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The name of this place no longer makes sense for what I want to post, so go here instead.

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The news from that film factory down south, the vast wasteland known as Hollywood, just keeps getting worse, and I'm not talking about the writers' strike. No, I mean the word that Winona Ryder has been cast as Amanda Grayson, mother of Spock, in the 2008 Star Trek film, the 11th in the series. My stomach actually lurched. Most of the cast just looks dreadful, but their acting talents are -- to

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I take some time off just for the sake of sanity and The Woman Who Currently Wants to Monopolize Me (and may I just say, "Yeehah"), and what do I discover...?Good Lord, no, stop this thing from happening."Move it, Speed, it's getting ugly out there." Well, yeah. Can you hear Don Davis echoes of The Matrix in the music? Can you see the garish color schemes, a la Dick Tracy? Can you sense the deep,

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Happy Halloween!

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I grew up in a household of animation. By that I mean that animation was never "cartoons" and never just for kids. My dad worked in film in the San Francisco. For a brief while he owned and operated a small production company. His notable productions were a series of ads for Rice-a-Roni -- which meant we ate lots and lots of Rice-a-Roni for a while -- and a multi-part syndicated history of

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Dirty Harry asks What Happened To The Prestige Picture? and has an answer: When you look at the best Picture nominees of the last three years it’s astounding to realize that of the 15 nominations, only three cracked the $100 million mark — two by a whisker. The average box office gross of the 2006 nominees was $59 million; in 2005 it was $49 million. Another way to look at it is that 98% of the

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This is how the speech is reported: ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - The U.S. mission in Iraq is a "nightmare with no end in sight" because of political misjudgments after the fall of Saddam Hussein that continue today, a former chief of U.S.-led forces said Friday. Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, who commanded coalition troops for a year beginning June 2003, cast a wide net of blame for both political

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From Ain't It Cool News, comes this: Fucking Yippee, Harry Here!!! Ok - I'm in. Simon Pegg as Scotty is as wonderful as an Asian Girl Sandwich night. I'm fucking deliriously happy. This is the first piece of STAR TREK casting that JJ has done that has made me drool with anticipation. The word is that the budget has gotten bigger and bigger and that for the first time in the history of the

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I put it in those terms because while my Treo 650 is beginning to show its age, it still (mostly) works. It does randomly stupid things, such as resetting while sitting on the table not being touched, and sometimes the call volume is ridiculously low (though that could just be my ancient and aging ears). My needs are relatively simple. Anything I buy must do a desktop sync with Outlook. (Don't

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I confess, I am a Paul Verhoeven fan. Even when he stumbles, I'm still entertained. All right, I've never seen Showgirls, so it's possible, even probable, that he's made at least one totally irredeemable film. That said, I'm still a fan. I discovered this wholly by accident. I saw Robocop, was surprised how much I enjoyed it, and saw that Verhoeven not only directed Robo but had also directed

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Iowahawk, Sewer Side Chat: QuestionerHi, I'm Josh Markin of the ESU Progressive Student Alliance, and I'd just like to say that as a campus activist for peace and justice, that I am totally down with how you have stood up against the fascist neo-Jew GPA thugs at A E Pi, and their plans for busting every grade curve on this campus. GromulakMoje vznášadlo je plné úhorov Gromulak! Pun jegulja

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The New York Times has dropped its "Times Select" subscription nonsense and, as an added bonus, opened up its archives. Which means I can finally link to an amazing article from 2005:To More Inmates, Life Term Means Dying Behind Bars Which contains this fascinating insight: Indeed, in just the last 30 years, the United States has created something never before seen in its history and unheard of

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POW's PrayerBy Jean Ray and L. VancilFather,Your own Son was a prisoner.Condemned, he died for us.Victorious, He returned to bring us the gift of life everlasting.Comfort us now in our longing for the return of the Prisoners Of War and those Missing In Action.Help Us Father;Inspire us to remove the obstacles.Give courage to those who know the truth to speak out.Grant wisdom to the negotiators,

