Monthly Archives: July 2006
Melanie Martinez’s Pink Vibrator
PBS recently fired Melanie Martinez, host of the children’s show “The Good Night Show,” because of the content of a short film she appeared in seven years ago. Here’s the CNN story about the debacle. From the PBS website: PBS KIDS Sprout has determined that the dialogue in this video is inappropriate for her role […]
links for 2006-07-25
Lubbock, Texas, plans to pray for rain If praying for rain turns out the same as praying for heart surgery patients then Lubbock is screwed. HeadOn- via YouTube This damn commercial just bores into your ear like a ceti eel. “Back to the Future: The Enchantment Under the Sea Dance Revisited”- via Google Video Great […]
Clerks II Review
We saw Clerks II last night, and I really enjoyed the movie. Clerks II clocks in at number six in Kevin Smith’s so-called “Jersey Trilogy,” but don’t worry, you don’t need to have seen any of the other movies to enjoy it”¦but it would certainly help. In 1994 Kevin Smith, then a film school drop-out, […]
links for 2006-07-24
Spider-Man 3 Pic Here’s a shot of the suit enveloping Eddie Brock. This film is what Sam Rami has been leading up to filming. If he brings just a smidge of the Evil Dead malevolence to Venom this movie should kick ass. Human Ping Pong- viaYouTube Stop motion video. I’ll post the one with Space […]
I Lied
I said I was gonna write a review of Clerks II, but I lied. I’m too tired to write the review, but I will say it was a really good flick. Vulgar as all hell, but really good nonetheless. Now I’m goin’ to bed.
Goin’ To The Movies
Sorry for no bloggery this weekend. I attended a bachelor party, and retreating to a quiet corner to write is generally frowned upon in that type of situation. I hope everyone had a good weekend. Expect a review of “Clerks II” later tonight. While you’re waiting, go on over to Kevin Smith’s web site and […]
My Favorite Scene From Kevin Smith’s “Clerks”
Since I’m not able to see the new Clerks movie until Sunday, I figured I’d post one of my favorite scenes from the original. Now, I’m not gonna claim that the original Clerks changed my life, but it sure did change how I looked at movies. The characters were actually talking about things my friends […]
links for 2006-07-21
TMNT Trailer Teenage Mutant Turtles, that is. And I hate to say it, but that looks freaking awesome. It actually looks like the comic, and yes, that’s a very good thing. GeekNerd Zen- via BoingBoing Check out the “all your snakes” video from YouTube. And I’m glad to see we’re making progress with our internet […]
We’re Not Gonna Take It
Last week Ann Coulter appeared on Donny Deutsch’s show on CNBC. Amazingly, Donny managed to pull an interview out of Ann that I’ve never seen before. He absolutely refused to allow her to dictate the conversation by adhering to the notion of radical liberals. Without that imaginary bogeyman to fall back on Ann floundered in […]
links for 2006-07-20
Office Space Super Friends- via YouTube I’m pretty sure that I posted this on the old blog, but if any video deserves a repost, it’s this one. The 50 Greatest Movie Rivalries of all Time As happy as I am that Ferris and Ed beat out Luke and Darth, I would have thought George Newman […]