The 1991 book from author Bret Easton Ellis centers on young Wall Street investment banker Patrick Bateman, an obsessively materialistic yuppie who by night commits murders while losing himself in drugs and prostitution.

The Johnson-Roessler Company, The Collective and XYZ Films partnered to acquire, develop and produce the live stage version of the novel, the companies said.

"American Psycho" has sold more than 1.6 million copies worldwide, but when it came out it shocked readers with graphic content that included Bateman's torturing a woman with a rat.

The film received a great deal of attention in the media, but was released mostly in art house cinemas and earned only $15 million at U.S. and Canadian movie theaters.

No date was given for when the stage show would open.

www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE48N00H20080924

I hope he sings "Sussudio."


 

Tomorrow:



The disc set consists of hi-definition concert footage and audio from their November 3rd, 2007 show at The Theater of Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This DVD and audio CD features Saosin at their peak, live in Philadelphia on November 3rd 2007. The DVD features the entire set as well as music videos, and some extras, while the CD features five live tracks and three alternate versions of Saosin favorites.

I got back last night from my first ever trip to Chicago and I loved every minute of it.  Not only did I get to see one of my best friends but I met some great people and experienced life in a different part of the country.  If I were to write everything in complete sentences, it would take up 400 pages.  Instead I'm going to give you a brief rundown of each day in as few words as possible.  You might even get some links.

I’ve been chasin’ footsteps for years

And runnin’ around in circles for years

Chasin’ my tail

Lookin’ for answers to questions I’ve never heard

It’s a wide open world

I’m tryin’ to find it

It’s a wide open sky

But it’s light and blindin’

And it’s raining down on me, slowin’ me down

But I keep on goin’

I know I recognize this man walkin’ in front of me

When he turned around, I locked eyes with me

And it scared me to see myself in 20 years

Lost, ashamed, locked up, loaded down, and sure to try

I been knowin’ that I could change my ways

And I took a different road

No more runnin’ around in circles

No more chasin’ my tail

I’m just goin’ forward these days with my eyes closed

I know I can make it

Fuck it, I know I can make it if I try

I must let love live inside me for awhile

And maybe later on I’ll see you all after the show

I heard this story down here about an hour ago

I know I’m goin’, I am a different man

Different than I was, I’m gonna find my way home

Gonna find my way home.

- Marc Roberge

IF YOUR LIFE WERE A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?

So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press shuffle again.
6. Don't lie.

Opening Theme Song:  Mike Patton - Improvised Explosive Device 0300 Hrs
(sweet!)

Waking Up:  Elton John - Honky Cat

First Day of School:  Eminem - Criminal

Falling in Love:  Disturbed - Devour
(this one really fits if you know the lyrics)

Fight Song:  Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Breaking Up:  The Used - Bulimic

Prom:  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - I Tried  

Life:  Staind - Take It

Mental Breakdown:  Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer  
(ooh that's a good one)

Driving Far Away:  Jason Mraz - You and I Both

Flashback:  Paul Wall - Break 'Em Off  
(hahahahahaha)

Wedding:  Marilyn Manson - This Is the New Shit
(how romantic!..."Are you motherfuckers ready for the new shit? Stand up and admit tomorrow's never coming")

Birth of Child:  Stone Sour - Come What(Ever) May
(this has nothing to do with children...oh well)

Final Battle:  Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up
(this would be more appropriate for either of the next two but I can't cheat) 

Death Scene:  Sevendust - Driven 

Funeral Song:  Tech N9ne - Suicide Letters
(how depressing)

End Credits:  Metallica - The Call of the Ktulu
(those must be some long ass credits for a song that is almost 10 mins long!)

So I wrote my Box Office Results article for D:ET and, as much as I tried to avoid it, I really ranted.  I think it deserves its own LJ post.


Weekend Box Office Results for 02.02 - 02.04.07:

1. The Messengers
$14.5M (Weekend), $14.5M (Gross)
2. Because I Said So
$13M (Weekend), $13M (Gross)
3. Epic Movie
$8.22M (Weekend), $29.4M (Gross)
4. Night at the Museum
$6.75M (Weekend), $225M (Gross)
5. Smokin' Aces
$6.32M (Weekend), $25M (Gross)
6. Stomp the Yard
$4.2M (Weekend), $56M (Gross)
7. Dreamgirls
$4.05M (Weekend), $92.8M (Gross)
8. Pan's Labyrinth
$3.6M (Weekend), $21.7M (Gross)
9. The Pursuit of Happyness
$3.1M (Weekend), $157M (Gross)
10. The Queen
$2.71M (Weekend), $45.5M (Gross)

I really hope this doesn't turn into a rant but it very well might. The first thing that jumps out at me about the results is how well movies did despite it being Super Bowl weekend. Audiences must have really gone out to the theaters on Friday and Saturday for the numbers to end up that high.

It's no surprise that The Messengers took the top spot in its first week out. Despite being directed by the Pang brothers (most famous for The Eye and The Eye II), I don't trust horror films that appear to be watered down for American audiences. Hopefully, I will be proven wrong but the mediocre IMDB rating says otherwise. In second place was the chick flick Because I Said So starring Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore (yum). Worthless.

Coming in at third was Epic Movie which brings up a very good question: How are we as a nation supposed to overcome all of this world hatred that seems to be directed towards us when the general public makes a concerted effort to spend nearly $30 million dollars on crap like this? First, Hollywood spends insane amounts of money to make movies such as Superman Returns and Harry Potter, then they finance something that SPOOFS films like that and is completely bashed by all critics. They have been doing this for years with the shitty Scary Movie series and the embarrassing 2006 release Date Movie. Now don't go me wrong, I love this country and wouldn't want to live anywhere else; I'm just saying that if I was sitting in my sand cave somewhere and was told that millions of dollars were being pumped into producing this drivel, I might have to go jihad on someone.

Night at the Museum is in the top 5 for its 7th week in a row. I have no problems with that (*gasp*). I am very surprised, however, at the 5th place finish for Smokin' Aces. It dropped from number 1 to number 5 despite critical and audience success. Yet that fucking Epic Movie...*deep breath in, slow release* I'm going to take a walk.

Link:  http://www.digitalet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6012