Movie Morsels 14 - Iron Man 2

Oh great. The first movie isn't even out of theaters yet and already Marvel is screwing up the sequel! Blargh!!!! I first read about this on EW.com but TunaFlix had much more to say about it so I decided to go with their bits. The first is from June 10:

Looks like yesterday’s reports of a March start date may have been just a bit premature. According to the man himself, Jon Favreau, “March seems unrealistic.”

Favreau’s been saying for some time now that no movement can happen on Iron Man 2 until Marvel is finished with The Incredible Hulk (which releases this Friday). He reiterated this point on the Iron Man MySpace group:

“It’s been five weeks since the one and only phone call my reps have gotten from Marvel. I know their hands are full with the Hulk and I’m sure they will get into it shortly, as they tell me they intend to. I ran into the Marvel guys at the Hulk premiere and everyone sounded eager to get to work on IM2.”

He continued:

“I am concerned, however, about the announced release date of April 2010. Neither Robert nor I were consulted about this and we are both concerned about how realistic the date is in light of the fact that we have no script, story or even writers hired yet. This genre of movie is best when it is done thoughtfully and with plenty of preparation. It might be better to follow the BB/DK, X/X2 three year release pattern than to scramble for a date. It is difficult because there are no Marvel 09 releases and they need product, but I also think we owe it to the fans to have a great version of IM2 and, at this point, we would have less time to make it than the first one.”

When the easiest thing in the world would just be to shake hands, rush Iron Man 2, and churn out a sloppy but insanely profitable product, you really have to respect Jon for being focused on quality rather than release slates. You just have to hope Marvel is willing to buck the usual studio thinking and do the same.

Then came this little bit o' info yesterday:

Bad news coming from IESB - apparently Marvel is dragging their feet on locking Jon Favreau in for Iron Man 2, and it’s not just because they’ve got their hands full with The Incredible Hulk:

“The chairman of Marvel Studios David Maisel who has been in charge of negotiating new terms with Favreau is being cheap and not willing to pay a fair directors’ fee.”

To be clear, we’re talking about the standard director’s fee here, not some astronomical figure from a diva holding the franchise hostage. Favreau was asked to take less money and prove himself on the first Iron Man, and now that he has (and then some), the studio is making the foolhardy assumption that he’s suddenly expendable.

Apparently, Maisel is of the mind that Iron Man 2 will be a success no matter who’s in the director’s chair, and in a way he’s right… Iron Man 2 is on pace for Spider-Man 2 numbers so long as Robert Downey Jr. is back in the metal suit, but that doesn’t mean it’s a smart idea to cut ties with Favreau. Especially considering he’s largely to thank for Marvel’s newfound swagger.

But beyond that, this Favreau flap has the potential to turn into a big black eye for the fledgling studio - and penny-pinching Jon out of a sequel he’s so clearly gung-ho about would mark a huge step back, both in the public eye and in terms of attracting future talent. And at this stage in the game, that’s something Marvel truly can’t afford.

I definitely agree that it would be a mistake on Marvel's part to ditch Favreau but I also know that money talks. Most people agree that Spider-Man 3 wasn't very good but because it made a slew of money, Sony wants to make (at least) a 4th installment (as you know from my earlier rant!). Well, 3 made oodles of money because those of us that like the series wanted to see it through - not because it was a fantastic piece of film-making! Still, the same logic applies to Iron Man 2, I suppose, and I certainly wouldn't put it past Marvel to push 2 out just as soon as a monkey with a camera can get shooting...

Oh, Mitch Gaylord...

Isn't age a cruel bitch? Bummer.

Obviously, I'm too young to remember Mitchy-poo from the kick-ass 1984 men's Olympic team. I am not, however, too young to remember him from American Anthem. It used to be on HBO a lot more often back in the 80s and 90s - I don't think I've seen it for quite a few years, actually - and my mom always watched it when it was on. It's terribly cheesy and the acting is... not the best. Check out the poster - that'll clue you in right away! But the gymnastics are kind of interesting. Oh, and Mitch Gaylord was hot. And wore tiny black underwear. :o) But I digress...

