24 Screens And Nothing On

Yesterday, Dan and I headed out to see a movie after his shift — we planned to see Down With Love, but were willing to see what was playing when we got there. We got to the AMC 24 at Pleasure Island just before 3:00. Of 24 screens, only one had a movie starting within the next hour: Jim Carrey's latest, Bruce Almighty. While the premise sounded mildly entertaining, I'd seen a couple of reviews with the usual critique ("you've already seen all the good visual gags") and an usual one ("it gets preachy"). You'd think that with 24 screens they could stagger the movie start times just a bit more? Instead, we rented My Big Fat Greek Wedding (finally) for $3 instead of paying $15 for the privilege of waiting around for a movie to start.

300 Channels and...

Cnn.com tells of the "next reality show" twist on Bravo: a gay-themed dating show, but not all the participants (and perhaps not even the eligble bachelor?) are actually gay — although they pretend for the sake of the show. (Note to self: avoid "gay for pay" reference or joke. Oops, too late.) Trying to dig a little further, I went to BravoTV.com, but found nothing on that show. Did find, however, an impending Cirque du Soleil marathon and the TV premiere of Varekai (which I missed in Atlanta this spring — note to self: stock up on long-running video tapes), and a different show coming up in July, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." More info here (warning: Flash-enabled), or:

Each week their mission is to transform a style-deficient and culture-deprived straight man from drab to fab in each of their respective categories...

It's a full lifestyle make-over — a make better show where straight guys turn in their pleats for flat fronts, learn about wines that don�t come in a jug and come to understand why hand soap is not a good shampoo (and vice versa).

Scary: the page has a "be on the show" link.