Karen O? Is That Your Girl?

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
by UniversalMusicGroup

Yeah Yeah Yeah - Show Your Bones
by modularpeople

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Down Boy
by eusebiu

George Lucas? Is That Your Boy?

I believe the picture above perfectly summarizes what went wrong with the Star Wars prequels. Time passed, the minituares went away, green screen took over, and George Lucas got a new shirt. Patton Oswalt will tell you right here as to why George Lucas ain't his boy. He ain't my boy either but I'm asking you. George Lucas? Is that your boy?

Patton Oswalt's site

Hey Have You Seen That Dead Snow Trailer?

Hey peoples. Trailer Addict gives the best synopsis for this trailer so I will let them handle it:

"A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly, none of them anticipated not returning home alive! However, the Nazi-zombie battalion haunting the mountains had other plans."

The 12 year old living in my body tells me I will be hollarin' at this on June 12, 2009. Check it out right here for yourselves.

RE: Mr. T? Is That Your Boy?

Yes...that is my boy.

Hey Have You Seen That New Bad Lieutenant Trailer?

Warning: This trailer is not to be watched at work. We good? Cool? Alright. Wow! That was my reaction after seeing this brand new trailer to Werner Herzog's remake of Bad Lieutenant. Herzog's version is titled Bad Lieutenant:Port Of New Orleans and it stars Nicholas Cage as the Bad Lieutenant. Nicholas Cage must have heard that we didn't need to see him in movies like Ghost Rider, Knowing, or The Wicker Man anymore. This looks like Leaving Las Vegas/Wild At Heart Nicholas Cage and I dig it. The movie also stars Val Kilmer, Eva Mendez, and Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner (and I'd like to say thank you Xzibit for using your real name). Enjoy the trailer and pray that you never get pulled over by this cop. Bad Lieutenant: Port Of New Orleans arrives in theaters in December 2009.



Paul: Tell me that this shouldn't have been Wolverine!

New Pics from The Book Of Eli

USA Today just posted these new pictures from the upcoming film The Book of Eli. The Book of Eli is the new movie directed by the Hughes Brothers and starring my boys Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman. The plot synopsis for the film is as follows: "In the post-apocalyptic world of The Book of Eli, civilization has collapsed and clean water has become the prime currency. Washington plays a survivor who must fend off gangs and a brutal tyrant in this desolate wasteland. Oldman will play the film's villain, a despot of a small and pathetic town, who's determined to get a hold of Eli's book, a book that may save Mankind.".

I love the visual style of a Hughes Brothers movie but I've never been a big fan of their story telling. Menace II Society seems so long ago that I just need to revisit that one again and get a fresh take on it. Dead Presidents is great to watch cause it has 1970's Scorcese visual style all over it but the story just felt off to me. From Hell is also visually exciting but I was bored by the story, annoyed by Heather Graham, and I figured out the mystery of the killer by way of my secret "The Gary Sinise in Ransom Theory". Ironically my favorite Hughes Brothers movie is American Pimp which is a documentary with not a lot of visual appeal but a great story to tell. I look forward to the trailer for this one to hit and you know where I'll be posting that as soon as it drops. The Book Of Eli arrives in theaters in January of 2010. You can find more information about The Book Of Eli including the teaser poster at this blog.

Mr. T? Is That Your Boy?

Al Pacino to play Dr. Death

According to Variety (who's news I take with a grain of salt)...

"Al Pacino has been set to star in an HBO telepic about right-to-die champion Dr. Jack Kevorkian, to be helmed by Barry Levinson.

Pic revolves around Kervorkian's construction of his infamous "Mercy Machine," his first assisted suicide in the early 1990s and the resulting media frenzy.

Script was penned by Adam Mazer. Levinson, Steve Lee Jones, Lydia Dean Pilcher and Glenn Rigberg will exec produce."

HBO has a pretty good track record for original projects, as I'm sure all are aware.  I just hope this doesn't keep Pacino from reprising his role as Rooster in that Righteous Kill sequel.  No spoilers!  I haven't seen it.  I'm waiting for the trilogy as a whole.

Barack Obama? Is That Your Boy?

