a whole lot of nothing! episode 127 of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is here!

The 127th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.

This week, topics include: potlucks, being sick and a duel review of '13 Sins' vs 'Cheap Thrills'! It's a fun one kids. ENJOY!

Songs played this week:

1) Save It Cory by Scissors For Lefty

2) Rainy Day by Postal Blue

3) Lay Me Down by Eat The Weeds

4) You Can't Find Me by Carus Thompson

5) Wrong by Rotten Cheri

6) War Against Innovation by Azwel

my thoughts on.... writer's block. (it's a bitch....)

There's a bit of a legend in the land of Hollywood that the Coen brother's, while working on the amazing 'Miller's Crossing', had come across a type of writer's block. They refer to it as more of a slowing down in the process of creation, but it was something that drove them away from that project. They had to distance themselves to get perspective on what was slowing them down. So how did they accomplish overcoming writer's block? They wrote an entirely DIFFERENT film?!?! That film was (one of my favorite Coen brother films), 'Barton Fink'. They said that they had been trying to create a starring vehicle for John Turturro and this was the idea that they had been kicking around. How good could a film made out of a desire to finish another film be? Well, it won three top awards at Cannes that year, including the Palme d'Or. It was also nominated for three Academy awards! Not too shabby, I'd say. It still stands alone as a constant reminder to myself and others that, just because you're stuck in a rut.... doesn't mean you can't create great things. It's gotten me through a lot of tough times, creatively. That's why I bring it up here.

For almost a month now, I've been neglecting my blog in favor of work.... mostly. It doesn't mean I've stopped watching films and television, it just means that I haven't had the desire to write about the stuff I've seen. However, my film watching has dropped off greatly as well. I just can't seem to find a film that lights my fire or the desire to stay focused for an hour and a half. It really sucks to be me right now. Not in the overall sense, but in the creative sense. I want to create, so much! It's not the first time I've been through all of this and I'm sure it won't be the last. I can also imagine that many of you who're reading this have been through the same thing, yes? So here I am. Typing out all of my thoughts right now in the hopes that it'll spark something inside me to begin writing again for you. Whether it's movie/film reviews or something entirely different. A month is far too long to leave this site unattended.Question: how do you all get over a dry spell in our creativity? I would love more ammunition for the next time this occurs. Keeping in mind that this isn't over yet for me, maybe I could even use some help now.

For those who don't know what writer's block is, here's a basic definition: (from Wiki) "Writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing as a profession, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work. The condition varies widely in intensity. It can be trivial, a temporary difficulty in dealing with the task at hand. At the other extreme, some "blocked" writers have been unable to work for years on end, and some have even abandoned their careers. It can manifest as the affected writer viewing their work as inferior or unsuitable, when in fact it could be the opposite." That's kind of a scary thought to think that it could end an entire career of a writer! I've obviously never had it go that far, but it just emphasizes the severity of this blockage. What causes it?: (from Wiki) "Writer's block may have many or several causes. Some are essentially creative problems that originate within an author's work itself. A writer may run out of inspiration. The writer may be greatly distracted and feel he or she may have something that needs to be done beforehand. A project may be fundamentally misconceived, or beyond the author's experience or ability." I think mine probably stems more from the fact that work has been keeping me so busy and I just feel like it takes priority. Soon that'll be settling down and perhaps that'll make things easier. I hope. However, there are more serious reasons for writer's block: (from Wiki) "Other blocks, especially the more serious kind, may be produced by adverse circumstances in a writer's life or career: physical illness, depression, the end of a relationship, financial pressures, a sense of failure." I don't think that's me now.... but I started this blog to help me overcome depression. It's kind of sad to think it could also end it. But again, I'm not at that point where I feel this is anything serious.

From here, I just ask that you all hang on for a bit longer. I will return to writing again.... it's in my blood and I love to blend my love of film with my love of writing. Not too mention that I have a backlog of reviews to write and some editorial pieces to throw in for fun! And some of those movies were pure and utter crap and I love to write about crap.

That's it for now. I feel a little better for finally getting something new on the blog, even if it's just to say that I'm not writing something for the blog. That is all.

(included below is the original theatrical trailer for 'Barton Fink'.)

hey kids....! some contact information for me and my friends....

I think i've shared my info here before, but to anyone who's new.... here you go. If you want to find me on Facebook, you can locate me here: (and be my friend?)
http://www.facebook.com/joelunitardshow
I also have a dedicated page for this blog.... where I put updates when new posts go up and where, hopefully, people can talk with each other about movies and other things. You can find that, here:
http://www.facebook.com/amomentarylapsewithjoel#!/pages/A-momentary-lapse-with-joel/198969670132513?sk=wall&filter=2
if you need to e-mail me to talk more about movies or have general questions.... you can use my email address from my former podcast The Awful Show.... you can send the e-mail to:
joelawfulshow@gmail.com
Now, in a different kind of medium.... you can find me podcasting on 'The Undercover Unitards'. So if you've ever wanted to hear my lovely voice on a weekly basis talking about my week, movies, TV, video games, stupid stuff on the internet and porn (including she-males).... then maybe you should check us out. You can find us on iTunes or directly at our site:
http://undercoverunitards.podbean.com/
I am very thankful for all of my friends, listeners and readers that check out my blog on a regular basis and that take their time to write their own. As a thank you to them, I'm going to put together a list below of some of the other blogs to check out. Here we go:

http://gettingmyheadonstraight.blogspot.com/
This is my cousin's blog and where I recently guested with a blog post of my own.

http://sayviorssermons.blogspot.com/
This is my friend, Jeff's blog. He's a fellow movie reviewer and he also has a podcast with another friend, Jason. It's called 'Creepercast' and i'm sure you can guess what it's about. You can find them on iTunes, Facebook and at the main site here:
http://www.facebook.com/creepercast
http://www.creepercast.com/

This is a good friend of mine, Kamaile's, website for her art. It's great stuff and I always want to share:
http://mailemuertos.weebly.com/

My friend Mike also has a blog. He really likes coffee, so be aware. You can check his writings out here:
http://javakat.com/

A fellow reader of this blog, a regular to add comments and a good person, King Uke has a blog. Reviews written from across the pond. Good stuff! Head over there, here:
http://theukuleleblog.blogspot.com/

Being a big fan of horror, here is The Horror Blogger Alliance. A comprehensive site for all things horror blog releated. This link is:
http://horrorbloggeralliance.blogspot.com/

If you're getting the writing bug, it all starts with a site and a desire to write. My host is Blogger.com. I've been happy with how easy it is and it seems to be pretty popular with other bloggers. They're here:
http://www.blogger.com/

If there is anyone that I've missed or forgotten, I'm sorry. I will be happy to add more folks to the list! Just drop me a line with the link and I'll get it up right away. The best way to get your voice heard is with cross-promotion with other like minded folks. And there are a lot folks out there with stuff to say.

Thank you, again, for all of the support. I will continue with this blog as long as I have something to write about and hopefully some people to read it.