Archive for November 13th, 2006

Gonzalez out with shoulder injury; Green could practice

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Tight end Tony Gonzalez is the latest Kansas City Chiefs all-star sidelined.

Roy, Brooks headline hockey’s Hall class of 2006

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Patrick Roy, the NHL’s winningest goaltender, and Herb Brooks, coach of the “Miracle on Ice” team that won gold at the 1980 Olympics, were inducted Monday into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Last-place Blue Jackets fire Gallant, promote Agnew

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Gerard Gallant was fired as the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, less than 24 hours after the team dropped into last place in the Central Division of the Western Conference.

To Do: Rice, Fiction, Cheers

Monday, November 13th, 2006

· Music round-up: Wolf Eyes and Great Northern at the Echo; Damien Rice at the El Rey; Indigo Girls at the Wiltern; Clipse at House of Blues.

· Stephen Farber’s Reel Talk screening…

Mel Martinez Will Chair RNC

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Sen. Mel Martinez, the first-term Florida lawmaker who previously served in President Bush’s Cabinet, will assume the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, GOP officials said Monday.

Holmgren: Alexander, Hasselbeck might return Sunday

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren said Monday that Shaun Alexander and Matt Hasselbeck may play on Sunday at San Francisco, pending tests in practice this week.

This Just In: Sitcom Writers’ Dietary Habits Could Be Better

Monday, November 13th, 2006

As anyone who has ever worked on a sitcom can tell you, the writers room is not just the inner sanctum where a dozen scribes gather to brainstorm the theoretical contents of Courteney Cox’s uterus or…

Iraqi Leader Vows Shake Up Amid Carnage

Monday, November 13th, 2006

The Shiite prime minister promised Sunday to reshuffle his Cabinet after calling lawmakers disloyal and blaming Sunni Muslims for raging sectarian violence that claimed at least 159 more lives, including 35 men blown apart while waiting to join Iraq’s police force.

Britney Spears’ Dismissed Defamation Suit May Have Taken Her Goofiness Too Lightly

Monday, November 13th, 2006

FindLaw’s Julie Hilden, the same columnist who once eloquently argued that Tom Cruise suing South Park for insinuating that he’s gay would be as nonsensical as Michael Jackson suing Rolling Stone for…

Sources: Red Sox bid high of $42M for Matsuzaka

Monday, November 13th, 2006

The Red Sox bid $42 million for the right to negotiate with prized Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, sources told ESPN’s Peter Gammons. Boston’s bid far exceeded any other team’s offer.

Another spy spots a glitch in Tony Scott’s Matrix! DEJA VU!

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with a positive look at Tony Scott’s follow-up to DOMINO, a movie damn near everyone seem to hate except for me. Sure it was overboard, but I guess I just like Scott’s insanity, however I am glad to hear he’s toned it down a bit. Story over style. I’m looking forward to this one.

Déjà Vu is the newest film from Tony Scott, the director of Top Gun, True Romance, Spy Game, and most recently Domino. Cast in the lead role is Denzel Washington, who collaborated with Scott on the revenge tale, Man on Fire. Man on Fire’s story is as basic and primitive as you can get. A troubled killer-for-hire goes on a killing spree to find the murderers of the only person who made him feel less like a killer and more like a human being. It is a flawed film to say the least, but still has redeemable qualities. What muddles Fire, Domino, and a few others of Scott’s, is his reliance on lightning quick edits and ‘poetic’ cut-ins.

Pectoral muscle injury ends season for Falcons’ Kerney

Monday, November 13th, 2006

The Falcons lost another starter on defense. Patrick Kerney will likely be out an “extended” period after hurting his chest in a loss to the Browns.