BY BILLIE DOUX
4.11 Cabin Fever

Ben: “Destiny, John, is a fickle bitch.”

I guess I just got the answer to the question, how weird can Lost actually get? Lost isn’t just the name of the show. It’s also the permanent condition of the audience.

Apparently, Claire is now one of the walking dead. Surviving that explosion was really unlikely, after all. Or she could have died from her head injury while she was sleeping, which would explain why Christian came for her and why she left the baby. (As well as why ghost-sensitive Miles let her leave without waking Sawyer.) But why Claire? Why Charlie? Why Christian, who didn’t even die on the Island? It appears that the Island uses the walking dead to communicate with the living, but is that all there is to it? It feels like there’s some sort of framework to the vast Lost story and they keep giving us glimpses of the underlying structure, but it still doesn’t make sense to me.

Christian and Claire sitting in that cabin in the dark was just incredibly creepy, and the way they smiled at Locke was even creepier. A major contrast to Locke, Ben, and Hurley wandering around the jungle, which had a Three Stooges feel. Dan thinks that, while Ben’s methods are questionable, he might be on the “right” side. I don’t know. But we both loved the Ben and Hurley candy bar scene. Dan said, “That may have been the coolest moment in the entire series.”

Miracles are key. Locke was “chosen” because he cheated death several times. He originally got on Richard Alpert’s radar when he was born a six-month preemie and miraculously survived. Abbadon showed up after Locke survived his trip out an eighth story window. (Was it Cooper both times? Was he trying to kill his way out of a problematic got-a-teenage-girl-pregnant situation?) Locke was a “special” child, like Walt, but he refused to be what they wanted him to be, which was a scientist like Juliet. Locke wanted to be a superhero. And he won, didn’t he? Locke became the man of adventure he always wanted to be. And now the Island wants him, anyway.

Richard Alpert may be the most interesting peripheral character on the show. Who or what is he? Is he immortal? A clone? There’s time travel, of course. Maybe Richard bounces around in time and space, using the device Ben used to get to Tunisia. Yeah, that’s probably the best fit for the circumstances.

But Abbadon was apparently recruiting Locke, too. He showed up after Locke’s accident, talked about miracles, and encouraged Locke to go on walkabout. Doesn’t Abbadon work for Widmore, though? Did Widmore originally want Locke on the Island, but now Widmore wants to *torch* the Island? It doesn’t make sense.

And man, that freighter. People are dropping like flies. (Except Michael, who still can’t get shot and can’t die.) Keamy, who may be suffering from time sickness, killed the doctor who was already dead. Faraday’s “payload” took an extra half hour to reach the Island, but the doctor’s body washed up on shore two episodes ago *before* the doctor died. Can a time slip work both ways?

Finally, the “moving island” snowglobe theory has just been sorta confirmed. Christian wants Locke to move the Island. I bet there’s a hatch for that.

Character bits:

– John Locke’s mother’s name was Emily Locke. She didn’t want him. Nobody did. No wonder Locke spent his life looking for a family, and was so desperate for his father’s love.

– Locke and Ben both had a mother named Emily, which suggests that they might be half-brothers. But Ben’s mother died in childbirth, and Locke’s showed up at the toy store, so it’s not possible. But… what if toy store woman was just a fellow con artist sent in by Cooper, who wanted Locke’s kidney?

– Richard offered Locke the choice of a catcher’s mitt, a ‘Book of Laws’, a tube of grit, a compass, a comic book, and a knife. “Which of these things belongs to you already?” I knew Locke would choose the knife. What was he supposed to pick?

– Locke told Abbadon that there was only a 98% change he’d get the feeling back in this legs. Suggesting that Locke’s recovery might not have been completely miraculous.

– Ben was once what the Island wanted, but no more. Which was why Ben got so sick. That would also explain why Jack got sick. Ben and Jack both had illnesses that required surgery, come to think of it.

– Locke dreamed of Horace Mathematician, the guy who recruited Ben’s father. Horace knocked over the same tree three times. What did that mean? I’m symbolismed out.

– Sayid decided to jump ship and go back for the Losties. Desmond decided to stay on the freighter and wait for Penny. I’d really love it if Desmond and Penny were reunited in this season’s finale and we didn’t have to wait for the end of the series.

Bits and pieces:

– Locke got an eye scene: the left. Jack, Claire, and Locke are the only ones who have gotten both eyes. For what it’s worth.

– “Cabin Fever.” Perfect title. It captured both the literal search for the Brigadoonish cabin as well as the whole being trapped in something and going crazy thing.

– In the opening scene, Locke’s mother Emily was playing something that I think was by Buddy Holly, who died in a famous plane crash.

– Yet another car accident.

– Cowin Heights Knights. Delerue Center for Rehabilitation. I feel an anagram or two in there.

– Locke’s foster sister was named Melissa. In season one’s Outlaws, Locke mentioned a sister named Jeannie who broke her neck. Was she the little one?

– Backgammon again. In season one, Locke played backgammon with Walt. And the comic book again evoked Walt. Its title was: “Mystery Tales: What was the secret of the mysterious Hidden Land?” and the illustration showed a man looking at a city in the clouds.

– As a little kid, Locke drew a picture of the Smoke Monster. That was just bizarre.

– Jack is a bad patient. What a surprise.

Quotes:

Hurley: “I have a theory as to why we’re the only ones who can see it.”
Locke: “I’d love to hear it.”
Hurley: “I think we can see it ’cause we’re the craziest.”

Hurley: “Whoah. What happened to them?”
Locke: “He did.”

Teacher with big glasses: “You might not want to be that guy in the lab surrounded by test tubes and beakers. But that’s who you are, John. You can’t be the prom king. You can’t be the quarterback. You can’t be a superhero.”
Teenaged John: “Don’t tell me what I can’t do!”

Locke: “I’m not you.”
Ben: “You’re certainly not.”

Hurley: “Guys. Cabin.”

Locke: “I don’t believe in miracles.”
Abbadon: “You should. I had one happen to me.”
Now, that’s interesting. Plus, it felt like Abbadon was going to push Locke down the stairs. Why? Or why didn’t he?

