Archive for November 9th, 2006

CALDWELL’S IMPACT REPORT 11/9: Ongoing “virtual time” coverage of show

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Douglas slapped Ray across the face, then The Naturals hit the ring and jumped Ray. They set up a table in the ring and threw Ray through the table. The announcers wanted to know where Brother Devon was. They cut to a shot backstage where Ray was trapped underneath a guardrail. Tenay suddenly had an update in his earpiece that it was the work of The Naturals.

KELLER’S TNA IMPACT REPORT 11/9: Ongoing “virtual time” coverage of Spike TV show

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

A clip aired or Robert Roode chewing up Miss Brooks backstage. He preached to her obnoxiously that money is everything and he cost her a chance at a lot of money. He threw stuff around, pointed in her face, and screamed at her to get him another water. She stood and took it, but looked shaken…

Ashenfelter: Phoenix is tricky, but Johnson a good bet

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Phoenix is one of the trickiest tracks on the Nextel Cup circuit, and that means a crucial Chase victory could fall to nearly anyone, writes Mark Ashenfelter.

">Hornets visit Warriors, trying for 5-0 start Live

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

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Maybe This Really Blah HANNIBAL RISING Teaser Poster Would Seem Better With A Nice Chianti??

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Merrick again…


Here’s the teaser sheet for HANNIBAL RISING. Sounds like a porn film. It was originally called YOUNG HANNIBAL: BEHIND THE MASK, which sounded like a VH-1 bio show. Guess we’re just gonna have to deal with a crappy title.

Advanced reviews of this film can be found HERE and HERE .

Short Ends: Tom Cruise Might Not Get The Catholic Wedding Ceremony He’d Been Hoping For

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

· Lapsed Catholic Tom Cruise is encountering a number of obstacles from the Italian Church for his upcoming wedding, who don’t seem particularly interested in letting a divorced Scientologist…

It’s The Ultra Webtacular SPIDER-MAN 3 Trailer!!

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Merrick here…

I’ll keep this really short because no one gives a rat’s ass what I have to say when facing such utter coolosity. Perhaps one or two of my cohorts will update this article with further thoughts once their geekasms have subsided.

Here it is, with thanks to iFilm.

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

This issue includes a cover story on Hulk Hogan announcing intentions to work with a new start-up group, the XWF… WWF Newswire details Tough Enough tryout plans, Rock’s shot at Juventud Guererra on TV… Part nine of the Torch Talk with Terry Taylor with his take on Scott Hall pushing Goldberg’s buttons… A feature editorial listing Ten Reasons the Invasion Angle Failed… In a special Torch Staff Roundtable, keys to success and failure with a start-up company looking to fill the gap left by WCW… Wade Keller’s End Notes looks at the WWF policy of “no wrestling knowledge necessary” for its writing team…

‘Studio 60′ CancellationWatch: NBC Officially Picks Up A Full Season

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Good news both for genuine fans of Studio 60 and for those who derive their primary enjoyment from the series from their spirited Tuesday morning discussions about why Jesus running a network…

Anonymous Frat Boys Sue ‘Borat’, Claim Booze Made Them Pine For Return To Slavery

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

[Warning: Further Borat movie spoilers lie ahead.] Some of those “How’d they do that?” tricks up the sleeves of the crafty team responsible for making the Borat movie have already been revealed,…

Great Movie: Ugetsu (1953) ()

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Two brothers, one consumed by greed, the other by envy. In a time when the land is savaged by marauding armies, they risk their families and their lives to pursue their obsessions. Kenji Mizoguchi’s “Ugetsu” (1953) tells their stories in one of the greatest of all films — one which, along with Kurosawa’s “Rashomon,” helped introduce Japanese cinema to Western audiences. The heroes are rough-hewn and consumed by ambition, but the film style is elegant and mysterious, and somehow we know before we are told that this is a ghost story.

Great Movie: Ugetsu (1953)

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Two brothers, one consumed by greed, the other by envy. In a time when the land is savaged by marauding armies, they risk their families and their lives to pursue their obsessions. Kenji Mizoguchi’s “Ugetsu” (1953) tells their stories in one of the greatest of all films — one which, along with Kurosawa’s “Rashomon,” helped introduce Japanese cinema to Western audiences. The heroes are rough-hewn and consumed by ambition, but the film style is elegant and mysterious, and somehow we know before we are told that this is a ghost story.