Yessir. Barack Obama, he's my boy. He with me. Actually, I'm with him. He represent Smart Tech. This is the kind of presidential/political history I like to see be made. Today President Barack Obama has chosen Sonia Sotomayor to replace Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court which could make Sotomayor the first Latina Supreme Court Judge.

Now I am going to be 100% honest and say I do not know much about Sonia Sotomayor and when I say I do not know much I mean I don't know anything about her. But strictly on a personal, cultural level, and being Latino myself I am very proud to see that this country could soon have its very first Latina Supreme Court Judge. Now I have to do some research and see if she will judge with an iron fist or an iron chankleta.

CNN.com video of Obama choosing Sotomayor

CNN.com video of Sotomayor's acceptance

CNN En Espanol's video of Sonia Sotomayor

Coming Soon: Carter Burke? Is That Your Boy?

What is Arcturian Poontang?

Mike Tyson? Is That Your Boy?

The Hangover posters, courtesy of Trailer Addict.

Terminator Salvation: My Terminator Can Beat Up Your Terminator

So before we get started, I'm going to be talking about this movie as if you've seen it, so if you don't want to be spoiled, don't read.  But let's be real...no one is reading this.

One more thing...Spoilers below!

Now, let me get some things off my chest. Just saw Terminator Salvation. I enjoyed parts of it, and disliked others. It's as though I like what it added to the story but wasn't thrilled with the execution. I liked the Schwarzenegger cameo. Fantastic. I thought that was very cool. I've wondered how they were going to explain that version of the T-800. Would there be several kinds of T-800's? We know from the first Terminator that they had other models. So that was welcome. I almost wanted more. The problem there is that you don't want to get into Borat territory, or Eastern Promises, where the scene becomes known for having a naked guy fight. There should have been a bit of recognition on John Connor's face when the T-800 storms out of the doorway. This is the first time Connor has seen a terminator of this model want to kill him. This guy was his friend. His savior. Now he wants his ass. A better director might have handled that a little smoother. With a little more emotion and drama. I'm not saying the Terminator series needs to be a Merchant Ivory film, but T2 included real human drama within its story. This movie didn't attempt it. I put that on McG. 

What's the point of the hybrid terminator? Really? Why are these being created?  I guess it was being created to kill John Connor? For what? Cyberdyne doesn't even know who he is! At this point Connor is not the leader of the Resistance.  He's a guy with a radio show.  And Kyle Reese? They have no idea who he is. They don't know that's Connor's father. Do they? How could they? Why is he at the top of their list? He's just a guy trying to survive. Nobody special. Who's his friend? The kid.  The mute? What's the purpose for that? I guess the goal is to show that Reese is a natural protector. It makes his defense of Sarah Connor a little more layered. He was the right man for the job for other reasons. Not just that he's gonna knock up Johny's mamma.  I still don't like it.  He could have been a douche.  The exact opposite of someone Connor would want to hook up with his mom.  This would have been a role for a young Pvt. Hudson.  If that guy was supposed to go back in time and "get to know" your mother, would you send him?

This brings me to an interesting question. Could a T-1000 ever go up against a T-1000 and win? There'd be no sense in creating blades, because it'd just go into the other 1000 and do no harm. You wouldn't even punch one...because it'll just go into its body and melt into another position. I think the only way they'd fight would be to blend into a giant glob and fight at some molecular level.

So John's girl is pregnant. What is that setting up? How about this... Kyle Reese isn't the Kyle Reese that goes back in time. John names his son Kyle Reese, and he goes back in time and impregnates Sarah Connor. That's right...his grandmother. Let that marinate.

You'd be your own granddad.

Ok, probably not.

I dug a lot of the Skynet stuff. But why does Skynet look like it was designed for humans? Aren't humans out of the picture? These 800's are being created for the sole purpose of exterminating the remaining survivors. It looked like there were desks, tables, chairs...wouldn't it all look like a factory?  Didn't I see a vending machine in the corner?

I don't like that Connor got the hybrid's heart. No way would that work. And that's quite a risk to just do that operation. Why would the heart in that thing be anything but a box with valves and tubes? It wouldn't be anything compatible with a human heart. Now Connor is part Terminator? This just adds all new kinds of layers. Connor is now part Cyberdyne? What the hell? So if he successfully destroyed Skynet in the past he wouldn't have this heart to keep him alive. I guess he also wouldn't need it as well.