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Actually, I don't and there's no reason I should. I'm just marveling at how well regarded he is and comparing that to how mediocre his work is. Maybe I'm jealous. Haggis makes Message Films, and he makes them like that, with capital letters. He's like the noob who discovers the rocket launcher in Quake and that's all he'll ever use. He's like someone who has just discovered all the font

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Mary Katherine Ham remembers September 11, 2001, in visceral terms: On that day, 19 young men--inhabitants of our country, recipients of our hospitality, beneficiaries of our prosperity, wearing modern clothes to cloak a primitive hatred--turned planes into missiles, passengers into war casualties, and a beautiful Tuesday morning into a day that changed the world forever. They were driven by a

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There's something about date/day anniversaries that always haunts me. It's one thing to recognize the date; it rolls around every year. But when the date corresponds to the day of the week of the event, the memory is somehow stronger. Thus, when December 7 rolls around on a Sunday, Pearl Harbor takes on greater meaning. And today is the sixth anniversary of September 11, 2001, and it's on a

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Right off the bat I have a confession to make: I think most of Brian De Palma's films are crap. They stink, they're horrible, they're ungood and unwell made. When he makes a good one, it's generally very good, but they are rare exceptions. For every good De Palma film there are several that suck. For every The Untouchables there's...well, everything he's made since, and that's been twenty years.

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Steve Jobs danced across the stage today, introducing a new collection of iPods. There weren't many surprises. Actually, were there any surprises? Well, yes. The prices were surprising. First, wow, what a slap to anyone who ran out and bought an iPhone. A wait of 69 days saves you a cool $200! At $399, the 8GB iPhone begins to look attractive. It's biggest failing, for me, is the inability to

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I mean, this is hilarious! MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia plans to send a manned mission to the Moon by 2025 and wants to build a permanent base there shortly after, the head of Russian space agency Roskosmos said Friday. "According to our estimates we will be ready for a manned flight to the Moon in 2025," Anatoly Perminov told reporters. An "inhabited station" could be built there between 2027 and

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I want one. Simple as that. Once acquired I'd just have to piece together a worthy stereo. Click logo to see why.

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I short while ago, AFP posted a bogus picture from Iraq, complete and utter hogwash to anyone who knows even a little about guns and bullets. The Dissident Frogman shows us how and why it was bogus, plus instructs AFP on how to minimize future bogosity, with his posting Like a suppository, only a bit stronger. Excellent. 

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He asserts to General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs: You can relieve the President of his command. Not of his Presidency. But of his military role as Commander-In-Chief. You simply invoke the Uniform Code Of Military Justice. He tries to dodge accusations of a coup by writing: To be crystal clear - I am NOT advocating or inciting you to undertake any illegal act, insurrection, mutiny

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First, let me note that this is a thought exercise about fictional characters. There is no real "James Bond", there is no real "Jason Bourne". You could argue that Bond is closer to reality since author Ian Fleming based much of his writing on his own experiences, but that's a stretch. What makes this interesting, though, is that the debate keeps cropping up. Matt Damon was quoted in the UK, at

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 I had to wonder when I found this jewel: Most of us, myself included, tend to take our democratic institutions for granted. They were there when we were born. They were there for 200+ years. The idea that the US could somehow no longer be a representative democracy does not resonate at the gut-level, even when events should demonstrate the vulnerability of our system. Yet, twice in the last 4

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Well, actually they haven't, but Mac software is. No, it's more accurate to say Mac software is kicking Windows ass. Microsoft has a pricing plan for Vista that can charitably be described as a "scheme". It also doesn't make a lick of sense to me. To make matters worse, the reality is that if/when you buy a copy of the software you get all versions on your DVD. Your activation code determines

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Oh yeah, time is running out...

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Priceless...HT: HotAir.For more info on the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide, go here. If you're not laughing, then go here for research on "sense of humor".

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Wow, right on target...

