February 2012
8 posts
Aubs: Shrinky-dink →
aubreysabala:
I’ve been seeing a therapist, something I’ve been wanting/needing to do for a long time, and while it’s still early days, I feel like some interesting things are surfacing. Now, I consider myself pretty self-aware, such that when I identify a behaviour I have that I don’t like, I first try to fix…
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People who tweet the Superbowl and people who...
By Coleman Ranahan
Superbowl Sunday has been a pinnacle for wing establishments all over the country, but today was a blow for the industry when people who tweet about the superbowl and people who bitch about the people tweeting about the Superbowl came together and acknowledged the local wing joint down the street has “gone down the shitter.”
A local Chicago man said, “You...
Anonymous asked: Are you going to let your sister star as a walk on in any of your "MAJOR" films that you will make. I think she'd like that. She can play a good Tree or Boulder you know.
January 2012
12 posts
Anonymous asked: when are you going to get a job?
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No Sympathy for Mr. Silence
Source “The Onion”
Joe Paterno Dies In Hospital; Doctors Promise To Tell Their Superiors First Thing Tomorrow
I certainly do not cheer the death of someone with cancer, but his actions were reprehensible. Especially for an 84 year old who has never heard of “rape and a man.” He could have been a hero, and stopped Sandusky, but chose to allow the Penn State corporate...
My Attitude Era: Looking for Help on Producing... →
thebrentboy:
Hi all.
I’m a documentary filmmaker researching personal stories revolving around self harm. The topic is broad and covers all walks of life. With the information I gather, I was looking to show it from a different angle than what has been done before.
If you are, or know someone who struggles…
Jen Kirkman - comedian: What I Would Have Said... →
jenkirkman:
**I wrote this last night but was shy about publishing it. But I feel good about it today. Please forgive any grammar or spelling errors. I’m not the best editor. ** - Jen Kirkman
I was supposed to talk to the Larry Mantle show on NPR this week. They wanted to talk to me about the recent…
Anonymous asked: If you only had one month to live and you were given an unlimited budget of money to film something, what would you film? And you can't film yourself.
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Anonymous asked: If you were to direct a Doctor Who feature film, which doctor would you use and why?
Anonymous asked: Would you ever direct porn? How about gay porn?
Anonymous asked: which came first-the chicken or the egg?
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Walking The Room: Comedians Should Only Be Nice →
(Coleman here. I love Dave’s interpretation on this. My take: If you can’t handle one comedian snapping on an audience member for being ridiculously stupid, get out of comedy. And don’t EVER record a comic period, let alone when he is working a bit out. That makes you vile and bad.)
walkingtheroom:
Tonight My World Was Destroyed Or How I Read This Woman’s Bullshit Blog About...
Aubs: Unresolved: Why I'm Not Making Any 2012... →
aubreysabala:
As many others have, I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few days thinking about what I’d like to see in this new year. Thought about where I’m at right now, where I was last year, and - as my friend Ron wisely advised - looked back two years ago to see how far I’ve actually come. (Those of you…
nerd alert
kellyoxford:
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Am I Too Ambitious?
Last year I made resolutions, realistic resolutions, and I actually completed 80% of them, which was nice. This year feels different, to which the smart-ass reply would be, well duh!
For some reason this year I didn’t feel like writing out resolutions. I didn’t want to be angry about it, I didn’t want to whine. And I think the reason it has to do with that is that this years...
December 2011
5 posts
eject: Nurse Reveals Top 5 Regrets of the Dying →
kellyoxford:
Found this on the Interwebs:
“For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives People grow a lot when they are faced with their own…
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My Favorite Podcast of 2011
Last year I did a post about the five best podcasts I was listening to (I actually listed six and didn’t realize it, doh). This year I want to highlight one podcast in particular.
This podcast is called The Mental Illness Happy Hour with host comedian Paul Gilmartin. Each week on the podcast Paul will have a guest whether it be someone in the entertainment industry, someone with a...
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November 2011
8 posts
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Man Decides to Buy Blu-Ray Player, Finds God...
A man in the suburbs of Chicago recently decided to switch to a Blu-ray player upon receiving an HDTV as an early Christmas present, and found God when he was watching the film What About Bob?
When asked what God looked like on the film, 22 year old Coleman Ranahan replied, “Dude…Bill Murray. Fuckin awesome!” Further attempts to get Ranahan to respond to questions resulted in...
Anonymous asked: Why are you always drunk?
Matt Taibi Is Doing Great Work →
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Thank You Everyone
Over the years there have come a few times where I have been accused of being ungrateful and noticeably absent minded to a many people. People think that I am not thankful for what people are providing for me and that I just want to take and take and move on.
I can understand that perspective, and see instances where that would be true, but I would just like to say that I am completely the...
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Taking Risks
“Do you want to take a leap of faith, or become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone?” - Saito (INCEPTION).
