Things That Make Us Feel Old

We checked out "The Great Gatsby" on Friday with some friends, and one line haunted us with its razor sharp precision into the human condition. No, we're not talking about any lines regarding that g-d green light.

THIS is the quote which shook us to our core:

I was thirty. Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade… Thirty—the promise of a decade of loneliness, a thinning list of single men to know, a thinning brief-case of enthusiasm, thinning hair. 

We consoled ourselves with the fact that we still have a few years left before that menacing decade. And with the fact that in the 1920s, the average life expectancy was probably, what, 50? But all our shallow attempts to reassure ourselves that we're really not THAT old were for naught.

Why, you ask?

Because of this urgent and horrifying news story.

IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS? WHERE DID THOSE YEARS GO? We can remember that finale like it was yesterday...we miss you, Scoobies!

Joss Whedon's Magical Comedy Tour

Just like the weather here in E-town, summer movie season is heating up. Cannes is almost underway; Iron Man 3 and The Great Gatsby have both been released; and STID will soon be unleashed upon the world (Star Trek Into Darkness, not a venereal disease).

But while we love summer's big tent-pole movies, we here at Half and Half are really excited for the opening of Joss Whedon's labor of love, "Much Ado About Nothing". The movie was filmed at Joss Whedon's house over 11 days with a close-knit cast including Whedon favorites Nathan Fillion, Alexis Denisof (WESLEY WYNDHAM-PRYCE, thank you very much) and Amy Acker.

This talented cast also features some huge comedic chops in the form of Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher, the man-boy geniuses behind Youtube comedy sensation, BriTANick.

While they may be best known for their video "Academy Award Winning Trailer",  our favorite is  "The Dinner Party", which best showcases their characteristic mix of profanity, absurdity, and profundity. Check out ALL their videos if you have a chance--it's well worth your time (if for the Whedon and Fillion cameos alone). These two are making it big and we can't wait to see what they do next.

Back to MAAN (sounds like some historical Middle Eastern epic, no?): while it may not have the media campaign dollars of Gatsby or Iron Man, the cast has been having a blast over the few months with stops at various comic and movie conventions, including a Shakespearean road trip to the SXSW festival. What we wouldn't do to be on that bus!

Here's the trailer for your viewing pleasure: