Skyfall Goes 1-1

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I’m a big fan of Daniel Craig as James Bond.  In fact, I’ll go as far as to to say that Casino Royal is my favorite of all the Bond films.  Ok, once the booing dies down, we’ll continue.  Yes, Sean Connery *is* James Bond.  Ok, I’ll even say Connery is my favorite Bond. 

I’m just trying to establish that I’m a big fan of Daniel Craig as Bond.  So it surprises me that I don’t like the teaser poster for his latest outing as 007 in Skyfall.  Every time I look at it I see an old man.

If you’d like to see a big as the Sky-fall version of the poster, you can thanks to the friendly folks at  IMPAwards.

Since I wrote my opinion on the Skyfall poster, I see that the movie’s teaser trailer was released.  Now that, I like.  Maybe because Daniel Craig looked more like Bond than some old guy dressed as Bond.

Robin Gibb – R.I.P.

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Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. He was 62.

I’ve always been a Bee Gees fan. I liked their music before the disco craze hit, loved the stuff that they did during it, and continued to enjoy their work even after it was no longer cool to do so.  One of my stations on Pandora is named Bee Gees Radio.   62 is way too young to die.

We’ve lost another talent, but as cliche as it sounds, the music will live on. Our prayers go out to Robin Gibb’s family, friends and fans.

You Can Call Him Arrow

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Have you seen this trailer for comic book character Green Arrow’s adaptation into a tv series called Arrow?  It was a smart move to shorten the name to Arrow.  Now let’s hope that they avoid the use of “trick” arrows and they might have something.  I think it looks interesting enough to check it out.

Thanks and a pull of the quiver to CBR.

Donna Summer R.I.P.

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Donna Summer passed away today after an extended battle with lung cancer.  Ms. Summer was 63. 

Donna Summer was known as the Queen of Disco and rightly so.  She rose to fame in the 1970’s and helped lead a generation into the disco craze.  In 1975, she co-wrote and performed her first hit, Love to Love You Baby which shot up the charts.  Hit after hit followed. 

Ms. Summer had 19 number one hits on the dance charts.  She was the first female singer to have four number one singles in a 13 month period, had three consecutive double LPs to hit #1 on the charts, and she won five Grammys. Donna Summer’s music helped define the Disco era.

I always liked Donna Summer’s music.  I can remember being in Camelot Music the first time I heard her sing, Love to Love You, Baby.  The song came on and she started singing and I was hooked… along with a generation of music lovers.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Donna Summer’s family, friends and fans.



Falling Skies Season Two: Hold Your Ground

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Although I enjoyed the first season of Falling Skies, I didn’t care for the final scene of the last show of the season.  Still, I’m more than willing to come back for season two and see where the final scene leads. 

Entertainment Weekly just posted some new teaser posters for Falling Skies season two.  My favorite is shown above.

Falling Skies season two premieres on TNT on June 17 at 9pm.

 

 

You Nazty Spy!

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In January 1940, as World War II raged in Europe, The Three Stooges filmed one of their most popular shorts, You Nazty Spy! 

Not only was You Nazty Spy! Moe and Larry’s favorite of all their shorts, it also marked the first time that Hitler was spoofed in film and Moe was the first American actor to play Hitler.

You can read more interesting and amusing facts about You Nazty Spy! here and here.

Nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk!