Taking Woodstock

For all the lovers of all things hippies, 1960s and retro, this is a movie to watch!!!

Summary
-Elliott Teichberg is helping his parents with their run down Catskills resort, the El Monaco. When a permit is pulled for the upcoming Woodstock Arts and Music Fair from nearby Wallkill, Elliott takes a chance and uses his parents' resort to host the upcoming festival and set in motion the era-defining concert of 1969, despite the hostility from the townspeople

Cast
-Henry Goodman: Jake Teichberg
-Edward Hibbert: British gentleman
-Imelda Staunton: Sonia Teichberg
-Demetri Martin: Elliott Teichberg
-Kevin Chamberlin: Jackson Spiers
-Emile Hirsch: Billy
-Jeffrey Dean Morgan: Dan
-Eugene Levy: Max Yasgur
-Jonathan Groff: Michael Lang
-Mamie Gummer: Tisha
-Kevin Sussman: Stan
-Live Schreiber: Vilma

Did You Know?
-The cost for a ticket to the Woodstock Arts and Music Fair was $18 in advance, $24 for all three days
-Towards the end of the film, where Elliott and Michael are overlooking the land, Michael says he's going to San Francisco to launch the ultimate free concert-The Rolling Stones. He is referencing the 1969 Altamont concert. This "free" concert was described as the death of the hippie era because four people died, one was murdered, the other three by natural causes or accidents
-This is only the second film to have Liev Schreiber dressing as a woman. His first film in drag was the 1994 film Mixed Nuts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-The motorcycle Michael rides is a BSA 441cc Victor. This was one of the many models made by the Birmingham Small Arms company, which made weapons during WWII and is based in Small Heath, Birmingham, England

The Struggles of Being a Low Maintenance Girl

Sometimes being low maintenance has its advantages

1. In your world, there exists only 3 types of hairstyles: ponytail, down or messy bun

2. Your one pair of shoes are sneakers. Because heels just need not apply. Either that or flip flops also make the cut

3. Dressing up for formal occasions or even job interviews has you frazzled. You never know where to start!!
-This is so true for me in times of job interviews!

4. Going into Sephora causes a near meltdown. You never know what to look for and act like you've never been in there before. Probably because you haven't

5. People around you confuse your low maintenance personality with laziness

6. You envy guys who can rock sneakers with suits because that is something you want, if you're a guy

7. Shopping with friends is your personal hell. They have to try on EVERTHING!

8. Outside your circle of friends, you're usually the first one ready to rock

9. When your friends are in a makeover mood, you're their guinea pig to try stuff on, whether it be makeup or hair

10. People think you're easy to please, so they don't go beyond the call of duty for you like they would for someone more higher maintenance

11. When it comes to alcohol, you'll drink anything
-For me, I'm not much of a drinker. I'll usually take a simple Jack and Coke. I'm a simple girl with simple tastes

12. When you do dress up, people treat it like it's the Second Coming of Christ

13. When people say you look amazing, you wonder if that's their way of making up for saying how not amazing you look all the other 99.99% of the time

14. People think you're dirty or don't shower because you repeat outfits

15. When you put on one sundress to look like another, no one considers it special

What High School Stereotype Do You Belong In?

Remember high school? Time to see What High School Stereotype Do You Belong In?

Q1
What color best suits you?
-Green/yellow
-Blue/violet
-Black/white
-Pink/orange

Q2
Which of these high school movies do you like most?
-She's All That
-Weird Science
-Carrie
-Varsity Blues
-Detention
-Mean Girls
-Superbad

Q3
Type of clothing?
-Jeans with suspenders?
-Rock band shirt and skirt
-Varsity jackets
-Very short shorts and frilly tops
-Garters, boots short shorts and t-shirt

Q4
Song that captures your attention
-Meghan Trainor: All About That Bass
-Green Day: Basket Case
-The Pretty Reckless: Heaven Knows
-Sixpence None the Richer: Kiss Me
-Nirvana: Lithium

Q5
Who's your inspiration?
-Kurt Cobain
-Kobe Bryant
-Taylor Momsen
-Taylor Swift

Q6
In the cafeteria, where do you sit?
-With as many people as humanly possible
-In the bathroom
-With friends
-Alone

Q7
If you were a cartoon character, who would you be?
-Lisa Simpson
-Daria
-Coraline Jones
-Rapunzel

Q8
Where can you be seen 99.99% of the time?
-Mall
-Gym
-Alleys/streets
-At home
-Library

Q9
If you had the opportunity to go back in time, when would it be?
-1980s
-Why would I?
-1990s
-1950-1970
-1900-1940
-Early 20s

Q10
Fave subject
-Lunch
-Arts
-None
-Math/Science
-P.E.

