12/09/07-I know, I suck at updating. We've learned this
already. *sigh* So I humbled myself and bought 'Pirates 3' Tuesday, because I was near Wal-Mart Tuesday evening and I thought
I'd save an extra trip and get it then. That and stupid Wal-Mart didn't have season six of '24'. Anywho. My younger sister
Elizabeth (who is probably a bigger 'Pirates' fan than I am) wanted to watch it with me Friday evening. So we did. And oh
dear, I hadn't forgotten anything in the film, nor had I forgotten it's love for me. But it pulled a new trick Friday; here
is what happened. Elizabeth and I were watching, having fun, and musing on the film (she is not a critic and it annoys her
when I practice my criticisms on her, so it was simply non-critical musing) and thinking out loud on certain things, and
then came the part where Davy Jones is sitting at his organ all sad and depressed. I commented that I thought he was PMS-ing,
hence the anger and mood swings. What followed this comment:
me: 'He's PMS-ing. He has to be. You can't have mood swings like that and be so angry and depressed all
the time if you're not PMS-ing.'
Elizabeth: 'Yep.'
me (mockingly, to the TV): 'Sweetheart, see, if you just had
a big chocolate chip cookie then everything would be ok and you would not be so sad and depressed and angry anymore.'
(Davy turns and looks directly at the camera very sad)
me: 'Omigod!!!!! OMG!!!! HE JUST TOTALLY LOOKED AT ME!!! HE
HEARD ME!!! OMG!!!'
Elizabeth: (has fits of hysterical
laughter): 'Yes, and see, he is sad now because he knows that there are no cookies to be had.'
me: 'OMG!!! OMG!!! What the heck??!!!!'
(more laughter) Coincidence? Good timing? I think not. See, if it were not for the conspiracies
and such that abound in this film for my behalf, then I would dismiss this occurrence as happenstance. But it was not. Yes.
Elizabeth would agree, and in fact she was the one who said this first. He heard me, and responded with sadness, for he knows
a cookie is a cure for PMS, and yet he has no one to present him with such a gift. Perhaps he wished that I would do so;
see, 'wish' is the key word here. Sigh. Oh dear. And here we go again!!! I wish I had found '24' instead. But clearly,
these pirates had other plans.
11/19/07-Ok. So. I promised you a bunch of film reviews and obviously
that hasn't happened yet. My excuse? I have been sick with the world's worst sinus infection for over a week now. But I
am starting to get better. I am still working on those reviews, but for now there is a lot of news to catch up on: the strike,
the next Bond film, 'Valkyrie' trailer!, among other things. Go to news. And I'm sorry for disappearing for so long.
11/07/07-The writer's strike is in full swing, and I am not a happy camper. Not just because
they have ended the current season of 'The Office' early and not just because the strike means that either season seven of
'24' will be cut short or it won't air at all in January, but also because I can't believe the stupidity of some people.
Don't you know the word 'compromise'? I guess not. By the way in case you are wondering I am anti-strike. Obviously.
11/02/07-OMG OMG Have you seen the season 7 trailer for '24' yet? Get thee to the website of
said show PRONTO. That's a direct order from the President. Dude. Angst going down January 13. I've added a bunch of film
news about almost everything because I'm a slacker and can't (don't....) update. Also I hope you had a good Hallowe'en; mine
was rather lame. I hardly watched any scary movies this year. Sob. Also, many film reviews coming soon: 'The Notebook'
(yuck), another 'Star Wars' (more yuck), 'Chronicles of Narnia', and '1408' (catching up from summer slowly).
10/26/07-I didn't post this as news earlier because I figured by now everyone has heard the news
and I actually heard about it a couple of days before the news itself got hold of this.....J.K. Rowling says that Dumbledore
is gay. Fine. Who really cares. He's still cool and it doesn't change anything about the books. Get over yourselves fanpeople.
I've also posted some film news for you about Mr. Bruckheimer's future prijects. :) Oh and the new season 7 '24' trailer
is available at the show's website. Haha. Who can't wait? Raise your hand.
10/19/07-Some scary, truly scary, Hollywood film news has been added for you. And just in time for Hallowe'en, I've
added some musings, a tribute list thing, honoring the ten scariest guys in film. I mean, the scariest movie villains ever.