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38 years ago yesterday, we landed on the Moon. Ever since, the space program -- around the world -- has gone backwards. Almost immediately after Neil Armstrong transmitted, "Houston, Tranquility Base here. Eagle has landed", President Nixon started hacking at NASA's budget. Congress followed suit and that's been the trend and pattern ever since. The engineering nightmare known as the space

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A two-fer deal here, since neither is very long.... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix I haven't read any of the Harry Potter books. I've tried, and a friend gave me a paperback copy of the first, but it fails utterly to grab my interest. The first two films are snooze-worthy. While the first does a decent job of introducing everyone, the second isn't worth remembering. I didn't bother to

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I'm a Porsche 911!You have a classic style, but you're up-to-date with the latest technology. You're ambitious, competitive, and you love to win. Performance, precision, and prestige - you're one of the elite,and you know it. Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

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I'm a Talent!You're a risk-taker, and you follow your passions. You're determined to take on the world and succeed on your own terms. Whether in the arts, science, engineering, business, or politics, you fearlessly express your own vision of the world. You're not afraid of a fight, and you're not afraid to bet your future on your own abilities. If you find a job boring or stifling, you're

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Awesome, simply awesome....

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Or at least, that's how it appears at the moment. You have the latest Jodie Foster film, The Brave One, which looks an awful lot like an old Charles Bronson film, namely Death Wish. The setup and premise is a virtual carbon copy: Loving couple broken apart when one spouse is brutally killed. In the case of The Brave One, they're out for a walk and get mugged; in the case of Death Wish, it's a

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As I've mentioned, Jeff Kirvin and I don't see eye to eye on politics, but when he's buzzing on technology, he's spot on more often than not. In The iPhone is a bad phone he writes: Let’s look at this objectively. This is, at minimum, a $500 phone that has no tactile feedback for dialing, no voice dial, no smart dial (ie dialing 5478 to narrow your contacts to KIRV), no Bluetooth stereo headset

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Oh, I feel so relieved. For a moment there I almost thought that there was an issue with climate change, global warming, and catastrophic weather change. But given the number of "Live Earth" concerts that are going off, apparently all is well. I come to this conclusion by the simple logic that if things were really, really horrible, the concert participants -- good little stewards of the world

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I have this fantasy. I imagine the day when US animators start treating their art like their Japanese brethren, as a means of making film that isn't limited to a kid's audience. Consider Paprika, a very R-rated animated film, or Akira or the entire Ghost in the Shell series. The mind boggles at what might result if a talent such as Brad Bird, backed by a studio like Pixar, took on a more adult

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Arguably the happiest words I've read in years: The French have a word to describe "Ratatouille," the tale of a provincial rat named Remy who becomes a great Parisian chef. The word is "génial." Not genial as in cheerful, though Pixar's latest animated feature is certainly that, but génial with an accent, as in brilliant, or inspired. The characters are irresistible -- why would anyone want to

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This looks neat. Apparently based on the book by Richard Matheson, it ends up looking like a version that starred Charlton Heston, namely The Omega Man. We shouldn't forget, however, that there's an even older version titled The Last Man on Earth, starring Vincent Price in the lead. If the trailer is accurate, the premise of I Am Legend follows that of The Omega Man and The Last Man on Earth.

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I was going to write a review, but then I read this one, with this summary: Nancy Drew is wholesome, entertaining, imperfect fun. It’s also the first time since 300 I didn’t check my watch. I don’t oppose female empowerment films. I think women should be empowered. But while a film like Gracie beats you over the head with the lazy liberal ideal of feminism (Men. Are. Bad.), Nancy Drew presents a

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As a society, we coddle drunk drivers. We tolerate them like no other class of criminal. We forgive them their trespasses, regardless of how often and blatantly they trespass, and we only appear to become incensed when they kill someone. When that happens, we reduce their offense to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, which in California carries a maximum sentence of one year in the county jail.

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I just can't get enough of this preview:

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Source: Townhall.com::Latino Fear and Loathing::By Linda Chavez: What is said today of the Mexicans, Guatemalans, Salvadorans and others was once said of Germans, Swedes, the Irish, Italians, Poles, Jews and others. The only difference is that in the past, the xenophobes could speak freely, unconstrained by a veneer of political correctness. Today, they speak more cautiously, so they talk about

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I have a modest proposal regarding "comprehensive immigration reform". The answer to approximately 60% of the illegal immigration problem is clear. I'm not quite sure how to clean up the remaining 40%, but the majority, that 60%, can be handled simply by invading Mexico. The 31 separate Mexican states would then be incorporated into the existing 50, making for 81 United States of America. (The

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If we are all very, very lucky, this will be the final Pirates of the Caribbean film. At World's End isn't awful, but it tries to be. It tries really, really hard. Curse of the Black Pearl was a shocker. It was an almost-perfect combination of adventure, romance, horror, and comedy. Johnny Depp earned his Oscar nomination, and IMO should have won. As I wrote previously, CotBP was honest about

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Simply amazing to see, neatly choreographed and one long, single take:HT: Alarm! Alarm!Update: Details on Leslie Feist and this video, right here.

