Monday, February 28, 2011
Jane Russell Dies
Random Thoughts
What is that "putting lipstick on a pig" saying again? Or is it a pop star?
Random Thoughts
~I'm not sure where I am going to apply next for a newspaper gig, but it looks like the school newspaper won't give me a call. And, that's okay, but a bit troubling.
~Kanye West gets into a little hot water over his Twitter remarks: Please, someone take the Twitter away from celebrities. Twitter has caused more harm than good for people. Remember, that Ashley Todd has a Twitter account, the one that scratched a “B” on her face. Kanye Made some remarks about women getting knocked up and trying to get cash for abortions. Kanye is a bit off, but not controversial. There are certainly women that use a child as a paycheck, but not for abortion money.
~Justin Bieber, can he just go away?: Why is this guy getting more fame and stories than anyone else in the world? I can't take a dump without hitting a story about this guy. Just why was he on CSI again? Why is his Ellen haircut even news via twitter?
~Cop Rock review: Before Glee, there was a show that was part cop show and part musical. I am still shocked a network decided to make the show in the first place. But, I wonder if the show would be popular today.
World’s worst Bank robbery…and cops
World’s worst Bank robbery…and cops
Yes, it took the bank robber 3-4 minutes to actually break through the bulletproof glass. The whole of point of robbing a bank is to get in and out in a matter of minutes, and not to take your time breaking the glass window. I also like the fact the security woman calmly stands there and calls the police right in front of him.
This guy is not the Joker from the Dark Knight.
The police don’t appear any better in this clip too. They try to catch him by his leg as he tries to get out of the window. Then they shoot at him through the hole in the window.
Growing Craps
Can you imagine the sheer power of D-baggy-ness of within this photo, I found on Amber’s blog “Nostomanic”. Kirk Cameron alone can fill the room of shitty-ness, but the added power of Jeremy Miller gives it more staying power.
So, what happened to Jeremy Miller? He rested on his laurels from Growing Pains and sort of retired. You know it is a sad time when he receives less work than Kirk Cameron.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Breezy's Blond Ambition
Looks like Justin Bieber's not the only one with a new do'. Chris Brown debuted his new blond locks in a pic on his Twitter page. Along the pic Breezy tweeted: "Look at me know." Well Chris I think that's pretty much a given, at least for the next days.
Bieber felt the wrath of his fans after cutting off his signature shag last week, losing over 80,000 followers. I'm sure Brown will have to weather some Dennis Rodman/Amber Rose comparisons at the very least.
So what do you think of Chris's new color? Is it hit or miss?
Major League 3, uh I mean Major League 4...Charlie Sheen wants in
Sheen: "Hey, at least we're not in prison. Am I right fellas?"
Bernsen: "Being on Two and Half Men is Prison enough, Charlie. Am I right?"
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Yes, there was a Major League 3 called Major League: Back to the Minors and it starred Scott Bakula post Quantum Leap.
Well, Sheen needs to keep his drug and pornstar train rolling and it runs on green stuff. And, it keeps getting better.
From Screen Crave, ((According to EW, Morgan Creek “currently have a script for another sequel from David Ward, who wrote the screenplay for the original. This time around, the Indians convince Vaughn, Willie Hayes (Wesley Snipes), and Pedro Cerrano (Dennis Haysbert) to re-join the team as bench players to help salvage their season, but complications ensue when Vaughn’s long-estranged son, born out of wedlock, joins the team from the minors.” Unfortunately, Corbin Bernsen’s character Roger Dorn won’t be in the mix this time. ))
Well, Wesley Snipes is in prison and Dennis Haysbert is busy with insurance ads and being president. Corbin Bernsen is Q2 and being Corbin Bernsen. When you can't get CB to come back, you know you are in trouble because he was third and shittier version of the franchise part 3.
As I stated before, Sheen isn't exactly in the best shape for another run in the Major League franchise. I loved the first movie, but didn't really like the second one. I've never seen the third one.
