Saturday, October 18, 2008
You know how yesterday I was saying about how Liz Hurley had some of the best cleavage in the world?
Permit me to present to you her American counterpart, Tara Reid, pictured here with an unidentified friend.
She's saying "See: That's Ben. He's the last guy left who thinks I still have a career, and might actually be interesting instead of just hot, so I should really do something nice for him"
"But what?"
"I know..."
I think this falls into the category of "Hate to see you leave..."
"...but I love to watch you go."
She's saying "See: That's Ben. He's the last guy left who thinks I still have a career, and might actually be interesting instead of just hot, so I should really do something nice for him""But what?"
"I know..."
I think this falls into the category of "Hate to see you leave..."
"...but I love to watch you go."
Yee-Ha!
Fox has picked up "Terminator: SCC" for a full season.
The network recently ordered two scripts of the show, so perhaps the stories came in strong. Midseason sci-fi drama "Dollhouse" might be another factor -- Fox's previously announced winter schedule pairs "Dollhouse" and "24" on Mondays and "American Idol" and "Fringe" on Tuesdays, without "Terminator" listed. So perhaps the network has a new scheduling configuration in mind to support its sci-fi efforts.
Yet another potential factor is that "Dollhouse" has had some creative struggles. Sources say the newer scripts are stronger than the first batch, but if there's any chance of the show being delayed Fox might have decided to keep "Terminator" in the mix.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Just what you want to hear from a vice-presidential candidate
Sarah Palin doesn't even watch the news. Apparently, it depresses her, the poor thing.
John McCain, meet Yogi Berra
"Fifty percent of small business income taxes are paid by small business."
-- Sen. John McCain, during the third presidential debate.
Via Political Wire.
Say what you will about Geri Halliwell...
She's kept herself looking good.
Whether those good looks are all-natural, or instead she's given mother nature some help, is not for me to say.
Whether those good looks are all-natural, or instead she's given mother nature some help, is not for me to say.
Dear Elizabeth Hurley...
Look. We all know you have some of the best cleavage in the world.
But there comes a point where you're just being garish.
But there comes a point where you're just being garish.
And speaking of Saw V...
1. Here's another "leaked" scene. I love it.
2. Canadians are so stupid (Hi Jen!)
From the Ontario Star:
2. Canadians are so stupid (Hi Jen!)
From the Ontario Star:
A new viral marketing campaign for "Saw V" is scaring the wits out of some of its unsuspecting targets, according to OPP.
A website for the fifth film in the series of psychological horrors allows visitors to enter their name and a friend's in order to generate a creepy message that can be dialled to any home number.
These calls have genuinely frightened a number of citizens, including the mother of an intended target who called OPP to complain. Since Thanksgiving weekend, said Const. Tracey Bednarczyk, the Nottawasga detachment has received at least six calls from concerned citizens about the alarming messages.
Levi Stubbs
Rest in peace. And respect.
Here's "Reach Out"
And here's a cool (if simple) visual to go along with "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch."
Here's "Reach Out"
And here's a cool (if simple) visual to go along with "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch."
It's time to let go. The fucking motto. We're supposed to cherish our lives.
(being the final in a planned series of four posts trying to write something a little more penetrating about why I think it is that I've become so enamored--some would say obsessed--with the Saw films)
In terms of execution--no play on words intended--Saw IV is the least of the installments so far. This may be because it's the first installment not to be written or co-written by Leigh Whannell, who also starred in the original.
(Once again, there are spoilers below, but if you've made it this far you've either already seen the movies and don't care, or know you never will, and don't care. Then again, I once thought I never would. But I digress...)
As one reviewer (I can't remember who, otherwise I'd link) pointed out: For this plot to work, you have to believe that Jigsaw can correctly predict what anyone is going to do at any given time.
And that he can do so far in advance, given that most of his traps tend to take just a little time to set up. Unless you happen to have handy, say, a device that both gouges people's eyes out and tears off their limbs.
It's also confusing even by the Saw series' always non-linear standards. In the last scenes of Saw IV, it's revealed that the events of this film and Saw III have been unfolding at the same time. This takes the already quite bleak ending of III and lowers it down a couple of more pegs.
But with hindsight, it makes some sense to do such a double-back, since at the end of Saw III, Jigsaw is dead. (That's not much of a spoiler, since his head on a scale was a poster for Saw IV.) And it would seem that if we immediately go forward, his games are over.
But during his autopsy (which is gory, but still not as bad as the brain surgery in III), a tape is found in his stomach.
It tells the listener...
Thematically, Saw IV also revisits some material from the last installment. The positive which Jigsaw is trying to effect here, in his ever-deranged way, is to get one officer Rigg to face up to his obsessions.
The questions are again: Is it ever better not to act than to act? And can you save everyone, or must some--perhaps most--of them (of us) save themselves (ourselves)?
Still though, it's evident that some more thought has gone into this movie (and its screenplay) than almost any directed by Tim Burton. When detective Hoffman repeats John/Jigsaw's "motto," (at least as John sees it)
Rigg replies:
As an aside: Throughout the series, Jigsaw does seem to have a lot of anger focused on (and a lot of information about) one small group of cops: Matthews, Hoffman, Rigg. The ending of Saw IV suggests another explanation.
It also gives us a new main character, someone who, like Jigsaw, should be listened to very very closely because he never lies, but he doesn't always tell the whole truth. And who, at the end, is asked by John Kramer's voice from beyond the grave...
