Category: Movies

What’s New? A Movie Review of: “Burn After Reading.”

The
Dude on the Right is getting back into

the movie going groove, and for this one he went to see "Burn After Reading." 
He loved it, though not 5 starring loving it.  The Dude did like the
laughs, the intrigue, and even the violence, once the movie started clicking on
all cylinders after about the first 30 minutes of plot development. He
thinks Brad Pitt did a great job as the dopey physical trainer, appreciates the
creativeness (and maybe the magazine subscriptions) of Harry, played by George
Clooney, but, in the end, who wouldn’t do anything they can to get the money for
some plastic surgery?

This is a Coen Brothers movie, so expect some Coen Brothers goofiness, but
let the first part set things up for you, and then, as The Dude on the Right
did, you can just enjoy the rest of the ride, especially realizing that Harry
just wants women to be happy.

What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Rain, Movies, TV, and A Loud Starbucks.

Stu Gotz somehow convinced The Dude on the Right that they should record
their

"Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast at a Starbucks, and even though the music was
loud, it did make for some nice, background music, even if it distracted The
Dude.  The both of them, though, overcame the background music to talk
about the boatloads of rain that were dumped on the Midwest over the weekend,
they both talk a bit about Hurricane Ike and the people who want to be rescued
in Galveston now that the storm is gone, and hey, why not critique Tina Fey
playing Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live?"  Sure, they both liked Tina,
didn’t think Michael Phelps did that great on SNL, Stu’s got questions about the
ending of "3:10 to Yuma" while The Dude thinks Stu might piss his pants during
one scene of "Burn After Reading," but a podcast with Stu and The Dude wouldn’t
be complete without some talk about TV, and The Dude on the Right needs to quit
reviewing his visits to church.  The Dude does give a shout-out to his BFF,
if you followed The
Dude’s Twitter you would have been texted to see Carlos Zambrano of The
Chicago Cubs get a no-hitter, and if you’re looking for Sarah Silverman in
skimpy underwear, go ahead and rent "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With." 
Just don’t ask The Dude what a "Hoagie Shack" is because he couldn’t remember
the term during his "review" while talking with Stu.

What’s New? Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! A Long Life, Beautiful People, Car Crashes, and More!

The Blue Angels at The Chicago Air and Water ShowThis
podcast episode of "Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!" is about living a
long life, and putting yourself in danger.  The Dude on The Right put
himself, and the life of his BFF, in danger, by going to see the Chicago Air &
Water Show, where, at any time, planes could have come crashing down on them, or
more likely, they would have been sunburned beyond belief if it wasn’t for the
level-headedness of The Dude’s BFF.  Stu didn’t actually put himself in
danger, but he did take the Gotz family to an event of others putting themselves
in danger, namely a Demolition Derby, and he also found out that as cool as the
iPhone might be, it does have a stupid limitation that Stu’s Sprint Instinct
might want to exploit a little more in commercial advertisements.

Both of the boys are almost sick of The Olympics and the coverage of Michael
Phelps, Stu is still watching shows like "Psych" on Cable TV, and The Dude
realized that the nightly light and music show that accompanies Buckingham
Fountain in Chicago is pretty cool.

And, oh yea, they also talk about "Tropic Thunder" and upcoming movies.

What’s New? The Chicago Air & Water Show, “Tropic Thunder,” Mark Your Calendars, and The Olympics!


The Dude on the Right flies solo for this podcast, though talking about
flying is exciting him about seeing the "Chicago Air and Water Show" this
weekend with his BFF.  Hopefully that will go well, and Monday’s podcast
will be all about fun at North Avenue Beach in Chicago.

The Dude also does a large rant on The Olympics with Michael Phelps and Mark
Spitz, the Chinese deceiving us, and his loving Fencing and not Women’s Beach
Volleyball.  He is also strangely fascinated with the Norwegian
weightlifter who blew out his arm during his competition.

"Tropic Thunder" talk also is in the podcast, though The Dude is worried that if
you don’t see the movie, well, you must be a reta$#, though, never mind,

he doesn’t want to get boycotted.

Maybe you better just listen to this podcast to find out when "Harry Potter and
The Half-Blood Prince" will be in theaters in 2009.

What’s New? A Podcast of: “Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! RIP Chef, Calliope Music, and Stu Doesn’t See “The Scorpions” but Does Eat Tamales!” also A Movie Review of “Pineapple Express.”