Christian: “The baby’s where he’s supposed to be. And that’s not here.”
But… but… Claire is supposed to raise the baby, right?

I honestly think that every episode of Lost is exceptional, but I have a terrible time rating individual episodes. What’s your rating? Vote below,

Billie

BY GARY SHERWOOD

Amanda Kimmel will win Survivor: Micronesia. You know, barring a blindside or crippling injury, but what are the odds of that? Oh, yeah… And Erik really is the dumbest guy to ever play this game. I mean, forever and ever, amen.

But first…Dabu, Night 33. The tribe is still reeling from Amanda’s surprise playing of the Immunity Idol at Tribal Council. “I didn’t have it when I told you guys I didn’t have it,” she explains, sort of. Cirie admits Amanda is good, as “she almost had me at the brink” to force a tie vote. Oy vey, not this again. Cirie, there are worse things in this life than a tie vote at Tribal Council. Like Iran having a nuclear weapon, or Big Brother getting picked up for another season.

Day 34. Erik and Natalie confer, agreeing that “Parvati and Cirie are smart” enough to realize Amanda is popular with the jury. Erik is pissed at Amanda for “making me look like a fool” at Tribal Council. The two remaining “fans” agree to send each other to Exile Island if the other wins Reward, so they can find the reburied idol. But then Erik tells us, “Nothing’s set in stone… I can’t trust anybody but I do have to pick sides.”

Amanda, Cirie and Parvati agree Erik has to go next. “We don’t want Erik or Natalie going to Exile Island,” Amanda says. Cirie orders Amanda to “get in [Erik’s] head,” and Miss Montana does just that. Lord knows there’s plenty of space. Erik tells her he thinks he can win Reward. Knowing he’ll likely be able to share it, Amanda says, “If you pick me, I’ll pick you.” Erik agrees, and Amanda suggests they team up as he’s the most physical and she’s the most strategic. Erik says that’s just what he was thinking. The poor boob then spills his agreement to send Natalie to Exile Island, and Amanda plays him like Eric Clapton plays a Stratocaster. She says Natalie wants to send him to Exile so he’ll be weakened before the Immunity Challenge. Erik buys it, and Amanda suggests he send Parvati instead since she’ll be “lazy” and won’t bother looking for the idol.

For a Reward of a helicopter trip to a luxury resort (no car again!), the castaways are asked questions about past seasons of the show. First to get four right wins.

1) On which season of Survivor did a castaway have a pet snake? The answer is Pearl Islands, where Rupert had a pet snake named Balboa. I believe he was later used as stock for soup. (The snake, not Rupert.) Cirie and Erik get it right.

2) In which season of Survivor did a shark bite a survivor and the survivor bit it back? The answer is All-Stars, where a shark bit Rich Hatch’s arm. Rich also hid matches up his butt, did you know that? Amanda and Natalie get this one.

3) In which season of Survivor did a tribe mate ask another tribe mate to pee on his hand after being bitten by a poisonous sea urchin? The answer is Marquesas, where John asked Kathy to give him primetime’s first golden shower. Erik got this right.

4) During which season of Survivor was a castaway evacuated after falling into the campfire? Of course, this greatest Survivor moment ever happened in Australia, when Michael Skupin got a little careless and his hand ended up looking like a melted mozzarella stick. All the castaways get it, and this puts Erik at three right. One more and he wins.

5) During which season of Survivor were castaways first divided into four separate tribes? The answer is Exile Island, where the tribes were divided into older men, younger men, older women, and girls we want to look at. Erik gets this right and wins Reward.

First, who does he send to Exile Island? Erik sends Parvati, eliciting a not happy look from Natalie. Next, who does he want to share the Reward with? Erik chooses Amanda, as he gave his word. Natalie now looks very not happy. Skipping over, Amanda thanks Erik for keeping his word. “Totally redeemed yourself.”

“Well, that was a doozy,” gripes Natalie as she and Cirie return to camp. She says if Erik really wants to get Amanda out of the game, he shouldn’t give Parvati a chance to find the idol. “Erik is a little weasel,” comments Cirie. She then tells us how much she enjoys turning Natalie against Erik. The only pleasure she gets missing Reward is “watching Natalie stress out.” The Reward chopper mockingly flies over, Erik waving.

Oh my god, I want to go to Micronesia! The helicopter footage is amazing. Green cones of flora and black lava rock jut out of crystal blue water. “I’m really glad you came with me,” shouts Erik to Amanda over headphones. Erik feels he couldn’t relax with Natalie, plus he wants to ingratiate himself back with Amanda. “Let’s get out of the game for a day,” Amanda shouts back. The two of them get massages and pedicures, Erik revealing he’s never been to a spa. “Really?!?!,” gasps Amanda, as if the boy admitted to strangling neighborhood pets. Ladies, I got news for you. Most men have never, nor will ever, go to a spa. Nor will we ever see that screechy Sex and the City movie no matter how much you beg. Amanda and Erik eat dinner, the latter feeling stressed about having to choose a side. “I work in an ice cream parlor,” he explains. “I don’t make these decisions about people.” Amanda tells Erik he needs to step up, and he agrees. “I need to be an ice cream man instead of an ice cream boy.” Reach for the stars, Erik.

Exile Island, Day 35. Parvati wastes no time in taking full advantage of this opportunity…to look freakin’ blast furnace hot. Our girl sunbathes and if you have a heart condition, best to turn away ’cause the camera does one of those slow glides over Parv’s fine foxy boxing frame which is four full seconds of televised bliss. Good to know Mark Burnett will still unleash the unapologetic cheesecake when the moment presents itself. Parv could care less about the idol because “we have the numbers.”

Amanda and Erik return to camp. “Don’t try to look pitiful,” Cirie teases. “I won that same challenge in my season.” Natalie welcomes them back by sitting alone and banging a machete against a block of wood. Way to stay busy, girl. “Returning to camp was very bad,” Erik tells us. Speaking with Cirie under the shelter, Erik says he knows Natalie is resentful. Whatever he does, someone will be upset. As Natalie passes by, she overhears the genius say aloud, “Me, you and Parv should go to the end.” Cirie asks who they should vote out, and he answers “Nat or Amanda.” Natalie is furious. “I could’ve literally bitch-slapped him,” she mimes. “Slapped him like his mother.”

