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Andrew Fillmore
Recent University of Kansas journalism grad looking for career opportunities in the Los Angeles area
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Tweets
- @michaelengel Yeah, I had just never seen the mannequin before.
- Wait. Was it Charles in Charge or Who's the Boss?
- Mannequin in an unaccompanied baby stroller on Mass. I'm too afraid to take a picture.
- 50 Celebrity names that sound like Game Of Thrones characters: http://t.co/98B58Yqo.
- I'm proud to announce that I'm very excited to someday say I'm proud to announce that I got a job.May 24, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- "Seven Devils" by Florence + the Machine is epic, but let's stop using it in every show possible.May 24, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- A J-school student doesn't really graduate until they get a send-off from @KerryBenson1.May 24, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @saramillerb I hate them.May 24, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Now I kind of want to see the Zac Efron/Nicole Kidman joint "The Paperboy" just for that jellyfish scene. #Cannes
- @lukesingleton I'm not a big Baz fan.
- We can stop talking about The Great Gatsby trailer anytime now. Anytime.May 24, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @saramillerb Why didn't we commemorate this somehow?
- @saramillerb Duh!
- Paul Walker in Pleasantville.
- Just Googled "celebrities from small towns in kansas."May 23, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- If @EW is right and this is the summer of Some Nights/One Thing/Starships/Whistle/Scream/How We Do, then it's gonna be a good summer.
- .@sarahfmurphy, immortalized in the SUA quote book. (Keep it classy, @rachelanderson_.) http://t.co/uTzVxmcC
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Info
- SummaryRecent KU grad with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a minor in Film and Media Studies. My interests include advertising, movies, TV, social media and pop music. I'm moving to Los Angeles June 1, and I'm looking for career opportunities in the area. Dream job: planning advertising/strategy for a television network in L.A.
I'm an early adopter, fan, investigator, planner and a strategic communicator.Experience- Oct 2011 - May 2012Campus Ambassador / foursquare> Curate venue lists for students with campus tips (40 followers) > Act as a Superuser and edit venues on the site
- Aug 2010 - May 2012Student Assistant / KU Info> Answer 15 questions per hour from KU students, the community and alums > Manage a database of more than 1,000 questions
- Apr 2011 - Apr 2012Comedy and Music Coordinator / Student Union Activities> Planned Donald Glover Comedy Show (attendance 1,200) and DJ Earworm Concert (attendance 2,500) > Negotiated contracts and addendums with national talent agencies > Led a committee of 12 students, supervised an assistant coordinator and prepared a weekly one-hour meeting
- Dec 2011 - Jan 2012Winter Break Intern / j•n•a advertising> Researched and compiled details for more than 50 events in Texas for agency clients > Contacted broadcast and radio representatives to reconcile sponsor co-op details
- May 2011 - Aug 2011Public Relations and Marketing Intern / University of Kansas Edwards Campus> Designed print, outdoor and online graphics for events and programs > Monitored Google Analytics for three university websites > Assisted in the creation of a university foursquare page with campus tips
- Apr 2010 - May 2011Social Media Coordinator / KU Bookstore> Created an iPad contest on the Facebook page, which increased the fan base by 1,000 members > Tracked social media with Hootsuite dashboard to interact with customers > Monitored the store’s brand across Yelp, Google Places and Gowalla
- Apr 2010 - Apr 2011Vice President of Communications / Student Union Activities> Promoted more than 230 events planned by the programming board > Administered a budget of more than $400,000 in yearly student programming > Oversaw design, production and distribution of 8,000 event calendars each semester > Interviewed and selected incoming coordinators and executive members > Designed and launched new WordPress-powered website and scheduled weekly blog posts > Served as a Corporation Board Member for the University of Kansas Memorial Corporation > Implemented a structural change in the committee to create a PR team within the organization
- Jan 2010 - May 2010Desk Assistant/Security Monitor / KU Department of Student Housing
- Apr 2009 - Apr 2010Films and Media Coordinator / Student Union Activities> Partnered with Expresión en Corto to create KU's first International Film Festival > Planned more than 30 movie screenings total, including several advance movie screenings
- Mar 2004 - Mar 2010Bagger / M&M Market Grocery Store> Continued the tradition of a family business (owned since 1954)
- Jun 2009 - Jan 2010Theatre Staff Member / Warren Theatres
Education-
2008 - 2012University of KansasBS in Journalism: Strategic Communication
Activities: Alternative Break Community Service Trip Participant at Zion National Park, Mortar Board Senior Honor Society Member, Rotary Youth Leadership Academy 2010 Facilitator, University of Kansas LeaderShape Institute 2010 Graduate, National Association for Campus Activities Conference 2010 Participant, Ex.C.E.L. Award Selection Committee Member -
2004 - 2008Belle Plaine High SchoolHigh School Diploma
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Status
- Just Googled "celebrities from small towns in kansas."
