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Capitalism: A Love Story, Moore Ties Them All Together
I watched the latest Michael Moore documentary yesterday, Capitalism: A Love Story and after watching it, it was Michael's best work thus far, it was the most challenging to him and to his viewers, but if you get your head around the bashing of the capitalistic system and stopped and listened instead of assuming that if not capitalism then he must be pushing socialism, you got a movie that ties in everything he has done in his career.
It summed up everything he has tried to do since his first documentary Roger and Me. The roots of this mess go back to Reagan who every conservative seemed to worship, and the debate over universal healthcare and fair wages go back to FDR and the new deal which was a great deal but most republicans forget that.
My favorite part of the movie was a scene featuring FDR introducing his "2nd Bill of Rights". Perhaps if he had lived a few years longer we would have seen that come to fruition and the landscape of this country would be much, much different, and much much better. Most importantly, FDR would have had us on the way to universal healthcare.
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Bill Murray is on Board, But Still, Please Don't Suck
We are counting on you Dan Aykroyd, with the announcement official, there will be a Ghostbusters III with Bill Murray, please be a good script.
Besides having one of the greatest opening scenes of all time the first Ghostbusters was one of the funniest movies of all time, yet it had a plot you could sink your teeth into and had the edgy-ness we all had come to expect from Bill Murray and Aykroyd back in the day.
Please for the love of all that is good, do not continue the trend set by GB II which was clearly headed into the toilet. If this movie is officially being done like I saw today, please don't let it suck or it will ruin a great thing that should have been left alone.
The Opening scene from Ghostbusters:Category: Movies
Running Scared: The Original Lethal Weapon
Running Scared featuring Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines was the original "Lethal Weapon". It was released in 1986, one year before Mel Gibson and Danny Glover teamed up.
If not for Gregory Hines passing there would have been a sequel to it as well. One of the most underrated movies of the 80's, quite possibly of all time:
Category: Movies
How About a Tax Break For NY Residents?
I saw this article this morning and it really got me burning up inside about this friggin state. Apparently NY State thinks enough of OUT OF TOWN flim makers to give them up to 30% tax credits to make their movies throughout NY.
Most of the projects go to down state obviously but there are more and more projects finding their way up here towards Western New York.
Stars such as Keanu Reeves (if you choose to call him a star) in Buffalo, Denzel Washington in Olean, Matt Mesler in Buffalo for Nicholas of Myra: The Story of St. Nicholas (what Buffalo has to do with that I have no idea), Angelina Jolie in Albany, Will Ferrell also in Albany......the list goes on blah blah blah, we all get the point. Hollywood is coming to NY.
So fucking what! Its on the taxpayers backs. Out of town film crews/movie stars with bloated Hollywood budgets come here and get tax credits? How about us?
In the meantime the people who make the state run, the residents, get hit with hidden utility fees/taxes, $25 cash grab by the state for new license plates next year because we are broke, all sorts of other new DMV fees, taxes and other shit laid on the backs of residents of this state.
If the state is broke, why are we going out of our way to give 30% tax credits to rich Hollywood filmcrews and movie stars? Because it will help the states economy? Bull crap, how many of us are getting checks signed by Hollywood studios for any of these movies?
This state has it all screwed up which should come as no surprise, its consistent with how its been and where its been going. This state could give a crap about middle class citizens in this state and these tax credits are just a small piece that they try to put a positive spin on it, yet its a big steamy pile of crap.
Butts Wigglin Reminds Me of My Dog
When ever I see my dog Molson (hes a pure bred beagle) come running at me with his tail wagging 100 miles per hour I can't help but think of the title to The Tragically Hip song Butts Wigglin. His but wiggles as hes coming toward me to about the same beat as the song.
Lyrically there is no mention of "Butts Wigglin" but the beat and bass line make you want to wiggle your but to the tune. I wish the Hip would play this live more.
Here is a clip of the Kids in the Hall 1996 movie Brain Candy for which the Hip contributed Butts Wigglin to the soundtrack.
Above is a picture of Molson on Halloween last year. Yeah I promised myself I would never dress my dog up for anything but it was too tempting to make him a swimmer with a Stingrays cap and goggles. He played the part well.
Category: Molson | Movies | The Tragically Hip
Moving
We are moving this week. Buffalo Boy Mike and the family is moving to Niagara Falls this weekend. Im just packing and moving boxes and decided to hire professional movers for the rest. The boxes are enough.
Everytime I think of moving how can you not think of the classic with Richard Pryor and a young Dana Carvey. King Kong Bundy was one of the movers as well.
In this scene Pryor hires Carvey to drive his Saab across country. What he doesn't realize is that Carvey is a Schizophrenic. One of the all time classic scenes.
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince
By far and away the most powerful and emotional of the Harry Potter movies thus far. It spends a lot of time on the past in this movie. Memories of Tom Riddle/Slughorn and playing to the past that surrounds Voldemort.
Dumbledore and Harry are the two big characters in this movie and we see more of Dumbledore than perhaps any of the previous 5 films.
Its also a very somber ending and where as most Harry Potter movies you leave with a good feeling , this one ends on a low note leaving you thirsting for whats to come. Next year we will see that wait end hopfully.
Overall I give it a 9/10, absolutely outstanding, a little emotional and a little more teen themed for the real little ones which is to be expected and if you read the later books makes sense. Its definitely a darker and moodier film.
Category: Movies
Hollywood's Cheap Extras
The cheap bastards running the show for Harrison Ford's new movie, The Untitled Crowley Project, need to dig a little deeper by my calculations. They are offering people a minimum of $68 for 8+ hours of their time or their cars time.
Im no Hollywood big shot but $68 seems a little cheap by Hollywood standards even for extras. Maybe the recession really is cutting deep or maybe Harrison Ford isn't the big draw he once was, thus a smaller budget.
All I know $68 isn't a lot of money for 8 hours of someone's time. Then again though, for the jobless out there, beggars can't be choosers.
National Lampoon's Vacation and European Vacation
I recently picked up both National Lampoon's Vacation and European Vacation on DVD. Both on the same one. I love those deals. One DVD with both those classics was too much to pass up. For $9.99 I have half the Vacation series with Chevy Chase and Company at their best.
Eurpean Vacation is my favorite of the non-holiday related Vacations. The Pig in Poke winners go to Europe.
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