Cirie and Natalie tell Amanda about Erik’s plans to eject her, and Amanda says she’s not surprised. “Uh, I might have screwed up quite a bit,” Erik admits as he sees the girls talk. Amanda tells him, “You need to pick one side or the other because you keep on flipping.” You have to feel a little sorry for the guy as he moans, “I make so many mistakes.” Erik needs to win Immunity. “It’s like the animal kingdom. You fail and you die.” I have friends at Disney who say the same thing.

The tribe gathers for the Immunity Challenge, Parvati rejoining them. She looks significantly browner and unencumbered by an idol. For Immunity, the castaways must dig up planks to get coordinates where two ropes intersect. They then dig up…sigh…a bag of puzzle pieces. That puzzle tells where another bag of damn puzzle pieces is buried, and that tells where a third and final bag is located. First to assemble their third puzzle wins. Erik gets way out in front and stays there. See, he’s not entirely stupid. He can fit shapes together. Meanwhile, Jeff gets in his shots while he can. “Parvati nowhere close to being in this challenge.” The boy retains his lead as he snaps together his third puzzle. “It is Erik’s challenge to lose,” comments Jeff. Remember those words later. Erik claims victory as his puzzle reads “GUARANTEED: FINAL FOUR.” Well, nothing’s really guaranteed in this life, is it? I myself am happy for the lad, as I too toiled in the ice cream mines for several years of my misspent youth. Hard work, sure, but nothing prepares you for the trials of life like explaining to short-tempered sugar junkies that a four ounce scoop is NOT the same thing as a pint. Dumbasses…I still want to bludgeon them all with a waffle cone! Anyway, Erik is triumphant and I’m very please with myself as I scrawl TOLD YOU HE’D MAKE FINAL FOUR on my notepad. It looks like something the Zodiac killer would send the Chronicle.

Natalie asks the other women to tell her whether she’s going next. Yep, sure looks like. They tell Parvati how Erik played them all. Then Cirie, our own sweet Lady Macbeth, opens up a big frosty can of awesome; “I wonder if he would give Nat his necklace.” The women discuss how to make this work. “Nat, work your magic,” urges Amanda. The trick is to tell Erik he could redeem himself to the women and the jury with such a selfless act. “Who would fall for that?,” Natalie asks. “Ozzy, Jason and Erik,” comments Parvati. “He belongs in that trio.” The others tell Natalie this could work. But there’s only one way to find out…

Natalie confers with Erik, telling him she has an idea. “It’s crazy but it’s brilliant.” She pitches that they and Cirie vote out Amanda, but Erik will need to give Natalie his necklace. “I’m not even gonna consider that,” Erik says as he begins considering it. Natalie is persistent. “I just think it would be a huge pivotal move for you to get the jury vote.” Erik meets with Cirie, runs the idea past her. He wonders. “What is the problem with me keeping Immunity and voting out Amanda?” Cirie patiently explains, “Well, then we can’t screw you over like every other idiot guy on this tribe.” Only she’s a bit more nuanced with her phrasing. Cirie tells Erik he’s made so many promises and agreements, he can’t be trusted. Like ANY of these people really can be at this point in the game, but that’s another discussion. Erik agrees; “I’m sketchy.” Cirie says giving his Immunity to Natalie would convince her of Erik’s intentions. Still not sure if he’s gonna go for it, Cirie tells us, “If Erik takes that necklace off, his torch would be snuffed so fast he couldn’t blink his eyes.” Erik has another powwow with Natalie, raising the possibility that Parvati has the idol. He suggests voting her off instead of Amanda. Natalie just wants the damn necklace, repeatedly urging him, “Go out on a limb. Go out on a limb.” Erik isn’t sure what to do, and it’s hard not to feel bad for him. Wait a minute, no it’s not. He’s seen Ozzy and Jason get royally screwed, blued and tattooed by this same coven. I have absolutely no sympathy if he doesn’t realize they’re doing it again. “We got him on the hook, we just gotta reel him in,” Cirie smiles to Natalie. “It would be the ultimate Jedi mind trick if this works.”

At Tribal Council, Alexis winks at Natalie as the jury files in. Asked why he brought Amanda to accompany him on Reward, Erik says it was to redeem himself and “bury the hatchet.” Jeff asks Parvati about her time on Exile Island. Parvati calls it a “mini-vacation” and says she was glad to be away when she heard about Erik switching alliances back at camp. Erik admits it was stupid to make so many agreements and he’s asking for forgiveness. Amanda says his word means nothing, as everything he told her he told to the others as well. Erik says “game aside” he meant no harm, but Parvati stops him cold saying he’s lost a lot of respect. “You can’t say game aside. This is the game.” Oh, Parv, you tan minx you. I seem to remember not too long ago a certain foxy boxer making several alliances and multiple promises. But self-righteousness is as much a Survivor tradition as semi-nudity and token minorities. (We better see some Asian women next season, Burnett!) Jeff asks Erik what it’s gonna take for him to win the game. Erik answers he sees “few friendly faces” on the jury and he needs an act of redemption. Asked whether redemption matters at this stage, Cirie says it does, “especially if you’ve been discredited.” Jeez, you’d think this guy killed the last unicorn or something. But when Jeff gives the traditional instruction that Erik can give the Immunity Necklace to someone else, you know the one NO ONE ever takes him up on, what does Erik do? The last of my gender says it’s been a “real tough decision” but he knows actions speaker louder than words so he’s giving the necklace to Natalie. The jury loses its s*** as Erik puts the gun in his mouth and pulls the trigger. Eliza’s jaw unhinges, and James twists with laughter. Parvati leans over and kisses Amanda. But just on the top of her head, not like how I often imagined. All pretext of suspense is jettisoned as for once we hear every vote comment. After Erik writes down Parvati’s name in huge block letters, Natalie has her turn. Holding up Erik’s name, she murmurs, “I don’t know what to say but thank you.” Next is Amanda who just sighs, “You know…” and leaves it at that. Then poisonous Parvati; “You officially go down as the dumbest survivor in the history of Survivor.” And finally, Cirie. “Mama always said you may not be able to beat them with these,” she says pointing to her bicep, before pointing to her brain. “But you can always beat them with this.” Is it really a blindside when the target is this clueless? After Erik’s corpse is removed by slaves, James breaks the non-speaking jurist rule and exclaims, “I lost my reign as the dumbest survivor ever!” That you have, sir. “I think that is what you call a life lesson,” says Jeff as yet another cracking episode comes to an end. Damn, how I love this season.