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The end begins...today! Over at National Review Online, Frederica Matthewes-Green concludes her generally positive review of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End thus: Less likeable is the absurd opening premise, that the East India Trading Company has gathered so much political power that they can suspend the laws on a Caribbean island and execute anyone who befriends a pirate. Perhaps we

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I like Christopher Hitchens, or at least as much as you can like someone you've never actually met. I enjoy what he writes and I like to hear him speak. There's a lot he and I disagree on (especially the subject of religion), but at least I know he'll have a well-thought position on whatever the topic is. He illustrates that you can disagree with someone on some points without loathing the entire

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Mark Steyn comments on the death, last weekend, of Bernard Gordon. In later years, the screenwriter led the protests against the very belated Oscar awarded to Elia Kazan in 1999. As Gordon wrote of Kazan in The Los Angeles Times, “He helped to support an oppressive regime that did incalculable damage to America and abroad.” Interesting choice of word: "regime". And what about the regime you

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It's telling when one of the warmest and kindest comments regarding the death of Jerry Falwell comes from a pornographer: I always appreciated his sincerity even though I knew what he was selling and he knew what I was selling. So said Larry Flynt. Flynt rose to prominence when Falwell sued him for a parody ad that Flynt published in Hustler. The ad was, shall we say, less than flattering of

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-73071231295118329432007-05-17T17:19:00.001-07:002007-05-17T17:19:05.011-07:00

Oh yeah, completely hooked by this. Bring it. I'm ready. The preview alone looks better than all of Spider-Man 3. (And I was never a fan of the original TV series...)

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-6707965243562879532007-05-16T22:29:00.001-07:002007-05-16T22:29:42.025-07:00

Jeff Kirvin writes on technology, PDA's, and the craft of writing. In these areas, his writing is often insightful, thoughtful, and even provocative. When he writes about politics, however, his writing becomes of a decidedly different nature, lacking insight, not very thoughtful, and purely reactionary. An example is his May 7th screed for gun control. In prior posts, Jeff has complained loudly

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In light of events back at Fort Dix, what Andrew McCarthy writes should be mandatory reading:  Al Qaeda is a powerful force. It is a sprawling, atomized, international network of cells. It has proved quite adept at orchestrating savage attacks. But the main danger it poses has never been the orders its generals give to its colonels and on down some regimented chain-of-command. If we had only to

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-80980682257671136382007-05-08T17:37:00.001-07:002007-05-08T17:37:51.272-07:00

It was Sam Raimi and Spider-Man who successfully brought a lone comic book hero to the big screen. More than Donner's Superman, more than Milius's Conan the Barbarian, more than Burton's Batman, Raimi's Spider-Man was the perfect translation of comic book to big screen. His achievement was only matched by Bryan Singer's X-Men, which had an entire crew of superheroes. Raimi then did the

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LGF notes: During Israel’s war against Hizballah, at LGF we were continually outraged by the media’s uncritical promulgation of terrorist propaganda, and their overwhelming bias against Israel. The barrage of staged and manipulated disinformation culminated in the infamous Adnan Hajj fauxtography incident; and it can be argued that the culture of tacit cooperation with terrorists was at least

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This is how it begins:  The thing I like best about being a conservative is that I don’t have to lie. I don’t have to pretend that men and women are the same. I don’t have to declare that failed or oppressive cultures are as good as mine. I don’t have to say that everyone’s special or that the rich cause poverty or that all religions are a path to God. I don’t have to claim that a bad writer like

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-53004944215175628442007-04-25T21:04:00.001-07:002007-04-25T21:05:01.480-07:00

Okay, this excites me. I have only seen two of Satoshi Kon's previous works, Perfect Blue and Millenium Actress, and am in search of a third, Tokyo Godfathers. He illustrates perfectly how animation isn't just for kiddie tales. Perfect Blue, for example, is in the best Hitchcock tradition and most definitely not for kids. Paprika looks to be in that vein. It looks dazzling and I'm hooked on the

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Let us cut to the chase, shall we? Hot Fuzz is the funniest film you'll see this year, and is the funniest I've seen in a long, long, long time. It's not perfect, but I laughed until I hurt while I was watching it, and continue to giggle whenever I think about it. Hot Fuzz rules. The film is brought to you by the same crew that did Shaun of the Dead. If you have never heard of that film, I'm

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-34393299217379629972007-04-21T21:51:00.001-07:002007-04-21T21:51:34.354-07:00

I'm anti-abortion. Have I made that clear before? I am, therefore, in the minority of men, because more men support abortion than do women. Check the surveys. Abortion is sold as a benefit to the woman unready to raise a child, but its major supports are guys wanting to avoid child support payments. Since I'm anti-abortion, my support for the Court's ruling in Carhart shouldn't be surprising.

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Regarding the horrors of the Virginia Tech murders, a staggering array of inanities have been uttered. This will probably continue into the foreseeable future. Among my favorites was a comment over at the HuffPo, made to a Jane Smiley entry, that said right-wingers should acknowledge that "people with guns kill more people than people without guns." How trite. My response: In a violent

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-47786694930572814092007-04-15T08:15:00.001-07:002007-04-15T08:15:04.594-07:00

Officer: "I pulled you over, sir, because I thought you might be in need of medical assistance." Driver: "No, I'm fine. What made you think I needed help?" Officer: "Because you were driving with your head so far up your ass I assumed you were suffocating." True story.

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-5364986531347779922007-04-07T09:38:00.001-07:002007-04-07T09:38:04.639-07:00

All ye hybrid enthusiasts, see here: The Toyota Prius has become the flagship car for those in our society so environmentally conscious that they are willing to spend a premium to show the world how much they care. Unfortunately for them, their ultimate ‘green car’ is the source of some of the worst pollution in North America; it takes more combined energy per Prius to produce than a Hummer.

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-364642267713133952007-04-05T00:17:00.000-07:002007-04-05T00:26:51.378-07:00

Chloe, Chloe O'Brian. Oh, the real-life Mary Lynn Rajskub might not be as tech-savvie, but.... What a name, what a face, what a great grip on those guns. She's even a comedian and is, at least in part, Czech. Excellent!(Picture courtesy of Geek Monthly.)

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-82121809046759964152007-04-04T21:39:00.001-07:002007-04-04T21:39:16.435-07:00

I finally caught up with this film on DVD and it's more than a little frustrating to write about it. Much like The Sixth Sense, the enjoyment with The Prestige lies in not knowing how it's going to end. How do I write about a film when the very thing I most want to write about gives the entire thing away? Trying to write about The Prestige without giving something away is, at best, difficult.

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-34598443315761250162007-03-23T16:11:00.001-07:002007-03-23T16:11:19.614-07:00

I was thinking up some choice words, but I found that someone else beat me to 'em: Capitol Hill Democrats have once again proved their inability to make Washington work in the right manner. The Democrat Congress' maneuver to micromanage our military efforts from their offices on Capitol Hill, along with the fiscally deplorable action of loading up a wartime spending bill with pork barrel

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-37889429508479464952007-03-15T20:56:00.001-07:002007-03-15T20:56:55.426-07:00

James S. Robbins writes about those other defenders at Thermopylae: The Spartans used the rallying cry of “Hellas for the Greeks” when it was convenient for them, but they were well known for only fighting when the interests of their city were at stake. Even Leonidas’s self sacrifice at Thermopylae was conditioned by an oracle’s vision that Sparta would either lose one of its kings or be

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Once upon a time, a king declared himself a god, assembled an enormous army, gathered a mighty armada, and set out to conquer the known world. Standing in his way was a collection of independent city-states that one day would become known as the cradle of western civilization. It was able to become that cradle because when the Persian god-king Xerxes came a-conquering, the Greek city-states

