...and I think to myself, what a wonderful world!
Thank you North Carolina, for becoming a blue state (however slightly) for the first time in thirty-two years. We, the people soon return to the never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way.
I sincerely hope you stargazers have gotten out and voted as ObaLincoln demanded. If you did, good for you. If not, you best get on that!
Speaking of voting, many many of you should be ashamed at not putting your two cents into my Ugly Betty Double Sexy Poll. Granted, many of you may not be fans of Ugly Betty, but it was the chance to search online for hottie images for a reason other than personal...satisfaction. Never the less the poll results were as follows:
Ladies-
Third Place:
Betty (America Ferrera), Alexis (Rebecca Romijn) - 0 Votes each
Runner-Ups:
Hilda (Ana Ortiz), Wilhelmina (Vanessa Williams) - 1 Vote each
And the winner is:
Amanda (Becki Newton) - 3 Votes
Gio (Freddy Rodriguez) - 3 Votes
I'm cruising my Google Reader when I discover that Fletch over at Blog Cabins has tagged me with the Alphabet Meme! Long and short of it, you pick your favorite film for each letter of the alphabet.
Here goes:
Army of Darkness
Big Lebowski, The
Coming to America
Die Hard
Elf
Forty Year Old Virgin, The
Ghostbusters
History of Violence, A
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(Trust me Fletch, I'm not breaking Rule #3!)
Jerk, The
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Long Kiss Goodnight, The
Moulin Rouge!
National Lampoon's Vacation
Old School
Pulp Fiction
Quills
Robocop
Sin City
Transformers: The Movie (1986 animated version)
Unforgiven
V for Vendetta
Where the Truth Lies
X-Men 2
Y tu mamá también
Zi hudie (aka Purple Butterfly)
The letter "S" was my toughest by far. I had to whittle down my selection from a dozen top contenders including Sweet Sweetback's Badassss Song, Superman and Secretary. "Q" was a no brainer for me. Geoffrey Rush, the recently retired Joaquin Phoenix, and the too much for words Kate Winslet made that one a easy pick.
I'm under strict adherence to Rule #6 to tag five other people to play. Drumroll please...
Filmbook at Film-Book dot com
Friend Mouse at Friend Mouse Speaks
The Movie Whore at The Movie Whore
Nathaniel R at The Film Experience
Invisible Woman of Invisible Woman...Black Cinema at Large
One thing that helped me compile this quickly was using my ratings from Netflix where you can sort them by letter.
Stargazers! With Halloween behind us, we can tun our focus to important things. No, not the election. That'll be over tomorrow (and it's about time). No, it's still a little early for Christmas shopping. The next big event is the upcoming release of the newest installment of the James Bond series, The Quantum of Solace. The name may sound lame, but the trailers look anything but.
Not everyone has an appreciation for the time-tested character of Bond, but no doubt the legacy of the films demand a degree of respect. One element that helps an installment resonate with the audience is the theme music. The original theme is instantly recognizable and an obvious choice for the Monday Mood Music.
However, I chose one of my favorite theme songs, Goldfinger. The blaring trumpets, the smooth bass and the astounding voice of Dame Shirley Bassey grabs you right from the start. Here's Dame Bassey giving a wonderful live performance at the Royal Albert Hall; and looking very fine doing it!
Non-Bond fans may not realize that Dame Shirley Bassey is the only singer to record more than one Bond theme. In addition to 1964's Goldfinger, she also recorded 1971's Diamonds are Forever and 1979's Moonraker.
Suck on that Madonna!
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th Part 2
Friday the 13th Part III
Friday the 13th:
Finally! The last October quickie is here. Don't misunderstand, a quickie is never a bad thing but I do miss the hard-pounding trailer onslaught the Gang Bang provides.
Unlike the last few weeks, the 31st promises only four new releases with only two slated to reach all the masses. Let's peek at what's up for viewing.
The Haunting of Molly Hartley The trailer's end echoes the names Chace Crawford and Haley Bennett, like that will draw people into seats. It looks about as scary as coming home to find a nearly nude Asian boy kneeling in your living room with his mouth agape. Like the latter is more of a NAMBLA wet dream, Molly Hartley is more of a High School Musical 4: Hell High than a true tale of terror. I'll take a U(nsatisfactory) in this course.
Verdict: Exercise the Right To Cinematic Celibacy.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno With only a few days before the election, I whole-heartedly endorse Zack and Miri for your weekend movie selection. I'm worried the comic stylings of the Apatow crew involved may not mesh so well with the View Askew fellas. But seriously, a raunchy Kevin Smith script starring the wise-ass Seth Rogen and the Banks-able Elizabeth Banks alongside porn stars like Traci Lords? Make Zack and Miri the choice to sate your inner whore!
Verdict: Moist With Antici...Pation!
Splinter (limited) It was the perfect weekend until they're kidnapped, trapped and that's not the worst of it; The Porcupine Monster Attacks! No, really. This trailer is ninety one-second sequences fluttering before you. Amid the flicker of panic, blood and splinters my best guess is the couple and their captors are ravaged by a prickly mutated rodent. I may be wrong about the monster, but the sick vibe makes viewing a possibility.
Verdict: It's Friday, I Don't Want to be Alone.
The Other End of the Line (limited) Priya, Indian call center employee, takes a chance on love by flying to San Francisco to meet her repeat customer Granger. Sound like something you want to see? Go view the trailer and save your cash. Seriously, it's the entire story with no surprise unturned in under two minutes! If starved for cross-cultural Indian romance, rent Mississippi Masala or Outsourced instead of suffering through this.
Verdict: Exercise the Right To Cinematic Celibacy.
Looks like this weekend's choice is clear; watch Zack and Miri or catch up on the releases of the last few weeks. I'll be doing both.