Wild Thing, you make my poop sing
Kirsten Dunst, what happened?
Kirsten Dunst, what happened?
While surfing through TMZ, I cam across this picture of Dunst. And, I didn't believe it was her, until I squinted. I kind of bashed her in Spiderman 2 for not looking as good, as she did in SM1. But, this photo just looks bad. I'm hoping that this was just a bad day for her. And, I'll let you in on a secret, I thought she was really cute in Bring It On.
I really feel bad for her.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Silent Hill 3 “You’re not here” (Heather)
Silent Hill 3 “You’re not here”
The woman that sings this creepy song is Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. She’s actually a long-time videogame voice actress. She sings a lot of the erriy songs in the SH franchise.
The point of the video was to show off the voice/mouth matching software, which was just starting to get off the ground. (It was kind of used for MGS2 and extensively in MGS3)
-There is a shot of Heather, the main character, sitting in the wheelchair. The game has tons of shots of wheelchairs throughout the story, but there are no shots of Heather being in a wheelchair. Some believe this was deleted footage. It should be noted that the Wheelchair theme was also in SH1 too. And SH1 and SH3 are directly connected.
-The heather character looks into the camera a lot in the music video, which is creepy moments, because there are only a couple moments in the game when she does that.
-This video also shows off the weary designs of Heather. Note the discoloration of the skin around the eyes. It has always been hinted that all the heroes in the game are already dead and are going through judgment in purgatory. However, the game never fully comes out and says that.
-As I said before, this video was meant to show off the technology and enhanced models that were used in Silent Hill 2 to Silent Hill 3. They added more detail to them in Silent Hill 3. It is interesting to note that many of the locations from Silent Hill 2 are reused for SH3.
I always felt Heather was one of better written characters in horror genre.
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
Ms. Long is back and ready for a few good men! Although the mega-church pastor has been accused by four young men of coercing them into sexual relationships with gifts of cars, clothes and cash, he's decided to launch a series of what he calls "late-night prayer meetings" and revivals. For men only.
Men who are not a part of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church are welcome to attend, but they are required to stay after midnight and, in Long's words, "bring an offering worthy of the Lord." Late night prayer meetings you say? I'm sure there'll be plently of kneeling and shouting unto God (or more accurately, "Oh Gawd!"), and that the worthiest offerings will be long and hard. And that condoms and KY will be passed on collection plates. Okay I'm finished! But the arrogance of this man (and his PR team) is astounding. I don't even know why I'm surprised at the level of denial and delusion church folks will subject themselves to. Watch below:
H/t Rod 2.0
Dwayne McDuffie 1962-2011
Dwayne McDuffie 1962-2011
Mr. McDuffie was a writer I looked up to because he was a black comic book and animation writer. McDuffie was one of the people responsible for the minority-based comic book line called Milestone with a few other writers. McDuffie was also very important to the DCAU with his strong involvement with Static Stock and Justice League Unlimited. He was one of the people that were responsible for deep continuity storylines based on comic book stories.
For me, I fondly remember working in retail and spending hours on my breaks and lunch breaks in book area reading Milestone Comics and DC Comics. I still have my Superman/Milestone crossover comic book series and pull them out to read from time to time. Plus, you can actually see some of his Milestone influences with the main DC universe now, because most of the Milestone characters are in the DC universe now.
He also wrote for Marvel too.
I think McDuffie was important to all minority writers out there, because he was responsible for making stronger black comic book characters. And, before the 90s, there weren’t that many good superhero role models out there.
He died on February 21, 2011 from complications from heart surgery.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Charlie Sheen from Ferris Bueller's Day Off...and today
Charlie Sheen from Ferris Bueller's Day Off
MC brought up the fact that a heshed up Charlie Sheen has pretty much screwed himself out of a 2 million per episode gig by calling his boss some bad words. After all the hookers, booze and pornstars, I started thinking about his role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off as the stoned guy at the police station. It is the scene where he meets the lovely Jennifer Grey.