I haven't seen Mitch in ages (apparently he was Chris O'Donnell's stunt double Batman Forever... woohoo! And I totally missed his turn as 'Frank's Brother' in Sledge: The Untold Story, darn it!) but it looks like he's back as the "nice" judge on Celebrity Circus. (Which was roundly panned by just about everyone after last night's premiere so if you liked it, catch it while you can!) And while I suppose he looks pretty good for a 47-year-old, he's just not as hot as he was in '86. I know, I know - it's not a Mitch-specific phenomenon this aging thing but that's why I said age is a cruel bitch. I'm not looking forward to it. Even beefcakes turn to wrinkled average dudes! What a drag. ;o)

The folks over at EW.com have fond memories of currently-unavailable-on-DVD American Anthem, too, and dug up these chestnuts on YouTube:

American Anthem trailer

Mitch @ the '84 Olympics

Random Round-Up 06

I have been busy today, people! I have been helping out in the call center today and have been working nonstop since I got in, with only a 1/2-hour break. Can you believe it?! I'm working at work! Too weird. :o)

As such, today's pickings are slim, slim, slim. Apologies.

1. Here's the new poster for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins (supposedly):
Ooh. I am all atwitter. It looks like it's going to be oh so different from all the other Terminators, doesn't it?!! I kid. Supposedly, there will be a teaser trailer shown before The Dark Knight in July... though I doubt Christian will be in the trailer so who cares?! He's still shooting Public Enemies (as far as I know) and no Christian = no interest, y'know what I'm mean?
(Speaking of Public Enemies, JustJared has some hot photos of Johnny Depp on set here.)

2. I do not like Katherine Heigl and haven't liked her for many moons now. From most of the things I've read about her, she seems to be a raving bitch with a humongous ego. I'm just saying. To quote The Wedding Singer: "You a bitch."

And actually, ever since her rant over the inappropriateness of Knocked Up, several people within Hollywood hold the same opinion of El Heigl. How can she re-spiff her image? Well, by not releasing statements like this:

I am truly grateful for the honor that the Academy bestowed upon me last year. I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the Academy organization, I withdrew my name from contention. In addition, I did not want to potentially take away an opportunity from an actress who was given such materials.

As Defamer kindly points out, "[j]ust one year after her astounding Emmy win, Heigl has basically given the entire staff of Grey's a giant, nicotine-stained middle finger." Hee! Too true. I know she wants off the show and pissing off The Powers That Be is a good way to go about that, but I don't think that's the real reason Heigl was such a smartass. I think she just sucks.

UPDATE (06/12): Per EW.com,

One day [after Heigl's statement] a key show insider contacted EW.com to express regret that the actress publicly complained about the drama. “The show bent over backwards to accommodate her film schedule, and then she criticizes the show for lack of material?" the insider said. "It's an ungrateful slap in the face to the very writers responsible for her Emmy win in the first place.”

3. As you know, I really like Angelina Jolie. I would never go so far as to buy a Team Jolie shirt from Kitson but if someone wants to get into a pissing match with me about how she wrecked Jennifer Aniston's perfect marriage I am up to the task! :o) But I digress. Seeing as La Jolie won't be putting in any personal appearances to promote Wanted, she has instead sat down with Entertainment Weekly for a lengthy Q&A. You can read all about the tattoo she drew on Brad's back* here.


4. In case you were wondering...

Now that we know which character was killed on NCIS, why did Lauren Holly leave? Was it her decision, [exec producer] Shane Brennan's decision, or mutual?
Mitovich: Brennan tells TV Guide that the death was long in the planning and done primarily for storyline reasons. Holly had not asked to leave.

5. I think I just threw up a little.

NY Mag to Tom Colicchio: "So do shaved heads make you a better chef?" That's just great. Men with shaved heads are always better. Just ask my wife. [To wife Lori Silverbush] Aren't shaved heads great? Silverbush: Much easier on the thighs. Colicchio: [blushing and laughing hysterically] That was off the record!"

6. I feel better now.



* Just in case you haven't seen or heard of Brad's tattoo, here it is: It showed up on gossip sites back in mid-May and there was a lot of speculation that it was some type of schematic of the levees in New Orleans (because that's his big cause these days). Uh, no. Not so much.

Movie Morsels 13 - The Incredible Hulk, Wanted

Neither of these movie blurbs are particularly fascinating but they do revolve around hot men so I can't let them down - I must post! :o)

First, the Hulk. Here's a Moviefone Unscripted segment with Liv, Edward and the director (some French guy).