A
long weekend leads to building blocks of newness, so for this Monday The Dude on
the Right posts his weekend review of

"Pineapple Express," noting that as much as he liked the stoner aspect of
the flick, once it turned into a gunfight, well, the movie turned just a little
too over the top for him.  The funniness was in the stoners, and all of a
sudden they had guns?  The Dude on the Right is so critical, sometimes. 
But newness isn’t only about a movie review, since postings happen on a Monday
it’s also time for a

Stu & The Dude "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, and they’ve got a lot to talk
about. The boys have a different tribute to Isaac Hayes, The Dude one the Right,
again, reviews that "Pineapple" movie, Stu wishes his tamale wasn’t so spicy,
and The Dude will probably be struck down by lightning soon for his comments of
attending mass at Holy Name Cathedral (while it is under construction).

And
who knew Stu Gotz actually wanted to see The Scorpions?  The Podcast lets
The Dude on the Right know that he doesn’t know Stu as well as he thought he
did.

Oh well.

Have fun reading and listening!

What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Movie-ing, Salespeople-ing, Turtle-ing, Food-ing, but No Twittering (yet).

For this episode of

Stu & The Dude’s "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, during the written synopsis The
Dude on the Right becomes obsessed about Twitter and twittering, but thankfully
for the actual podcast he just talks about his weekend – spending some time with
his BFF while she did some car shopping, they had dinner at Carnivale, and went
to see "Swing Vote."  Stu Gotz’s weekend was kind of boring, although he
did have a turtling issue, solved with a trip to Starbucks, and tries to corrupt
The Dude with a visit to Stu’s local Apple Store and some lunch at Ricobene’s. 
Stu can be a bad influence on The Dude, but Stu is thinking The Dude has found a
good influence in The Dude’s BFF.

What’s New? A Movie Review of “Swing Vote.”

The Dude on the Right still hates people, but for

his review of "Swing Vote," he doesn’t explain why.  His hating people
has nothing to do with the movie itself (though somewhat about people coming to
see a movie), has nothing to do about voting, and in his own twisted way, The
Dude almost wishes he could be the vote to decide the President of The United
States because, well, he would also want to see the "War Room" on Air Force One,
find out if
"The
President’s Secret Book" is real, if there is a secret treasure underneath
Wall St., and, if The President had any chance of wanting to get his vote, The
Dude would want full access to Area 51, because, well, who wouldn’t?

All that said, The Dude can state, right now, that

"Swing Vote" has the funniest/twisted/wrong fake "political commercial" he
has seen, that has made him laugh, is a long time, and even though he give it 4
stars out of 5, he still recommends that you just might want to save your money
and see it as a rental or on cable.  The crazy thing is that the "political
commercials" from the movie will still be topical for years to come, as always,
in the wrong way.

What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Nakedness, Lottery, Movies, and a Noid.

The
Dude on the Right couldn’t believe that he actually got naked on a Saturday,
well, sort of, and for

this episode of Stu & The Dude’s "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, he
explains his nakedness.  Both The Dude and Stu Gotz do their normal weekend
wrap-up about the movies they have seen, including "Mamma Mia!," "The Dark
Knight," and "Space Chimps," The Dude tells Stu about what he and his BFF have
been up to, and The Dude also tries to influence the attitude of Stu as to why
he still has a figurine of "The Noid."

Netlix rentals are topics of discussions, as is Stu getting a Mac, as is winning
the lottery, and as is, well, a wedding.

Sometimes the days of Stu and The Dude are very complicated.

What’s New? A Movie Review of “Mamma Mia!”

Writer’s
block, a brain cramp, or maybe it’s just that the sweet words of greatness just
don’t want to flow from The Dude on the Right’s brain to his fingertips to
relate how, in a different way from his love of

"Iron Man," "The Dark Knight" will be only the second movie, so far, of
2008, that he will give a 5 star rating. But, somehow, and maybe it is the music
of ABBA stuck in his head, well, The Dude finds a way to say that he didn’t like

the movie version of "Mamma Mia!" during his review and wondered why Pierce
Brosnan was cast, even if it did make him laugh.

The thing is, do you really care what The Dude on the Right thought about the
Batman flick, "The Dark Knight?" From the box office numbers it looks like most
of you already have seen it. Now you will know if you should go and see "Mamma
Mia!"

What’s New? A Podcast of: Technology Sucks, No WGN, iPhone Schematic Requests, and a Cowbell.

The Dude on the Right has internet issues so he told The WGN to be patient and
wait until next week to do a podcast.  But internet issues won’t keep a
good Dude down, so he recorded a quick podcast about "Batman: The Dark Knight," with Heath
Ledger, his need for some iPhone schematics, and how having a cowbell on his
iPhone just makes him smile.  Do you have a "cowbell" on your cell phone? 
Good luck with that!