Michael S. Pascua The Life of a Freelancer

29Jun/090

The Ugly Truth Part 2

Recently, I’ve seen several friends on Facebook announce messages like “Going to get a headshot,” “Does anyone know any good photographers?,” or “Pick my headshot.” I look at photos and think: Jeez, these people are ugly.

Now I know that there is a stereotype to writers. I’ve addressed that before. But shouldn’t there be a stereotype to actors? Like maybe….they are good looking? Yes I know that talent does come first and play a big part, but when you’re ugly, you’re only going to get typecast roles for “Ugly Best Friend” or “Generic Mall Cop.” You’re not going to be a leading lady. (Click Continue Reading to Continue Reading!)

13Jun/090

Catching up on movies

So in one of my previous posts, I mentioned that I saw Night at the Museum 2. Well, it turns out that in a week’s span, I ended up watching three more movies: Up, Angels & Demons (which I keep instinctively try to type as “daemons”) and The Hangover. All three movies were actually good (reviews coming up soon), but this isn’t what this post is about.

I ended up going to three different movie theaters, two AMC Lowes, one United Artists (according to Fandango, it is actually owned by the Regal Entertainment Group), and the last owned by National Amusements. Three in New York, one in New Jersey. The quality level of all four movie theaters varied, but the biggest thing was that the prices of all four theaters were different. First I’m going to list off the prices:

  • Regal Entertainment - $11/adult (Night at the Museum 2)
  • National Amusements * - $14.75/adult (Up)
  • AMC Lowes (NY) - $11/adult (Angels & Demons)
  • AMC Lowes (NJ) $10/adult (The Hangover)

*Here’s the caveat, Eric & I saw Up in 3D, so the price was higher. The normal price for the “normal” seats are $10.75, but the “director hall” seats are $13.75.

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