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he did it for the street cred, like kobe

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 04:31 AM) Probably the most overrated film, after Crash. yeah i didn't like either but i thought that one guy did put in a hell of a performance.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Mar 6, 2006 -> 10:02 PM) I finally heard these guys and I totally agree with your assesment. Decent start for 19 year olds, but time will tell. I enjoy Bloc Party SO much more. They'll be on SNL next Saturday if anyone cares to hear the band with like the third best (I think) selling debut record in the history of the UK. i'm pretty sure it had the highest first month sales for a debut ever. i hope some good debut's come out soon.

i thought giving 36 mafia that award was kind of giving a nod to the entire movie of Hustle and Flow

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 6, 2006 -> 07:31 PM) No, but it so happens the years I indicated happened to have one undeserving film, perhaps one excellent film, and the rest were good--but not worthy of winning best picture. Personally, I don't agree with you on 2004. I realize many wine conoisseurs consider Sideways the epitome of comedy, but best picture? Aviator wasn't appealing to me, Finding Netherland was a decent film, Ray is incredibly overrated, Million Dollar Baby was excellent and deserved it's recognition. sideways had great cinematography, dialogue, and took on characters i can honestly say i haven't seen explored much in cinema. The ever growing wine yuppy in a midlife crisis...brilliant!

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Mar 6, 2006 -> 04:24 PM) Inasmuch as you go to a movie wanting to hear a political point ("an important issue"), that's right, you would be disappointed. For all the politics around the movie, there's very little inside it. I don't want to spoil the movie, but the movie is not about homosexuality, not at all. Who would be happy with this as an "issue" film? I can't imagine the characters are the 'image' that gay rights advocates want to put forward either. Best picture I've seen, anyway. Crash was just good, and only managed that b/c of Matt Dillon. GN&GL was better, too. (And THERE'S a political movie for ya.) I loved good night and good luck and Capote. I thought crash was over the top.

unbelievable.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Mar 6, 2006 -> 02:15 PM) I thought Crash was a very good movie. As for Brokeback, I haven't seen it and I have no desire to see it, but I have read a few reviews such as the one below that pretty much says the movie just isn't that good. The other two reviews I have read were from gay movie critics. I mean they both started out by saying...I'm gay so don't call me a homophobe, but I didn't like Brokeback and they said how they are getting so much flack for not liking the movie. The first thing people say to them is they are anti gay, without knowing that they were both indeed gay. They said it's like a sin to criticize the movie, but it just wasn't that good and it was boring. Anyway here's one review I just found. 'Brokeback Mountain' wasn't very good That's right; I said it. Brokeback Mountain, which critics everywhere are fawning over, isn't a great movie. I mean, sure, it's okay. But eight Academy Award nominations great? Not at all. Brokeback Mountain is a story about two Wyoming cowboys and their homosexual love affair over the course of twenty or so years. It's based on a short story by E. Annie Proulx, who also wrote the source novel for 2001's The Shipping News. Unlike other films based upon previous works -- in which there's usually too much material to fit it all into a movie -- Proulx's short story didn't have enough material to fit into this movie. As a result, director Ang Lee fills the movie with sweeping vistas and a repetition of the same chords over and over again on the soundtrack. Seriously, how did this movie get nominated for Best Original Score? It's the same four measures of music over and over and over for two hours! The second half of the movie feels forced, as Heath Ledger's wife, Michelle Williams, finds out about his love affair with Jake Gyllenhall, and eventually divorces him. Ledger becomes a loner and drops out of most sociable life. Gyllenhall marries the daughter of a farm-equipment salesman and becomes a successful farm equipment salesman, too. One could suspect that Ledger's lack of success is due to his constant fear of being discovered as gay. Plenty of opportunity is given to this film to explore Ledger's fear, but it is mentioned only superficially. Unfortunately, that would have been a better movie. Also, the end of the film presents an interesting dilemma for the audience. It's perfectly ambigious -- "perfectly" in the sense that there is absolutely, 100% no way to figure out what really happens. (I'll leave this sentence ambiguous in case you haven't seen the movie.) It's either really good writing or it's really bad writing to leave an audience without any clues. So, what do we have, here? A story of forbidden love? Extra-marital affairs? If it were any other movie, then Brokeback Mountain would have gone to video without a peep from anybody. But they're gay, so it's a novel new idea! Holy crap! There are gay people? Jesus Christ, I had no idea! Oh, man; a movie about gay people! How bold! How daring! Never mind the mediocre story and obvious attempts by Lee to fill space; there's gay people! A tour de force! A triumph! Michelle Williams is "a revelation"! Brokeback Mountain will change the way films are made forever! Except, all of that is overblown crap. To anyone who's been thinking in a progressive way for the last ten years, gay people aren't a novel idea. It's also not like they've never been represented on stage and screen before, either. This isn't a "triumph." Rent was hugely successful on Broadway, and there were gay people there. And in the movie version, too. Brokeback Mountain is, to Hollywood, what Margaret Cho yelling "Bush sucks!" is to one of her shows. It's an attempt at cheap applause. Of course the audience at a Margaret Cho show is going to scream and clap and get rowdy at the line "Bush sucks," because they all agree with it. Likewise, Hollywood is going to pat itself on the back for being progressive when Brokeback Mountain comes out, because they all agree with it. (Hollywood is pretty self-congratulatory, anyway. Who do you think are the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?) This film is either preaching to the Hollywood choir or to the choir of people who already know that there are gay people. Two groups of people won't see this movie: (1) people who don't think it looks interesting, and (2) people who hate gays, anyway. The second group is never going to see a movie that homosexualizes the cowboy, one of the sacred ideals of masculinity in the United States. Brokeback Mountain is novel in the sense that it takes one of American heterosexuality's greatest ideals and turns it on its head. But that's about it. The first group of people aren't going to see it no matter what, because they saw the trailers -- filled with Wyoming vistas -- and decided there weren't enough explosions. And the progressives? Hollywood will go to the movie and applaude itself. The other progressives will go to the movie and come out bored and frustrated. Bored that the movie was so boring. Frustrated that an important issue was portrayed so blandly. Seriously, if you remove the homosexuality, what is there to this movie? An extra-marital love affair? I wrote four of those movies before breakfast! If you want to watch a movie and feel like you're being progressive, go watch Crash, which is a much better movie. Also, Munich, Syriana, and Good Night, and Good Luck are better movies. (Crash is pretty awesome, though.) And yet, Brokeback Mountain will win not because it's a good movie, but because it's a mediocre movie about an important issue. Aristotle said that the ideal play is both dulcis and utilis: pleasing to watch, but also filled with good lessons. Even though he was probably gay, too, Aristotle would fault this movie on dulcis grounds. Then he would go see Batman Begins, which has more explosions (and is actually a better movie). any review that starts off with "that's right, i said it" just deserves to be tossed in the trash. I've seen better reviews on amazon.

i just have to say this cause i've been thinking it for awhile. I get a lot more affected by reading posts like these than seeing the actual home run...because when i see it in the dvds i just remember the game, but the best part about sports is where you were...and i was in my room alone, no sox fans i know in the 'zou at the time...pissed off and doing german...that ball goes out...like someone said, its an out of body experience. i just remember talking to my friend sarah online saying "holy s***, a grand slam!" and her saying "yayy! whats that" "its f***ing amazing holy GOD!" it was so incredible. Wow! What a month!

QUOTE(TheBlackSox8 @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 04:35 AM) I liked the short lived "Sports Night", pretty funny take on a sportscenter type show. it was really kind of loveydovey and less funnybunny... i'm going to kill myself now...cow

QUOTE(SnB @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 01:31 AM) really suprised you're the only one that commented on it so far. I honestly loved that show and will be buying the DVD shortly. my brother bought them...there were so many more funny episodes then i remember. Its funny i remember at the time the only episode fox really advertised was teh adam sandler one and that one was really really bad.

QUOTE(SnB @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 08:55 PM) Undeclared. yup

QUOTE(Soxy @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 07:22 PM) Linkage Oedipus goes 'gangsta' in hip-hop musical By Claudia Parsons Mon Feb 27, 2:49 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oedipus, the legendary Greek king who killed his father and married his mother, was "the original gangsta" and a "mack daddy" who looked like James Brown. At least that's how the story goes in a new hip-hop musical. "The Seven" is an updated version of Aeschylus's tragedy "Seven Against Thebes," the story of the two sons of Oedipus who take up arms against each other after he curses them. The program for the play includes a glossary explaining that "mack daddy" is slang for "a pimp; or a man who is popular with the ladies," and that Homer was the author of epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" before he became a cartoon character on "The Simpsons." Will Power, the rapper and playwright responsible for "The Seven," said he was drawn to Greek tragedy by the mythology, which reminded him of the larger-than-life figures in the poor black San Francisco neighborhood where he grew up. "There's so much mythology within my own world," Power said. "A lot of the stories that I have are real-life people but they became larger than life." Power not only saw connections in the issues and characters of the myths but he also found parallels in the form of Greek verse and rap, both with staccato lyrics and rhythms. "Supposedly back in the day they were performing it in rhythm, in chanting and dance," said Power, who began performing as a rapper as a teenager before training at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Power retains the chorus from the Greek form but makes the chorus members play a number of roles in the play, which tells the story of brothers Eteocles and Polynices, who agree to take turns at ruling the city of Thebes, with each being king for a year at a time. Jealousy and the curse of Oedipus undermine their best intentions, leading Polynices to raise an army led by seven chieftains to march against Thebes and Eteocles. NEW RIFF ON CLASSIC STORY Narrated by a DJ and with flashbacks to the legend of Oedipus for the benefit of those not familiar with Greek mythology, the play has won good reviews since opening this month at a 188-seat off-Broadway theater. "The wild ride of luckless ol' Oedipus -- accidentally offing dad, marrying mom, being dissed by the kids -- is pimped to the nines in 'The Seven,' a frisky and funny new riff on the classic story," The New York Times said in its review. The musical numbers feature hop-hop, 1970s funk, R&B, gospel and blues and Oedipus has a distinct air of James Brown. The fast-paced script mixes gags about Trojans (ancient people and condoms) and Apollo (a Greek deity and a Harlem concert hall) with serious moments such as when the fearful people of Thebes lament the war about to engulf their city. An oily lackey to King Eteocles pumps up the