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Dane Cook: Rough Around the Edges (2007)
From the Producer
Hi All,
First, let me say I am really pleased that people have found the project so entertaining. "Rough Around the Edges" was a true passion project and a joy to be a part of and I think that emotion comes through in the work.
As the producer of the project, I felt I needed to respond to some of the comments I have read about the audience reactions.
Some of the comments imply that we added the screaming audience to the track to somehow enhance the laughs. Nothing could be further from the truth. Dane didn't need any of that! The reactions you hear on the "Rough Around the Edges" CD and DVD are the actual audience. They were absolutely going nuts and were uncontrollable during the performance. Short of editing around the audience and adding fake laughs and ambiance (which would have indeed been wrong), what you hear was what we had to go with.
It's like this: If you were ever to ask how the Beatles "sounded" at Shae Stadium, you might get this reaction from someone who was there. "At times I couldn't tell through all the screaming."
Sincerely,
Craig Stuart Garfinkle Producer, Rough Around the Edges.
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Loved it!
OK, so at the risk of losing any pretense of being edgy or cool, I readily admit that I absolutely loved this movie. I saw it at a screening last night and walked out floating: It has simply been too long since I have seen a movie filled with such humanity and hope.
Especially engaging are Keke Palmer, the actress who plays Akeelah, and the other young actors who surround her. There is no sense of them "acting." You really feel them living the story.
I can't wait for the movie to come out in the theaters so I can bring my six-year-old daughter.
Starbucks - who could have guessed?
CSG
The Nick Cannon Show (2002)
A good-hearted show designed to appeal to the mischievous child in all of us.
I watched it with my child and was pleasantly surprised by this hip, non-violent show, that I wasn't embarrassed to be seen enjoying. I found it to be good-hearted and appealing to the mischievous child in all of us.
And no, if your idea of entertainment is dark and violent cartoons, don't watch. You won't like it.