And here is the new TV spot (in case you have a TiVo/DVR like me and have yet to see it!):

Now, Tony Stark's cameo was supposed to be a secret - a very poorly kept secret amongst those of use in the blogosphere (I knew and I'm not even a comic book 'geek!'), but a secret nonetheless. Obviously, Marvel is sweating the Hulk's box office prospects and decided to dump the cameo in the first 2 seconds of the ad. Will this pique moviegoers' interest and cause more peeps to flood the first Hulk screenings? Well, according to EW.com, the answer is yes. Then again, TunaFlix says not so much.

I tend to side with TunaFlix. People in the know either: (1) were already planning to see it (they're comic book fans - that's why they're in the know!) so Tony Stark doesn't make a difference; or (2) know that it really is a 10 minute cameo and that 10 out of 114 minutes does not an Iron Man make. In other words, they won't be expecting a huge Tony Stark/Hulk storyline and are okay with it. People not in the know, however, run the risk of now thinking that Tony Stark is going to be, like, the Hulk's friend or something and feature prominently in the movie. These are the people that might fall into the commercial's trap, I don't know. Would they spend money on a movie they weren't going to see because all of a sudden they think Tony Stark is in it? I really liked Iron Man but even I wouldn't be persuaded to do that... the first Hulk really was that bad. If people are dumb enough to think that Iron Man is starring in not one but two summer movies this year then, well, I guess they deserve to be duped out of their 10 bucks. I will consider it a deserved donation to Edward's career.

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I really have no intention of seeing Wanted. Yeah, it has James McAvoy, who's a cutie, and Robert loves Morgan Freeman so I'm sure I could talk him into it... but it seems kind of dumb. Sorry James. Still, I may find myself aimless one Saturday night in the future and wander into a showing, who knows? I will consider it a deserved donation to James' career, I guess. :o)

This article is over a year old - it's actually to promote another movie, in fact - but I guess because he mentions Wanted in it, it's suddenly resurfaced. I'd never read it before and James is awfully cute (and funny!) in it, so I thought I'd pass it along... see if I can make any converts out of you.

CS: You're going to have a lot of action in that film I guess.
McAvoy: Yeah, kinda, and they want me to do as much as I can anyway. There's a lot of free running and Parkour and all that kind of stuff. A lot of driving and guns and all that kinda rubbish. But it's quite important for me because the reason I wanted to play this character in "Wanted" was because it still adheres to what I believe in, that heroes shouldn't always be perfect. We shouldn't always have the six-foot-five, chiseled-jawed, good-looking guy. That's why it's so good that Spider-Man is somebody like Tobey Maguire, and that's why I took this role. They wanted someone geeky. I screen-tested for the movie over a year ago and they never gave me the part. Then, it was about seven months later when they went, "Look, we've been trying to find someone who's muscle-y who looks good and all that, but it just didn't work with someone like that so they said, "Could you come and do it?" They basically just said, "You're the runt of the litter and that's what makes it work" so yeah, and that's why I like it. So while I'm doing all this physical work, it's important for me to remain small. I'm sure they want me to get all big, but it's important to remain believably geeky.

Oh, and just in case you haven't heard of the movie (entirely possible, even though it comes out in just 2 weeks), here's the trailer:

UPDATE: Here's a much more current piece with James from Complex.com. It's a Q&A with both James and Common (also in Wanted) - on the first page, James has to answer questions about Common and on the second, Common must answer questions about James. I found it quite amusing and I highly recommend it!

TV Tidbits 18 - NCIS

According to TVGuide.com:

At least one burning question coming out of NCIS' shocking season finale has been answered. With Lauren Holly's character no longer with us, Rocky Carroll has been promoted from recurring to series regular status, as his Leon Vance rises up the ladder to director of the NCIS.

Uh, I don't really understand how this is supposed to work. Vance was clearly depicted as crooked in the season finale and in my last NCIS post, one of the exec producers said the team wasn't going to stay split up. How are they supposed to come back together under the same director that split them up? And even TV Guide's Matt Roush said "the new director is such an obvious bad guy that I can't imagine him sticking around for long — and who would want him to?" So what the heck?! Hmph. I hate waiting.