My answers
Q1
-Blue/violet

Q2
-Carrie

Q3
-Rock band shirt and skirt

Q4
-Green Day: Basket Case

Q5
-There's no one I like here! Ugh!! So I had to choose Kurt Cobain. He's the only one worth even liking

Q6
-Alone

Q7
-Lisa Simpson

Q8
-At home

Q9
-1950-1970

Q10
-Arts

What High School Stereotype Do I Belong In?

Outcast
-Just my friggin' luck!!!
-It seems like we don't exist in this place, people treat us like we're nothing and that's why you feel nothing. I totally get you because, I too, am a basketcase. Have you seen The Breakfast Club? Allison is my favorite because I can totally relate to her. We feel like everyone in the world is against us just because we are different. We can be seen dressed as Grunge, Emo, Goths, Scenes etc.

This is so cool

Isn't it amazing to think and know how swimsuits and body shapes have changed over the years? To think back in the early 1900s it was all the rage to cover as much as possible. Now, in the current years, it's all the rage for people to try to and show off as much as possible, not leaving much to the imagination, especially in the vein of showing off as much cleavage as they can. Let's take a look at the evolution of the bathing suit.

1910s

-"The Gibson Girl", referencing Evelyn Nesbitt, known as the world's first supermodel

-This decade was all about tiny waists in corsets, giving the wearer a vaguely Victorian look.

1920s

-"The Flapper"

-This decade was all about smaller busts and waists and highlighting the legs with short dresses

1930s

-"The Serene Siren"

-Hemlines make a dramatic comeback, along with curves

-Dances like the Samba and Rumba come back into action

1940s

-"Miss America"

-With WWII raging on everywhere, some patriotic spirit was in much needed demand. Broad shoulders and padded, pointy bras known as "bullet" and "torpedo" bras became fashionable because they looked like torpedoes or bullets

-Angles and curves are back on top. Screen legend Katharine Hepburn is the inspiration

1950s

-"The Hourglass"

-This figure is all about soft curves that evoke a soft, voluptuous feel

-Think "Leave It to Beaver" in terms of fashion

-Traditionally, the hourglass figure tends to be very beautiful

1960s

-"The Twig". This is a reference to British model Twiggy, who was known for her twig-thin figure

-Narrow hips are in, along with amphetamines becoming available for weight loss and slender hipped figures

1970s

-"The Disco Diva"

-The idea for fashion was tall, slim and slender

1980s

-"The Supermodel"

-Long legs dominated fashion in the 1980s. Sports bras also make their debut, to join in with the jogging and fitness craze

-To quote an Olivia Newton-John song, "Let's get physical"

1990s

-"The Waif", referencing models like Kate Moss

-The idea was apparently to look thin and wasted away, known as "heroin chic". Not exactly glamorous when your bones are peeking through your skin

-Small and thin is in

2000

-"The Buff Babe"

-Muscles and toned up bodies are in. Wearing skimpy tops showing off your stomachs are also in, as popularized by pop queen Britney Spears

2010

-"The Booty Babe"

-We live in a society where junk in the trunk is fashionable. Look at Kim Kardashian, who has so much junk in the trunk she's a freakin' SUV!

-But not everyone looks good with a big booty. This is probably the most UNATTRACTIVE thing ever!

Gene Simmons' daughter Sophie speaks out against body issues

Seems like Sophie has a thing or two to say about fashion. Especially about the idea of "thin being in". The now model and fashion designer and daughter of KISS bass player Gene Simmons is speaking out against body issues.

“I have an idea,” Sophie Tweed-Simmons says when we meet for coffee on the Upper East Side in New York. “How about if I ask strangers on the street if they’d dance with me? I’ve always wanted to do that.”