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-70449466567835498522007-03-05T10:31:00.001-08:002007-03-05T10:31:47.423-08:00

At least, that was supposed to be what he said this last Sunday night on his non-peer reviewed pupportedly serious desertation presented on the Discovery Channel about finding the tomb of Jesus & Family. And actually, I shouldn't give him all credit as he was only one of the producers and not the director, finder, etc. I didn't see it, having better things to do, matters involving OTC cures for a

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-33005550428564805252007-03-01T19:04:00.001-08:002007-03-01T19:04:45.301-08:00

The Goracle, Hypocrite at Large. The Economist pretty much says all I have to say on that, except to comment on "large". Al, wow, what the hell happened? Seriously. Moonbats used to moonwalk all over Rush Limbaugh about his size, but now he's skinny and Al is, well, not. In a way I think he looks pretty good, a bit of heft being preferable to a stick figure. Oh, and here's a bit about his

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-25679435741012773012007-02-27T21:54:00.003-08:002007-02-27T21:54:38.083-08:00

I wrote earlier that the Oscars are, first and foremost, a popularity contest. David Kahane (a nom de cypher) has more to say on that, and on this year's Oscar show. I grew up watching the Academy Awards (Oscar) show. Honest. It was the one time a year that Dad never objected to eating in the living room. In fact, he insisted on it. My children almost inherited the habit, as the ex and I made

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-27459385284144611922007-02-27T21:36:00.000-08:002007-02-27T21:39:01.459-08:00

Sometimes, shift happens, and that's all there is to it.

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-61302507147344529552007-02-09T17:02:00.001-08:002007-02-06T23:11:57.593-08:00

It's been some 34 years since Roe v. Wade and the issue of abortion still dominates politics like a cancer. In case that doesn't make my position clear, allow me to clarify: I'm anti-abortion. I think abortion, as a "reproductive choice", is morally repugnant. It's a method that allows men -- and women -- to escape the consequences of their actions (i.e., sex). (I emphasize men because in survey

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Pretty much says it all...

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The endurance trial that is the Oscar race started today with the announcement of the nominations. I haven't seen all the films, so it's unfair to make sweeping denunciations. However, there are more than a couple of blips. First, standard disclaimer: The Oscars are about who you know. They are about celebrity status. They are about members of the Academy fawning over each other. They do not

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-89033303320418271842007-01-27T16:17:00.001-08:002007-01-27T16:17:19.835-08:00

This makes me nervous. I love the Swagger books by Stephen Hunter. Hell, I like all of his books that I've read. The man can right scenes of violence that make you gasp, yet they never feel gratuitous. Shooter, the movie, is back on the book Point of Impact. As is endlessly discussed and explained, lots of things have to change during that transition of book-to-movie. So I know going in that I'm

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-25455458364269482492007-01-16T21:49:00.001-08:002007-01-16T22:14:00.389-08:00

I had high hopes for this film. Some of the early reviews were great. Later, there were some less than glowing comments. All that, combined with the delay in getting the film to my area, took the sheen off Children of Men. Until I saw it. I'll cut to the chase and simply say it's my second favorite film of 2006 (#1 being United 93, no ifs, ands, or buts). It has problems, especially in terms of

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-46285469465770680452007-01-15T11:57:00.001-08:002007-01-15T11:57:09.146-08:00

I'm a Martin Scorsese fan. I haven't liked everything he's ever done, but even the ones I don't like are at least interesting. Most of his films are fantastic. So I was looking forward to seeing The Departed and now that I have, I'm surprised that I'm left with a supreme sense of, "Feh." It begs for a comparison to its roots, the Chinese film Infernal Affairs. In some minor ways it improves on

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-56223783266106131522007-01-12T22:09:00.001-08:002007-01-12T23:06:01.946-08:00

I think I'll start treating this like a law school exam question. FYI, a law school exam doesn't look for the right answer, they look at the strength and thoroughness of your arguments. If you want to see most of this is action in the real world, search for and read Quality Inns International v McDonald's Corp (a pdf can be found here). The process I'm going to go through is the same. If I were

