Movie Review: Nebraska (2013)

Nebraska (2013)

I went to see "Nebraska" at the theater at 9PM on a Tuesday and crossed two items off my bucket list. I don't really have a bucket list, but you know... Firstly, it's in black and white and so I saw a black and white movie in the theater for the first time (as best I remember). Secondly, I've always wanted to go to a movie and be the only one in the theater and that's exactly what happened with this movie. The movie theater must have known that no one was watching because they left the house lights at 100% for the first 20 minutes of the movie. But it was alright.

As the for the movie itself, it's a great movie. Bruce Dern plays an old man who gets a "Publisher's Clearing House" type letter in the mail and believes he must get to Nebraska to claim his million dollars. He's also possibly slipping into senility and Will Forte (friggin' Will Forte), as his son, must deal with the consequences. It's very subtle, very minimal and it's both a great drama and a great comedy. It reminds me of "Lost in Translation" in many respects. I especially loved the the black and white photography on the big screen - it looks amazing.

7/10.

Late Night - The Passing of the Pickle

It's a Late Night tradition that when a new host takes over, the Late Night Pickle gets passed to the new regime. In about a month, Jimmy Fallon becomes the new host of the Tonight Show and Seth Meyers will be the new host of Late Night***. And so it's time to pass the pickle.


On a personal note, I think Seth Meyers is a funny guy but I'm not sure whether I'll be watching his show. We'll see what happens...

*** All of this is dependent upon NBC not acting as stupidly as NBC usually acts and also upon Jay Leno actually going away this time. Are we really confident this will happen? I'm not.

Conan Talks to Interns

Conan has a lot of interns working for him. In a very special remote, he talks to them about what it's like to do what they do...

Conan - Jordan Schlansky Gets Organized

Conan feels Jordan Schlansky's office is dangerously unorganized so he hires a professional organizer to help him get his act together.

Any time Conan visits Jordan Schlansky, it's just money in the comedy bank.

Late Show - Christmas Traditions

Friday was the last Late Show before Christmas so it was the annual Christmas show.

First off, the greatest story of all-time: Jay Thomas' "Lone Ranger" story followed by the football/meatball challenge. Well, one snag this year: Jay Thomas is currently recovering from an injury and couldn't do it. So John McEnroe (with some help from the cue cards) steps in for him.



For the Quarterback Meatball Challenge, John hit tennis balls at the top of the tree but was unable to hit it.

And, of course, Darlene Love performs "Christmas Baby (Please Come Home)".



One bonus this year: celebrities opening up disappointing gifts:


Merry Christmas.

Conan Visits a Doll Store

Conan visits the "American Girl" store and the result is hilarity. He even develops his own "play pattern".