Each Dawn I Die
"C'mon and do the jailhouse twitter wit' me, lehhzz rock...everybahdy lehhzz rock ...everybahdy on ole ' cell block was checking out Avary's latest!" - "Jailhouse Twitter" lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
L.A. Times technology columnist Mark Milian has finally posted about Roger Avary's tweets from the Ventura County jail, which everyone who knows or is plugged into anything has been talking about for the last week or two.
"As is often the case with Twitter, screenwriter Roger Avary recently tweeted about what he had for lunch. It was soy, which, an acquaintance told him, contains a dangerous substance intended to shrink their genitals and reduce their sex drives.
"Just another day in Ventura County Jail.
"Avary, who won an Oscar for writing the Pulp Fiction screenplay, appears to be sending updates to Twitter from the big house. He received a jail sentence in September after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter following a fatal crash last year.
"We can't confirm that the Twitter account, @avary, actually belongs to Avary. But a second account, @rogeravary, points to the companion profile and contains photos of sci-fi author Neil Gaiman and the Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer.
"Gaiman's Twitter profile and @FoxSearchlight are among @avary's 9,538 followers. Gaiman recently sent a tweet that read, 'My friend @AVARY is tweeting from the inside. It's riveting, horrible strange. Jail in 140 character lumps.'
"The Avary tweets are truly intense. On Saturday, he reported the facility being locked down due to an inmate sneaking in heroin. On Sunday, he said a 'sickness' has been spreading throughout the compound, which '#34' (what he has been calling himself since being locked up) is 'helpless to avoid.'" (Again from Leiber and Stoller: "Number 34 said to number 3, 'You da cutest jailbird I ever did see.'")
"All of Avary's tweets have come between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Some on Twitter believe he has regular computer access. The majority of his messages were sent via a Web browser, but a couple came through Twitterrific, an application for the Mac and iPhone -- it's unclear which device he's using.
"The U.S. Senate has been looking into passing a nationwide ban on cellphones in prison using service jammers."
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 23, 2009 at 5:22 PM
comment #1
BurmaShave
says ...
yeah I think gang leaders sending text messages ordering murders might trump drunk drivers tweeting. And I say this as someone who has spent time in jail. Jam 'em.
Posted by BurmaShave
at November 23, 2009 5:41 PM
comment #2
DeeZee
says ...
I hope someone reminds Roger not to drop the soap in the shower.
Anyway, from Dark Horizons:
Der Bay says he's still bringin' Fox back for TF3.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/2009/11/michael-bay-give-megan-fox-a-break-.html
Anyone want Jackass in 3-d?
http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/19/jackass-3d-in-2010/
Anne Hathaway in Spidey 4?
http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/anne-hathaway-wanted-for-spider-man-4/
Thora Birch in a Bonnie+Clyde remake?
http://tinyurl.com/y8j6ywp
Funny Greenberg.
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2010/Greenberg/trailer.php
Wonderful World trailer.
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2010/Wonderful-World/trailer.php
You already remade Le Samourai, John. It's called The Killer.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43173
How do you say High School Musical in Chinese?
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/15754/disney-plans-chinese-high-school-musical-
New version of Kull the Conqueror in the works.
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/15751/paradox-plans-a-new-kull-film
CNN looks at Avatar, too.
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2009/0-9ABC/Avatar/trailer.php
I find it hard to believe you can't find Asian or Black actors to play Asian or Black characters when you're based in NYC.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clips/china-cold-open/1178451/
Anyone in L.A. wanna catch Avatar early?
http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2009/11/avatar-los-angeles-premiere.html
Outside of Daniel Craig in Layer Cake, Matt Vaughn doesn't seem to know shit about bankable casts.
http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2009/11/kat-dennings-in-thor.html
Congrats, Mariah.
http://tinyurl.com/ygnr6ul
Would you give this guy an award after Dollhouse?
http://tinyurl.com/yk2bfte
More Ninja Assassin love.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011758.html?categoryId=13&cs=1
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43176
At least it's not another Dr. Who remake...
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011722?categoryId=2430&cs=1
Posted by DeeZee
at November 23, 2009 7:02 PM
comment #3
Noiresque
says ...
What tickles me most in avary's "Following" chart, is that Jeff's picture is next to that off... Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Posted by Noiresque
at November 23, 2009 7:23 PM
comment #4
SmilingPolitely
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His wife was ejected from the car, right? Anyone know how she's doing?
Posted by SmilingPolitely
at November 23, 2009 7:59 PM
comment #5
Eloi Manning
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What a hipster douchebag. Kills a man, goes to jail, yet still decides he'll twitter the whole experience to keep his profile up. What a cunt.
Anyway, Fat Harry Knowles saw Lovely Bones and said it was "lovely" and "one of the films of the year," which means it's shit. If it was any good he'd be saying it was the second coming of Christ. Knowles saying it's "one of" the best films of the year means it's probably on a par with G.I. Joe and Vampire's Assistant.
Posted by Eloi Manning
at November 23, 2009 8:06 PM
comment #6
Josh Massey
says ...
Damn. I hate realizing I don't know, and am not plugged into anything.
Posted by Josh Massey
at November 23, 2009 8:37 PM
comment #7
Floyd Thursby
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"which everyone who knows or is plugged into anything has been talking about for the last week or two."
Wes Anderson? P. T. Anderson? Hans Christian Andersen? Dylan? Obama?
Posted by Floyd Thursby
at November 24, 2009 5:26 AM
comment #8
Sam
says ...
jeez Burma... can we get full disclosure on yr rap sheet?
I've long been a fan and me knowing would really spin yr character in another direction.
I'm dead serious by the way. also, I've recently loved the spirit and whip it. I expect you'll dig X 2.
Posted by Sam
at November 24, 2009 5:37 AM
comment #9
Sam
says ...
and eloi... inspired aicn analysis my man, just inspired...
Posted by Sam
at November 24, 2009 5:39 AM
comment #10
Baron Munchausen-by-Proxy
says ...
"...which everyone who knows or is plugged into anything has been talking about for the last week or two..."
Actually, the funniest aspect of this is that Jeff thinks he's fooling anyone by including himself "in" to such cognoscenti.
Regular readers know full well that Jeff wasn't "plugged in" to this until, oh, about a week ago - when a commenter mentioned it to him, and he bit.
And its not as if Jeff's mentioned it at all since then, so why the disparaging "finally posted" when the LA Times mentions it, with some actual research thrown in to boot?
Posted by Baron Munchausen-by-Proxy
at November 24, 2009 11:20 AM