George Carlin

Very funny Alan Moore tribute music video!

Thanks to Shawn from Naked Imagination for this!

Where the Wild Things Are: A first look at the movie

This clip was leaked today and it appears to be from the upcoming Where the Wild Things Are, movie from Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze. I don't know if it's the real deal or not, but it looks good! I for one am very much looking forward to this movie. Acording to ain't it cool news Carrol (the big guy) is voiced by James Gandolfini, and this obviously is not James Gandolfini. The movie isn't due out till 2009 but we can start dreaming today.

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More Fun with Jerry O'Connell

I know this video is around a week old now, which in Blog time is like forever, but I was in the mood for a little more Jerry O'Connell. And some Rebecca Romjin never hurt, well not me anyway. I guess I just meed to petiton Hulu to run a little Sliders now and again.

Batman: Gotham Knight Direct to DVD Anime

The WB is releasing a Batman DVD seemingly similar to the Animatrix (they even reference it in this promo) The DVD looks good, but this promo is lite on the action and heavy on people talking about the action. Batman: Gotham Knight seems like a very cool way for Warner Brothers to make an extra buck while adding to the viral marketing of an upcoming blockbuster movie.

TV Feud continues? Wayne Brady created Stephen Colbert?

You Decide

Stewart vs. Colbert vs. O'Brien Fight Video! Genius!

Last night I witnessed what I believe was the best post strike TV! Without their writers the collective late night talk show hosts Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert brought to a head their recent feud regarding "who created" Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. I know there will be many haters, naysayers and ne'erdowell who will complain that it was just a giant waste of time. To them I say it was a giant funny waste of time! Now make sure yo have 25 min and 58 sec to laugh, or you could play them all at once.

It started last night on The Daily Show



It continued on The Colbert Report



And it concluded on Late Night with Conan O'Brien with not only the inevitable brawl but a special message from Mike Huckabee

Trailer Posts: Did Morgan Spurlock find Osama bin Laden?

Well honestly I hope not, because if he did and he waited until the movie was cut and released to tell anyone, let's say I'd be more than a little disappointed with Mr. Spurlock! Even though I'm pretty certain this movie is sans bin Laden I am very excited to see it. I don't know when I became actually interested in seeing documentaries on the big (but not that Big) screen. Ah well here's the trailer judge for yourself:

Trailer Post: Super Bowl Edition

During what I thought was one of the more exciting Super Bowls in a few years you may have missed some of the great movie trailers. Lucky for you I have a few of my favorites below! I know the Super Bowl had a lot of great adds, but forgive me if I get more excited about a new Iron Man movie than a six pack of Bud(I drink Natty Boh or Yuengling, it's a regional thing I guess). But Just in case you wanted to see them check out YouTube has a special page, check it out HERE

Now on to the trailers!

First up we have the Iron Man trailer, while I enjoyed seeing more of the crimson avenger, I think the last trailer got me more excited. It was probably the absence of Ozzy's Iron Man amongst Downey's Iron Man



Next up is another movie adaptation of a comic book, Mark Millar's Wanted. I've said it before and I'll say it again, if your over the age of 18 and you haven't read this graphic novel, you need to.(The book contains some adult themes)I must also say I am a big Common fan, I have been since his classic Hip-Hop album Resurrection(Which you also NEED to own)



Last up we have an adaption not from a comic book, but a book I love none the less, Prince Caspian. I find it odd the order in which Disney is releasing the cinematic versions of C.S.Lewis's classics (Prince Caspian is the 4th in the series)but hold out great hope Disney releases them all.



During the Super Bowl we also saw trailers for Leatherheads, which looks funny and Wall-E, which looks like a young Johnny 5 from Short Circuit.

Lazy Sunday: Super Bowl Shuffle edition

Welcome to another Lazy Sunday! This Sunday I plan, like most Americans to watch the Super Bowl, while I'm not that real interested in either team, I will be rooting for the under dog NY Giants fr two reasons. First because the last time they were at the big game they were defeated by my Baltimore Ravens, but more importantly I'm rooting for the Giants because the New England Patriots cheated. While I would love to witness a perfect season to tell my grandkids about, I find it inherently worthless if I need to tell them that they got there by cheating. I know a lot of people will say they would have had a perfect season without cheating, but we will never really know now will we? If they win the whole season needs to be marked with an *! Now they are even being accused of spying on the Rams before Super Bowl XXXVI. It's hard enough to convince my self to watch baseball any more, if Camden Yards wasn't such a nice stadium to hang out in I may have abandoned that sport all together.

Now let us go back to a simpler time, before we knew how corny it was for our sports celebrities to rap
(Thanks again Shaq{Ok this one's not so bad})

Super Bowl Shuffle - Celebrity bloopers here

Is Bill Cosby set to release a Rap record?

According to AllHipHop.com Comedian/Actor/Social Activist Bill Cosby is going to release a new Rap album. I think it's great that Bill heard about the record industry's recent failings and wanted to do his part to keep another great U.S. industry afloat. I'm going to avoid all of the obvious stabs we could take at Bill over this one, because I respect the man. Mr. Cosby has been very vocal about a culture which he feels is eroding the youth. In the name of full disclosure I am a huge Hip-Hop fan, my tastes rest in 90's Hip-Hop like Tribe, De La, Hyro, Pharside or todays under grown like MF Doom, El-P, Cage, RJ-D2 and others. But Bill seems one of the few celebrities today who is not content to just sit and complain about social issues, but get of his bum and champion his cause. That being said, I think this album will be horrible. I don't think Mr. Cosby truly understands what makes for a good or even decent Rap album, than again I don't think any of todays Studio exces or even todays radio rappers do either.