- I still have two tests to go, but no one cares because I get to see lots of cool people tonight who are in town for graduation! (@everyone)
- Zero caffeine consumed today. Gotta make up for it the rest of the week.
- And I thought they smelled bad on the outside.
- Last day status.
- The day I knew I was an adult was the day I realized I liked Corn Flakes better than Frosted Flakes (today).
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Posts
- May 18, 12
1. Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March (2011) with George Clooney
2. George Clooney in Ocean’s Eleven (2001) with Brad Pitt
3. Brad Pitt in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) with Adam Brody
4. Adam Brody in Damsels in Distress (2012)I’m not really sure if I liked the soap-filled, dance-filled Damsels in Distress, but I enjoyed the hell of out it.
Given that I haven’t seen any of director Whit Stillman‘s previous films, I am probably the least qualified person to attempt to review this thing. But I appreciate Greta Gerwig, and I wanted to see a former star of The O.C. dance, so I paid my $8.50 to see it.
Greta Gerwig is deliciously awful (in a good way) here. And I’m so excited that’s she’s poised for a breakout year, with Lola Versus and To Rome with Love on the way later in 2012. She truly dominates the film in every way. If Regina George from Mean Girls had a psychotic breakdown, she would be Violet from Damsels in Distress.
The first 30 minutes or so were a real home run for me, but then the movie goes to weird places (some good and some bad), and it devolves into a series of odd sketches and dance numbers. But it isn’t afraid to go to those places, which I guess I appreciate.
I’ll be honest: you probably won’t like this movie. You’re going to think it’s weird. But the dialogue is full of idiosyncrasies that will make you uncomfortable and chuckle in a way you’ve never felt before. At least that’s what it was for me.
- May 14, 12
1. Ryan Gosling in Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) with Julianne Moore
2. Julianne Moore in Next (2007) with Jessica Biel
3. Jessica Biel in 7th Heaven (1996-2006) with Tyler Hoechlin
4. Tyler Hoechlin in Teen Wolf (2011)Welcome to my first post about a TV show!
So I’ve been busy with finals and graduation and stuff like that lately, but I somehow still found time to watch the entire first season of MTV’s “edgy” new reboot of Teen Wolf last week. The show aired last summer, and I heard it was campy and fun, so why not?
Though the writing is clunky and the special effects have the same quality as those on a Disney Channel sitcom, there are actually a lot of elements to enjoy here. The lead character, Scott (Tyler Posey), is bland and uninteresting, but several supporting characters are truly engaging. I’m speaking mostly about the hot-nerd character Lydia (Holland Roden) and jock (and posssible werewolf?) Jackson (Colton Haynes). I wish those supporting characters had more screen time.
The main problem with Teen Wolf is that it isn’t quite campy enough. Hopefully the writers will realize that this is what people want from a show like this and up the camp factor next season. Speaking of season two, which will bow June 3 after the MTV Movie Awards, it’s been given a bigger budget for special effects, so my fingers are crossed for more werewolf (non-laughable) CGI action this season.
If you’re looking for a fun summer show, you could do a lot worse than this MTV reboot. Woof.
- May 06, 12
1. Ryan Gosling in Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) with Marisa Tomei
2. Marisa Tomei in In the Bedroom (2001) with Tom Wilkinson
3. Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins (2005) with Cillian Murphy
4. Cillian Murphy in Sunshine (2007) with Chris Evans
5. Chris Evans in The Avengers (2012)I’m actually quite proud of this one.
I mean, I’m not a professional movie critic or anything, but I think The Avengers just might be the hardest movie to review… ever. Movies like Twilight and Saw VI or whatever number they’re on now have been called “immune to reviews” in the past, but I think Marvel’s superhero epic is truly the first movie to be completely immune to reviews. It’s going to make bank no matter what. (And it did.) But good news: it’s actually a good movie!
I’m not here to extol the virtues of Joss Whedon again, because that’s been done to death. And all the actors here (Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., The Older Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, etc.) fit into their roles with extreme ease. But why shouldn’t they? For example, Downey Jr. is playing Iron Man for the third time.