It’s the first truly cold day in New York this winter. Outside the coffee shop, moms are pushing bundled-up babies, and older couples are strolling even more slowly. Among them, Tweed-Simmons, 22, who’s also an actress and a singer, stands out. She’s wearing what she calls her “pimp coat” — a long, bright floral jacket with a velvet collar that used to belong to her mom, actress and Playboy model Shannon Tweed.

She grabs a doorman. “Would it be OK if I danced with you?” she asks. He looks as psyched as if she’s suggested they run away to Ibiza. He spins her around and dips her before she scurries on, posing in front of a red door, bending over so she can fling her hair in the wind (“There’s always time for a hair flip,” she says.) and holding out her arms like Kate Winslet on the bow of the Titanic to make her pimp coat blow behind her. The whole time she’s smiling.

It makes sense that Tweed-Simmons is a lot of fun. Her dad is known for wearing studded codpieces and platform boots and sticking his tongue out with abandon (He did this long before Miley ever did.). Her mom was 1982’s Playmate of the Year and an erotic-thriller movie star — think KISS’s party anthem “Rock and Roll All Nite” and Cinemax as the building blocks of her childhood. But until recently, Tweed-Simmons wanted nothing to do with stardom. Fashion — in particular, making clothes that fit women who were average sized — is what made her want to use her famous name. “I felt like I really had the chance to give girls confidence with affordable clothing,” she tells Yahoo Style. “If you have a platform, you should use it.”

Being a designer is also a way for her TO work in her own space. “When I’m singing, I’m Gene Simmons’s daughter,” she says. “When I’m acting, I’m Shannon Tweed’s daughter. With fashion, I’m just me. I’m not just ‘daughter of blank.’” “I had avoided being part of the industry for so long,” she says. “I’d say ‘I’m a singer’ and people would be like, ‘Do you sing rock?’ I hated being compared to my family.”

I can’t see many of her “daughter of” counterparts being as honest as she is — Ivanka Trump probably wouldn’t say she hates being compared to her father. Tweed-Simmons says she learned to be so straightforward from her very direct dad (In an infamous interview with NPR’s Terry Gross, Gene Simmons said about his codpiece: “The notion is if you're going to welcome me with open arms, you also have to welcome me with open legs.”). “My dad’s a little crass,” Tweed-Simmons says. “When I was little, I’d think, ‘Can’t you just be nice?’ He taught me that there’s being nice and then there’s lying. It’s better to be blunt and un-liked than shade the truth. I appreciate people who are honest.”

She’s a big-time advocate of body positivity. “I’m not a high-fashion model, and I’m not plus size,” says Tweed-Simmons, who’s 5’8” and fluctuates between sizes 8 to 12. “Which is weird for fashion, but not for life. A lot of designers that I love don’t fit me. I wanted to do cuts that would be flattering to girls who have some shape.” Growing up, she was the same size as her mom (“We shared clothes,” she says.) and had to endure comments about her figure on tabloid covers. “We went on a family vacation, and I was wearing a thong bikini like my favorite celebrity, Sofîa Vergara,” she says, “and someone took my picture. As a 17-year-old girl, I had to see my butt on the cover of The Daily Mail with the headline ‘Gene Simmons plus-size daughter.’ It made the global news circuit. I grew up a chubby kid and into a curvy girl. I was OK with it, but the world wasn’t. I have cellulite, stretch marks, and freckles, and that’s fine with me.”

Quotes/Trivia from Detroit Rock City

For any fan of the band Kiss, it's probably said that they should see this movie. At least my driving instructor seems to think so :)

So, here are some quotes and cool stuff about DRC. BTW, where there was the F word, I went and cut out some of the letters so that you know what the word obviously is, but don't actually see it. I want no trouble for it!!!

