Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
First Showing.net lives up to their name with a first look at the poster for James Bond’s next adventure: “Quantum of Solace.“
It’s not my favorite graphic novel of all time, but after seeing this trailer for Watchmen, I can’t wait to see the movie adaptation. Looks like Zack Snyder has pulled a three-peat with his “Dawn of the Dead” remake, “300” and now “Watchmen.”
Yesterday, some of Quentin “Rampage” Jackson’s friends contacted the Irvine police. An officer was sent out and according to Lt. Rick Handfield of the Irvine police, Jackson “was exhibiting some unusual behavior… At the conclusion of our contact, we did detain him and take him to be seen by mental health professionals… We left him with the mental health professionals.” You can read the full account HERE.
While many MMA / news sites are saying how bad this is for Rampage, my thought is that it’s probably a good thing that he’s been taken where he can get some help. My hope is that Dana White and some of his family and friends will be there for him and he will make his way back to where he needs to be.
C.T.U. is gone. The nation is under attack. Jack Bauer is on his own… but not until January! Arrgh! Here is a trailer for 24 season 7 to give us a taste. How about you check it out and then I’ll give you my thoughts?
Ok. Thanks for swinging back. Yeah, I agree the plot seems right out of the last Die Hard movie. I know, I know, bringing back Tony Almeida from the dead may be pushing it. But, this is 24 and I’m willing to go with it. They’ve never let me down in the past… well, except for maybe with the cougar trap stuff…
It’s hard to tell from this quick teaser for “Terminator Salvation” just how good it’s going to be. I’m a fan of the films [the first two by Cameron and Arnold were classics] and I like Christian Bale so I’ll most likely give it a shot. I gotta admit though that when the Terminator theme music kicked in, I would have loved to have seen Arnold.
The Pitch: “D.O.A” meets Avery Cates with the world in the balance.
The Ugly: What happens to city populations as the plague runs rampant.
I can’t wait to see what Jeff Somers has in store for Avery Cates in his next adventure, The Eternal Prison. In the mean time, I have Jeff Somers ‘ blog to tide me over.
Yesterday, I described Andrea True Connection and her hit, “More, More, More” by saying this is a song that’s probably better to listen to without watching the video. Today’s selection, “I Love the Nightlife” by Alicia Bridges is another where you’d probably enjoy the video more by closing your eyes. Great song, not so great video.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, former UFC light heavyweight champion, was arrested today after leaving the scene of an accident and leading police on a chase. According to reports, Jackson hit two cars and left the scene. A police officer attempted to pull Jackson over, but Jackson fled with the officer in pursuit as Jackson’s vehicle weaved “in and out of traffic, including at one point driving on the wrong side of the road and even on a sidewalk, scaring pedestrians” and hitting at least one more vehicle.
It’s a small jump from The Hues Corporation and their hit “Rock the Boat” to Andrea True Connection and her hit, “More, More, More.”
“More, More, More” is one of those songs that’s probably better to just listen to it. The video starts out okay, but when the full lights come on and we see Andrea with her Farrah Fawcett hair and 70’s cliche outfit and set… it almost comes off as a parody. But the song was no joke — it peaked at #4 in the fall of 1976 [a very good year].
Andrea True was born in Nashville, but moved to New York after graduating high school. She wanted to be an actress, and did land some work as an extra in a couple of mainstream films. At some point she moved into X-Rated films as she continued to seek out mainstream roles. Andrea True ended up in Jamaica where she appeared in some local commercials.
One thing led to another and she ended up writing lyrics to a song her music producer friend [Gregg Diamond] had produced. “More, More, More” was born. Once the song caught on, they produced an album. Two more albums followed, but unfortunately, there were to be no more [or should that be “More, More, More”] hits for Andrea True Connection.
I’m a Frank Miller fan, but I’m not sure I’m diggin’ what he’s doing with Will Eisner’s The Spirit.
I can only imagine what Chris Mills will say when he sees Miller’s latest Spirit trailer.
From George McCrae’s “Rock Your Baby” we move to The Hues Corporation and their hit “Rock the Boat.”
The Hues Corporation consisted of St. Clair Lee, Flemming Williams, and Ann Kelley. The trio formed in 1969, but it wasn’t until “Rock the Boat” in July of 1974 that they scored their one and only top 100 hit. And what a hit it was — shooting all the way to #1. Unfortunately, they were never able to repeat their success and the band broke up in 1978.
Here are a few bits of trivia:
Sometimes a movie slips in under the radar. Felon, written and directed by Roman Waugh, a stuntman turned writer/director, may be a winner. Check out this trailer and see for yourself.
I didn’t even recognize Val Kilmer until I watched it a second time.
We’ve been talking about it for three days, so here is, George McCrae’s Rock Your Baby.
Yesterday our music link covered KC and the Sunshine Band playing a live version of “That’s the Way I Like It.” The post ended with a bit of trivia: before Harry Casey and Richard Finch created KC and the Sunshine Band they wrote Rock Your Baby for George McCrae and the song went on to be a megahit.
So it would make sense if our next link in our musical chain was George McCrae’s classic Rock Your Baby. Instead, I thought it might be fun to go with a rarity: KC and the Sunshine Band, in 1974, giving us their instrumental version of Rock Your Baby.So that’s what I did.
A Taste of Honey’s “Boogie Oogie Oogie” leads us right to KC and the Sunshine Band playing a live version of “That’s the Way I Like It.”
I knew that it wouldn’t take long to link to KC and the Sunshine Band. Behind the Bee Gees, they are probably the band most associated with the disco era. KC and the Sunshine Band’s songs featured simple, repetitive lyrics paired with music that made you want to move.
The band was formed in 1973 by Harry Wayne Casey [KC] and Richard Finch, but it wasn’t until 1975 and their hit “Get Down Tonight” that the band really took off. The album, their second, went triple platinum and the hits just kept on coming. Most people would be surprised to learn that their last #1 hit was the first hit of the 80’s [“Please Don’t Go”]. The band broke up in 1981. In 1991, KC came out of retirement and reformed the band without Richard Finch. The new band continues to tour with a full schedule.
I was fortunate enough to see KC and the Sunshine Band live a couple of times back in the glory days [1976 and 1977]. They definitely earned their money with the great show that they put on.
One last bit of trivia: Yesterday, Ivan G. Shreve, Jr., commented that he really only liked a few disco songs with “Boogie, Oogie, Oogie” being one and George McCrae’s Rock Your Baby being another. Well, did you know that Harry Casey and Richard Finch wrote Rock Your Baby? They did! It went on to become one of the first and biggest hits of the disco era selling 11 million copies.