people before the battle, leading them in a chorus of "I'm ready for war" in a scene with clear allusions to current U.S. conflicts. Power said "The Seven" was about links between past and present, a theme central to his 2003 one-man show "Flow" that was a pioneering work in hip-hop theater, a form still working its way into the mainstream. About half the members of Power's cast are black and the others are Latino, Asian and white but the audience at a recent performance was largely white and middle-aged. Power would like to see a younger, more diverse crowd. "Some nights it's all old white folks," he said. "Those old folks are invited, they're welcome ... they often come away really digging it but it's ultimately not for them." yuck.

QUOTE(Al Lopez's Ghost @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 05:37 PM) Because he would eat them.

i just saw a doc. "in it for the rep" or somethin like that. Little indie film for missouri's true/false doc festival. It was a little boring and he didn't get many good interviews but the sound track kicked ass. His brother did it. He's having trouble distributing it. i don't regret seeing it. He's a nice filmmaker.

QUOTE(KWs OK for Me @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 10:34 PM) Because of this I don't think it is random that you, Mr. "I lived through the era and know the music", favorite's song coincided with us young whippersnappers who want our immediate gratification and MTV.

QUOTE(KWs OK for Me @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 10:10 PM) I'm only in my 20s but I feel more qualified to discuss classic rock than modern rock (minus Nirvana and Audioslave, the only two bands of the 90s-00s that I have followed). Just because you didn't live through the era doesn't mean that you can't get into the music. Yes, I haven't seen any of these bands live (or at least live in their era, before they sold out and started playing $60 concerts to 50 years olds DAMN YOU EAGLES), but thats beauty of music. Most of it is saved for posterity and is easily accessible. I don't really need a lecture on classic rock buddy. I've listened to hundreds of albums from 1965 - 1980, and even more form 80-2006, but there's something that can't be accounted for in just listening to an album. I will never be able to understand the sentimentality or the context of these songs. As much as i love pavement, i will never be able to love them the way that the fans did when they were getting slanted and enchanted on copied tapes. Which is why i found it funny that i actually had my song go the final round, in a forum where there are dozens more people who lived during that era and know hundreds of more songs than me. And bands for that matter. edit: i kind of read that as you saying i wasn't trying to get into the music.

I can't help but laugh that a 19 year old may have picked the best classic rock song...hahaha...

QUOTE(Yoda @ Feb 24, 2006 -> 12:09 AM) This tournament started off with 40 songs and now it is down to two songs. The contest has encountered some difficult matches and some that are no brainers for certain people. But this one proves to be, in my opinion, a good one. Vote for your favorite song by bolding it. FINALS. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan vs. A Day In The Life - The Beatles

i can't stand them. I wish they were a joke...but they are a cover band laughing all the way to the bank.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 08:48 PM) Well, he agrees to do them. he might be forced We just don't know

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 04:51 PM) Too bad he makes the same movie over and over again. Regular 60 year old guy who gets f***ed with and turns ultra bad ass. hollywood is making the same movie over and over again. Can't blame harrison for that.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 06:51 PM) This is a great Nickelback rip. Has two of their songs playing at the same time casue it's basically the same music. http://www.leenks.com/redirect.php?lid=8013 haha, i've seen that before.

there's something so distinctive about a harrison ford action sequence...his fighting style is so unique.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 04:03 PM) But do you like these songs or bands now? That's the key to this question. lol i was gonna ask the same thing