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The trailer for Parnassus has been released and it was not even close to what I was expecting.  I will admit that I didn’t look into it too much and I basically forgot all about it.  It just sounded like it was going to be some obscure, crappy indie flick (I love MANY independent films, incidentally) that was patched up after losing the lead actor but what has been delivered appears to be somewhat of a fantastical masterpiece.

Terry Gilliam wrote and directed the film which tells the story of a traveling theater company that gives its audience much more than they were expecting.  I don’t know a lot about it but it does appear to have a darker feel to it although it reminds me of Big Fish and even Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in some ways.  Anyway, check out the trailer for yourselves and tell me what you think!

Post from: EveryJoe

Cue the circus music. Or the Looney Tunes theme song. Or both, and then hit repeat.

The leading candidate for Whackjob of the Week honors was seated in row 11, went to the restroom, and came out wearing his birthday suit. Go ahead, shudder away. We did.

Mr. Sportin’ a Softy (well, that’s a guess and a wish) then made an in-flight dash for the Emergency Exit. That’s when members of the New England Revolution helped the crew bring the guy under control. (Check out this news clip of the incident). The plane made an emergency landing in Oklahoma City.

Here’s how we imagine the exchange between the pilot and the control tower: 

Pilot: Oklahoma Tower, this is American 725. We’re having an onboard nudie incident and request permission for emergency landing.

Oklahoma: American 725 . . . WTF???

Pilot: WTF affirmative. This one’s crazier than Heath Ledger‘s Joker, a pre-rehabbed Britney Spears, and the cast of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest combined. 

Oklahoma: You have clearance for landing, American 725. We’ll have a straight jacket at the gate.

Pilot: That’s a copy, Oklahoma tower.

Was one of the Joker’s henchmen on American Airlines Flight 725? No? Could have fooled us . . .

Image: Used with permission of www.newscom.com

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