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-44706769239944334682007-01-10T22:01:00.001-08:002007-01-10T22:01:04.042-08:00

Bwahaha: Cisco Systems sued Apple Inc. in federal court Wednesday, saying the computer maker's new iPhone violates its trademark. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco federal court, came just a day after Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPhone in dramatic fashion at a trade show in San Francisco. But even while Jobs was trumpeting the product during his keynote address to

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-11646829050207439402007-01-09T21:28:00.001-08:002007-01-09T21:28:44.393-08:00

I want to get this excited, I really do: I don’t care how he votes. I don’t care if he’s frenched Hugo Chavez in the warm glow of a burning American flag. Cameron is the most innovative exciting and original filmmaker we have now and his return to the business of making films is wonderful news. If some other hacks had half Cameron’s talent I’d give them a wider berth. See, it’s just a bad mix to

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-84017680047326990412007-01-09T18:18:00.001-08:002007-01-10T17:21:31.719-08:00

Well, maybe not yet, but Cisco already owns the name "iPhone", so either Apple has purchased permission to use the name or their lawyers are already drawing up their response to the filing Cisco will be making. In any event, at MacWorld today, Jobs unveiled the long-rumored, much discussed, always drooled over (by Macboi's) Apple iPhone. Am I the only one not terribly impressed? The technology

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-4755653340554785432007-01-04T18:05:00.001-08:002007-01-04T18:05:37.123-08:00

Will the prattle over whose operating system is superior ever cease? Well, no, of course not. I, of course, opt to sit above the fray and will pompously claim to speak for the common man. What do I mean by that? I mean that insane and inane debates over which operating system is "best" completely miss the point. The point? That most people don't care about the operating system, they care whether

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-13272768807097714272007-01-03T19:43:00.001-08:002007-01-03T19:43:04.822-08:00

My son loves to read Orson Scott Card. I'm a fan, but not in the same league as my son. He also likes to peruse Card's website, and I thought I'd trot over there and look, what I found, Uncle Orson's All-time Film List: To make this list, a film had to move me deeply or entertain me greatly on first viewing, and continue to move me and entertain me upon repeat viewings in later years. The first

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-67300724515163435182006-12-31T17:18:00.001-08:002006-12-31T17:18:53.318-08:00

You scored as Serenity (from Firefly). You like to live your own way and do not enjoy when anyone but a friend tries to tell you that you should do different. Now if only the Reavers would quit trying to skin you. Serenity (from Firefly) 94% Millennium Falcon (from Star Wars) 81% Moya (from Farscape) 75% SG-1 (from Stargate) 75% Bebop (from Cowboy Bebop) 63%

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-84376978644366881142006-12-31T16:27:00.001-08:002006-12-31T16:27:28.339-08:00

This looks so cool. And since it's old news to much of the world, yet still Coming Soon to the United States, here's a review. Those who underestimate the power of comedy to topple empires do so at their own peril. Betcha not one mullah in Iran is laughing.

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-4899064368285237122006-12-30T20:10:00.001-08:002006-12-30T20:10:06.165-08:00

Rumor has it that Saddam Hussein has been hanged from the neck until dead, dead, dead. I have something to say about that: Hurrah! I am a reluctant supporter of the death penalty. By "reluctant" I mean that I'd rather there was a better way of dealing with sociopaths and psychopaths. Some day we may be able to do something a la Babylon 5, and just wipe their evil personality away and replace it

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-1167426533421132332006-12-29T13:08:00.000-08:002006-12-29T13:08:54.393-08:00

Yeah, it's a minor gripe when compared to all the other crap in the world, but I've long thought I'm currently living in exile in the Sacramento region. I was born and raised in San Francisco, you see, and even after 20+ years I've not adapted to this alien valley existence. Prime examples are that I have to wait another week to see Children of Men, which doesn't open until January 5, 2007, in

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-1167371772548177092006-12-28T21:56:00.000-08:002006-12-28T21:56:12.683-08:00

A marvelous start: History, a wise man said, is a pack of tricks we play on the dead. Very well: Let's get out the deck and deal. As we stand on the cusp of 2008, let's look back on the follies of 2007. North Korea returned to the negotiating table and announced it wants a Playstation 3 and a ham sandwich. Also a pony. Talks broke up when the Americans refused to supply a Playstation because