In the Penthouse

Cirie - All the women played a part, but getting Erik to give up the necklace was her idea. Back when this season began, did you ever expect her to be the master manipulator?

In the Doghouse

Erik - Such a nice kid, but such a bonehead! How does anyone watch every season of this show and not know to keep Immunity above all else? True, he may have had “few friends,” but Parvati has NO friends on the jury! All he had to do was take her to the Final Two and the game would’ve been his. Now get me a double-scoop of Rocky Road, kid.

Commercials: Mom, Ellen, I’m not going to Zale’s either. Honestly, outside of Monaco, are there women who really get diamonds just for Mother’s Day? And everyone needs to vote for chicken-whisperin’, head-bangin’ Chet to win that stupid Sprint Player of the Season thingy. Ah, who am I kidding? All you women have already voted like twenty times for James already.

Unless Natalie wins the next Immunity, she and her disturbingly large teeth are gone. The final challenge is always a test of balance and/or endurance, and sorry but Cirie is not built for that. Amanda and Parvati will be the Final Two and unless Amanda kills a cute furry bunny in front of the jury, she’ll win this thing easily.

‘Til then!

* * * 1/2

Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman. Written by Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski, from the animated series by Tatsuo Yoshida. Directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski. Rated PG. 135 minutes. Warner Brothers.

Speed Racer, the much-anticipated visual extravaganza from The Wachowski Brothers, is an epic and imaginative conceptual stunt disguised as a family film, that takes the language of film in thrilling new directions while playing it pedestrian with a routine story. The ingenious movie, which will undoubtedly irk most audiences—too long for small children, too simplistic for adults—is a major visual trip. And after all, aren’t movies about images in the first place?

Speed Racer is Larry and Andy Wachowski’s first time behind the camera since The Matrix Trilogy, and compared to that landmark series, Speed Racer is much less ambitious in storytelling and theme, but just as loaded with visual pizzazz. And that’s part of the problem here. It’s a movie that thrills us with its images and style, and in keeping the story as formula, comes off as a hot and cold experience.

A pet project for the directors who were fans of the cult animated TV series Speed Racer, the story of the film is simplicity—a young racer named Speed (Emile Hirsch), obsessed with the sport since a wee age and living in the shadow of an older brother (Scott Porter) who perished a in fiery crash during the Crucible, the most difficult race in existence, is courted by corrupt Royalton Industries to join their professional racing team.

Soon he discovers that they are responsible for fixing the big races, a disillusioning blow that leads him to—you guessed it, the Crucible—with the aid of budding love and helio-pilot Trixie (Christina Ricci), concerned parents (Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, who both have nice counseling scenes with their young prodigy), younger brother and pet chimp.

None of that matters much because this dizzying, surreal, color-coated fever dream is first and foremost about its winding tracks, fantastic CGI, elaborate sets, stunning landscapes, super-saturated hues and nearly head-ache inducing pace. There are visual layers upon layers upon layers in each scene, state of the art stuff in one of the best looking films in recent years.

Some may complain that Speed Racer is an overlong (135 minute), empty trip, but no matter. If you’re interested at all in great visual beauty in film, by all means check your brain and go along for Speed Racer’s thrill ride. You may disagree with what the Wachowskis have gone for here, but you certainly can’t fault their execution. They got exactly what they wanted, and the result is a giddy, delirious, over-the-top, inventive, out-of-this-world trip. Do I think Speed Racer is a great film? Nope. Did I love watching it pass by? You bet.

- Lee Shoquist

lee@atnzone.com

Film: * ½

Diaz: * * *

Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Lake Bell, Rob Corddry, Queen Latifah, Treat Williams, Dennis Farina, Dennis Miller. Written by Dana Fox. Directed by Tom Vaughan. Rated PG-13. 99 minutes. 20th Century Fox.

As lowbrow comedies go, What Happens in Vegas is neck and neck at the limbo stick with Made of Honor and Fool’s Gold for the most insipid American romantic comedy of the year. The new Cameron Diaz-Ashton Kutcher vehicle about a down-on-their-luck pair who hit a the jackpot after a regrettable quickie wedding, is for most of its running time, juvenile, slapstick and embarrassing.

However, What Happens in Vegas, with its adolescent depth and stupidity on its sleeve, should sit well with its target audience, who these days demand neither the romantic nor the comedic in a romantic comedy.

When high-maintenance Manhattan career girl Joy (Diaz) gets dumped instead of engaged, she tailspins all the way to Vegas to drown her sorrows with best gal Tipper (Lake Bell). At the same time, slack Brooklyn carpenter Jack (Kutcher) gets axed from the family business by his father (Treat Williams), grabbing his sardonic bud “Hater” (Rob Corddry) and heading to—you guessed it—Sin City (apparently where you go when you lose your job and have no money).

A meet-cute contrivance lands both couples in the same hotel and room, in a scene that is crawl-under-the-seat not funny and pushed to slapstick extremes with actors screaming and tackling each other in what could have been worked out in two sentences.

Rebounding, opposites Joy and Jack inadvertently get wasted (cue more bad and broad physical shenanigans and music) and wake up the next morning to shame at the buffet—hitched. Anyone who has seen the trailer knows what happens next—Joy’s quarter scores $3 million in a slot pulled by Jack. Big problems ensue.

Back in New York, an irritable judge (Dennis Miller) takes one look at the shallow two-some and freezes the cash, sentencing them to six months “hard marriage” that sets the film up for an odd-couple living arrangement including trips to a marriage counselor (Queen Latifah) and strategies with their respective pals designed to get the other to forfeit half of the take before the six months are up.