If we look at Charlie Sheen today, he looks more like Gollum than that muscle guy from the Hot Shots movies, he is playing that “boy in the police station” 24 years later. It is very meta isn't it? It is very crazy how much he mirrors that role today by spending more time in jail and bars than on stage.
Boy in Police Station: Drugs?
Jeannie: Thank you, no. I'm straight.
Boy in Police Station: I meant, are you in here for drugs?
Jeannie: Why are you here?
Boy in Police Station: Drugs.
Jeannie: Thank you, no. I'm straight.
Boy in Police Station: I meant, are you in here for drugs?
Jeannie: Why are you here?
Boy in Police Station: Drugs.
Flick Picks: I Spit On Your Grave
As an avid horror movie fan, it takes a lot to scare the bejesus out of me. I've seen it all: hellbeast creatures devouring hapless victims whole, cannibalistic inbred hicks, scary movies within scary movies, teenage serial killers, along with usual suspects (Freddie, Jason, Leatherface Chuckie, Hannibal etc).
But a remake of Meir Zarchi's 1978 film I Spit On Your Grave shocked my cyncial-slasher flick eyes. Probably because this is the furthest thing from a slasher flick. A quick synopsis: A young woman named Jennifer Hills, played by Sarah Butler (whose filmography I may have to look up--Mama paid it in this role), rents a cabin deep in the woods to write her next novel. After she disses a gas attendant in front of his friends while filling up, the four men decide to pay her a visit one night and teach "the big city girl" a lesson. What follows is a night of torture, rape and degradation that is terrifying and disturbing in its realism. There's no schlocky ominous music or cryptic innuendo. You literally feels Jennifer's fear and powerlessness.
Just as her attackers are about to kill her she jumps off a bridge into the water below. But Jennifer gets her revenge. And not some Lifetime movie or Enough shoot the wifebeater/challenge him to a fight revenge. This bitch gets on some sinister, Saw, Silence Of The Lambs-type shit. IT. IS. EPIC. This movie is not for the faint of heart. Seriously. Watch the trailer below:
American Idol Top 24 Season 10: Who Should Have Made The Cut!
Top 24 were found more than two nights. Who was sent home? Who deserves the place?
Colton Dixon and Jacee Badeaux were both at home and instead of Brett Loewenstern survived to the final. I thought Colton Dixon has won the top 24 You've seen his solo piano? Watch the video below.
The judges asked the two singers eliminated continue to pursue their dreams. "You are all so young," said Lopez. "You can go back as many times as you want."
"Please come back," said Randy Jackson.
Jessica Cunningham auditioned for Idol, more times than you can count on one hand, and she should have received a place in the top 24th
DeAndre Brackensick should also have the first place also in 1924.
Other top 40 members who were sent home were Chris Medina, Lakeisha Lewis, Hollie Cavanagh, Alex Ryan, Brittany Mazur, Erin Kelly, Jessica Cunningham and Keisha Renee.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Uh, Extreme gamers: 16-year-old kills his mom because she banned him from playing PS3
I've wrote in the past that there seems to be this extreme section of hardcore fanboys and gamers out there that seem to push a little bit too hard. It seems everyone from even the cool kids are turning into trolls and fanboys. Certain kids go crazy over getting banned or grounded from games.
Kendall Anderson and his mother got into a heated argument about something. And, his mother grounded him from playing his PS3. That was when he plotted to murder her, the woman that gave birth to him.
((For the next three hours, Kendall paced the floor in his room in their Philadelphia home, plotting revenge against his mom for this egregious act of forced gaming withdrawal. When she finally went to sleep, he snuck into her room, then bashed her 20 times with a hammer. ))
How about going outside and meeting people? How about taking a walk or something? Bashing in the head of your mother that birthed you and kept a roof over your sorry head deserved better. The last image she saw in the world was of her son attacking her with a hammer.
Oh, it gets worst much worst. From True Crime Report,
((As you might expect, he isn't the brightest kid. He then dragged her body to the kitchen, where he hoped to cremate her in the oven. He apparently thought it would be as easy as overcooking a pizza.
