infomercials and B movies...

once in a blue moon i get asked the burning question, "why do you stay up so late?" like it's a bad thing. i mean, it's not like i'm taking $400 out of the ATM at 3am to buy some rims or anything. truth is, sometimes it's pure insomnia, but more likely for good TV. yes, i said good TV. i'm sure some of you can relate. every once in a while, between the corny commercials, Ronco meat dehydrators, and the knife guys, you'll find a great movie or 2.

i was watching a few nights ago and discovered 'Spun' on IFC. you gotta love some IFC, or Sundance Channel for that matter. there's just something about independant, low budget films that draws me in. and most of them have some truly big names. anyways, 'Spun'. it's about this kid who becomes a personal driver for a guy who runs a meth lab. the basis of the gratuitous use of meth and speed was suiting, as i was suffering lack of sleep secondary to a ridiculous amount of southern style ghetto tea in my system. and let me tell you, if there is a legal way to get the effects of speed without the whole addiction thing, ghetto tea is it. love that stuff. there's nothing like gulping down a gallon of liquid containing so much caffiene and sugar it could make even Howard Dean get delirium tremors for only 98 cents.


so, the big names i had mentioned earlier: our star was played buy the kid that played Cool Ethan, the wierd kid in Slackers. John Leguizamo, the blonde from American Beauty, and a couple others i knew but couldn't put names to the faces, but was too lazy to check the credits. not a week goes by that i don't find a couple movies like this that i wished had gotten more publicity. then again, if they were popular, they wouldn't be on this late and i'd have nothing to do but listen to a loud-mouthed redneck tell me why i need a 6-foot Bowie Knife.


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