This may be a short post, but I want to give you plenty of notice about a fantastic event happening right at ASU in October.
On Oct. 21, Jen Brody, the producer of "Little Miss Sunshine," will be continuing ASU's Hollywood Invades Tempe series. First, there is a screening that starts at 8 p.m. in Education Lecture Hall (EDC), room 117. After the screening, there will be a Skype Q&A session with Brody. Get excited!
"Little Miss Sunshine" is, in short, a story about a family trying to get their little girl to a beauty pageant. I think the real story happens on their way to the pageant in their bright, yellow van though.
There's Frank Ginsberg, played by Steve Carell, who recently had his heart broken by unrequited love and then attempted suicide.
Olive: Why were you unhappy? Frank: Uh, well there were a lot of reasons. Mainly, though, I fell in love with someone who didn't love me back.
Then there's Dwayne, played by Paul Dano, who took a vow of silence. Grandpa Edwin Hoover, played by Alan Arkin, who curses like a sailer.
Sheryl: [to Frank] He started snorting heroin. Frank: [to Grandpa] You started snorting heroin? Grandpa: [in response to Frank, aimed at Dwayne] Let me tell ya, don't do that stuff. When you're young, you're crazy to do that shit. Frank: [to Grandpa] Well what about you? Grandpa: [to Frank] What about me? I'm old. When you're old you're crazy not to do it.
The parents are Richard Hoover (Greg Kinnear), the father who's trying to become a life-coach, and Sheryl Hoover (Toni Collette), the mother. Their daughter is Olive Hoover, played by Abigail Breslin, who qualified for the "Little Miss Sunshine" pageant.
To say the least, the film is full of comedy and drama. So really, it's just full of life.
Rent the movie. Borrow it. Check it out from the library if you're not to cool for that. Or go to the screening before the Q&A. And go to the Q&A. (I'll probably see you there, right?)
After Oct. 21, the next Skype Q&A is on Nov. 18 with Dan Dubiecki, the producer of "Juno."