The movie is surprisingly talky, in a good way (for me, at least). I think the superhero crew spends at least an hour aboard a floating aircraft carrier (yeah, I know) fighting about what to do next. The most memorable scene for me is one where Tony Stark and Bruce Banner (ya know, Iron Man and The Hulk) are just talking at each other. Whedon‘s dialogue shines here, and Stark and Banner discuss the human condition in a really unexpected way.
Many kiddos seeing The Avengers at a matinee could get restless during some of these scenes, but don’t worry: the entire movie builds up to a climatic 30-minute battle in the streets of New York. And it’s worth it. The battle scene is also one of the best-coreographed battles captured on film, mostly for the fact that I knew exactly where everyone was and what was going on throughout the entire battle.
Because we’ve already seen Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger (presumably), Whedon and company don’t have to drag their feet through any origin stories. Instead, Whedon seems to enjoy dropping these familiar in one room and watching what happens next.
Who wants to get some shawarma?
- Apr 25, 12
1. Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March (2011) with George Clooney
2. George Clooney in Ocean’s Eleven (2001) with Brad Pitt
3. Brad Pitt in Moneyball (2011) with Chris Pratt
4. Chris Pratt in The Five-Year Engagement (2012)Ides is like my old crutch! (Warning: mild spoilers ahead)
The Five-Year Engagement is a love story about Tom (Jason Segel) and Violet (Emily Blunt). Toward the end of the movie, Violet’s sister Suzie (Alison Brie) is trying to convince Violet to get back together with Tom. But instead of the typical “wise sister” confrontation scene, the characters have a fight in the voices of Elmo and Cookie Monster. The scene sounds outrageous, but it is actually sweet and reveals a lot about the characters that a more conventional scene could not have. It is a scene about the bond that the two sisters share, but also about the relationship that Violet might be losing. Other scenes involve characters getting shot with crossbows and drinking out of cups compared to a “Chewbacca penis.” Engagement is outrageous yet heartfelt, and always explores romantic comedy clichés in a strange and over-the-top way.
Not to mention that the cast is in fine form here. It’s really great to see Emily Blunt return to comedy, because she has true talent when it comes to comedic timing. Plus, I’ll always have a soft spot for her performance in The Devil Wears Prada. Jason Segel and Chris Pratt are charming as schlubs, and I’m actually really excited to see where Chris Pratt‘s career goes from here. He kills it on Parks and Recreation every week, but then he goes and does strange dramatic turns like the troubled baseball player in Moneyball. But the true standout here is Alison Brie (Community and Mad Men), who I’m pretty sure is not British in real life, right? Right? She’s a real scene-stealer.
Tom and Violet encounter many obstacles in their relationship (spoiler: it’s a five-year engagement), but one of the lingering questions that the audience is left with is whether or not these two characters actually belong together. At one point in the movie, Violet designs a psychological experiment for her job as a teaching assistant. In the experiment, old donuts are left on the table with the promise of fresh donuts in 20 minutes. Will the test subjects eat the old donuts or wait it out for the new ones? The donut experiment becomes a metaphor for Tom and Violet’s relationship throughout the course of the movie. Tom is the more simple, realistic person in the relationship and represents the old donuts. Violet is focused on academia and success and represents the new donuts. Do these two donuts actually belong together? That is the question that is asked over and over.
There’s a lot of great moments in the movie, but unfortunately a lot of the scenes play out like an uncut DVD version. The zaniness gets out of hand and every gag seems to go on for a little too long (as many Judd Apatow-produced movies do). The first hour or so is strong enough to make the movie worthwhile, though, and the cast is obviously having fun. And if they’re having fun, why can’t we, too?
- Apr 18, 12
1. Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March (2011) with Philip Seymour Hoffman
2. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Mission: Impossible III (2006) with Simon Pegg
3. Simon Pegg in Stark Trek (2009) with Chris Hemsworth
4. Chris Hemsworth in The Cabin in the Woods (2012)What we’ve got here is a surprising and hilarious horror movie. But it’s likely to be misunderstood by a lot of people, judging from its Cinemascore grade last weekend (‘C’ from all audiences and ‘D+’ from females).
I could discuss any of the main five stereotypical characters in this movie that are played with here. There’s the Jock (Chris Hemsworth), the Bookworm (Jesse Williams), the Blonde (Anna Hutchison), the Stoner (Fran Kranz) and the Virgin (Kristen Connolly), but I’d like to highlight the characters played by Bradley Whitford and the wonderful (and Academy Award nominee!) Richard Jenkins. The pair play two mysterious men in a laboratory who seem to be controlling all the scares (I’m not spoiling anything, as this was foolishly spoiled in the trailers). The movie comes from the minds of Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Drew Goddard (of Lost fame). Are Whedon and Goddard inserting themselves into this movie with the characters of Whitford and Jenkins? Some would like to think so, and I think the masterminds themselves would like to think so as well. After all, Whedon and Goddard ultimately decide the fates of characters onscreen.
