How bad do I suck?

Well, I read about this premiere late last night, because I couldn't be arsed to look through the Reader before the weekend started:

Chicago artist/writer Jill Thompson has teamed with Vancouver's Mainframe Entertainment Inc. to produce the "Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular" a computer-animated special to debut at the first annual Chicago International Animation Film Festival Saturday at the Biograph Theatre.

The 47-minute film, based on the first of Thompson's four Scary Godmother illustrated books and its 2001 play incarnation, adapts the story of how little Hannah Marie meets her Scary Godmother ("like a fairy godmother, but for Halloween," Thompson says) and her gaggle of spooky friends.

"These characters were so rich in background and story . . . it was a natural for animation," says Rick Mischel, Mainframe CEO. "It's really Jill's characters and story lines; she created a world that we felt the entire family would relate to and enjoy. It's rare to fine a property like that."

Er, I'm sure he meant to say "find a property like that," but copyediting is an overrated skill. I mean, look at this place.

From the Trib's write-up Scary Godmother tale debuts at animated fest. I added some links here and there.

Want to see more? Lots of Jill's artwork is available using Google's image search, and Mainframe has a promo up. Which I cannot see, because I don't have Quicktime installed either.

Blah.

Also, RedHeadDread (or rather, K-zilla) recommends the books, so that's all right.

I'm just gonna flip through the schedule and see what else I missed due to suckitude above and beyond the call.

Oh, and I missed Good Stuff at Reeling too:

Laughing Matters
This hilarious docucomedy showcases four unique veteran performers - each from different ethnic and economic backgrounds. Yet all of these women have two things in common: Each is a professional stand-up comedian, and all have been out lesbians for the entire duration of their careers. Celebrated comedians Kate Clinton, Marga Gomez, Suzanne Westenhoefer, and Karen Williams have followed their hearts as performers, forging a path for other queer comedians. Effortlessly interspersing intimate one-on-one interviews that detail experiences of coming out with footage of the comedians’ sharp and feisty performances, this film is a truly inspiring look at how these four women became role models within the queer community, as well as icons for other mainstream performers. 60 min

Suckity suck suck suck. . .

Let's see if I can pull it together enough to catch Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Tuesday. I will seriously kick myself if I manage to miss that too.