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Flags of our Fathers
I tried to watch this movie last night. I fell asleep.
I am sure the meaning of everything going on was too deep for me, but the movie just moved way to slow and jumped around too much to keep my interest.
I did watch and enjoy Man of the Year. Robin …
Best Crime Movie in Ages
Add me to the chorus of people who are raving about THE LAST LULLABY, a terrific, l0w-budget indie crime movie directed by Jeffrey Goodman and starring Tom Sizemore as an insomniac hitman on his last assignment. It's based the novel THE LAST QUARRY by Max Alan Collins, who co-wrote the script with Peter Biegen. It's not another in one in a seemingly endless spew of pop-culture-referencing, amped-up, martial-arts, dizzyingly-edited action montages masquarading as movies. This is the real deal,
We're gonna have to make some tough choices
dsl out, bags, and no to the yes man...
so my dsl is still out. it sucks but i'm fine using my phone for the time being. when i called verizon tech support, the computer did a line test. while i was waiting for the line test to come back negative (it always does, there's never anything wrong with the line), the computer stopped to tell me if i still needed help i could go to a website. this is of course after i had gone through all the prompts to get help for having no connection. now i'm me, i do have other ways to connect. b
Gump4Heisman’s Guide to Surviving “The Great Procession”
A Handy Guide on How to Keep Your Job in a Post-Saban Era We’re all worried. You have to worry about the Dow Jones, you have to worry about the economy, and now you have to worry about 5’7” workaholics getting you fired. In September 2007, Nick Saban coached his first game at Alabama. Flash forward 15 months, and nearly half the coaches in the SEC (5) have been fired. Ah, “The Process.” As far as SEC fanbases go, loved by one, hated by many. What has happened to all these men? W
Listening to Christmas music on Pandora right now.
We're revamping Christmas this year. Normally we don't do much Christmas related stuff in December, then fly to my parents for Christmas, where the children rip through wrapping paper like Tasmanian Devils. The trouble is, come March they can't remember a single present they received. So I'm on a quest to make Christmas more memorable. I started off the season in my usual stellar fashion by completely forgetting that Advent started last Sunday. Oops. Yeah, and I can't find our wreath, and hav
Joseph Failla on Clint Eastwood, Family Man
T.J. Lowther in A Perfect World, Eastwood, 1993 My friend Joseph Failla hasn't seen Gran Torino yet, but from what he knows about it he infers a thematic continutiy that I didn't touch on in my post about the film yesterday. Take it away, Joe: You know I always took a beating because of my high regard and respect for Clint Eastwood's films and performances. For years, the easiest way for me to lose respect as a film enthusiast was to bring Eastwood into the discussion. This was at a time whe
Are we (still) a Judeo-Christian Country?
There has been a tremendous swing away from organized religion in the United States, with adults professing they are Christian dropping about a percent per year since 1990. This is following a trend set in Europe where Christianity is rapidly fading into a non-factor in both cultural and religious arenas. The fastest growing religion in the US is apparently Wicca, which is an “Earth based neopagan” view of life that is doubling every 30 months. While Wiccans comprise only approximately 134,0
Shakalaka, Baby—This Is How It's Really Meant To Be
I'm excited that Slumdog Millionaire has been chosen Best Film by The National Board Of Review. It's a great, unforgettable movie—an instant classic. The Top Ten Films after Slumdog are (alpha): Burn After Reading—Give me a break. This was watchable, but not very good and Pitt and McDormand were too old by 20+ years for their parts. The Changeling—Okay film, nothing great. It degenerates into an average procedural after a promising start. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button—Dying to s
Think of the least Christmasy movie ever...
