R. Kelly puts the R in…
I originally had a clever quip for the opening of this. But then again this was originally going to be an article about R. Kelly’s new album ‘Black Panties’. That quip was going to be something about how R. Kelly puts the “R” in subtlety, and blah, blah, blah, so clever right? See it’s funny because it’s beyond obvious that subtlety isn’t remotely close to being spelled with an...
Survivor: Blood vs. Water Season Finale
Redemption Island It is the final duel to get back into the game. The competitors are Laura, Tina, and Hayden. Laura is the clear favorite as she has dominated Redemption Island all season. The challenge involves using your foot to step on a plank in order to balance a vase at the end of the other side. Laura is the first one to start struggling but makes some miraculous moves to stay in the challenge. Hayden is the first out after he...
John F***ing Goodman
I saw Inside Llewyn Davis on Friday. I’m not going to waste my time talking about how wonderful it is. If you have ever seen a Coen Brothers film, that is great, you already know what to expect. Llewyn Davis does a great job making you wax nostalgically over a period of time you never existed in. Most period type pieces don’t nail the “lived in” element of the period. This does. So go see it. Or...
Rebooting Hollywood: The New A-List
Remember when Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were the young guys of Hollywood? Remember when Charlies Angels movies made money? If you stop and think, that was 15 years ago. Since then, we’ve seen a lot of actors come and go. Affleck, Damon, Diaz, and Barrymore are all in their 40′s now, so unless their swinging for Oscar fences, or playing fathers and mothers, they are definitely on the other side of their careers...
Survivor: Blood vs Water Episode 13 Notes
Redemption Island: Mother vs. Daughter After Katie gets voted off, she joins her mother, Tina, and Laura on Redemption Island. As expected, Tina is a loving mother and tells Katie she is willing to let her win and move on. However, Katie wants them both to give their best effort. In the end, Survivor is just a game. It is not life or death so Tina does not need to sacrifice herself to show her love for her daughter. At the challenge,...
Tora! Tora! Tora!
“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” –Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto After the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered an historic address to the United States Congress that began “December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy”. It is one of the defining speeches of World War II. The attack on Pearl Harbor changed the course of...