The film revels in adults behaving like fools, not unlike the wretched Made of Honor but a tad more fun since both stars display humor even while throwing fruit at each other in crowded streets, bickering, urinating in kitchen sinks, bickering, removing toilet seats, bickering—you get the point. This goes on and on, about one-tenth as funny as it should be, until the film decides to settle down near the end and it actually becomes watchable though anyone over 10 knows exactly where it is going.

Diaz is immensely likable as always and that takes her empty character a long way, but by now she can auto-pilot through a movie like this with her eyes closed. She’s still the loveliest blonde in movies this side of Michelle Pfeiffer, and her signature daffy sense of humor is firmly intact here though it’s starting to become schtick.

It’s time for Diaz to put fluff like this to rest. At 35 and with impressive past dramatic turns in films like Gangs of New York and Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, the actress who went gritty over a decade ago in Feeling Minnesota must now walk away from bubbly nonsense like What Happens in Vegas, or become the next Matthew McConaughey.

Kutcher isn’t remotely believable as a blue-collar New Yorker, looking impossibly handsome here and more like a scrubbed A&F model than a fledgling carpenter and crass layabout. When he cleans up in the film’s final third, he turns on the charisma and Jack suddenly becomes a nice guy, giving him a chance to calm down for the first time onscreen today, and it suits him.

The pair really click in the film’s last third, which is much too little, and much too late for What Happens in Vegas. By the time Dennis Farina shows up and Joy’s pushy boss, forced several times to make a painfully unfunny joke about Jack’s name, and the two begin to relate as semi-real people during the oddest use of the song “Flashdance” that I’ve ever seen, the film gets a lift even it loses points for predictability in a hokey but nice final scene.

One has to feel sorry for both talented Diaz and Kutcher, as well as the state of the modern American comedy. Sitting together in a two-shot at a lawn party late in the film, they are every inch movie stars, stuck in one sorry sitcom. What Happens in Vegas is 2/3 yuck, 1/3 sweet and all cliché.

- Lee Shoquist

lee@atnzone.com

Get ready for the next exiting chapter of the Mummy adventure in … The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, starring Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Russell Wong, Liam Cunningham, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong and directed by Rob Cohen! This time around, the action shifts to Asia as explorer Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) combats the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li).

Also check out director Rob Cohen’s new blog at www.robcohenthemummy.com. Rob gives all Mummy fans the inside scoop with photos from the set, updates on post-production, “the making of” videos, and even free downloads of wallpapers, buddy icons (coming soon!), and the official teaser poster!!

…. And stay tuned for new features coming to the film’s official site soon: www.themummy.com.

** The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor charges into theaters on August 1, 2008!

You’re invited…to check out the NEW one-sheet for MAMMA MIA!, the upcoming film version of the musical - starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried.

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Also stop by the official movie fan site at mammamiafans.com to discover a new world of conversation and community… Meet fans worldwide, trade trivia facts and learn more about Mamma Mia! “My My, how can you resist that? … ”

**Mamma Mia! hits theaters on July 18, 2008!

Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world. Bringing the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA to movie audiences, Summer 2008 is the season for Mamma Mia!

The three women who created the worldwide smash stage hit—global producer Judy Craymer, writer Catherine Johnson and director Phyllida Lloyd—repeat their roles in bringing this joyful, musical story to the big screen. The Mamma Mia! film is produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman.

Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper join Streep in this celebration of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads.

An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski)—from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own.

On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities.

Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” Mamma Mia! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.

Jack: “Why aren’t you taking your meds?”
Hurley: “Because we’re dead. All of us. All the Oceanic Six, we’re all dead. We never got off the Island.”

Creepy. And heavy, what with the major ghost action and the extreme close-ups of meatball surgery on the beach at night.

Geez, Jack. Controlling much? Although actually, it was in character for Jack to insist on supervising Juliet operating on himself. It was sort of weird, too, because the flashforwards assured us that Jack was going to live, which under normal television circumstances would have lessened the suspense. Except for Hurley’s certainty that the Oceanic Six were all dead, and that they never got off the Island.

As I thought, Jack’s substance problem was indeed caused by Christian’s arrival, just as Charlie caused Hurley’s break with reality. Charlie gave Hurley a message for Jack that Jack wasn’t supposed to be raising Aaron. (Going all the way back to Raised by Another in season one.)

Geez. Maybe they are all dead. Things really were going way too well. Kate’s trial did free her, which was pretty unlikely. Jack acquired Kate and Aaron as the perfect ready-made family to replace the one he screwed up. (I wasn’t surprised that it was Kate in the shower, although my jaw dropped when he proposed to her.) They probably won’t be together for long, though, since it took about five minutes for Jack’s jealousy issues to kick in. Of course, the drugs and alcohol and seeing Christian at the hospital probably had something to do with it. It’s not paranoia if your dead father really is out to get you.

There was a clue that flash forward Jack knew he was Aaron’s uncle: he yelled at Kate that she wasn’t even related to Aaron. But Claire doesn’t know her father’s name; she only knows what he looks like. So how could Jack possibly know? The only way would be if Christian told one of them. I wish we’d gotten at least one conversation with Christian — with either Jack or Claire.

I think they were also hinting that the flash forwards weren’t real, and that Jack was dreaming while he was anesthetized. Some (but not all) of the flash forwards corresponded to Jack’s periods of unconsciousness. Bernard asked him, “Wouldn’t you rather be dreaming about something nice back home?” which was the title of the episode. I was also wondering about the towel scene in the teaser. I think they were deliberately showing us Jack’s surgery scar, suggesting that it wasn’t the afterlife. But wouldn’t Jack imagine the scar was there if he thought it was real?

While Jack was having a whole new surgical experience, Sawyer continued to be outright heroic and protective of Claire and Aaron. I thought it was a fun parallel that Miles asked Sawyer if he was Claire’s big brother, considering what else was going on in the episode. Somehow, Christian managed to take Claire away from Aaron. Freaking wow. Claire would never voluntarily leave Aaron alone in the jungle, so how did Christian do it? And even more importantly, why? How could Christian even pick that baby up? Because the walking dead are real, and corporeal. I want to know what the walking dead on the Island really are, and I want to know Right Now.

