The Monday (3.14.11)

Incoming Tom Sawyer Monday everyone! This one hails from Boston, not the city but the band (though both are equally great). Turn on your music to start the day, close your eyes and slip away. Well, you should probably actually be going to work or class or whatever is you do to earn your keep. But you know, if you can, enjoy some tunes.




Also, who the hell is Marianne? And why the hell is she walking away? And what is the Secret of Nimh? You know, just forget about those questions. Tune in to this or your favorite song, and as usual...

Get your week on.

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The Week (of 3.13.11)

Week 11 of 2011 and the hits just keep on coming...mostly. In theaters this week is Limitless staring everyone's new favorite, Bradley Cooper. It releases alongside Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's new comedy Paul. On the small screen Chuck is back this week and there are plenty of other new episodes of your favorite shows as well. It's kind of a light week for video games with Homefront being the biggest of them, and a new entry in the tennis series, Top Spin 4 hits all consoles. Lastly, on DVD and Blu-Ray this week comes another Oscar nominee for best picture, The Fighter, but if that's too serious for you, you can always check out Sharktopus.

The Review (Battle: Los Angeles)

My background: Aliens never really get old for me. I'm a huge scifi fan, so whenever Earth gets involved in some sort of invasion, it's definitely usually a fun ride. Aaron Eckhart is a pretty good actor in my opinion. I've checked him out in Meet Bill, Thank You For Smoking, Paycheck, and of course The Dark Knight. His roles generally seem to inhabit somewhat duplicitous characters, but he definitely does a good job playing it up and making it different each time. Also, I've never been to Los Angeles. Let's go to the review.

Review: Black Hawk Down meets Independence Day. Ooh-rah!

Verdict: worth it.

Dream on.

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The Trailer (Super 8)

If you haven't heard of the slew of alien packed films heading to theaters this year, kicking off with Battle: Los Angeles today, then you've missed out on J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg's latest. Super 8 takes place in some town, some where, where a group of kids are filming a video using a super 8 camera when there's a train crash that seems to be more than an accident. You know what, here's a better synopsis from [Shock Till You Drop]:

"In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined."

Check out the latest full-length trailer.


I'm excited for this one since it looks like a return to Spielberg's earlier days (even though he is only a producer), and Abrams clearly knows what he's doing behind a camera. You can expect this new alien ride to land June 10.

Dream on.

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The Rhythm (11)

Another week brings us news from around the intertubes. First, this morning there was a massive earthquake in Japan with huge tsunami waves hitting the west coast of the US. After the serious stuff is out of the way, Facebook trying to beat out Netflix? News on the Zelda 25 Anniversary straight from Reggie Fils-Aime (president of NOA) and Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright talk about the next film in their trilogy. Of course, you come for the news and stay for the rumors: GTA V and MIB 3. Read on.

The Rhythm: We hate Navi just as much as you.

The Haddaway

To be or not to be? That is not the question. What is love? Now that is the question.

[WARNING: This post does not contain any information about video games and to some the idea may be mushy, stupid, or lame. For those people, just don't read on. For others, feel free, and I encourage you to post comments, questions, answers, anything to help me with this question. You've now been given fair warning.]

The Review (The Adjustment Bureau)

My Background: I've never actually read a Philip K. Dick story all the way through but I touched upon them in my Philosophy of Science Fiction class for awhile. In case you don't know who Mr. Dick is, you may have seen something that was based off of his work such as Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, or Paycheck, of which I have seen all of them. I've spent a fair amount of time thinking of the whole free will thing, whether or not there is a plan or destiny or anything like that, so this film seemed right up that alley. Also, I'm a fan of Matt Damon and I think Emily Blunt is gorgeous. Okay, on to the review.

Review: Throws you into a non-traditional love story. Straightforward and enjoyable.

Verdict: worth it.

There are some religious undertones to this movie, and by some I mean they are pretty obvious. Still, it was a playful way of talking about it without really saying it and I like when movies can do this to you. Plus, I'm a sucker for what my friends and I call "capital 'M' Moment movies", and this had some Moments in it.

What's next to be reviewed? Battle: Los Angeles. Look for the review this Friday.

Dream on.

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