It’s also really fun to see Whedon playing with the idea of the Blonde, particularly since he’s known for creating strong roles for young women. But Whedon plays with the idea of the Blonde here in a different way than before. In fact, many of the stereotypical characters are on display in Cabin, but the way they interact and face fate may surprise you.
The surprises are enough to sustain for a while, but in the end, Cabin waters down its subversion by giving us almost too much information about the mystery of the Cabin. I just wish Whedon and Goddard would’ve let us use our imaginations a bit more.
- Apr 09, 12
1. Ryan Gosling in The Notebook (2004) with Rachel McAdams
2. Rachel McAdams in The Vow (2012) with Channing Tatum
3. Channing Tatum in 21 Jump Street (2012)That was too easy. But I’m too lazy to make this really challenging right now.
The best way I have found to describe 21 Jump Street to my friends is “frentic.” Which is fitting because this reboot of sorts comes from screenwriter Michael Bacall, who has also written Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Project X. I can’t speak for the latter because I haven’t seen it yet, but the strength of 21 Jump Street and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is that there is a lot going on onscreen, but the action is always easy to follow. And both movies are gloriously self-aware.
I mean self-aware in the fact that directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller know exactly what they’re doing with this movie. This is a familiar property, but the filmmakers refuse to let this movie drift into tepid adaptation territory. And it never ignores an opportunity to make fun of itself.
The movie also succeeds because of its cast. Jonah Hill is fine here, but the real standout is Channing Tatum, whose comedic timing has obviously been underutilized for his entire movie career. Note to Tatum: please do more comedies like this.
Dave Franco, as a hip, drug-dealing high schooler, also impresses. I don’t think he has the acting range of his older brother, but I have high hopes for this Franco. Maybe someone should cast him in a romantic comedy soon? I think he could charm his way into that.
The bottom line is that 21 Jump Street is a self-aware, raunchy comedy that is a lot better than it should have been. Gather up a group of friends and check it out.
- Mar 31, 12
1. Ryan Gosling in Fracture (2007) with Anthony Hopkins
2. Anthony Hopkins in Hearts in Atlantis (2001) with Anton Yelchin
3. Anton Yelchin in The Beaver (2011) with Jennifer Lawrence
4. Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (2012)Young adult book-to-movie adaptations can be some of the riskiest gambles for Hollywood movie studios. Eragon, A Series of Unfortunate Events and Cirque de Freak (also starring Josh Hutcherson) are just a few examples of gambles that didn’t exactly pay off for their respective studios. But every now and then a phenomenon like The Hunger Games comes along.
The Hunger Games is a big movie with a large scope and an even larger premise. Twenty four teens fighting for their lives in a high-tech area created by an evil government! This thing was hard to pull off, but writers Gary Ross (who also serves as director), Billy Ray and Suzanne Collins (who is making millions from writing The Hunger Games books right now) somehow make the entire movie feel small and self-contained. Which is a good thing.
It’s the scenes between two characters, not the action scenes, that audiences will walk away remembering here. Destined-to-be-superstars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth (whose role will be larger in the upcoming sequels) inhabit their roles with extreme ease. And the scenes between Lawrence and Hutcherson are truly great.
The games people are playing in this movie are life or death, but it’s the interactions between the characters leading up to the games and during the games itself that create the most drama. Ross and co. have clearly realized that with this movie, creating a small-scale drama disguised as a action-packed studio pic. And best of all, the movie works on its own. So stop comparing it to the book.
- Mar 13, 12
1. Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March (2011) with George Clooney
2. George Clooney in The Descendants (2011) with Judy Greer
3. Judy Greer in Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2012)(Judy Greer is amazing in The Descendants, just so you know.)
The best kinds of movies are those concerned with destiny and the human condition, but the most interesting ones do it in a messy way. When the Duplass Brothers’ latest effort, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, opened with Jeff (played by Jason Segel) talking about the role of destiny in a scene from M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs (which is, admittedly, one of my favorite movies), I knew I would be in for an interesting ride. Both movies are about finding destiny in a messy way, and I’m okay with that.