In Case You Missed It

The MTV Movie awards were early last week... I think. I'm old, I don't watch MTV anymore. Sue me. Anyway, I came across this blurb on A Socialite's Life and it gave me a chuckle. I like Robert Downey, Jr. - he's weird but he's funny.

I tried watching [the MTV Movie Awards] last night, but I was so bored I fell asleep. This was the only skit I saw that I found funny, but be warned that it gets a little violent.

Adventures in Window Treatments

When Robert and I bought our condo, it came with some pretty janky white plastic blinds. We didn't think too much about it until, about 4 minutes after moving in, we discovered they had no wand. The rope-pull was there to open and close the blinds but we couldn't actually rotate the individual blinds themselves. Eh, okay... we'll live. Or so we thought. We soon discovered that if we wanted any air to circulate in the house, we'd have to have the door open. Door open = blinds open. Which would normally be fine except the pool is right outside our patio. If we can see Fatty McMan-Boobs barbecuing and the amorous couple in the hot tub, they can see us, too. Me no likey. Robert didn't mind that so much but, luckily for me, he didn't like the clackity-clackness of the blinds so three years later, we decided to buy some new ones. Yeehoo!

(This was the best photo of the old blinds I could find...)

The weekend before Memorial Day we schlepped down to Expo to peruse their selection. Neither Robert nor I had warm fuzzy feelings for Expo after our last adventure there - buying our counter top - because they have the Worst. Customer. Service. EVER. Seriously. No one knows what they're doing and if by some miracle you actually find someone and drag them off to help you, they let you know that they're none to pleased to be there. But, they were offering some 12 months no payments/no interest extravaganza that Robert wanted to take advantage of, so off to Expo we went.

I won't bore you with (too many) details but needless to say, Expo's customer service was just as delightful as we remembered. Loverly. Robert had taken his own measurements of our sliding glass door and the el cheapo white blinds - and the woman helping us was not happy about that. She told us 492 times that "self-measured blinds can't be returned... other people have tried it and they haven't been happy... it's only $82 to get one of our people to come out, you know..." When Robert was quite firm in his assertion that he trusted his own measurements and was willing to take the risk, she wrote "SELF MEASURED!!!" in ginormous letters with stars and exclamation points on the bottom of the order form. Ugh. (Besides, the woman was retarded - there was a big sign on her desk indicating that the $82 promotion was only good if you bought 3 window treatments. Dumbass.) We carried on. Unfortunately, the woman couldn't find the type of blind we wanted in the catalog - Robert found it for her - and then she didn't know how to fill out the order form. She had to wander off to ask someone, which took 10 hours, and she still did it wrong - Expo called us the next day to fill in the blanks she'd overlooked. Both Robert and I were quite sure that whatever blinds arrived on our doorstep in 2-3 weeks would not be exactly what we'd asked for...

But they were! They were the right dimensions, they came with the type of wand we'd ordered, they were the right color and they opened in the middle like they were supposed to. Joy! Now the question was: could Robert install them properly by himself? I honestly had no qualms that he could figure it out; I also knew I didn't really want to be there when he did! ;o) But Robert was chomping at the bit to get the suckers up, so Saturday morning he started...

Robert was very diligent and methodical in his approach to the blinds installation, as I knew he would be. He only got as far as getting the brackets up before he had to quit for the day (we had an early Father's Day celebration at my parents' house that afternoon). First thing Sunday, he was at it again... only his first attempt came up a bit short, as you can see in the photo below.

Robert wanted to double-check the length of the el cheapo blind vs. the new blind...

He found his measurements were correct and just as he'd thought - but he'd been so nervous about making the blinds too low that he over-corrected and made them floodwater blinds.

So, we unattached the rod, he reset the brackets and tried it again. This time, however, the blinds were too low and rode the carpet (above). Again we removed the rod, he reset the brackets and... the blinds were still too low. I don't have a photo of me lying on the ground and covering my ears from the imminent onslaught of swear words but believe me, it happened. Robert took a break for a bit and then tried adjusting the brackets one last time. The third time was the charm (thank goodness!) and the blinds were just right.

So, we snapped in all the blinds and hung the valance...

Only to discover that the blinds wouldn't close all the way. I burst out laughing, I couldn't help myself! Robert actually handled it very well and calmly readjusted the blinds so that they would close completely.

Success! By 8:00 Sunday night, the blinds were done. Sweet.