It's also the first one, IIRC, in which no actual saw appears (although one is heard).
In terms of execution--no play on words intended--Saw IV is the least of the installments so far. This may be because it's the first installment not to be written or co-written by Leigh Whannell, who also starred in the original.
(Once again, there are spoilers below, but if you've made it this far you've either already seen the movies and don't care, or know you never will, and don't care. Then again, I once thought I never would. But I digress...)
As one reviewer (I can't remember who, otherwise I'd link) pointed out: For this plot to work, you have to believe that Jigsaw can correctly predict what anyone is going to do at any given time.
And that he can do so far in advance, given that most of his traps tend to take just a little time to set up. Unless you happen to have handy, say, a device that both gouges people's eyes out and tears off their limbs.
It's also confusing even by the Saw series' always non-linear standards. In the last scenes of Saw IV, it's revealed that the events of this film and Saw III have been unfolding at the same time. This takes the already quite bleak ending of III and lowers it down a couple of more pegs.
But with hindsight, it makes some sense to do such a double-back, since at the end of Saw III, Jigsaw is dead. (That's not much of a spoiler, since his head on a scale was a poster for Saw IV.) And it would seem that if we immediately go forward, his games are over.
But during his autopsy (which is gory, but still not as bad as the brain surgery in III), a tape is found in his stomach.
It tells the listener...
...By hearing this tape, some will assume that this is over but I am still among you...
Thematically, Saw IV also revisits some material from the last installment. The positive which Jigsaw is trying to effect here, in his ever-deranged way, is to get one officer Rigg to face up to his obsessions.
The questions are again: Is it ever better not to act than to act? And can you save everyone, or must some--perhaps most--of them (of us) save themselves (ourselves)?
Still though, it's evident that some more thought has gone into this movie (and its screenplay) than almost any directed by Tim Burton. When detective Hoffman repeats John/Jigsaw's "motto," (at least as John sees it)
We're supposed to cherish our lives.
Rigg replies:
Well, how the hell are we supposed to do that when this is our lives?
As an aside: Throughout the series, Jigsaw does seem to have a lot of anger focused on (and a lot of information about) one small group of cops: Matthews, Hoffman, Rigg. The ending of Saw IV suggests another explanation.
It also gives us a new main character, someone who, like Jigsaw, should be listened to very very closely because he never lies, but he doesn't always tell the whole truth. And who, at the end, is asked by John Kramer's voice from beyond the grave...
You feel you now have control, don't you?
It's also the first one, IIRC, in which no actual saw appears (although one is heard).
And the countdown continues.
Still not as sad as it would be if this base-whore were elected president...but sad nevertheless.
You know...when I first saw this headline:
I thought of doing a joke here along the lines of "Ah, the circle of life." But on second thought, what I really want to do is ask:
At long last, senator, have you no sense of shame?
I don't think this is funny, I think this is really, really sad. In the last debate, John McCain said that if Barack Obama had wanted to run against Bush, he should have run four years ago.
Well senator, if you had wanted to have a chance not even of winning, but just of retaining the respect of most of your countrymen...you should've been the man you were eight years ago.
But then...you never really were that man, were you?
McCain Using Same Robocall Firm That Helped Smear Him In 2000
I thought of doing a joke here along the lines of "Ah, the circle of life." But on second thought, what I really want to do is ask:
At long last, senator, have you no sense of shame?
I don't think this is funny, I think this is really, really sad. In the last debate, John McCain said that if Barack Obama had wanted to run against Bush, he should have run four years ago.
Well senator, if you had wanted to have a chance not even of winning, but just of retaining the respect of most of your countrymen...you should've been the man you were eight years ago.
But then...you never really were that man, were you?
Ok, look at...
...this picture. And tell me.
Is it me, or can you totally hear their private bits yapping at each other like a couple of dogs?
Is it me, or can you totally hear their private bits yapping at each other like a couple of dogs?
What's better than a large-breasted woman wearing a green dress?
A large-breasted woman wearing green paint.
[Images from Wbeem on Flickr removed by request. Images via cityrag]
[Images from Wbeem on Flickr removed by request. Images via cityrag]
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Oh, you have absolutely got to be ratfucking kidding me
Wondering how desperate some GOP groups have become?
That's how desperate some GOP groups have become. Please note that I emphasize "some," not "all," or even "most." I don't believe all Republicans are evil racists.
This GOP women's group, however...They're not even trying to hide their racism anymore. And in a weird way, I say, good for them. I hate it when people act like this is something we've all "gotten over."
Obama is a sign of how far we've come since the days of the civil rights marches and all, but this is a sign of how far those marchers still have to go.
The latest newsletter by an Inland Republican women's group depicts Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama surrounded by a watermelon, ribs and a bucket of fried chicken
That's how desperate some GOP groups have become. Please note that I emphasize "some," not "all," or even "most." I don't believe all Republicans are evil racists.
This GOP women's group, however...They're not even trying to hide their racism anymore. And in a weird way, I say, good for them. I hate it when people act like this is something we've all "gotten over."
Obama is a sign of how far we've come since the days of the civil rights marches and all, but this is a sign of how far those marchers still have to go.
One more thing on the debate
When Obama said
"100 percent, John, of your ads -- 100 percent of them have been negative."This is what he was talking about.
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