Choke Update!

I just read that Choke has been bought by Fox Searchlight for 5 million dollars (at Sundance) and this means a wider release so...yippy! Go HERE for four clips from the movie. This movie should be in theaters around August 1, 2008 in limited release. Oh yeah, Palahniuk adapted the screenplay himself so it should be nothing but awesome...those clips are just how I imagined them when I read the book.

Side note: I'm currently reading "Stranger Than Fiction" by Palahniuk and it is holding up nicely to his other masterpeices. It is a quicker read (short stories) so if anyone out there wants to experience his stuff with out investing too much time should check it out.

Dr. King and Chuck Palahniuk

First of all, Happy belated Martin Luther King Jr. Day! I may be a day late but I doubt Dr. King would want his dream of a peaceful end to inequality to be remembered only once a year. The fight is not over! Everyone needs to remember that Civil Rights should be universal, applying to ALL people regardless of skin color, religion, ethnicity, sex, or sexual preference. Thanks to the selfless sacrifices of men and women like Dr. King we are closer than ever to making that dream a reality...persistence is the key. Never forget the past, we have a long way to go and if we refuse to acknowledge the shortcomings of our historical decisions, as well as some recent ones, Dr. King's dream of total equality will never become a reality. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

With that being said...check out this video for a movie based on one of my favorite books: Choke!

Click the picture below for a summary of the book if you are interested...I don't think it spoils too much. For those who don't already know, Chuck Palahniuk is the author of "Fight Club," which was made into a movie staring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton a few years back. So if you liked Fight Club, keep your eyes open for this similarly eerie albeit completely different raw depiction of desperation at its finest.