Unreleased Bill Murray film 'Nothing Lasts Forever'

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Bill Murray's Reddit AMA

Originally posted at the Bill Murray Blog:

Last night, Bill Murray pleasantly surprised us with a Reddit AMA in an effort to promote The Monuments Men. View the whole AMA here, and read below for a few highlights:

On Wes Anderson:

“I really love the way Wes writes with his collaborators, I like the way he shoots, and I like HIM,” Murray said. “I've become so fond of him. I love the way that he has made his art his life. And you know, it's a lesson to all of us, to take what you love and make it the way you live your life, and that way you bring love into the world.”

At the time it came out, Groundhog Day was underrated:

“The script is one of the greatest conceptual scripts I've ever seen,” he wrote. “It's a script that was so unique, so original, and yet it got no acclaim. To me it was no question that it was the greatest script of the year. To this day people are talking about it, but they forget no one paid any attention to it at the time. The execution of the script, there were great people in it.”

Interesting thoughts on marijuana:

When asked what he thought about the recreational use of marijuana, Murray didn't exactly answer the question—instead, he discussed the American penal system and the failure of the war on drugs. "Now that we have crack and crystal and whatnot, people don't even think about marijuana anymore, it's like someone watching too many videogames in comparison," he said. "The fact that states are passing laws allowing it means that its threat has been over-exaggerated. Psychologists recommend smoking marijuana rather than drinking if you are in a stressful situation. These are ancient remedies, alcohol and smoking, and they only started passing laws against them 100 years ago."

Pickles and peanut butter:

"I'm big on pickles, but I've never had them with peanut butter," he says. "I really like peanut butter though. I'm kind of surprised because I like them both so much that I haven't combined them.”

Awesomeness:

When one user asked Murray what it was like to be so awesome, Murray replied, “Nothing prepared me for being this awesome. It's kind of a shock. It's kind of a shock to wake up every morning and be bathed in this purple light.”

Highlights via Mental Floss

Videos of Bill Murray's appearance on Letterman!

Originally posted at the Bill Murray Blog

For the man that needs no introduction:





Oh, this isn't over yet... 2 more videos after the jump!

Bill Hader on the first time Matt Stone and Trey Parker met Bill Murray

Originally posted at the Bill Murray Blog!

Listen below to Bill Hader recount the time South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker first met Bill Murray:

Bill Murray Infographic

Via

Bill Murray to play Pawnee mayor on Parks and Rec?

Originally posted at the Bill Murray Blog

Could it be? One of my favorite actors on one of my favorite shows? If Amy Poehler has her way, the answer would be yes:

“I want Bill Murray to play the mayor, and I just dream about it every night. I whisper it to a bird and then I open the window and the bird flies away to Bill Murray’s house and just sits on his window and goes cocoooo-cocooooo, and hopefully it just transmits into his brain.”

I imagine that actually wouldn't be a bad way to get in touch with the notoriously difficult to contact Bill Murray. I know he'd at least appreciate the humor of the situation. Hard to believe that the mayor of Pawnee hasn't been shown yet on Parks and Recreation, but if anyone could pull it off it would be Bill. Hopefully Amy's and all of our wish comes true!

Bill Murray Career Timeline

Let me start of this post by alerting all my readers to my new blog, the BILL MURRAY BLOG! Click the link to check it out, as there will be much more content coming soon. To kick off the launch of the new blog, I've decided to make another installment in my "career timeline" series, this time with Bill Murray. Check that out below (and the others by clicking the tag) and read through some commentary after the jump!

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A Bill Murray version of Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks"

Keep in mind that the following pictures were done with CHALK. Impressive, and then add the Bill Murray factor into it and this is a masterpiece. (From Buzzfeed)

 

Ghostbusters, Scrooged, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, Caddyshack

A man's mission to have dinner with Bill Murray

1,000th Post Extravaganza!

I can't believe I made it to 1,000 posts! On second thought, I'm not too surprised at the number, but rather how quickly I reached this milestone. I vowed to make at least 1 blog post every day since I started the B Long Blog way back on April 14, 2011; I only recently broke the streak and missed one day (11/11/12). But I have more than made up for it, as I have now posted 1,000 times over the last 623 days. That averages 1.6 posts per day... not too shabby! I'd still like to see that increase to 2 posts per day, but it's not always easy as I do have a life outside of the blog (I know, it's hard to belive). Click the link above for some stats on the timeframe.

 For more stats and facts, look no further! I'll have plenty, so let's get started.

As of now, at 9:30pm on December 26, 2012 (Boxing Day!):

Facebook "Likes" - 49 (Can I get to 50?!?! Sheesh.)
Total pageviews - 35,580
Pageviews per day - 57.11

Graphs!

 

Top posts of all-time!

