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Tag: West Side Story

  • Le Miserable

    Won't someone please give this poor girl a decent song to sing?
    Someone please give this poor girl a decent song to sing.

    My holiday movie bender ended yesterday with a viewing of Les Miserables, a classic story by Victor Hugo published in 1862 and made into a theatrical musical in the 80’s that’s earned a bazillion bucks on stages worldwide. Amazingly, it took Hollywood until now to make the blockbuster musical into a movie.

    So, here’s the deal. Fine acting, great costumes, beautiful cinematography, art direction and pretty good singing. But unfortunately, the songs themselves aren’t terribly catchy. A musical should be about music. This production has about three songs with hooks, making the 157 minute running time feel like almost three hours of incessant warbling.

    West Side Story this ain’t.

    Yeah, yeah, some people are crazy for this show. I never saw a stage production but I imagine the attraction is to the theatrics and not the music. This score is skinny, babes. Jean Valjean would have been better served to steal some catchier tunes.

  • Bin Laden’s Bucket List Revealed

    Osama bin Laden had unfulfilled wishes before he kicked it.
    In the stash of info and porn gathered from Osama bin Laden’s crib/compound on May 1, a rare insight into the madman was released today: his official personal bucket list.

    In a world exclusive, The Lint Screen is pleased to present it in its entirety. (NOTE: The original list was in the angry kook’s handwriting, which was atrocious, on note paper that had leprechauns riding unicorns beneath vibrant-colored rainbows.)

    OSAMA BIN LADEN’S SECRET BUCKET LIST
    TOP SECRET!!!
    DON’T READ– THIS MEANS YOU!!!!
    SERIOUSLY, DON’T READ THIS!

    1. To play Nathan Detroit in a Broadway production of “Guys And Dolls” or Tony in “West Side Story.” I know I can nail “Somewhere.”
    2. Enroll in DeVry and get that degree in neuroscience or vinyl repair.
    3. Eat 24 White Castles.
    4. Get some killer porn– something with Debbie Reynolds maybe.
    5. Start a new terrorist club: The Carefree Kidz
    6. See the Grand Canyon. Blow it up.
    7. Get a better driver’s license picture, one that doesn’t make me look so fat.
    8. Appear on “Dancing With Stars,” tango like there’s no tomorrow.
    9. Guest host for Leno.
    10. Direct a feature.
    11. Shake hands with Bono, sing “Pride: In The Name of Love.”
    12. Defy gravity just once.
    13. See Eiffel Tower. Blow it up.
    14. Learn some bitchin’ guitar licks, shred like crazy.
    15. Cut off this damned beard. Itches like fiberglass insulation with itching powder in it.
    16. Find a wounded bird. Step on it.
    17. Play the slots at Wynne, catch Garth Brooks, eat a steak and don’t even count calories!!!
    18. See all the wonders of the world. Blow them up.
    19. Work with Woody Allen or Adam West.
    20. What was that noise I just heard? Is there someone in the house? It’s the middle of the night for pete’s sake. Are those soldiers? What are they doing here…