Best of the interweb Episode 1.

Ok so here is what I am going to try to do for all of my faithful readers. Well at least for that one guy who is following my blog...I am going to do a new thing called Best of the Interweb. Basically all this is, is a chance for me to post a link, movie, article or random tidbit that I found on the net and enjoyed.

I am always trying to broaden my horizons in terms of web-u-tainment. I probably don't watch as much Youtube as oh about 95% of the population, but I'm trying to find more to interst me than the 6-7 sites I frequent regularly. Hell the interweb is vast and I've really only ever dipped my toes in.

So here is my first such find. A take on a darker comedy Mario Bros complete with addictions and violence...There will Be Brawl. Absolutley hilarious...just watch it.

Having seen the movie "The Soloist" recently...

One thing I've vowed recently is to watch 60 Minutes on Sunday nights. As a general rule I find the show to be entertaining in a newsy sort of way. Usually there is at least one of the 3-4 segments that I will find interesting and it doesn't glitz up the hard stories. I like this...it is after all news.

So tonight I am watching 60 Minutes and on comes a segment about Steve Lopez and the very talented Nathaniel Ayers. These guys are the basis of the movie starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx. Based on a true story, the movie revolves around LA Times reporter Steve Lopez discovering a homeless man who is an amazing cellist. Interesting to see the real life counterparts of the movie, which I would give 4 out 5 stars. See the thing about Nathaniel is that not only is he talented and homeless, it turned out that Ayers was a Julliard School for the Performing Arts dropout. He dropped out due to mental illness in the form of an extreme version of Schizophrenia.

I cam upon this video on Youtube that is pretty cool.



BTW having seen a few interviews with Nathaniel Ayers now, I feel that Jamie Foxx did a fantastic job portraying him and I would be curious to see a video where Foxx met Ayers.