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Posted by Sampo, on October 9th, 2010 These two suggestions arrived within days of each other and they seem complementary so I’m presenting them both.
First, alert reader Luci writes:
Hollywood’s in a remake rut, it seems, so why not give them some new fodder to work with? There are many times while watching an episode that my roommates and I will think, “Hey, wouldn’t this be great if Peter Jackson directed it?” or, “Morgan Freeman would be awesome in this role!”
So, if you could re-cast and/or re-crew any MSTed movie, which one would you pick? For example: Michael Bay’s “Godzilla vs. Megalon” starring Jackie Chan as “Rex Dart”, Bruce Campbell as “Oscar Wilde”, and Keanu Reeves as “Jet Jaguar”.
Thinking along similar lines, alert reader Stacy writes:
I was thinking that if Hollywood were to try again to make a MST3K movie, they might be tempted to replace everyone with a more recognizable star. So here’s the question…if Hollywood were to recast our favorite riffers, who would you choose? Steve Martin as Dr. Forrester? Joel McHale as Mike Nelson? Let’s hear from the fans!
I kind of like the idea of Judd Apatow remaking “Being from Another Planet” with Michael Cerra in the Ben Murphy role and Jonah Hill in the Kevin Brophy role.
And what do we think of Patton Oswalt as Dr. Forrester? And Ryan Stiles as TV’s Frank? ‘Cause it’s all crazy and mixed up and wacky!
What would your picks be?
Posted by Sampo, on October 8th, 2010 
This is a little off-topic, but we’re such big fans of the RiffTrax Presents riffs by SketchFest’s Cole Stratton and Janet Varney that we wanted to mention that they’re out with another one, for “Jaws 3.”
Oh, and a little bird told us :::coughCOLE!cough::: that Mike Nelson has a cameo in the opening.
Watch a free sample and download here.
Then follow @colestratton on Twitter. ‘Cause he’s funny!
Posted by Sampo, on October 8th, 2010 If you should find yourself in the Philadelphia area on Friday, Oct. 22, you might want to head out to suburban Phoenixville where the landmark Colonial Theater (the theater that was shown in the movie “The Blob”) will be again be showing an MST3K episode at 9:45 p.m. This time it’s episode 501- WARRIOR OF THE LOST WORLD. There will be trivia questions for prizes. More info here.
Posted by Sampo, on October 7th, 2010 Ticketmaster is offering a “buy-one-get-on-free” sale on tickets for the Cinematic Titanic show at the University of Rhode Island Saturday, Oct. 16. You must buy the tickets by Friday the 15th. You can buy them here. All tickets sold at the door will be full price.
Here’s a list of the upcoming Cinematic Titanic’s shows that have been announced:
• Friday, Oct. 15: One show (“War of the Insects”) at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., NW, Washington, D.C. at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $35.
• One show (“Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World”) Saturday, Oct. 16, at 8 p.m. at the Edwards Auditorium on the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston Campus (about 30 miles south of Providence). Reserved seating. Tickets are $35; $15 with a valid University of Rhode Island ID. Get tickets on campus and at ticketmaster.com.
• Thursday, Oct. 28: The cast will again speak at MIT. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.
• Friday, Oct. 29: One show, (the premiere of a new riff, “Rattlers”) 7:30 p.m. at the Wilbur Theater, 246 Tremont St., Boston. Looks like assigned seating. Tickets are $40.
(Incidentally, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett are scheduled to appear in the “W00tstock” show, also at the Wilbur Theater, on Sunday, Oct. 31, making it quite the weekend to be a MSTie in Boston.)
• Saturday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:40), at the Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, in St. Charles, Mo. Tickets are $50, $40 and $35 at metrotix.com.
• Saturday, Nov. 27 (that’s Thanksgiving weekend) two shows, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. at the Victoria Theater of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, One Center Street, Newark. Tickets are $33 and $36. Looks like general admission.
• January 29, 2011, two shows at The Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main St., in Concord, N.H. Tickets range from $25 (the cheap seats for one show) to $67.50 (for great seats for both shows). The box office can be reached at (603) 225-1111.
Also coming up:
• Feb. 18-19, 2011, at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee,
• April 15, 2011 at the Community Theatre in Morristown, N.J. and
• April 16, 2011 a the McCarter Theater in Princeton, N.J.
More info on these dates when we have them.
Posted by Sampo, on October 5th, 2010 
Or, the heretofore unknown connection between acne and banjo.
See a sample and download it here.
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