Month: December 2011

A Movie Called “Rubber”

~ improvunderdogs ~ Leave a comment

Sometimes when I walk through a dvd section of a store I like to browse the horror section because

  1. I like to know what is out in horror.
  2. Sometimes I find a movie that I want to watch.
  3. Sometimes I find a movie I can’t believe was actually made.

Number three is what I happened upon today. The movie is called, “Rubber.”

'Rubber' movie poster.

I can’t say what exactly made me pick up this movie except that I thought the one word title was intriguing. As I read the synopsis quietly in my head I realized I had to share it with Squire but I knew that reading it out loud was too implausible for me to do. So I just handed him another copy of it (there were about four copies) and watched his reaction.

This is the synopsis:

Robert is an inanimate car tire that has been abandoned in the desert and suddenly and inexplicably comes to life. As Robert roams the bleak landscape, he discovers that he possesses telepathic powers that give him the ability to destroy anything he wishes without having to move. At first content to wreak havoc on small desert creatures and various lost items, his attention soon turns to humans.

I’m going to try to get him to do an audio on it for my post but for now here is the trailer.

I just might have to watch it now.

It’s been a while . . .

~ monkiyo ~ Leave a comment

I have been completely negligent in my duties as the blogger for improv hobby. I think a lot of it has to do with this year being a ‘growth’ year and my enthusiasm has been dampened by its spirit.
That being said I always feel that life lessons abound and they are usually quite easily used in improv lessons also.

#1 – every experience teaches us something. Don’t think it doesn’t. Most often the more painful experiences teaches us resilience, makes us honestly look at what we find important, and how we react to the things that are thrown our way.

#2 – it gives us a chance to realistically look at regret. Regret is something that we all do when we don’t want to take ownership of the things we’ve done up to that point. Own it. This isn’t a get out of jail free card though, so don’t make it one. You are in control of how you react in any given situation so own it and make it genuine and something you’ll be able to stand behind no matter what.

Enough for now.

Just trying to get back into the swing of things.