 

1. (3285) Where Are They Now? The Cast of Clarissa Explains It All (August 21, 2011)
2. (1696) Patrick Bateman says... (June 28, 2011)
3. (282) I'm glad I don't have ADD (January 2, 2012)
4. (231) More new (unfortunately fake) Ben & Jerry's flavors (October 11, 2011)
5. (177) Thoughts on the Miller Lite Punch Top Can (May 13, 2012)
6. (156) Merry Leap Day! (February 29, 2012)
7. (125) The Awful Secret Implied by The Dark Knight Trilogy (July 16, 2012)
8. (116) 7 Insane Easter Eggs Hidden in Movies (May 25, 2011)
9. (114) HUGE margarita (April 21, 2011)
10. (112) Flyers Playoff Scenarios (April 23, 2012)

I've found some discrepancies with the view counts for these posts, so a few of these may not be worthy.  Now of those top 10 posts, only 7 are originals by me and not re-posts from other sites; of those 7, I only consider 3 to be posts with some "hefty" content. The #1 spot though is a B Long Blog original, so I'm happy that it's still the far and away leader. Now, here's my own best of the B Long Blog, all originals from oldest to newest:

1. Chad Smith Has the Best (Worst?) Drumming Face (May 7, 2011)
2. This is what happens in college (May 10, 2011)
3. Where Are They Now? The Cast of Clarissa Explains It All (August 21, 2011)
4. Adam Sandler Career Timeline (November 3, 2011)
5. Eddie Murphy Career Timeline (November 6, 2011)
6. What if the Eagles didn't blow those 4th quarter leads? (November 20, 2011)
7. Jim Carrey Career Timeline (November 22, 2011)
8. Batman: Arkham City review (December 4, 2011)
9. Tom Hanks Career Timeline (February 27, 2012)
10. St. Patrick's Day LIVE BLOG (March 17, 2012)
11. Thoughts on the Miller Lite Punch Top Can (May 13, 2012)
12. One word review of Jack White's "Blunderbuss" (May 27, 2012)
13. One word review of The Avengers (June 10, 2012)
14. One word review of The Dark Knight Rises (July 19, 2012)
15. Miller Lite Punch Top vs drumstick (July 25, 2012)

Now be sure to view all my "Best of B Long Blog" posts and let's see if we can't change that Top 10! I'll have an updated list for the top posts of 2012 in a few days, so stay tuned for that. Aside from the best of posts, be sure to check out my "Behind the Numbers" series, in which I analyze various stats from all of the Eagles losses games; click the "Behind the Numbers" tag that I'll include below.

Milestones!

1st Post! (April 14, 2011)
100th Post (May 28, 2011)
Top 10 Posts of 2011 (December 31, 2011)
10,000 Views (February 24, 2012)
500th Post (February 27, 2012)
1 Year Anniversary (April 16, 2012)
25,000 Views (August 25, 2012)

Thank you all for continuing to read the B Long Blog, and please don't hesistate to share a link of Facebook or any other website. Can I get some more Facebook likes too? Only 1 away from 50, which would be another milestone! Thanks!

And if you must know, I'm still considering a Bill Murray spinoff blog!

Bill Murray makes a typical Bill Murray entrance on Letterman

More here!

The Bill Murray Matrix

Much like the Tom Hanks Movie Matrix, Vulture has decided to make a Bill Murray Movie Matrix. With his roles ranging from happy to sad, and dickish to affable, Murray certainly has a broad career represented here. Where will your favorite Murry role fall on the matrix? Click to enlarge!

Ghostbusters 3 delayed... again

Yep, not much else to say. Ghostbusters 3 will now begin shooting next fall at the earliest, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hopefully this can give more time to entice Bill Murray? We'll see. (via)

How to find the wild Bill Murray

Bill Murray is crazy. Everybody knows that. They also know he is the definition of cool, and that he shows up in the most random places doing the most random things possible. Just click the tag below for plenty of examples. But how do you find the elusive Bill Murray in the wild? Vulture details how to "hunt" him, with plenty of photos and videos.

Ghostbusters 3 to film next year

My take on what the poster should be!

Still Murray-less unfortunately, but Ghostbusters 3 will begin filming next summer according to director Ivan Reitman. It's getting closer and closer to actually happening, but it still doesn't feel real yet.

From Vulture

Bill Murray turns 62 today

We all know he's the real "most interesting man in the world", or at least he provides the most bloggable moments. Head to Neatorama for some interesting facts about him, and be sure to click the tag below for more.

Happy Birthday Bill!!

I'm still considering another blog dedicated to Bill Murray, but I need some input!

The Internet explained by a scene from Groundhog Day

Pretty much.

Via Uproxx

Ghostbusters 3 will be Murray-less

FUCK! Oh well, maybe it will still be watchable, but I'm not banking on anything. Also, it's shooting sometime next year according to Dan Aykroyd, without the great Bill Murray. Let the online petitions begin!

Bill Murray's latest movie

He's in negotiations to star in St. Vincent, where he'll play a "prostie-frequenting alcoholic who becomes the unlikely mentor to his 12-year-old neighbor."  I feel like Bill might already be doing this, so it sounds right up his alley.

Bill Murray Blog?

So I'm thinking about starting another blog devoted exclusively to Bill Murray... What does everyone think? I'd still post about him on this blog, but it seems like the man deserves his own blog. Coming soon?