This didn't work so well. So to make sure she was dead, he took a chair leg and repeatedly bashed her in the head. When he was certain she was gone, he dragged her into the back yard and covered her body with debris. ))
This didn't work so well. So to make sure she was dead, he took a chair leg and repeatedly bashed her in the head. When he was certain she was gone, he dragged her into the back yard and covered her body with debris. ))
He then reported his mother missing to the PD, and they naturally discovered her in the backyard. This guy is an animal, I’m sorry. While videogames shouldn’t be to blame for this, the culture of not having any human interaction or life outside VG needs to be looked into. I think parents need to find a balance between gaming and actually making your kids have social lives. Adults have the ability to choose how much gaming they need to play, but kids don’t. I've watched personally as one guy ruin his life over videogames. He doesn't do anything else but play videogames. (he's gained about 40 pounds too)
But, still this is an extreme case.
I may have arguments and problems with my mother, but I'd never consider doing that. Here's hoping he lives with that terrible decision for the rest of his life in prison.
Captain Picard encounters “burtation”
Captain Picard encounters “burtation”
The set up was brilliant and Picard’s reaction is priceless. What was Starfleet smoking if it sent this message?
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Big Mammas: Like Father, Like Son has a wide range from critics to audiences
Big Mammas: Like Father, Like Son has a wide range from critics to audiences
Looking at Rotten Tomatoes, this goes to show you the great divide between moviegoers and critics. Critics have a combine total of 9%, which is probably the reason the studio didn't even bother to screen it for critics. But, 70% of audiences liked the movie.
However, this movie only made like 19 million on its opening weekend. However, it should be noted that Big Momma II made 20 million its opening weekend and proceeded to make 138 million worldwide. And, the box office take was almost equal between North America and Foreign markets. So, this movie will probably become a hit.
And, to show you the studio had little faith in the movie, they released the first film (Big Momma’s House) on June 2, 2000. That was right in the middle of the summer, meaning they were betting on a big box office take. While the second movie was set in January, a known dumping ground, it was a hit.
Another reason you can't say anything bad about someone anymore...
As you know, I kind of have a non-feud with a certain VJ from the 90s. I noticed that my blog was listed on his official site under "recent news". I got a laugh out of that because I've bashed guy over the months and now I have a listing on his official site. Now, that's just funny.
I remember a time when you could bash and make fun of someone “famous” and not have him or her come out and track you down via their official site.
Fox vs. "mob"
Fox News and Black People aren't a good mix. Plus, you can throw in a story involving IHOP too.
Second camera angle
Okay, the story behind this incident is the people in the parking lot were mourning the death of a young man that had a fight with another person inside and outside the IHOP. What is with pancakes and people causing violence. I will probably never go to another IHOP again.
The news crew came onto the scene and started asking question. Some of the mourners didn't want the crew there to ask questions. So, they got angry. Somehow, the news sites are reporting it as being an “mob”. Ten-eight people doesn't really make up a mob.
What is interesting about the video is the very tall female camerawoman gets her hair pulled by another woman, but it is actually the reporter that knocked her down. The part I really disagree with is the guy in white kicking her while she is on the ground. That's pretty crappy.
For me, I would have told the mourners to simply ignore the new crew and went about their business. And, after the third non-answer, I would have moved on if I were the news crew. If I were the news guy, I would have went over to the mourners and asked if they wanted to talk while on camera.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Is Sasha Fierce?
A photo shoot Beyonce did for French fashion magazine L'Officiel has sparked controversy. In the shoot for the mag's 90th anniversary, Bey appears in different traditional African garments in an homage to Nigerian activist and musician Fela Kuti, who has inspired music for her new album. However, it is a shot of the singer's face, visibly darkened with makeup, that has gotten folks calling foul. According to a statement released by the magazine:
"Far from the glamorous Sasha Fierce, the beauty posed for the magazine with amazing fashion designers clothes, but also in a dress created by her mother. [It is] A return to her African roots, as you can see on the picture, on which her face was voluntarily darkened. All the pictures will be available in the collector edition, on sell at the end of this month."