Trivia
-Kiss reenacted a 1970s era concert for the movie, with 3,000 fans to make it realistic. During this time, the band, the original lineup newly reunited, were working on their Psycho Circus album

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-The two main girls are named after two Kiss songs. Lex, the "Gene Simmons" of the group, gets Christine, a reference to the song "Christine Sixteen", a song Gene wrote and sang while Jam, the "Peter Criss" of the group, gets Beth, a reference to the song "Beth", which he wrote and sang

Beth and Jam, the "Peter Criss" of the group



Christine, who ends with Lex, the "Gene Simmons" of the group

-Almost 90% of the Kiss stuff you see in the movie came from Gene's personal collection
-All 4 members of the band Mystery are closely modeled after members of Kiss. Lex is like Gene Simmons and gets Christine, Hawk is like Paul Stanley and gets a supermodel, Trip is like Ace Frehley and gets the sort of spacey girl in the convenience store and Jam is like Peter Criss and gets Beth, who admits she had a crush on him for years in high school



Hawk



Jam

During the scene when Jam's mother is on the PA, telling the whole school how her son bought Kiss tickets, embarrassing him and his friends. BTW, this is Lex



Trip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-After initially picking up Christine along the highway, she gets in and they find out she likes disco. She remarks about the possibility of a Kiss disco song. Naturally, the guys laugh it off. But in real life, in 1979, Kiss did in fact come out with a disco song, "I Was Made For Loving You". It's long since been described as the worst thing Kiss has done

But I like the song personally. It's kinda funny though, his voice gets all high towards the end. His testosterone must have slipped several notches, lol

 

-At the Mothers Against the Music of Kiss protest, the woman with the glasses and curly brown hair is Pamela Bowen. In real life, she was the wife of Kiss guitarist and singer Paul Stanley. They divorced in 2001, her stating the reason was "irreconcilable differences". She probably did not know her husband was the same guy in the above picture, wearing makeup and platform boots and spandex

-The Kiss dolls seen in the opening credits, the ones in the commercial, are also seen in Lex's basement
-There was a scene in the original script where Hawk tells Amanda he never knew his mom, that she died giving birth to him. That could be why he yells at Trip and Lex for making fun of each other's moms
-Shannon Tweed, who plays Amanda Finch, is also married to a Kiss member. She married Kiss bassist Gene Simmons in 2011, over 20 years after they originally met

Quotes
Jam: Hey what's up mom? I'm gonna ask you this nicely first. Can I have my drumsticks back?
Mrs. Bruce: Your drumsticks are the least of your worries young man. You ran out on God! My son just ran out on God! You are in a world of...
Jam: TROUBLE! HA HA HA! I've been in trouble for the past 12 hours! HELLO? You know I'm going to be in St. Bernards Boarding School for the next 2 years of my life, remember?
Mrs. Bruce: YES!
Jam: I am going to be out of your hair until I am a legal adult!
Mrs. Bruce: YES!
Jam: Then all you have to do is go to church, light a candle, and pray to some stupid little statue for me and all is forgiven and forgotten, right mom? Then you can spend your days in a guilt free pursuit of more constructive activities like telling everybody ELSE how screwed up THEIR lives are. And then you no longer need the patience and understanding required to talk to your own son on some normal plain. And then that way you don't have to think about how tough it was for you when you were growing up and its probably a good thing too cause if you did, you'd realize what a lousy, god---- shitty-ass parent you are!
Mrs. Bruce: Jeremiah... what has gotten into you?
Jam: [Yells over bullhorn to crowd of church-goers] I JUST LOST MY VIRGINITY IN A CONFESSIONAL BOOTH! LORD... HAVE... MERCY! Now, for the last time... Mom... Give me back my F---ING drumsticks...
[long pause]
Jam: please.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christine: Hey, you know what? Disco's so f---ing big right now, I wouldn't be suprised if KISS did a disco song.

Lex: Man, if there's one thing KISS will never do, it is a bulls--- disco song.

Jam: No shit man!

Trip: Yeah man. Disco blows dogs for quarters man!

[after Jam's mom finds the Kiss record]

Lex: Man, I was afraid some bullshit like this was gonna happen. If Jam misses Peter Criss' drum solo, he won't be able to continue with his f---ing life!

Hawk: Lex! Quit Jynxing us man! No one is missing that concert tomorrow night!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trip: So who did your wardrobe? A band of preppy sailboat captains?

Jam: Hey, my mom had me over a barrel, alright? After what happened last night I had to let her dress me today!

[Huffs]

Jam: It's a give-and-take relationship.

