, though, the loss of half a star came after finding out why Ice Bear nation wasn’t involved in the final battle.