Down with cold. Chest a nightmare of multi-colored mucus. Feel fine....until I cough. Then Death's cold finger scratches at my heart. And it's raining.

Anyway...

Been watching my backlog of tapes and dvds. Loved the ghost story, DORM, didn't care for CARVED: The Slit Mouthed Woman (some J-Horror).

Then I popped into the dusty VCR The Passion of Ayn (pronounced I AN, not Ann) Rand, starring Helen Mirren, Peter Fonda, et al. Great cast. This movie would make a great double-feature with HENRY & JUNE (the Henry Miller story with Fred Ward). Doesn't exactly show the bright side of Ms. Rand (was there a bright side?). Won't say anything else about this movie, but those who have seen it and are Libertarians, I'd sure like your opinion.

If you would like my copy of the tape, please PM me your address and I'll ship it off as soon as Death gets off my chest (this coming week, I predict). Please, I'd prefer a Libertarian get this tape. He or she can then pass it around to the non-Libertarians after watching it and sharing an opinion of the film's accuracy.

Thanks. Stay healthy, folks. It's cold out.

AC

Spoilers for the Book and Movie


I just watched “The Keep” again. I haven’t seen it since 1983.

I didn’t remember that Gabriel Byrne and Ian McKellen were in it. They were both so young especially Gabriel.

The ‘Molasar’ costume reminded me of Skelator or one of the Power Rangers Villains.
And the special effects … I thought they were more advanced back then?

I noticed that many of the little details were not there. Which really made me wonder if I hadn’t read the book would I even have any idea what was going on?
Like whole conversations between ‘Molasar’ and Professor Cuza
The dead soldiers digging up the ‘talisman’
‘Molasar’ killing the soldiers so that he has someone to dig
Changing Magda’s name to Eva
After ‘Molasar’ saves Magda from the assault all of a sudden it is morning?

Things I didn’t know previously:

Magda “Eva” Cuza was played by Alberta Watson also played the mom in SPANKING THE MONKEY. An independent film, that takes the ‘Oedipus Complex’ to a new level. Yes, she was the mom that got drunk and had sex with her teenage son.

Michael Carter who donned the ‘Molasar’ suit, previously was Bib Fortuna (Jabba The Hutt’s Assistant) in ‘Return of the Jedi’

Am I the only one to wonder if Glaeken used a Jedi mind trick to get past the Nazi roadblock?

I know that the CGI movie market is getting crowded these days, but Surf's Up offered enough laughs to separate from the pack-especially if you enjoy watching surfing, they did a great job with the water.

I don't mean fight scenes, but when the other guy just got his @$$ handed to him in a movie. Like Terminator 2 when they rescue Sarah and the one guy went face first into a wall and he made that thick "smack" sound.

Hm, also Rob Roy at the end. Okay, he was losing the entire fight until he grabs Tim Roth's sword and just slashes him almost in half.

I'm curious. What do you guys think are the best cinematic deaths? What I mean is who do you remember dying in certain movies?

I got 4. Willem DaFoe in Platoon. Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko. Vincent D'Onofrio in Full Metal Jacket and James Caan in The Godfather. What do you guys think are the most memorable deaths?

Not sure if this has already been mentioned elsewhere already but

http://www.amazon.com/Jack-Histories-F-P...NTXG8TXQWT

And here's the sweet-looking cover!:

IMDb Link

I'm sure it's entirely too early to get excited over this, and yet . . . :eek:

Cronos, The Devils Backbone, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth. . . this guy's done some incredible movies, can't wait to see how he handles this! Hellboy has so much Lovecrafty references in it that he's a perfect choice to do this.

Now, on Japanese cable TV:"AXN", I'm watching "Cold Case" everyday since Dec 29. They're broadcasting three episodes every night, so now I just finished watching episode #18 "Resolutions". My favorite episode was "Fly Away". I couldn't guess who was offender, and it was very sad story.

Now I like this series. Plot is high quality. I like Kathryn Morris as Lilly Rush. But I'm surprised America hasn't the Statute of limitations. Even if the crime was 50 years ago, the police can arrest criminals. Well, you know about it, of course.

But in Japan, if the police couldn't arrest murderer for 25 years, that murderer get not guilty. That's not right! :mad:

That's why I like "Cold Case". Justice never die.

It's from the Japanese TV drama: "Yonimo Kimyo na Monogatari". A kind of THE TWILIGHT ZONE. The title is "The Hole". That ending was very funny, and you'll like it. Enjoy!

The Hole: part1

The Hole: part2

I'm not Adam Sandler's fan, and I don't want to say it. But I guess Adam Sandler will become Oscar nominee in next Academy Award! And as usual, Don Cheadle was also terrific.

Today I saw "Reign Over Me", it was very touching movie. The story is about the two men, Alan and Charlie. Once they were roommates in college. And they met again. But Charlie had problems. It's......Well, I'm not spoiler, so I stop it. If you haven't seen this movie yet, I recommend it.

Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland, they did also good acting. Director and writer is Mike Binder, and he played Bryan in this movie. He has good talents.