Showing posts with label kenny ortega. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kenny ortega. Show all posts

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Like running a marathon. Only, not the running part.

When we were freshmen, Dana and I had movie nights every week (we didn't have social lives, ok? Obviously that's changed...for at least one of us). Most of these nights started with us discussing what we'd watch and ended with us watching her Clean Flix copy of Zoolander (it was a lot shorter than the normal Zoolander. About an hour shorter). We also planned a lot of marathons. We'd get it into our heads that we'd watch all of the Disney movies we possessed between the two of us, or all of the Will Ferrell movies. We planned a lot of these marathons.

In all the planning we did, and the big talks we had, our marathons usually went downhill. Sure, we'd start our marathon. We'd watch Elf, but then deviate from good ol' Will and pop in Back to the Future.

Except for one glorious night.
The only marathon we ever actually finished.
The one with our good friend
ZAC EFRON
(No, Zacky Zac was not attending, I agree, that would have made the marathon infinitely better.)
Although, taking in the time frame, this picture would probably better depict the night:
For 8 hours, Dana and I basked in his glory. We watched The Derby Stallion, Hairspray, High School Musical, and High School Musical 2 (This was actually quite a feat. It wasn't out on DVD yet, so we had to find it on Tudou. That's how dedicated we were).

So why am I telling you this, nearly 4 years after the fact?
Because, tonight I got the sudden urge to have another night with Zac. Granted, there would be several more movies to add to the mix. High School Musical 3, Me and Orson Welles, 17 Again, and Charlie St. Cloud.
Zac has been slightly busy.

Maybe I'll just go watch HSM and be slightly sated.

AND, speaking of my good friend Zachary, you should all watch this video, because it may be the best piece of cinematography a Disney Channel Original Movie ever achieved. Thank you Kenny Ortega.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

things i love #8

(aka. did ja hear that fellas? i asked jack how he slept and he said "on me back mush!")
do you know who this is?photo courtesy of
batman?
prestige?
little women?
any of these ring a bell?
did you know he could sing?
and dance?
and looks dang good in a cowboy hat?

(you can't see mr. pulitzer. no one sees mr. pulitzer. real hoighty toighty like)
have you ever seen Newsies?
did you know that it's one of the best musicals ever made?
100 very attractive young men singing and dancing.
plus christian bale.
it's a beautiful thing.

(a piece for david)

also, it's directed by kenny ortega.
he's really cool.
he also choreographed high school musical
and michael jackson's This Is It tour.

(that's my cigar
you'll steal anuder
)

it's amazing.

newsies

also, it has spot in it.
spot is beautiful.
he was high on my list of boys i would marry when i grew up
(jonathan taylor thomas
zac hanson
spot conlon
prince eric
)
and when he takes his hat off, my heart still goes all a flutter.
(never fear, brooklyn is here)
photo courtesy of