Referencing the local weather, not the 1957 movie featuring a cheesy Killer Tree monster. The projected high temperature is 110F, with high levels of pollution (ozone and forest-fire smoke). We should get some relief by Saturday, as temperatures dip into the chilly upper 90’s (time to dig out that parka).
On a slightly cooler note, this marks the second week of RiffTrax’s “Eat Our Shorts” summer. For those not familiar with RiffTrax, the basic concept revolves around hilarious downloadable commentary tracks for movies, both great (Alien, Raiders of the Lost Ark) and not-so-great (Battlefield Earth, Crossroads). The jokes are provided by Mystery Science Theater 3000 alumni Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett, and various “guest stars”. For the aforementioned summer event, the RiffTrax crew are releasing two “shorts” a week: the shorts are generally public domain, insipid educational films from the 1950’s through the 70’s. Last week’s releases were “Down and Out” and “Patriotism”, while “Skipper Learns a Lesson” was just released today. I haven’t seen today’s new short, but “Down and Out” is easily one of my favorite RiffTrax offerings, based on both the hilarity of the commentary and the ineptness of the source material (why exactly is that workplace littered with sidewalk chalk and fecal material, anyway?).
Cute Photo of the Day: Ben in the pool, circa July 4 2008.