Character bits:

– The episode opened with a close-up of Jack’s left eye. Weirdly enough, it looked blue. They do that a lot with the close-ups, making the eye appear to be a color that it’s not. I just checked my list, and Jack and Claire are the only ones who have gotten both a left and a right eye scene. For what it’s worth.

– Claire said she was seeing things because of the blow to her head. Yes, let’s add some ambiguity to Claire seeing Christian, shall we?

– Jin discovered that Charlotte speaks Korean, even though she tried to keep it to herself. Charlotte cared enough about Faraday to give in to Jin’s threats. And now, clever and rather scary Jin has ensured that Sun will be on that helicopter.

– Miles’ special talent allowed him to find Danielle and Karl in shallow graves. Who buried them? Keamy and company? Why would they bother? Just to conceal them, I suppose.

– Frank Lapidus is a good guy. He protected Miles, Sawyer, Claire and Aaron from Keamy.

– There was yet another tatt on Jack’s back. And I’m sure we’ll have many debates about what it says and what it means.

– Where did Kate go, and what was she doing for Sawyer? Did it have something to do with Sawyer’s daughter?

– I assume Kate is no longer married to Kevin? I wish they would bring Nathan Fillion back. I want him on one of the shows I watch, not Desperate Housewives.

– I liked the way Juliet let Jack know that she knew he loved Kate, and not herself. I like Juliet a lot. She’s a classy woman. Plus she kept calm and saved Jack under some pretty extreme circumstances. If she hadn’t been there, Jack would have died.

Bits and pieces:

– This flashforward took place after “Eggtown” and before “Through the Looking Glass.” This must have been after “The Beginning of the End,” too.

– Rose stated the obvious. Why did Jack get sick in the first place? Doesn’t the Island heal people? Did he indeed piss off the Island gods, whatever they are? Jacob, Christian, Charlie?

– Jack’s last name is Shephard; it was on his door at the hospital. But it was “Shepard” on his white coat. Oops.

– Jack tripped over one of Aaron’s toys: the Millenium Falcon.

– I think Jack was thinking of Juliet while he was holding the razor that Kate bought him. Stomach-shaving scene.

– “Yankees bludgeon Red Sox in series sweep”. Another reference to fate. “That’s why the Red Sox will never win the damned series” was Christian Shephard’s way of saying, “It’s fate.”

– Jack was reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to Aaron, and it was the passage where Alice was wondering if she was the same person that she used to be. There have been a lot of references to Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass on this show. Come to think of it, Kate was holding up a looking glass, wasn’t she?

– During the hallway Jack/Kate scene in the flash forward, there was a creepy painting in the background. It was a shadowy human figure in a mist half submerged in a circle. I wonder if that was supposed to represent the walking dead?

– Do ghosts set off smoke alarms?

– Aaron was carrying a stuffed whale. I think they missed a primo opportunity to get another stuffed bear in there.

Quotes:

Rose: “The day before we’re all supposed to be rescued, the person that we count on the most suddenly comes down with a life-threatening condition, and you’re chalking it up to bad luck?”
Bernard: “Well, what are you saying? That Jack did something to offend the gods? People get sick, Rose.”
Rose: “Not here. Here, they get better.”

Faraday: “Where do you suppose all this power is coming from?”
Charlotte: “Add that on to the list, Dan.”
What list?

Miles: “Good morning.”
Sawyer: “It’s way too early for Chinese.”

Another fascinating episode.

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BY GARY SHERWOOD

Watching the previouslies where Natalie mimes flossing with Jason’s jugular, I realize now I was mistaken to say she had “bunny choppers.” I was wrong and I’m sorry. Upon seeing her again, I now realize Natalie has horse teeth. Really big piano keys all the way around, not just her incisors. Just wanted to clear that up before getting to this week’s shenanigans.

Survivor Medical Services, Night 30. It’s a boat anchored not far from Tribal Council. A doctor examines James’ sliced finger. It reminds us he needs those massive meat hooks for digging six-foot deep holes. Those lazy ass dead folk ain’t about to dig their own graves any time soon. The doc warns if James’ finger doesn’t improve by morning, it’ll need surgery. It’s just the sort of cheery note to cue opening credits. Returning to Dabu later, James tells the women his finger is just inflamed but “It’s gonna be alright.”

Day 31. While James works with one hand, Alexis is hobbling around camp. She was out walking in the dark last night and “ate it really, really bad.” There are Marines serving in the Sunni Triangle suffering fewer casualties. “I know this is bad because I’m a nurse,” confides Cirie, “but there’s two less people I have to fight against for one million dollars.”

The castaways file in for the Reward Challenge, getting a good laugh at the statues made in their sort-of-likenesses. They look more like caricatures made at a friend’s 50th birthday. You can recognize the hair color and approximate shape of the face, but everything else is just pure sideshow mirror. Jeff tells the tribe they’ve been out here awhile, and it’s time for a little love from home. First to materialize from the jungle is Parvati’s mom Gail. She’s followed by Erik’s brother Curt, who comments on his bro’s appearance. “I got a beard! I got a beard!,” Erik chirps, then points to the host. “There’s Jeff Probst!” Jeff good-naturedly says, “You’re such a freak.” Out next is Natalie’s mom Rocky (which I pray is short for Raquel), Alexis’s brother Nathan, Amanda’s almost-but-not-quite-as-hot sister Katrina, James’ dad James, Sr., and finally Cirie’s husband Clarencio, aka Honey Bunny, aka HB (that took more time to research than my bachelor’s thesis). The winner of today’s challenge and their loved one will go to Jellyfish Lake and swim with its non-poisonous denizens. Also, Exile Island and the hidden idol are back in play. The castaways fill out a survey asking questions about the tribe. After the surveys are collected, they have to guess whose name came up the most often in answer to each question. Whoever guesses right gets to take a machete swing at one of three ropes suspending a rival castaway’s grotesque statue. Last one to still have a statue still hanging wins. Question 1) Who does the most for the tribe? The answer is James. Forgive me, but life is short so I’m not going to catalog every machete swing (even though I did write them down like the Survivor geek I am). I’ll just tell you who takes multiple chops. James suffers two this round, one from Alexis and one from Parvati. Question 2) Who never shuts up? The answer is Parvati. This time, it’s Alexis who takes two chops, from Erik and James. Question 3) Who mistakenly thinks they’re in control of this game? The answer again in Parvati. James and Cirie both take chops that finish off Parvati’s statue with a satisfyingly loud CRASH. Mrs. Shallow doesn’t look so happy to have flown 3,000 miles just for this. Question 4) Who is the most honest? The answer is Alexis. Only Cirie got this right, and her swing takes out Erik’s statue. Question 5) Who are you least likely to invite to a family dinner? The answer is James. Huh??? James will eat anything - I mean ANYTHING - and happily ask for seconds. Plus he’ll open beer bottles with his teeth. He’s like the first person I’d invite. But the castaways think otherwise, unleashing an orgy of statue destruction. Alexis finishes off James, prompting Daddy James to murmur he’s gonna talk about that girl when he gets home. James knocks out Cirie. Amanda knocks out Natalie. This leaves only Alexis and Amanda’s statues remaining, suspended by one rope each. And it’s Cirie’s turn to swing. Cirie thinks, then chops the rope supporting Amanda’s statue. “Sorry,” she squeals. Alexis wins Reward. Told she can choose two other castaways and their loved ones to accompany her, Alexis picks Cirie and HB, and Natalie and Rocky. And who is she sending to Exile? Amanda waves her hand, and Alexis gives Amanda her wish. “Can I give my sister a hug goodbye?,” Amanda asks. “Nope,” says evil Jeff, telling Amanda to get her sweet non-tiled-out ass on the Exile express. Jeff also orders James to have Medical look at his finger.