There’s not much plot to the Duplass’ movie. Jeff lives at home (like the title!) with his mother, Sharon (Susan Sarandon). Sharon is frustrated at work, but her life becomes more exciting when she receives messages from a secret admirer. Pat (Ed Helms) is Jeff’s brother, who suspects that his wife (Judy Greer) may be cheating on him. But the real star of the movie is a stranger named Kevin and the way he affects all of the characters’ destinies.
Everyone in the movie is changed by Jeff’s optimistic outlook on life during the course of one day. Stylistically, the movie doesn’t attempt to do a whole lot, and it doesn’t really need to. The quartet of actors carries the movie, and that’s what the core of the movie is about. The story moves along a brisk pace, mostly thanks to quick edits, and clocks in at a short 82 minutes.
The movie doesn’t use a lot of tropes present in previous Duplass Bros mumblecore entries, but the dialogue does seem very natural. Mumblecore-style jerky camera movements and zooms dominate the beginning of the movie and get extremely distracting, but as the movie progresses it seems more natural. I’m not actually sure why I keep using the term “mumblecore” here because this movie (and last year’s Cyrus) have mainstreamed the mumblecore movement.
Production value in the movie seems kind of lacking, but I think it matches the thematic themes. The sets are ordinary, but honestly it would be distracting if the sets were lavish. The sets are simple because these characters are living simple, boring lives until this strange day. The lighting here is plain as well, and it almost has a harsh quality that gives the characters more realism.
I can see how the ending of the movie could be divisive for some and tonally off, but if you believe in the characters like I did, it totally works. It’s all about Jeff’s (messy) destiny, just like it was your destiny to read this review.
- Mar 11, 12
1. Ryan Gosling in The United States of Leland (2003) with Kevin Spacey
2. Kevin Spacey in Margin Call (2011)That was too easy.
In lieu of a typical review, I thought I would just jot down a few quick notes on what I thought was a solid movie that a lot of people overlooked from last year: Margin Call.
Written and directed by newbie J.C. Chandor, the movie covers a 24-hour period during the first stages of a financial crisis at an investment company (wow I sound just like IMDb). The movie garnered more attention than it probably would have (no offense, J.C.) when that whole #Occupy movement happened last year around the time of the film’s release.
I could give a big plot summary here, but I don’t feel like that’s really necessary. Two things really stood out to me in the film: the dichotomy between the old/new guard of actors present here and the script. THE SCRIPT.
It’s really interesting to see actors like Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Irons sharing the screen with younger actors like Zachary Quinto and Penn Badgley. It’s fascinating from a Hollywood standpoint and also a cultural standpoint. To see how these two groups of people react to the crisis (I’m actually still not sure what the crisis is) really tells you a lot about the generational divide. And it also makes this film more relevant than a lot of Best Picture nominees from this year’s Oscars.
But the real star of the film is Chandor’s script, which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay this year and lost out to Woody Allen‘s Midnight in Paris. The film is kind of mediocre in general, but it is really elevated by the work Chandor put into the script. The words are so palpable, it’s almost as if they are coming off the screen. I seriously wouldn’t be surprised if acting coaches started taking pages of this script to study in classes.
So yeah, if you enjoy dichotomies (hooray for dictionary.com) and interesting screenplays, check out Chandor’s directorial debut. I can’t wait to see what he does next.
- Feb 27, 12
1. Ryan Gosling in The Mickey Mouse Club (1993-1995) with Britney Spears
2. Britney Spears in How I Met Your Mother (2008) with Jason Segel
3. Jason Segel in The Muppets (2011)I’m not a true Muppet fan. In fact, I think I’ve only seen two Muppet movies total. But the beautiful thing about The Muppets is that it reflects on the long legacy of the puppets while at the same time acquainting new audiences with these characters.
From the first scene to the final musical number, The Muppets is pure movie entertainment. The jokes are old school and could have easily fallen very flat, but writers Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller (who worked together on the hilarious Forgetting Sarah Marshall) manage to add clever winks to the audience in every punchline.
And the musical numbers. Some of the songs, like Amy Adams‘ showcase “Party of One,” really detract from the story and add nothing to the movie at all (even though it’s a perfectly okay song). But when songwriter Bret McKenzie (TV’s Flight of the Conchords) gets it right, he gets it really right. “Life’s a Happy Song” (Spotify link) may be one of my favorite movie moments from this year.
Segel and co. are clearly having the time of their lives paying tribute to these classic Jim Henson characters. The Muppets is essentially a 100-minute tribute to The Muppets, and that’s perfectly fine. Add this to the fact that there’s a tribute band called The Moopets present in this movie and you have a mindbender along the lines of Inception.
See The Muppets. Have some fun.
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