Lex: Yeah, she gives you shit, and you take it!

Hawk: Jam, give me the tickets, man, I wanna hang on to them.

Jam: The... tickets?

Hawk: What?

Jam: you see, there's a little, little problem with that. They're still at my house in Trip's jacket.

Hawk: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

Jam: She was standing right over me while I was changing, for f---'s sake!

Hawk: Jam, you are so pathetic, man!

Trip: That is some sick shit right there! What, does she comb your ass hair for you too?

Lex: Jam, if she even smells those tickets, she'll destroy 'em, and we get f---ed outta seein' KISS for the third year in a row!

Jam: They're fine, they're at my house, they're perfectly safe. We can go there right after school and pick 'em up. My mom's not even gonna be there!

Trip: Dudes, hours from now, we're actually gonna be seein' KISS!

Hawk: All right, man. We'll just double time it to your house, and grab the tickets before heading to the train station for the 3:45 to DETROIT... ROCK... CITY! GOD!

[Bell rings]

Hawk: Well, as they say in the tampon biz, see you next period.

[slams locker door]

[Trip is kicking the walls of the washroom]
Lex: Take it easy man. This is the girls crapper, remember?
Trip: Aw, wake up Lex! We just watched Jam's mom torch our fucking KISS tickets man! Not REO Speedwagon, not Journey, not The Bay City Rollers. KISS, man! If you can think of a better reason to trash a girl's bathroom I'd sure like to hear it

Lex: Hey, thanks for letting us use your make-up supply. You must have the entire Revlon factory in your purse, you greasy disco ball!

Mrs. Bruce: You know what Kiss stands for, don't you?
[hushed voice]
Mrs. Bruce: 'Knights In Satan's Service!'

Trip: Just one more day of school to get through, girlies, before tomorrow night, Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan! You wanted the best...
All Boys: You got the best! The hottest band in the world... KISS!
[exhale loudly, imitating the sound of a screaming crowd]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trip: [looks at Jam, dressed in nerdy clothes] Man, that geek looks just like Jam.

Lex: Man, that geek is Jam.

Hawk: [yells across the campus] HEY, DORK!

[Jam flips them off, they all start laughing]

Hawk: [three Stellas are walking by] I wish somebody would tell these girls that DISCO'S DEAD!

Stella 1: Don't stare too long, boys, you'll go blind!

Lex: Yeah, right! Stellas. I hate Stellas almost as much as I hate dogs.

Trip: Yeah, man. Same species when you stop to think about it, man!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trip: Whoa, man. I just had the killer-est vision, man. Imagine Mystery, openin' up for KISS, man.

Lex: Oh, that'd be f---ing' IT, man!

Trip: It could happen, man. it could happen!

Jam: You know, in '73, KISS was opening for Blue Oyster Cult. One year later, to the day, man, Blue Oyster Cult was opening for KISS.

Lex: Yeah, well, we're not gonna be openin' for anyone until our lead singer gets over his stage fright.

Hawk: [scoffs] Man, I don't have f---ing stage fright, man!

Lex: Then why'd you pass out at Bing's party before the first f---ing song?

Hawk: That was one show, man!

Lex: Yeah, that was our only show, and you dropped like a dead deer on us!

Hawk: Shut up, man.

Jam: Jeremiah, it's time to go!
[walks in Jam's room, Jam stands up quickly to pull up his window shade, hiding the KISS poster pinned to it]
Jam: What are you doing?
Jam: [trying to find an excuse] Just, uh, whooh, gettin' a little sunshine!

Mrs. Bruce: God forbid one day you have a son like you, Jeremiah. A boy who lies through his teeth, buys demonic records, and smokes the dope!

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

DOB: 11/11/1960
Where: Peekskill, New York
Height: 5'8''

Trademark
-Changes his entire physical appearance for movies
-His shaved head

Trivia
-Received his first Academy Award in 2009 for playing a child murderer in The Lovely Bones


My sister says her boss looks like this!!

-Is of Italian descent

-From April 2003-March 2004, was in a relationship with Edie Falco
-On the set of The Devil Wears Prada, he was introduced to his fiancée Felicity Blunt, by her sister, Emily Blunt