I Almost Forgot to Mention…
And I can’t wait!
What Up, Raf?
Rafael Kayanan [Raf to his friends] is an extremely gifted artist to the second power.: See, he’s an artist as in creating artwork, and an artist as in can kicking butt [martial arts]. In the comic field he’s worked on everything from Conan to Star Wars. In the film industry he’s done everything from storyboards and conceptual art to serving as technical adviser and fight choreographer on major films.
Click HERE and you’ll get an interview with Raf and you can find out what he’s been up to lately.
RIP – Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider died yesterday at the age of 75.
Although Scheider appeared in several dozen films over the course of his career, it is his work in three that is most remembered: “The French Connection,” “Jaws,” and “All That Jazz.” He received an Best Supporting Actor nomination for “The French Connection” and a Best Actor nomination for “All That Jazz” but it was “Jaws” that made him a household name.
Chris Mills said it best with: “He was part of that last generation of character actors who could play leads, before the movie industry became obsessed with pretty boys and grunting beefcake.”
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and fans.
Hotshot Rambo
I’d never seen THIS before.
Citizen Soldier
I don’t know how old the song is, but I saw Perfectville 1 or 2
Perfectville.Many of you probably saw 007 Guesses Who is Back
I was a huge fan of the last James Bond film “Casino Royale.” I thought Daniel Craig perfectly nailed the thugish qualities needed for the early Bond — you know, the Bond he was before he became the ultra-cool superspy.Of course I am looking forward Craig’s next outing as 007 despite the somewhat blah title “Quantum of Solace” and the fact that a new director is at the helm.
I was surprised to see a teaser poster and a behind the scenes video for QoS today at AICN. Click HERE and you can be just as surprised.
Not Too Taken
Honestly, I’m not too taken with Tell Me What’s Happening
It would appear, after checking out the trailer below, that what is happening is M. Knight Shymalan is back on track.Thoughts on the Superbowl
The Patriots play the Giants today see who will be the Superbowl Champion. I really have no dog in this race.On one hand I’d like to see the Giants win because they’re the underdogs and I like to pull for the ‘dog. On the other hand, the Pats have had an amazing run. If they win it today will finally quiet the Dolphins fans who keep yappin’ about their perfect season 36 years ago.
Now don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against the Dolphins and I loved the 72 Dolphins that set the mark. But what many Dolphin fanatics don’t want to recognize is that the ‘fins went 14-0 during their regular season, while the Pats went 16-0. Oh, I can hear the ‘Finatics saying, “Well, don’t blame us because the season was shorter. We’d have beaten anyone that year.” Maybe, maybe not.
We really don’t know. What we DO know is that year Miami only beat two teams with winning records during their regular season run [Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets], and both of those teams were just 8-6. This year the Patriots have beaten two teams that were 13-3 [Dallas and Indianapolis], one that was 11-5 San Diego, three that were 10-6 [Cleveland, the Giants and Pittsburgh] and one, Washington, that was 9-7. Talk about strength of schedule! Also remember that while facing these tough teams New England set a new NFL record for scoring 589 points!
So who do I want to win? I guess it’s safe to say, let the best team win. If it’s the Patriots, it will be a great capper to a great season. If it’s the Giants, then more power to ’em.
Most likely the Dolpfanatics will keep yappin’ anyway it works out.
Drive-Through Bartle Doo
There was a time [probably when I was in junior high] that I would have thought that THIS was really funny. I’m much more mature now.
Brock Lesner vs Frank Mir
Tomorrow night Brock Lesner fights former champ Frank Mir at UFC 81. It should be an entertaining fight. I’m leaning towards Mir because of experience, but Lesner is the real deal as an amateur wrestler. He’s also a beast.
Raf, please weigh in.
A Man Named Sloane
Today in his blog, Christopher Mills was talking about a 70’s spy show called “A Man Named Sloan.” I don’t remember ever watching or even hearing about the show. I loved Robert Conrad in “The Wild, Wild West” so I’m pretty sure I would have turned in to at least see the premiere.Then again, after seeing this ad for “A Man Named Sloane” maybe I just decided to erase any memory of it from my mind.
Beatty Speaks
My buddy, John Beatty has posted up a pretty nice little interview with him from nearly 20 years ago. If you click over you’ll read about his artistic influences, how he got to meet his idol Mike Zeck, his plans for the future and his $100 John Byrne haircut. It’s worth reading and I’d say that even if he didn’t drop my name in the interview.
Cloverfield Thoughts
I had mixed feelings going in to “Cloverfield.” I really liked the trailer and some of the hype boosting the movie. I thought the idea of a story told through a “found” video camera was interesting. By the same token, I knew that using the conceit of “the “video” would be limiting. But in the end, who doesn’t want to see a giant monster tearing up the city?
The Good: Once the action [finally] gets started and no one knows quite what is going on – seeing glimpses of the monster tearing junk up – crossing from the leaning building onto the stable one – a giant monster tearing up the city
The Bad: The movie takes forever to get crackin’ – being limited to just “the video” – what happens to people bitten by the little critters – the love story – what happens to the cameraman
The Ugly: People in the theater getting motion sickness – the monster – being limited to just one view of all the action
Overall I’m glad I saw “Cloverfield” although I must admit I was disappointed when I left the theater. “Cloverfield” won’t make it into my movie collection, and I have no desire to see it again… although I wouldn’t mind fast-forwarding to some of the good parts. I mean, who doesn’t want to see a giant monster tearing up the city?