Jezebel.com columnist Dodai Stewart seems to think otherwise:
It's fun to play with fashion and makeup, and fashion has a history of provocation and pushing boundaries. But when you paint your face darker in order to look more "African," aren't you reducing an entire continent, full of different nations, tribes, cultures and histories, into one brown color? What makes someone black — or African, for that matter — is not her skin tone. The African diaspora reaches from Brazil to Haiti to the United Kingdom and Pakistan.
It's one thing to feel moved by Fela Kuti, and quite another to treat blackness as a fashion accessory, like a pair of glittery heels you put on because it looks cool. What if Beyoncé were an Asian singer painted to look like a geisha, or given exaggeratedly almond eyes? Perhaps even more important: By painting Beyoncé's face darker, aren't the French fashion editors basically treating her like they would a white model, i.e. a blank-palette object on which to place concepts? And not an actual, authentic black person with African heritage?
First of all, I don't think Beyonce is posing in blackface. There are no big white lips and "darkie" expressions. But I must say I do agree with Ms. Stewart on a few points. Why would she only darken her face? Why not darken her whole body? And if she truly wanted to go back to her roots, why not take out her weave/lace front and rock her own natural hair? Morever, black folks do come in all shades and color, so if Beyonce wanted to pay tribute to her African roots, all she really had to do was show up as her beautiful, African American self (sans the blond hair) and highlight her natural features.
I disagree with her insistence that the paint is simply kitsche, as Kuti did seem to don facepaint occasionally from images I've seen of him. Maybe part of confusion is in what way this was meant to be an homage. If Bey's aim was to pay tribute to Kuti by actually taking on his physical characteristics, then the skin darkening makes sense (but of course she'd have to bind her chest, wear men's clothing, etc.) But in this incarnation it shows the magazine's (and to a degree Bey's) one-dimesional ideas of what "African" is.
But on the upside, more people will now who Fela Kuti is ( I know I didn't before today), which was her main goal with the photoshoot. The way she went about it is problematic, but not irredeemably offensive.
On a side note: Mama Tina did her thing with the dresses!
On another side note. I'm soooooo glad Madonna decide not to do a "Black Madonna" shoot for her last album. I would've hated to had to read Queen Madge! Watch Beyonce's photo below and let your opinions rip in the comments section.
Studio 60: From MC's post: Some added thoughts
Some added thoughts
I wanted to give a shout out to MC on a pretty good post on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
I remember watching the entire season in a matter of days on Hulu a while back and really loved it. While the Gulf War II stuff was ham-fisted into the show, the behind the scenes politics with the producers and network were some of its better points.
Plus, having Amanda Peet on the show didn’t hurt either. (Still remembering that scene in The Whole Nine Yards…)
I pretty much hate everything about Friends, but the show almost made Matthew Perry watchable.
I’ve been watching a lot of the Larry Sanders Show and noting how much Studio 60 owed its style to that show. (Plus, 30 Rock)
Hmm, 30 Rock and Studio 60 had similar concepts. 30 + 30= 60, and they both have numbers in their titles. Hmm…
Facebook Breakup Notifier
You tell me if this Facebook Breakup Notifier isn’t creepy
So, this app tells you if the woman or dude you’ve been stalking is now single. That’s just creepy. If you’re friends with them, you’ll get a note that their relationship status has changed anyway. So, this app helps you to become a better stalker. That doesn’t help the stalk-ie.
So, if you want to know when that girl you’ve been stalking is on the market, there’s an app for that.
I can guarantee no one will be using that app on me. I have yet had a true stalker other than fans of Jesse Camp.
Things you’ll never see on Facebook: James is now in a relationship…I don’t think Facebook would let me change my status to “in a relationship” because it has been stuck on “single” forever. And, I’ve gotten use to the damn “single” ads on my profile.