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-1167272107530928902006-12-27T18:15:00.000-08:002006-12-27T18:15:07.606-08:00

When I first wrote about Superman Returns, I said I had the flu, skipped through it, and would really need to sit down and watch it start-to-finish. I thought I might need to have Kleenex handy. Well I watched and no, I didn't need Kleenex. I did need caffeine, though, so luckily I had my Starbucks Barista Expresso Machine. I stand behind most everything I wrote initially. The strongest part of

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Absolute brilliance: Basically, what we have is a series of anti-consumer DRM infections masquerading as nothing in particular. They bring only net negatives to anyone dumb enough to pay money for them, and everything is better than these offerings. They sell in spite of the features they tout, not because of them. The manufacturers still have the balls to look you in the eye and say that they

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-1166501117652463112006-12-18T20:05:00.000-08:002006-12-22T21:07:25.033-08:00

I have recently become a House addict. Like the Vicodin-gobbling doctor, I can't get enough. This addiction is difficult for me, since I don't subscribe to either cable or satellite, and I can't find an antenna good enough to allow me a decent television signal. So on a friend's recommendation I Netflix'd the first DVD of the first season. Once hooked, I moved on to purchase, and bought seasons

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-1165383591221066222006-12-05T21:39:00.000-08:002006-12-05T21:39:51.343-08:00

As I sit here listening to the Hans Zimmer's score for The Da Vinci Code, I'm wondering how to recover the hours of my life that were lost watching the film on DVD. All right, that's pretty harsh, but it's praising with faint damnation to say that Tom Hanks was duller than dirt. Where the hell did that hair "style" come from? I know he can act, I've seen it, so what happened here? As for Ron

bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353964221135660400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372766.post-1165184385888916212006-12-03T14:15:00.000-08:002006-12-03T14:20:53.643-08:00

Quite often we ask ourselves hard to answer questions, like, “What is a bastard?”And we wax philosophic with metaphysical postulations, incomplete aphorisms, and inconsistent sophisms that make one more and more sure that the only true thing is that a picture is worth a thousand words.In this photo, the guy on the right is a member of a bomb squad in the middle of a deactivation.The guy behind

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[Danger, Will Robinson, there be SPOILERS ahead!] I've figured out the secret of Chinese films. They're all about love unfulfilled, love denied. They're all about unrequited love. Look at one of the best, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Chow Yun Fat is literally gasping his last before he finally admits his love for Michelle Yeoh. Look at poor Chen Chang, so desperately in love with Ziyi Zhang,

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I was browsing old documents and found this gem. Wise Words From a Cop, About Cops: Watch out for the CSI effect. There is no machine that we can drop an eyelash into and come up with the DNA profile, fingerprints and mug shot of the owner in 2 minutes. When you see an emergency vehicle behind you with its lights and sirens on, pull to the RIGHT, and stop. We are usually required to pass cars

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I am not alone! As far as Gone With the Wind goes, I'm in the deep minority in not caring too much for it. It's beautiful at times, and the first two hours it's tolerable if not particularly engaging, but by the time the last few hours roll around, I always felt as if the film was more intent on inflicting misery than portraying it. Anyway, it's nice to know I'm not the only one. Arguably the

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It's been fun watching the iPod versus Zune fight from the outside. I don't own a digital audio player (DAP) -- sorry, a digital media player (DMP). I am vaguely interested in getting one, though, because my car doesn't have a CD player, and the CD player in the motorcycle is on the fritz and I don't want to fix it. Easier by far to get a DMP player, a cassette adapter, and voila, huge mobile

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May your stuffing be tasty, may your turkey be plump.May your potatoes 'n gravy have nary a lump.May your yams be delivious,May your pies take the prize,May your Thanksgiving dinnerStay off of your thighs! Happy Thanksgiving!And for your amusement...

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They say: "There's no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq, especially on the flimsy evidence that was presented to the Congress, if indeed we had a draft and members of Congress and the administration thought that their kids from their communities would be placed in harm's way," said Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. As the article then points

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