If you want to get an idea of what this album will sound like check out this jam session from 1969 with Bill Cosby and Quincy Jones





And Here's a clip from Cosby on Meet the Press speaking about his issues with "gangster rap"



A lot of people take issue with Cosby's view on the subject, but I haven't here an educated rebutal on his issues, the closest thing to a counter point would be Chuck D, but it's obvious they seem to agree on many of the problems, just have different ideas on their causes.

Max Headroom tells UK's channel 4 to get ready for digital!

Parker and Wayne?

How dare you download Ghostface's new album?!

Ghostface seemed a bit miffed at all the people downloading his new album, how does he know you ask? Well he has 118,777, and counting, MySpace friends and only sold some 30, 000 units.



Ghost if it makes you fell any better I bought my copy, and I'm not on your friends list.

I enjoyed the Bid Doe Rehab, Buy it HERE

Or check out Ghostface's MySpace page HERE

Great movies for a lazy Sunday.

I think the title tells you about my day, yes I'm having a lazy Sunday and loving it! One of my favorite things to do is lounge on the couch and watch some movies! Now not any movie will do for a lazy Sunday, so I thought I'd recommend some;



First up we have Death to Smoochy. If you're a fan of dark comedies and you haven't seen this movie do your self a favor and pick it up. "Smoochy" has a great cast including Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, Danny Woodburn, Jon Stewart and Danny DeVito, who also directs. Rainbow Randolph (Williams) is the star of a Kids TV show who is found taking bribes. The executives boot him and opt to find the most innocent figure they can find, Smoochy (Norton). Watch as Smoochy deals with crazy ex-entertainers, the Irish mafia, crooked TV execs, Nazis and trained killers.



Next we have The Royal Tenenbaums. I love Wes Anderson movies, all of them, but The Royal Tenenbaums is my favorite. Featuring the enormously talented cast of Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke and Owen Wilson, Danny Glover and Bill Murray. I tell you all about the movie but trust me you need to see it for yourself. Again dark, dry humor.



Which brings us to our final movie for today, The Beatles Help! This is the movie I was watching today, what can I tell you but it's a goofy comedy staring the Fab Four and it was released in 1965. I can tell you they just re-released the movie on DVD and it looks so much better than this clip.



Now go enjoy your movies and I'll be back next Sunday to give you some more great Sunday Movies.

Jerry O'Connell loves the WGA more than Tom Cruise loves Scientology!

What I miss most about writers? Comedy/Bring Back Improv TV!

Well it's week (honestly who's counting anymore) of the writer's strike and both sides are so full of knuckleheads, they can't even sit in a room together! I have my sneaking suspicions that the studios think they can wait for an outcome similar to the 1988 writers strike. If that's the case than I can't blame the WGA for standing their ground. The current contract is, in all fairness lacking in several areas. But I do think the WGA is making a few mistakes, for one not sitting at a table with the AMPTP. Also the decision to give Letterman's writers a pass while denying other shows the exact same deal, seem to wreak of favoritism.

Why not give the writers the same percentage of what the studio makes on said writers work, no matter what medium they make it off of? I guess that just makes too much sense.

Which brings me to my point, I miss the writers! Reality TV is rarely interesting, I can only take but so many game shows with canned cliffhangers and overly suspenseful music during a long pause. I want to laugh, I want to be entertained, I don't want to seem suspicious hubbies taking lie detector tests or the plight of some random, D list celebrity trying to meet their one true love in a focus group.

What I don't understand is why the studios don't give us some good old fashioned Improv comedy shows. Give us more Who's Line or Green Screen or hey networks make up your own!

Still not convinced? I dare you to watch these clips and not laugh!

First up is two clips from Drew Carey's Green Screen





Here's a short clip of the original British Who's Line



And finially one of the funniest episodes of the US version, with a special guest star!

Cloverfield: Great movie for thoes who don't get motion sickness!

I went to see Cloverfield this weekend, and I really think it was worth the $6.50, I am however having some buyers remorse over the soda, pop corn and sour gummie something or other. Over priced junk food aside, this was a fun flick. Don't go expecting your life to somehow be enriched when you leave just go and enjoy things blow up. After the reggetable Godzilla attacking New York, I was worried the movie would
be a little cheesy, after I herd about the "Blair Witch" style of filming, I got really worried. But if you can stomach the constant moving camera I recommend seeing this one in the theater, I don't think it will have the same effect at home, save for the top of the line home theater.

But please be warned, if you get car sick your gonna wanna sit this one out. A friend of mine got a call while we were outside the theater, with one of his friends in Pennsylvania saying some poor guy lost his popcorn in the seat next to him.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about check out the trailer below.

Is this guy ok? I'm not sure...

...I think he might be crazy.

Far be it from me to ever question another person's spirituality,
but for being a high payed actor, Tom Cruise acts out his PSA like a scene from Reefer Madness.



I am glad that someone will stop to help after an accident, or at least say they could have while riding by... wait what!?

Romero's Diary of the Dead Trailer!

I love Zombie movies, I know, I know, everybody loves Zombie movies! Now when it comes to Zombie movies it just doesn't get any better than George A. Romero! I'll be honest I wasn't crazy about Land of the Dead, it had some great moments, but I feelt it lacked the usual impending doom and real survival horror elements which I have come to expect from the master(Romero) of the Living Dead. It looks like Romero is back to the beginning again with a great breakout story.(how the Zombies come to be) This looks like a fresh direction on an old genera. I think we need some new ideas in zombie movies, not to say it's all been done, but most of it has. I enjoyed both 28 days and weeks later, but am looking forward to Romero returning to his humble budget roots.

Check out the trailer below, Romero also opens up a contest to all would be Horror directors, and when your donr check out Romero's filmorgaphy at IMDB HERE