hollywood – Weekly Humorist

What I’ve Learned Moving From New York To LA

April 27, 2023

When you’re so depressed that you sleep through a beautiful day, you don’t have to feel guilty because it’ll still be beautiful out tomorrow. There’s a much greater diversity of industries in Los Angeles than I assumed: You can work in film, television, or film and television. And more!

Martin Short was Named After his Height and other Insight from an Unofficial Hollywood Tour

October 12, 2021

Hollywood isn’t just known for entertainment though, it is home to many famous restaurants. The iconic chain In & Out is to your right, which was first created as part of a promotional campaign for the 1997 Kevin Kline film of the same name.

The Secret to Tom Hank’s Cool

August 26, 2021

Once Tom got a taste of anonymity and the police were looking for a suspect that didn’t exist, I had to keep creating new faces for him. It was a real challenge. Soon I he had to follow him around and do emergency make-up touch ups because of all the dirt, sweat, blood, and sometimes fire that would ruin the latex of his prosthetic face. One time he was robbing a bank and half the prosthetic almost melted off because of the SWAT Team’s flash grenades.

Obituary: Film Critic's Life Lacked Compelling Narrative Arc

August 6, 2021

Internet movie critic Robert “Bob” Umeck passed away in his sleep on Friday night at the age of 79. Bob’s death was as uneventful as his life, which can be described, at best, as thoroughly mediocre. What began as a promising youth quickly devolved into a middle age section that failed to adequately deliver on its original premise.

CARTOON: Summer Blockbuster

May 8, 2020

Impossible, nobody would believe it. Cartoon by Joe Wos.

CARTOON: Slow Week

July 30, 2019

Lazy days of shark week. Today's cartoon by Bob Eckstein.

An Absurd And Morally Irresponsible Look Into 2020's Possible Best Picture Nominees

March 7, 2019

I Transformed My Body Into A Pot Beef Stew For This Role: Christian Bale is a lock for another best actor nod as he's undergone his most ambitious body transformation to date by morphing himself into a delicious, simmering pot of beef stew. With dynamite performances by Paul Giamatti as the man who makes the stew and Amy Adams as the woman who eats it, this erotic thriller is fun for the whole family and may score Netflix it's first best picture win.

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