So here we go.  The next movie will need to showcase the events that Kyle Reese describes in the police station in The Terminator.  That movie should end with the resistance breaking in another Skynet branch, and sending Kyle Reese back.  They'll have to show more Schwarzenegger 800's.  Maybe armies full.  That'd be nice.  Perhaps they'll work to perfect this CGI technology for the future movies.  Armies of 800's.  One will be sent back to 1984 and Connor will send back Reese.  That will be a good moment too, because Connor will know he's sending his father to his certain death.  He's saying goodbye to the dad he's never really known.  Does Reese even know he's Connor's father?  Was that ever established?  What a messed up family.  Perhaps it would go a little something like this...

CONNOR

Reese, over here.

REESE

You can't talk to me like that.  I'm your father.

CONNOR

Not yet you're not!

Then what, the third in this new trilogy should introduce the T-1000's and maybe even the chic Terminator.  I'll admit, I'm not as familiar with T3.  I saw it, but I haven't seen it lately.  They'll have to capture and reprogram an 800 to go back to protect a young John Connor.  That should be the beginning of the 3rd movie.  It's my understanding that the 800 that protects Connor in T3 was reprogrammed after Connor was killed by that very same Terminator.  So maybe that's the end of the 3rd movie?  Connor dies, the Terminator is sent back and then there's some reveal, or some recognition that nothing has happened.  That sending the Terminator back hasn't changed anything.

I'm all out.  If I come up with something extra I'll add it in the comments.

I'd give it one thumb out of two. Three stars out of five, and six out of ten. I suppose by that logic I'd give it 60 out of 100 as well.  I'm very interested in the next couple films, but I wouldn't mind McG moving on and getting in a real director.

Roger Ebert's Terminator Salvation review

Owen Gleiberman's EW review

CHUD's Terminator Salvation  Tag Team review

CHUD's "What Went Wrong with Terminator Salvation?"

Pvt. William Hudson's Facebook fan page

Ricky's having some Pre-T4 Struggles

John Connor? Is That Your Boy?

I'll have plenty more to say about this once I see Terminator Salvation on Saturday. Looking forward to it, that's for sure.

Jake Peavy? Is That Your Boy?

Jake Peavy throws an orb at a man with a stick and gets paid millions of dollars to do so.

I usually don't hate on the White Sox in public, but on a day like this I couldn't resist. I don't even care that the Cubs might get swept by the Cardinal tonight. For the moment, I celebrate what a lowly day it is for White Sox Nation. They swing a deal for former Cy Young award winner Jake Peavy but need his approval. He's in San Diego (for now) and at the time of this post the Padres are 18-22 with 5 wins in a row. I heard Peter Gammons mention that Peavy wants to be part of bringing the Padres back to prominence. Back? Did they sign Kevin Brown again? I thought Tony Gwynn had retired? They're 10 games back of LA right now. Maybe he just wants to be Manny Free for another 40 games or so. If he really does want to be Manny Free he should go to the Sox. The only way he'll face him then is in the Series and that ain't happening. I don't think the Padres are going anywhere. Let's say it like it is...Peavy likes sunny SD. I don't know if the man is married or not, but I imagine the beaches are pretty nice for a ballplayer in San Diego. Year round. Married or not.

The White Sox on the other hand...Ooph. They're 17-23, losing 7 of their last 1o and have just returned from Toronto where Sox fans know they don't play so well. They went 1-6 on the road trip, but the cherry on top was todays 20-1 drubbing at the hands of the Minnesota Twins. So ask yourself, would you want to leave San Diego to come to Chicago?* I wonder if Peavy is the kind of dude who rolls the dice with his life. Maybe he said to himself early in the day "If the sox win today, I'll go". Well, if I haven't been clear, or you don't follow the San Diego Padres, Mr. Peavy said "No thanks" to the Chicago White Sox. The strawberry on top of the cherry however is that his desired location is actually in Chicago...but to the Cubs. Now, let's make that happen.**

Jake Peavy...is that your boy?

* I actually moved from San Diego to Chicago when I was 12. Alas, I didn't have a multi-million dollar option in the deal.

**There is a very strong White Sox presence on this blog, so you won't see a lot of Sox hate here. We have one Cub fan, one Sox fan and one dude who asks what quarter is it at a ballgame.