Speaking of the fine art of stalking, I could never be a stalker because it takes a lot of effort, money or time. Three things I don’t have. Think about the amount of gas money you’ll have to spend following them around. I’m just too lazy about that.
It’s not Jackie Chan
It’s not Jackie Chan
What in the hell? I laughed when he held onto the buzzer. It is so random that it makes it funny. I love the look his wife gives him at that point.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Vogueing In The Circus Of A Bad Romance
I swear I just happen upon these things. Same drill as the last post kids; if you mute Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" video and play Britney's Circus, Gaga's clip fits in pretty well with the song. However, they are different lengths so it's not as seamless as the "Single Ladies/Vivrant Thing" mashup. Madonna's "Vogue" can also kinda work in a pinch (you know I had to throw Madge into the mix lol:). Try them out below:
Madonna - Vogue
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Naked Wizard (What the heck?)
Dude, you reeeaaalllly need to put on some damn clothes. (Not safe for work or anything place else)
I will not show the video here, but there seems to be a guy that went around the Coachella festival buck-naked...with a very small honker.
Why is it that the people that shouldn't get naked are always the ones that do get naked in public?
Supposedly, this 'tiny' man is called the Naked Wizard around the inter-tubes.
Who is this guy?
Did he use a disrobing spell on himself?
Why would you get naked if you hat that equipment?
I really feel bad for those cops because they had to touch him...a naked dude.
Here's his proud mugshot.
Star Trek TNG “Cause and Effect”
Star Trek TNG “Cause and Effect”
Think of this as TNG’s version of Groundhog Day.
Cause and Effect is one of those Trek episodes that breaks out of the TNG format and completely goes with the concept all the to end. And, I have to give the episode credit for that. Before Brannon Braga ruined Star Trek, he was merely a writer on TNG that produced some interesting concepts with freaky science fiction.
Basically, the Enterprise is stuck in a time loop. In this loop, the ship ends up colliding with another displaced Starfleet vessel and repeats the loop over and over again. Each time they go through the loop the crew vaguely remembers things from the other loops.
The writing is very tight and it is a surprise given that this is Braga episode. He layers the script with indications that the each loop has changed certain things.
I also dig the mystery aspects of the crew actively trying to figure out how to get out of the loop. Plus, this is also a good episode for Dr. Crusher because she is the one that begins to figure out the loops. She is the one that gets the ball running. Braga has never been good at character development. Give him a freaky concept and, he’ll run with it.
Jonathan Frakes does a great job with the directing of this episode. He shoots each repeat through the time loop differently.
All in all, this is one of those interesting Braga concepts that worked. It was just too bad Braga felt he could push it further with all the kooky episodes from VOY. I highly recommend you watch this episode.
Grade: B+
-I love the repeated Captain’s Log. It was a brave move to keep repeating through the episode. Basically, the episode is actually repeating itself too.
-You actually can see Dr. Crusher get déjà vu during the first act during the poker game. She actually knows that Riker is bluffing. The twist is next time through the loop Riker will know that she will call his bluff.
-Troi says “We need to get out of here.” Thank you for stating the obvious, Deanna. In each loop, that moment and Picard’s reactions are pretty much the same throughout the episode. I bet Picard wanted to say, “Thanks for the non-information.”
-Braga throws in the broken wine glass that will always be broken no matter how much Crusher tries to avoid it. That was a brilliant touch.
-I love the ending with the displaced crew from the USS Bozeman. It was nice to see Kelsey Grammar as the captain of the Bozeman. Kirstie Alley was meant to reprise her role as Saavik in this episode as the Vulcan on the bridge. I guess Alley was too busy with her Xenu studies. (Plus, it would have been a nice little Cheers touch with the two actors.)
-Going missing for 80 years has to mess with your head. This missing Starfleet vessel is a nice call back to Yesterday’s Enterprise. This time around, the crew is forced to stay in the 24th century. The Bozeman will be mentioned in the final episode of TNG and two of its movies.
Miranda Kerr Breastfeeding Baby
Miranda Kerr is also displaying a photograph that showed he was giving milk to her baby, as quoted from the dailymail.
Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom have a love affair in 2007. Three years later, in July 2010, both decided to get married.Before Miranda show topless in Victorias.
Lian Neeson's Unknown Beats I am Number Four
Unknown managed to reap revenues of 21.8 million U.S. dollars. While I Am Number Four, a movie production with DreamWorks and Touchstone's get the 19.5 million U.S. dollars. Unknown accounted get revenue amounted to 21.8 million U.S. dollars, after playing in 3.043 theaters, over Sunday.
Raihan Unknown satisfy it, as targeted in the range of numbers 26 million U.S. dollars, in the premiere of a four-day deadline. With the percentage of 89% of the audience viewers aged over 25 years and 54% over 50 years. Lian factor decoy Nesson rated as middle-aged audience to come to the theater.
Neeson film's success this time, considered able to match the success of the film previously titled dibitanginya Taken. Still Unknown, require a larger budget, amounting to 30 million U.S. dollars to the cost of production. The film also stars Diane Kruger and January Jones.
In contrast to the Unknown, a film I Am Number Four is getting 19.5 million dollars after playing for three days, penontonya composition of 54% in the range of 25 years. And 57% of his adalahkaum air. The film was directed by D.J. Caruso (who has been judged a success gush movie Disturbia), and requires a very large production costs, amounting to 50 million U.S. dollars.
Meanwhile Romeo Juliet movie version of children, namely Gnomeo is in third position, with earn 19.4 million dollars. After playing in 3.013 theaters. With total revenue of 50.4 million U.S. dollars after playing for ten days.
In the next position, occupied by Sony's movie, starring actor-comedian Adam Sandler Jennifer Aniston titled Just Go With It. Romantic comedy films that managed to achieve revenue of 18.2 million U.S. dollars, after playing in 3.548 theaters. And the cumulative successful grossed at 60.8 million U.S. dollars.
Followed in fifth place is a movie called Big Mommas, starring comedian Martin Lawrence and Brandon T. Jackson. Beyond expectations, Big Mommas managed to shift production of the Paramount film titled Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, which is in the top six. Next followed by the King's Speech, The Roommate, The Eagle and No Strings Attached.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Vivrant Single Ladies
Ever wondered how Beyonce's "Single Ladies" dance would look set to other music? Well you're in luck! Somehow the routine (for the most part) fits in with Q-Tip's '99 solo hit "Vivrant Thing." I actually stumbled upon this during a spell of boredom a while back. To see for yourself, mute Beyonce's video. Then press play on both clips. I've posted both videos below for easy access. Enjoy!
Kanye West “All of the Lights”
Kanye West “All of the Lights”
All of Kanye’s music videos are interesting to watch and this one isn’t any different. I like the violin solo at the beginning and the music behind the song.
But the most important thing in the video is watching Rihanna in that skimpy outfit. She looks amazingly hot in that outfit. How about that side view? I’ve always said that she has an amazing body. I think I am in love.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Digable Planets: Cool like That
Digable Planets: Cool like That
Ah, do you remember when rap music had a positive vibe without all the auto-tuning? During the early 90s to 1999, there was a smart hip-hop culture that was counter to the Gangsta Rap that was popular at the time. People called this smarter movement Alternative Hip-Hop. When I hear tracks like this one, it makes me point my anger at the Black Eye Peas, because they spawned out of this Alternative Hip-Hop. Somewhere, they got twisted into this trance auto-tuned mess we're in today.
Alternative Rap kind of spoke to more intellectual groups than gangsta rap. Both were reactive to establishment in completely different ways. Alternative Rap kind of explained the problems in the black community and tried to give a positive spin. Gangsta Rap was the outcome of those said problems. At a certain point, both of them morphed into the pop music jumbled mess we hear on the radio.
This song is smooth and has a nice vibe to it. The music video is very stylish. The editing is wonderful and it fits into music seamlessly.
Did I mention I still have a crush on Ladybug Mecca?
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