Giants, Bonds still far apart; more talks scheduled
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006The San Francisco Giants and Barry Bonds were still far apart on contract negotiations late Tuesday, with more talks between the sides scheduled for Wednesday.
Archive for December 5th, 2006
Stark: Manny’s staying home for the holidays
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006In what’s becoming an annual tradition, it’s growing more likely Manny Ramirez will spend another offseason as a member of the Red Sox.
‘Big Baby’ plays grown in No. 11 LSU win over Aggies
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A Pair Of Reviews For Mitchell & Webb’s New Film, MAGICIANS!!
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.
I didn’t even realize these guys were making a movie. I haven’t had a chance to see their new series together, but I really love PEEP SHOW, the series they star in, and I’m up for whatever they’re doing next.
After THE PRESTIGE and THE ILLUSIONIST, will MAGICIANS turn out to be a gem as well? Let’s see what our first spy thinks:
Hey Harry
The name is Johnny Haffatta and I recently got given screener tickets to the movie ‘Magicians’ starring David Mitchell, Robert Webb and Jessica Stevenson. This was my first screener so I was relatively excited. When me and my friends got there we were greeted with the usual “not all the special effects are complete, the music isn’t correct and it is being projected from HD Video” though I did not notice any of this. This movie was is a British production starring some of Britains most funny comedians (the stars of ‘Peep Show’ and ‘Spaced’). Anyway the movie was very good, it was like a comedic version of ‘The Prestige’, and on release the two movies will be compared. It started of with the two main characters Harry (David Mitchell) and Karl (Robert Webb) performing a magic act with Harry’s wife as the beautiful assistant. After the act Harry discovers that his wife is cheating on him with Karl, they then all have to do a magic act together where in a very funny scene Harry accidentaly decapitates his own wife (can anybody say ‘The Prestige’?). Four years later and the magicians have grown apart and have lost their fame but they decide to enter a magic contest against eachother for one last shot at glory. It is a very funny movie with great characters and many funny themes (including a delightful sub plot on how psychics are not magicians and they bring the whole proffesion down). Seeing as it was a screener there were some bad bits, a horrible father/son plot line and an idiotic penis gag, but all the rest was fun I highly
An INLAND EMPIRE Review That Paints A Great Picture Of The Movie’s Effect On Viewers!!
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006
Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.
I love this film.
The more I think about it, the more I love it.
I have no illusions about the film’s commercial prospects. It’s not that kind of movie. At three hours, it is a punishing experience, in no small part because of the absolute stink of crazy that’s all over it. I know that the person who went to see it with me liked it, but was disturbed by it days after we saw it because of the way it sticks to you.
You can either read my review of it, or you can check out this guy’s obviously shaken reaction:
MiraJeff’s Been KNOCKED UP!!
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.
I am dying to see this one, and it slays me that they’re already testing a film that we won’t see until June of next year. I believe in the test-screening process for comedies, though, and it sounds like Judd Apatow wants to really polish this one up. When I was talking to Shauna Robertson on the set of SUPER BAD, she told me that they plan to test several versions of this film with very different material in each of the screenings so they can see what plays best with audiences. They shot so much extra material that they’re going to be able to eventually release a DVD that will randomly drop new jokes into the film all the way through with a “Randomizer” that Judd told me about when I was on the KNOCKED UP set.
Massawyrm Goes Crazy For THE HOLIDAY!!
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006
Hola all. Massawyrm here.
Okay guys, I’m gonna level with you. Having seen and reviewed most of the major upcoming releases this season – at least the ones you’re probably salivating over – I’ve got to let you know. You REALLY need to start earning yourself some Movie Brownie Points. You’ve got a Mayan adventure film, a Spanish language WWII Fantasy film, and a Sci-Fi end of the world film to see – and that’s all on top of just having dragged your significant other to that Bond film, that time travel movie and probably even that science fiction guy-in-a-tree-bubble movie. Admit it. It’s time to pay the piper. It’s time to see…a chick flick.
Wiimote strap fix, MacGyver style
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006Filed under: Gaming
It might not be the prettiest thing ever to grace your svelte little Wiimote, but if you’re the, um, rambunctious type, or have muscles the size a small house like our man Tyler, this little strap “hack” might be the only thing keeping your Wiimote from becoming a svelte projectile of destruction. The project is all pretty straight forward, using some supa-strong braided fishing line as a safety buffer in case your bowling game gets a little over zealous. But just in case you managed to sleep through all your knot tying merit badges in Boy Scouts, or have allowed the internets to reduce your brain to a pile of mush, and you need a fancy photo set to hold your hand through every little project, then you should find these detailed knot-tying instructions quite helpful.
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Wiimote strap fix, MacGyver style
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006Filed under: Gaming
It might not be the prettiest thing ever to grace your svelte little Wiimote, but if you’re the, um, rambunctious type, or have muscles the size a small house like our man Tyler, this little strap “hack” might be the only thing keeping your Wiimote from becoming a svelte projectile of destruction. The project is all pretty straight forward, using some supa-strong braided fishing line as a safety buffer in case your bowling game gets a little over zealous. But just in case you managed to sleep through all your knot tying merit badges in Boy Scouts, or have allowed the internets to reduce your brain to a pile of mush, and you need a fancy photo set to hold your hand through every little project, then you should find these detailed knot-tying instructions quite helpful.
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BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time
Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Short Ends: Coups, Grounded Planes, And Hot, Cat-Humping Action
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006· Good news! A military coup in Fiji hasn’t interfered with the shooting of the next Survivor installment. Jeff Probst is going to be OK!
· Our pals at Deadspin have angered Lucious…
Grizzlies sale on hold, has yet to meet league standards
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006The proposed purchase of the Memphis Grizzlies by an investment group headed by former NBA player Brian Davis has yet to meet standards imposed by the league.
Computer beats world chess champion in epic battle
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006The world’s leading chess computer, Deep Fritz, has roundly beat its human counterpart, the Russian world chess champion, Vladimir Kramnik, in a six game encounter in Germany.