Olympic Thoughts |
Wow.As with all things, there were negatives to worry the positives, tragedies to haunt the triumphs.But what an impressive achievement the Chinese managed to demonstrate to the world, hosting what is... Posted by on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT |
INDIANA JONES REVIEW |
Late as usual, but finally, I'll toss in my two cents (which, by today's economy, translates to absolutely nothing).INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL AND THE INCREDIBLY ENDLESS TITLEI... Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:34:00 GMT |
IRON DOWNEY JR. |
Went to see IRON MAN, amid all the hype.Meh.It was okay. I give it a mild "thumbs up," mainly on the strength of Downey's performance, which was as exceptional as expected.But there weren't really an... Posted by on Thu, 08 May 2008 17:28:00 GMT |
NEW TREKS |
With the upcoming new Star Trek film (yes, they can't seem to stop milking this dry cow!) --which has been pushed back to a 2009 release-- new debates have arisen as far as the replacement of the acto... Posted by on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:36:00 GMT |
FAREWELL AND ADIEU, CHIEFIE |
I just found out that actor, Roy Scheider died today. He is best known for his outstanding roles in "JAWS," and "ALL THAT JAZZ."Sad news, indeed. Rest in peace, "Brody." You will be missed.Thanks f... Posted by on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:06:00 GMT |
HUMBLE PIE FOR NEW ENGLAND. CHEW SLOWLY |
OOPS!I knew it. But I kept my mouth shut.The New England Patriots of Boston, Mass., undefeated throughout an historic season, fell to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl. A hard fought game.I knew... Posted by on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:16:00 GMT |
A Tip of the Frisbee to Richard Knerr, Toymaker |
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080117/ap_on_re_us/obit_knerr"T
he Daddeeeee-O!!!" -- quote from The Coen Brothers' "The Hudsucker Proxy," a tribute to the Hula Hoop, and later, the Frisbee.Growing up in... Posted by on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:32:00 GMT |
TERMINATED |
I caught the first 15 minutes of Fox TV's new "Terminator" series, based on the Schwarzenegger films. Since Arnie's kinda busy these days, they had to go without him, so he couldn't say, "Ah'll be ba... Posted by on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:24:00 GMT |
The Crimp in my Plans |
A friend here on the site raised the topic in e-mail, and got me thinking and spouting my backward opinions about politics. It was appropriate, considering current events, and I felt it might be inte... Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:15:00 GMT |
Cranky New Year |
Okay, so it's another year, and I just thought I'd try out this blog thingy. In the voice of Christopher Walken: "Might as well kick it awf with a rant, baby. Bang! Boom!"Why not? It's not like I r... Posted by on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:36:00 GMT |