Last week, a few of my Tribune colleagues wrote about holiday movie-watching traditions they’ve known and loved, involving everything from “The Trouble With Angels” to “The Last Waltz.” In my own wee nuclear family (me, wife, boy) we haven’t yet instituted an annual viewing of anything, really, except the real-life motion picture we like to call “Two Dogs in the Snow, on Richmond Street.” So I read the pieces as a tourist, not a native. When I was young, I went to whatever came to Racine’s han
Global Warming Hoax Weekly Round-Up, Dec. 5 2008
The GWHWRU returns to its regularly programmed time, my apologies for last week's unexpected hiatus and profound thanks and kudos to Skeptics Global Warming for jumping fearlessly into the breach to keep the denier hounds fed. Some of these stories and links are a week old as they were intended for the round-up that wasn't. I've only kept the best of these, the rest are full of freshness and will provide all the skeptic vitamins you need for today. One change in format, I've reduced the numbe
I can't reply to your comment if I don't have a working email address
Yes, the people who brought us the TypePad Key Connect Thingy (TM) are messing with things again. Woo. * * * * Zonda posted this the other day and, since I'm trying to eat lunch and post here at the same time, I'm doing it, too. 1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes. 2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? What time it is? 3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? No. I only seem to sign checks and make knitting notes with a pen/pencil anymore. My handwriting is dreadful. 4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORI
LIVE CHAT: THE 2008 ACADEMY AWARDS
We missed our chance to do WestminsterDogShowFreak, so instead we launched OscarFreak, dedicated to the Academy Awards, which trails only the Super Bowl as an ad showcase. On Sunday, we hosted a live chat to critique the Oscar-night ads. See bios of the participants here. Here is the full transcript: 8:00 p.m. ET Barbara Lippert: reege is just slightly better on the red carpet than star jones Bob Moore: WAY CUTER. Rob Schwartz: The "dread" carpet. Bob Moore: sorry for the upper ca
Awards Watch: Slumdog Leads National Board of Review
Slumdog Millionaire's awards momentum continues to roll on with Thursday's National Board of Review announcement. Remember, this not particularly illustrious group is helpful for doing just that--starting to build a list of winners who keep on winning. Being left off is no badge of shame. But it can be a telltale sign of weakness. Also, this group tends to reflect movies that were screened early, and carries a certain New York bias. For example, I would say that Clint Eastwood's Changeling
Useless Remake Dept.: 'They Live' edition
It's time, people. Time to rise up against The Man and overthrow the positions of power that bring ruin to our lives. This has gone on far too long. Blood must run in the streets! We mean, of course, Hollywood, where Universal has decided to remake John Carpenter's subversive B-movie-style classic They Live, Empire reports. Oh, the humanity! For those not familiar with this wonderful piece of sci-fi cinema, the 1988 original starred Rowdy Roddy Piper and Keith David as homeless drifters who d
Tears wash stress hormones out of our systems
by Dr. Kevin Keough Scientific research supports the accuracy of ancient folk wisdom that crying is good for our health. As far as we know, human beings are the only creatures that shed tears. Although crying is a universal human experience that appears in every culture throughout history, we understand very little about this mysterious phenomenon. Traumatic events, prolonged stress, loneliness, loss, pain, and simple daily hassles often trigger crying. Yet, most people have also cried tears
All The Local Kids Here Want Is Their Own Band-No Money Too White I Guess…Get Some O/T Done…
Free Mobile Phones to Illegal Immigrants — Courtesy of the British Taxpayer December 3, 2008 by BNP News Hundreds of illegal immigrants and foreign prisoners facing deportation are being handed free mobile phones while they are locked up, the Home Office as officially confirmed. More than 200 illegal immigrants and former foreign prisoners at the Campsfield Removal Centre outside Oxford are being given free mobile phones so they can contact their families or lawyers. According to the Home Of
Swedish Government Mulls New Anti-File Sharing Law
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The Swedish government says it is drafting a law that will allow record and film companies to pursue Internet users sharing music and movies illegally. The proposal makes it possible for industry lawyers to seek a court order to obtain the identity of a person behind an Internet subscription in cases of suspected copyright infringement. Companies can then seek damages from the file-sharers in court. But the government says people refraining from uploading copyright-protect
a few of my favorite things
first triptych I don't have much to say. I fell back asleep on the couch after we awoke this morning. Mr. L usually wakes me up again with a cuppa coffee and a request for a smoothie. This morning he let me sleep, and boy did I. I woke up when he got out of the shower. He had already packed his lunch, made his tea, and made a fire in the fireplace. He also opened the coconut oil bucket so that I could make soap today. What a sweetheart of a man I have. So today I am going to just ma
The CW gets whupped by...MyNetworkTV?
In a TV season full of creative misfires and ratings declines, the single bright exception is The CW, right? 90210's a hit and the number of Gossip Girl viewers is finally starting to match the volume of the buzz, right? And as a result, The CW is no longer teetering on the brink of oblivion, right? Um, not exactly. Last week, MyNetworkTV -- all but forgotten since it junked its all-telenovela format for movies, reality shows and trash sports -- zoomed past The CW in the Nielsen ratings for th
The wife can be such a pain in the neck…
You know that neck pain you wake up with every so often? If you are shaking your head no you’re either a liar or you’re Chuck Norris. I’m fairly certain it happens to all of us from time to time but yesterday morning was different. About 3 am Helmey woke up because he had been stabbed in the neck. I quickly realized that I hadn’t actually been impaled but it sure felt as though Plaxico had shot me by mistake. Any head movement whatsoever sent shockwaves of debilitating pain throughout Helmey. B
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