Arkansas has made it into a Sacha Baron Cohen film. In his latest film, "Brüno," Cohen portrays Arkansans as stereotypical drunken rednecks, and some have called it the funniest film of the year. Reviewers have also called it the most offensive film of the year, which is typical of Cohen's work. Maybe Arkansas shouldn't feel too bad about being targeted.

The film takes a look at the debate over homosexuality through the eyes of an Austrian fashion journalist. From most reviews I've read, everyone comes off looking like a biggot, not just Arkansans.

I haven't seen the film, but an article in the Southwest Times Record says:

Placards went up announcing an evening’s entertainment featuring dollar beer and caged fighting at the Fort Smith Convention Center. Hundreds of old boys lined up for those enjoyments. [which were filmed]

“Bruno,” a gay Austrian fashion designer, stepped into the cage and challenged a fellow to a fight. Right there in front of hundreds of drunken ruffians, the fight inevitably turned to mutual attraction and near-lovemaking, to homoerotica, between Bruno and his combatant-turned-lover.

Apparently, Cohen also filmed the crowd's reaction to the event. I can imagine what a convention center full of drunken, violent "old boys" looked like.

I think this sums it up nicely, actually:

Cohen had staged a similar event a few nights before in Texarkana, but Fort Smith earned more screen time on account of more impressively thrown plastic beer cups and chairs.

I think I'll wait for the film to be available on Netflix. Cohen's "Borat" was ok, and this film sounds very similar. Most accounts say it's even more crude than "Borat." Something tells me I might want to be able to fast forward through it.

It's time to vote for the people's choice movie for movies in the park. Movies in the Park is a free summer event in Little Rock. Family friendly movies are shown on a projection screen in Riverfest Amphitheater.

People's choice is the last movie of the season, and it's voted on by the people via the website. Your choices are: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "The Notebook," "Twilight," "The Goonies," "The Dark Knight," "Kung Fu Panda," "Smokey and the Bandit," "Meet the Parents," "Dreamgirls," "Madagascar" and "Ghostbusters". So far, "The Goonies" is winning.

I'm campaigning for "Ghostbusters." Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night? Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Have you or your family ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost? If the answer is "yes," then don't wait another minute. Pick up the phone and call the professionals.

The Goonies are not good enough!

Go on their website and vote today. The winner will be shown August 5th and it's free for you and your family to attend.

A new exhibit is going to open in September at the Arkansas Arts Center. According to the Arts Center:

World of the Pharaohs: Treasures of Egypt Revealed explores the long-vanished world of ancient Egypt. On view at the Arkansas Arts Center from September 25, 2009 through July 5, 2010, the exhibition features more than 200 magnificent objects including mummies, a majestic colossus of Ramses the Great, jewelry, statues, intricate art and funerary artifacts. The objects, which span 3,000 years of dynastic history, tell the story of not just how the Egyptians died, but how they lived.

This is the largest exhibition ever to be held in Arkansas and advance tickets are on sale now. The Arts Center has extended it's hours to accommodate visitor's. The exhibit will be available on Tuesdays 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Admission is $22, but discounts are available for groups, students and seniors.

You can get advance tickets now, and advance tickets are recommended.

It looks like it will be a great exhibit. At one of the last places it was shown, the exhibit attracted more than 10,000 visitors in its first two weeks.

Rave Motion pictures in Little Rock (on Colonel Glenn) is going to broadcast the Michael Jackson memorial live from their theaters.

Admission is free.

It all takes place July 7 at noon. Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood will be attending the memorial. According to a press release from the Jackson family, stars in attendance will include Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Kobe Bryant, Brooke Shields, Motown founder Berry Gordy, Lionel Richie, John Mayer, Usher, Jennifer Hudson and Martin Luther King III and his sister Bernice.

The memorial will also be broadcast on television. If you're not going to be in the area, TV Guide Network, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC and E! Entertainment will air the event. However, the Rave has awesome screens and great sound. Plus, it should be an interesting crowd. Sound better than my home entertainment center. Take advantage of their free offer and go see it on the big screen.