Ok, that might be a tad extreme of a quote for something simple as quitting a minimum wage job to take on paid film work, but it’s a great quote. Especially since the risk I’m taking is money related.
From the beginning of March till the end of...
October 2011
5 posts
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The Failure of Social Media (Twitter)
This isn’t one of those “Twitter is dead” posts. Although it shall be something similar in tone.
Late Monday night, Occupy Boston was ripped apart by Boston PD and forced citizens who were peaceably assembled to disburse. No news media outlets were covering it, but some reporters from Boston were live-tweeting what was happening.
The whole event was transfixed on Twitter,...
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Podcasting - A Different Path
My film review podcast, The Coleman Ranahan Podcast, is over. Done. Sorry for anybody that is disappointed.
But it’s been time to move on from that for awhile. I’ve enjoyed doing that podcast for three years, starting in 2008 after becoming a radio intern, and slowly building up some sort of fanbase. The truth is I had no idea what kind of audience I really had.
Apparently I was...
September 2011
4 posts
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Dan Bell's Lame Apology
Recently it came to the attention of the Chicago Bears and that of local radio station 670 SCR The Score, and the Chicago Tribune that Fox Sports MADE UP headlines in a package (meaning graphics and video) that aired on the Saints/Bears game last Sunday bashing 1st string quarterback Jay Cutler.
The headlines weren’t real. Daryl Johnston even said, “Actual headlines” during the...
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The Netflix Bastard Child....Qwikster
Don’t look at it!!
Just kidding. It’s not a leper, it’s not a bird, it’s not Superman (He’s walking in Memphis), it’s Qwikster. The new child Netflix only wants you to see on the weekends. To cut to the point Netflix says that by separating the services, Netflix for streaming, and Qwikster to take on the DVD delivery, will enhance the user experience....
Comedy Under Fire
We’ve all been offended by jokes at some point. It made us grab our mouth, awkwardly look away, or just shake our heads because our friends were being idiots. But we were able to move past those and continue on with our day.
Just yesterday while drowning myself in boredom due to a recent car accident (go ahead, have at it) I was perusing Facebook/Twitter and noticed David Chen from /Film...
June 2011
1 post
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My First Live Soccer (Football) Experience
I’ve been to plenty of sports events. Football, baseball, bowling, golf, and basketball, but the one that never really came to my mind was soccer (or football, shut it). Most of my life actually the only time I really ended up kicking a soccer ball was when I was at home and my siblings and I were absolutely bored. And then that actually ended up turning into kickball (Where, like...
April 2011
1 post
Paperkeg: Comic Fans, Get It Together. →
paperkeg:
Comic book fans are an interesting lot. We can’t be held into one section. Some people love Superman, other hate him. Some people love dark and gritty, others love wacky. Some want arc long story-lines, others want one shots that tell a total story. But after the announcement of Amy Adams as Lois…
February 2011
1 post
So There's This Donate Button....
Yeah yeah yeah. I told myself one of these days I would actually get a donate button in case people actually liked the podcast. So now that I’m bringing it back, I’ve so delicately placed the button to the side of this blog where you can feel free to donate a $1 or $2. It helps me out, and you’ll get a shout out on the podcast. It’ll help me see a movie or perhaps eat a...
January 2011
3 posts
Up at 5 a.m.
The amount of thoughts that can run through a paranoid moron’s head at 5 a.m. when he isn’t sleeping is a very impressive number.
What’s more impressive is the fact that I am not wearing pants right now……..Yeah let that sink in. (Cause hey…that was original!) Idiot.
Resolutions...and Shit
I told myself that I wouldn’t make resolutions for this year because quite frankly…who gives a shit. “Lose weight!” “Make movies!” “Eat healthier!” A lot of these resolutions tend to be the same dumb shit that no one ever follows through on.
But upon watching Diggnation of all shows, they went over their resolutions that they completed, and like an...
5 Great Podcasts of 2010
It’s been a crazy year in 2010. Everybody is making a list of course. So why not join in on the fun that is absolutely drowned out with noise. So here are a few podcasts that I just started listening to that are absolutely awesome in no particular order.
Comedy Film Nerds
I’ve listened to things like /Filmcast for a long time, and they’re absolutely great, but Comedy Film Nerds...
July 2010
1 post
Adventures in Not Sleeping
My body: Fuck you.
Me: What did I do?
My body: It’s warm in the house.
Me: And?
My body: I’m only allowed to sleep when it’s less than 73 degrees.
Me: There’s a fan over ….
My body (interrupts): NO!!!! SHUT UP!!!!
Me: there…..are you sure you don’t want a glass of wa….
My body: ALL HAIL THE AIR CONDITIONING!!!
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In a world.......
I just had the fanciest thought in the world. Edward Cullen should make an appearance on Pale Force as a villain.
Sincerely,
Your crime fighter with no pants
Coleman Ranahan