Dr. Carolyn Sein, PhD in Survivor Ouchies, looks at James’ finger and declares, yes, it’s been cut alright. Thank god, we’d be lost without modern medicine. Jeff strides into frame and asks to be caught up. Dr. Sein says in this environment, a cut that deep can become infected and spread to the joint. “What’s the call?,” Jeff asks. The doc says it’s too big a risk to keep James in the game. Jeff tells James most of his tribe is away at Reward, but he can say goodbye to Erik and Parvati. Despite their recent friction, Parvati is genuinely sad to see James leave the game like this as “I have so much respect for him.” Wiping away tears, Parvati says, “It’s gonna be so lonely without him.” “I know,” agrees Erik. “Only man left.”

At Jellyfish Lake, Alexis, Cirie, Natalie and their loved ones swim with what Jeff has casually assured them are non-poisonous jellyfish. Hey, that’s why CBS has them fill out 12 pages of releases. I must say, it does look pretty cool. The jellyfish look like floating orange blossoms, and the water is crystal blue. “It was magnificent to see nature like that,” comments Cirie. She admits the experience helped to open her eyes. “Everything is not a threat.”

On Exile Island, Amanda feverishly searches for the idol. She finds clue after clue, until the final one telling her the idol is buried back at camp under the tribal flag.

That night, the Rewardees return. Parvati informs them of James’ evacuation. Alexis, still hobbling on her one good leg, says “it’s very terrifying” someone could be taken out of the game for an injury. Cirie confides this puts the all-woman alliance in a “weird space” because if they can’t beat Erik at the next Immunity Challenge, they’ll have to “start eating each other.” The gals wonder what they should do.

Day 33. Alexis is moving sloooow. Seriously, Walter Brennan could beat her in a marathon. “I got no stability on it,” she confesses. Asked whether she can do seven more days, Alexis quickly answers yes. “So you don’t want us to vote you out?,” asks Parvati. Alexis answers no, not an option. She’s now worried Parvati might turn on her. Discussing who they should vote out if Erik wins Immunity, Natalie says she can’t beat Amanda in the Final Three. Parvati says she’s been with Amanda since the beginning and cannot turn against her now. “I just won’t.”

As the tribe assembles for the Immunity Challenge, Amanda returns from Exile and is informed of James’ unscheduled departure. Jeff recaps that’s three people who have left the game this season under circumstances other than being voted out. “Definitely a Survivor first.” For Immunity, the castaways will fire a “high-powered rifle” at colored sake bottles. First to take out three bottles wins. Even though the weapon looks mean enough - it’s some sort of prop .50 caliber machinegun redesigned to fire single shots - it’s clearly just firing a plastic projectile and not a good ol’ all-American bullet. When fired it doesn’t make a deafening report, but a lame thwack. You can approximate the sound slapping your thigh. So, the challenge kinda sucks due to being no more dangerous than pin the tail on the donkey. Not to come off as some sort of gun nut, but if you’re gonna tell the castaways and audience the challenge involves a high-powered rifle, let’s get out an honest-to-god Remington .30-06 and ear protection. Anywaaaaaaay… I’m not going to detail the whole thing shot for shot ’cause, again, life is short and I’m not all that enthralled with a big Nerf cannon. Let’s just skip to where Erik and Natalie end up tied with two hits each. As Erik lines up his next shot, the ladies look at each other with pained expressions. “Erik can close it out here,” says Jeff. And that’s just what Erik does, once more winning Immunity.

Back at camp, Amanda tells the others she did not find the idol and shows her bag is empty. “That’s okay,” says Parvati. “It’s cursed anyway.” Hey, remember the chickens from like twenty-five episodes ago? The ones Chet whispered to? Looks like at least one is still alive, but not for long. Erik lifts the poor pecker out of its cage, and Natalie a little too eagerly volunteers to kill it. But before we can see the decapitating delirium, the camera follows Amanda and Parvati into the jungle. Amanda says the idol is at camp. So who should they vote out? Parvati thinks Alexis is the biggest threat. Really? On that leg? Amanda more sensibly reasons it’s Natalie. Looking down the road to the endgame, Parvati doesn’t know if she can trust Erik. “Find that damn idol, lady,” she orders Amanda. Erik confers with Alexis, agreeing Amanda is the toughest competitor and should go home. “Luckily she doesn’t have the idol and that’s a good thing,” says Erik, dropping an anvil the size of a Buick. Speaking with Amanda, Erik bluntly says he’s either voting for her or Parvati. Amanda is disappointed Erik doesn’t remember how she voted out Ami to keep him in the game. “That’s what bothers me, Erik.” The boy is unmoved, admitting he’s probably going to vote for Amanda because she’s such a threat. Preparing the chicken dinner, Erik tells Cirie they’re voting out Amanda. Cirie agrees, saying it’s sad to see Amanda go but it’s the game. Still she confers with her old ally, saying she’d rather see Alexis go but the others don’t. Amanda tears up, asking Cirie to vote with her and Parvati. And here’s where things get confusing. Cirie says if she doesn’t vote for Amanda, the result will be a tie, they’ll have to draw rocks, and “I’ll still lose.” Say wha–? Is Cirie thinking she’s on the chopping block? Because if that’s the case, we’ve seen no hint of that, and I want a word with the editor. Amanda and Cirie speak very fast, very quietly, and Amanda becomes more emotional, so all I can do is rest my pen and wait for this frustrating exchange to finish. Thank the good lord it finally does, and the tribe settles down for its chicken. All except Amanda, who digs under the flag. If she doesn’t find the idol, “I’m gone.”