Check it out if you're feeling brave. ;)
10/18/07-Getting
very bad at keeping up with updates; forgive me. There's some random news up, for ya; 'Wolverine', 'The Hobbit', and so on.
It has also come to my attention that it is less than two months until my darling pirates and my beloved '24' arrive on DVD
for me. One two three: YAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!
10/8/07-Ok, kidlets,
I have a treat for you.....well, actually, it's not as if you couldn't find this yourself, because it's not like it's hard
to find....but I have made finding it easier for you. Do you fancy some Tim Burton? Excited for December? Now you have
reason to get more excited; the 'Sweeney Todd' trailer is available at Yahoo Movies. Wut now. I like Tim Burton. Sure
I can't eat before or after watching some of his movies, but he has vision. He's a true artist. A bit weird (unique...)
sure but he's still pretty cool. 'Sweeney Todd' looks to be pretty slick, but you might have to wait for a review from me;
I think I'll be seeing this one after it arrives on DVD. Don't think I could handle all that blood in a theater. Uck. Oh
well. Check it out, all ye Johnny Depp luvvers. (if you've seen it, did anyone else think he sounded exactly as he did as
Jack Sparrow, same accent and everything? Did anyone else think this was kind of funny?). The link's above. Changing subjects
here, if you have iTunes, I recommend getting your paws on Wes Anderson's 'Hotel Chevalier' (yes, THAT film with Natalie Portman).
The good people at iTunes have so blessedly allowed us to get it for free (thank you Mr. Anderson if you had something to
do with this) so you don't have to pay to get it!!! It's a little quirky but I liked it. Try it just for the record. You
might be surprised (and don't get it just for that rumored scene with Miss Portman, come on you sick people).
10/1/07-It is with heavy heart that we mourn the passing of the delightful Miss Moneypenny. Lois Maxwell has died
at age 80. We never got to see her hook up with James, and no more shall we hear her cheerful, perky voice on the line teasing
Mr. Bond and getting things done for M. She might have been most famous for this role and starred in 14 Bond films, but this
was hardly the only film she starred in. She won a Golden Globe in a Shirley Temple film, 'That Hagen Girl', as well as various
TV shows and Stanley Kubrick's 'Lolita'. She has said that Moneypenny was the smallest role she ever played, which is funny
because it's a big role and ironically what she's most known for. She was also a very good friend of fellow Bond man Roger
Moore, whom she met at university in London. She was born in Kitchener, Canada in February 1927 and then moved to Britain
as a teenager, later attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where she met Mr. Moore. She later moved to Hollywood and
then to Italy to work on movies, later moving back to Britain. She moved to Australia in 2002 to be closer to her son. She
had been suffering from cancer for some time. Miss Moneypenny, we hardly knew ye. This is all so depressing. There is a
bit of 'Lonesome Dove' news for you in the news section to get your mind off of Ms. Maxwell's departure.
sources: Zap2it, RottenTomatoes, MSN.com
news 9/26/07-I've posted some random news items from around the web; 'X-Men', 'X-Files', and etc.
news 9/24/07-my favorite funny guys come back for another film! Heehee
news 9/19/07--DUDE. There was no way I wasn't going to add this. Season seven of my beloved
'24' has a premier date: Jan. 13. As usual, it will be two hours over two days before it goes to one hour each week. So
a four hour premier over two days (or two hours one day and same for the next, whichever). But that is not what is important.
It is confirmed by Mr. Howard Gordon and his fellow '24' creators that TONY ALMEIDA RETURNS!!! YES! It is true! He isn't
dead!!!!! I wondered if something was up because he didn't get the silent clock when he died in season five. Alas Michelle
and David Palmer and Edgar and Curtis still remain dead. But not Tony......someone loves me out there. Of course, they'll
explain what was going on; they would have to. Dude. If I were Carlos Bernard, I would freak out. Wait. I am freaking
out!!! I wonder how this will play out; rumor is this next season is set in DC with some bits in LA. I hope it's better
than last season, which was good but not I admit not great (I admitted the unthinkable! I still liked it though). January
is going to be slow to arrive. I can feel it. This is like the greatest news I have ever uncovered. Woot yeah. Someone
loves me. Tony=superman source:Zap2it