The wand was rigged too tightly, making it "too erect." This made Robert chuckle, which brightened his mood a bit. (He was able to re-wicker it with no problem.)

You guys probably knew this already but new blinds have the coolest wands! I had no idea that companies made them like this, but the rope and the wand are all one unit now. It's awesome!

And thus concludes the saga of the vertical blinds. They are perfect and beautiful... and they work! The saleswoman at Expo should sleep better tonight knowing that Robert will not be coming back as an irate customer trying to return self-measured blinds after she told him he couldn't.

Movie Morsels 12.5 - Transformers 2

Hmm... well, there might be some good movie news this morning after all! After rolling my eyes at TunaFlix's Spider-Man 4 entry, I came across this tidbit o' news:

In an interview with MTV, Michael Bay had some good news for Transformers fans: Transformers 2 “is not a lame sequel.”

Ok… but what does that mean exactly? ” ‘You know how those sequels they do the second one so you go see the third one? [”Transformers 2″] is it,’ ” he said, indicating that “2” would be its own story free from the duel shackles of set-up or resolution. ” ‘First one was just introducing, setting up stuff, so we can go a lot farther.‘ ”

There’s nothing more annoying than waiting years for a sequel only to be teased by a To-Be-Continued ending, so it’s nice to hear Transformers 2 will be self-contained, no matter how it turns out.

Hey! That would be awesome! I haven't seen the first one - foisted that off on my brother-in-law to accompany Robert - but I'm always happy to hear that there's one less Michael Bay movie in the world. :o) Whee!

Movie Morsels 12 - Spider-Man 4

Ugh. I knew this was a possibility but I honestly thought that, with all the bad reviews and word of mouth about Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man 4 would remain just that - a possibility. A dream. A no-go. But noooooo... it looks like it's already taking tentative steps toward fruition. According to TunaFlix:

According to Sam Raimi, he’s waiting on James Vanderbilt’s script to decide whether or not to commit to directing the proposed sequel:

“Right now James Vanderbilt is writing the script, and he’s working on it, and I’m excited to read it. I think it’s going to be done in a few months. I’m hoping it’s as great as our discussions were about it and hoping it feels right for me, because I love Spider-Man, and I’m hoping I’m well-enough rested to, like, really embrace it and hoping that Sony wants me at that time to direct it. So if all those things come together, I would love, love to do it. But this is a lot of unknowns about the future.“

Cutting through all the usual PR double-speak about “ifs” and “whens”, the most telling thing here is that Vanderbilt and Raimi were able to brainstorm about the script together - and that’s as good a sign as any that the Evil Dead director will be back for Round 4.

But because Sam is a shrewd guy, he’s already set up not one, but three face-saving excuses in case he doesn’t come back: either the script is no good, he’s too drained, or Sony doesn’t want him anymore. He also was evasive about the idea of recasting Peter Parker or Mary Jane, saying “Well, I hate to recast anybody in the picture. I couldn’t imagine that.”

Take that for what you will, but it looks like this will-they-or-won’t-they game isn’t ending any time soon.

This bums me out. Big time. Spider-Man 3 was terrible!! I loooved the second one and wish the series had stopped right there. In fact, 3 was on Starz at the same time 2 was on FX yesterday afternoon and I chose to watch 2. Again. With commercials. Because 3 really was that bad. (I'm sure I'll have to buy the DVD sometime, just to complete the set, but it won't be anytime soon!) Granted, there are a lot of "ifs" that have to fall into just the right places in order for things to go ahead but I think Sony thinks 4 (and 5 and 6) will be such a money maker, they'll do their damnedest to get what they need together. Boo. Boo!! I don't think there's anywhere else for Spider-Man to go (unless they 'reboot' the series like Batman... but Batman waited a few more years in between cycles) but Sony is determined to run the series into the ground. Just like Warner Bros. did with The Matrix trilogy - and we all know how well that turned out.*

*Well, all of us but Robert. He won't watch them without me but I know what happens and I won't watch them. Poor guy. If anyone wants to volunteer to be his movie buddy, I'm accepting applications...