At Tribal Council, the jury is now Eliza, Ozzy, Jason…and one more. Moving slowly but purposefully is James with - get this - a freakin’ IV stand! James may not have been the most politically astute player, but no one can say he’s not among the studliest. Asked about her time on Exile Island, Amanda said she looked for the idol but couldn’t find it there. When asked who are the biggest threats, Cirie names Erik and Amanda. Tearing up again, Amanda says Parvati is the only one she knows who’s voting with her tonight. As for Erik, he’s nice when he wants something but he “finds greener grasses” when he no longer has any use for an ally. Natalie says Amanda is the biggest threat because “she’s done no wrong to anyone on the jury.” Alexis says they all “adore” Amanda and that’s why they respect her enough to be upfront about voting her out. Continuing, Alexis says she respects everyone left on the tribe and would tell any of them the same. Time to vote. Cirie holds Amanda’s hand, and Amanda puts an arm around Parvati. Once everyone has cast a vote, Jeff announces now is the time to play the idol if anyone has it. “About that, Jeff,” Amanda says, her tears magically disappearing. Eliza once more goes into fits as Amanda presents Jeff with a little something she dug up back at camp. Jeff explains the idol makes any votes cast against its bearer worthless, and this is indeed the idol. Sure ’nuff, Amanda racks up four votes but so what? The two votes she and Parvati cast for Alexis are enough to send the latter hobbling away. An ecstatic Eliza slaps Ozzy’s leg, and he finally smiles. “You guys are perfecting the art of the blindside,” Jeff declares. “That is the good news. And that is the bad news. Pick up your torches, head back to camp.”

In the Penthouse

Amanda - Just when I was about to write her off for being too passive and over reliant on stronger players, Amanda saves herself in awesome style. Love how the tears at Tribal Council were really a smokescreen for the third blindside in a row.

In the Doghouse

No one this week. Everyone fought hard and thought hard.

Commercials: Mom, Ellen, I love the both of you to tiny pieces, but if you think I’m getting you something from Kay Jewelers for Mothers Day, you’re certifiably insane; Mythbusters on CSI! That’s like a TV Reese’s Cup!

Next time, all the women try to win over Erik. It’ll be the last regular episode of the season before the finale, so we may also see a return of the car reward. Or not…

‘Til then!

Release Date: May 6th, 2008
Running Time: 107 minutes

The Film

When taking filmmaking classes in college I remember my professor showing us a film that embodied all the struggle and turmoil of independent filmmaking: Tom DiCillo’s Living in Oblivion. Starring Steve Buscemi, the film documents a train wreck of an independent film production, and is perhaps the best filmmaking satire out there. Delirious, an offbeat dramedy about a low-end paparazzi, is another hit by DiCillo, but will likely go horribly underappreciated.

Delirious was well received on the festival circuit but was ultimately buried with a poor theatrical campaign and dismal box office numbers. It stars Buscemi as Les Galantine, a shoddy paparazzi in New York grinding through his life, always hoping for that one money shot. One day while waiting to snap a picture of pop sensation K-Harma Leeds (Alison Lohman), he bumps into a young homeless man named Toby (Michael Pitt). Toby follows Les around until he agrees to let him stay in his apartment. They actually hit it off and Les hires Toby (unpaid) to be his assistant. Finding a spark of happiness with his new protégé, Les begins to give out all his knowledge on the industry and celebrity lifestyle.

In a bit of dumb luck Toby finds himself accompanying K’Harma for a night, ditching Les and creating a rift in their world. As Toby and K’Harma grow closer, Les continually finds himself on the outside and retracts back into his negative, piss-ant shell. Toby eventually lands a role on a reality series, gaining fame and fortune that further fuels Les’ jealously, leading him to concoct a scheme to take down his former apprentice.

Delirious is a very strong piece of filmmaking. DiCillo is an excellent writer, capable of Tarantino-esque dialogue as well as bits of real, heartfelt drama and emotion. The balance of satire, comedy, and drama creates a unique and enjoyable experience that anyone involved in the entertainment industry is sure to find hilariously poignant.

The DVD

The video is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. It is a clean transfer with accurate colors and a solid level of detail. Since DVD is at the end of its run as the dominant format, you’d expect nothing less at this point.

The audio is offered in English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. The dialogue-heavy mix doesn’t feature many explosive effects or panning, but for the most part it is balanced and crisp. Dialogue never gets muffled under the music and the front channel separation keeps the experience from getting too flat.

The Extras

Commentary is offered by director Tom DiCillo. DiCillo is a very knowledgeable independent filmmaker and knows what points of instruction to hit in the commentary for aspiring filmmakers.

“Stalking Delirious” is a 13-minute discussion between DiCillo and Buscemi about the film as they stroll through the streets of New York.

Three short promotional pieces made to publicize the film on the website are offered as well: “Delirious Marketing Meeting,” “Steve Buscemi Pissed!,” and “Gina Gershon Sex Tape.”

Lastly the Trailer is offered as well as the Music Video for the song “Shove It” by K’Harma Leeds.

Final Thoughts

DiCillo is a quintessential independent filmmaker whose work deserves far more recognition that it earns. Delirious is a must-watch for anyone who loves industry parodies.