Random Round-Up 05

Fine. I have come to accept that, even though it's not 'officially' summer, gossip at this time of year is a drag. I guess it makes sense - TV shows are on hiatus and blah blah blah but movie people are still working! Throw me a bone, something, anything, please! Mew. It wouldn't be so noticeable if my own life was more interesting and I had personal anecdotes to share but noooooo... not so much. I will have some recital footage and photos within the next few weeks and once Biji comes to town I'll probably have a lot of pictures of him. Along with stories about him driving me nuts... he just sent me an e-mail that says "...it will leave me more time to spend with you guys! I know you can't wait for me to be bugging you every night to hang out. :)" And he will. Trust me. Still, I would much rather have him around driving me bonkers than in Iraq so it's definitely worth it! I'm pretty sure. Like 99.9% sure. ;o)

Anyhoo, since the Round-Up looks like it will now be a regular thing, I will make yesterday's rule a standing one: I'll update this single post multiple times a day, so you may want to re-skim it once or twice after your first pass.

1. I found this on filmonic.com, via imdb.com:

click me!

One good thing? At least LOTR didn't have an extra scene after the credits like so many other movies do these days... yeesh. Once I saw the cast sketches roll, I was outta there!

2. This just sounds awful. According to EW.com:

Keira Knightley is in talks for the updated remake of My Fair Lady in the works at Columbia Pictures, according to Variety. Though the studio has reportedly declined comment on any casting, the trade paper reports that the actress is in negotiations for the starring role as Eliza Doolittle, the simple Cockney flower girl who is able to transform into a proper lady under the tutelage of Professor Henry Higgins. Duncan Kenworthy (Love Actually, Notting Hill) is producing along with London theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh. The project is being described as an update, though it will use the musical's original score and retain its 1912 setting.

Say wha? Huh? Why oh why is Hollywood remaking, updating and/or sequel-izing everything?! Pleh. I actually have never seen My Fair Lady so I can't say for certain whether or not it was so awesome it needs to be introduced to a new generation... but isn't the point of a "classic" that it doesn't need reintroducing? No one's re-doing Gone With the Wind, Casablanca or West Side Story, you know?

3. That's a nice girl. This really encapsulates the joy that is Top Chef's Lisa.

Robert probably can't click on the link at work, so here's the meat of the blurb:

Oh no, I don't read the blogs—you couldn't pay me to read the blogs. I don't want to know what people who can't even afford to eat in my restaurant, let alone know how to cook have to say about me, and the few comments I did read on Eater.com a few weeks back because my job asked me to read 'em. The best they could come up with was that I was ugly.

Enchanting. The woman is enchanting. If only I felt like 2nd rate, sloppy, soggy Asian-inspired cuisine more often!

4. This will probably not interest anyone other than maybe Wade, but since there were 4 hours of SYTYCD again this week, I thought I'd throw him a bone! ;o) Actually, I thought the article was interesting myself and there's no harm in passing it along, eh?

In last week's issue of Entertainment Weekly there was a two-page article on why superheroes have ruined summer movies. This article is a point-by-point rebuttal of that article - and it has some interesting stats to back it up. Stats like

...the best selling comics sell in the neighborhood of 100,000 copies. Iron Man has made $276 million to date. There is quite a discrepancy there. Even if every comic book collector in the world went to see Iron Man twice, it wouldn't add up to half of what its earned.

I am not a comic book junkie (does Calvin & Hobbes count? 'Cause I have all of those...) but I've seen quite a few superhero movies. (Well, except The Fantastic Four films but c'mon, they're kind of B-list heroes, right?) And not just because they have hot, ripped men in them - though that doesn't hurt. I've even seen Hulk and Hellboy, for crying out loud! And y'all know Ron Perlman is no one's "mane" man but my mother's! Granted, I'm not a girly-girl to start out with but I still don't think superhero movies are solely directed at 18-to-35-year-old dudes. I also don't feel totally overwhelmed by superhero movies - yet - though I could've done without Spider-Man 3. However, with movies like Thor, The Green Hornet,The First Avenger: Captain America, (not to be confused with) The Avengers, and Ant-Man all in the pipeline over the next 3 years, my attitude might change. (And those don't even take into account Iron Man 2 [current release date: 04/30/10], Batman 3 [likely but not yet set in stone] and Terminator 4 [already filming] and their possible sequels...)

5. This video of Ricky Gervais 'interviewing' Chris Martin was posted to Ricky's site a while back... but it's new to me so it's new to you, too. Watch it!