We are getting a ton of Marvel Comics movies this year (okay, three). Here’s the preview for the latest:
Could be pretty cool, x-pecially since it’s directed by Kick-Ass’s kick-ass helmer, Matthew Vaughn. He was supposed to direct X-Men: The Last Stand, but the x-crutiating Brett Ratner took over.
Think of this film as his apology letter…
There are two things I rarely get into on this site:
Well I JusWatched this video in its entirety, and I am amazed I haven’t heard anything about Asma Mahfouz. I could say that’s possible because Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have been on vacation this week, but the video’s more than ten days old, so that’s no excuse. (Thank goodness I still had Roger Ebert.)
The reason why I’m shocked I haven’t seen much coverage of her (I had to type her entire name in Google) is because this video might have started everything that’s happened in Egypt. And as Miley Cyrus might be inclined to say, “That’s pretty cool.”
It might not be our history, but it’s still history.
I should give up.
I make so many mistakes when it comes to modern music that I should be ashamed of myself.
But I won’t give up. And I won’t be ashamed. Especially not because of this.
Let’s sidestep the fact that I’ve had a long-standing confusion over which songs are by REO Speedwagon and which are by Jefferson Airplane/ Jefferson Starship/ Jefferson D’Arcy/ Starship (this also happens to me with Genesis and Phil Collins solo, which is probably fair).
But it was recently brought to my attention that Starship’s biggest hits were not performed by a duo of men, like Air Supply…
Making Love Out of Nothing at All
…but of a dude looks like and a lady. The dude was Mickey Thomas; the lady – Grace Slick.
So my next mistake was thinking this was Grace Slick:
Nope... that's Grace Jones.
For the record, I did not think this was Grace Jones:
Yup... that's Grace Slick.
So from here on out, with grace, I shall never forget.
Got it, slick?
(SIDENOTE: Check out Grace Slick’s Starship video repertoire is after the jump.)
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There wasn’t much to this dream, but I woke up thinking it was kinda funny. Since you may be used to the usual unfunny that I provide, the best I can do is present the bait-and-switch my own mind pulled.
It involved a certain one of these…
What? Mom jeans?
…and a strange and untimely inking incident.
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Try Forgetting
Some altern–
–who am I kidding?! Look at that thing! Aah!
Hey! It’s time for another So, Duh! Pop Quiz, and this time it’s involving everyone’s favorite subject… math!
It’s also involving another favorite subject of everyone… hot mature ladies! (My hit count is bound to increase just due to those three words.)
TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland is this generation’s Golden Girls. Both are composed of a crew of seasoned comediennes playing against the sexual mores of today, and boy girl… have times changed, at least in regard to how we view age.
There was no such thing as MILF in 1985. Well, I’m sure there was, but people weren’t putting it on t-shirts and mugs.
What the quiz entails is guessing the age difference between each selected cast member of Golden Girls and Hot in Cleveland. As always, the answers are after the jump.
1) Bea Arthur and Wendie Malick
2) Estelle Getty and Valerie Bertinelli
3) Rue McClanahan and Jane Leeves
4) Betty White and Betty White
(Like I already said, answers after the jump)
There’s a reason I record everything on my DVR – I can’t stand commercials anymore. Now in some cases, it leads me to discover the existence of new shows, such as Chris Elliott’s Eagleheart:
But in most cases, it reminds me that “Yes Virginia, crap does exist.” Behold:
Let this be known – I tried so hard to block this film from my mind, but it’s found me, despite my best defenses… of a quick jump button on my DVR remote.
Ugh… there’s something I need to admit to all of you…
…um, how do I say this…
I entered a contest to name Justin Bieber’s movie. I didn’t win, and I’m afraid I’m taking it out on the finished product. Obviously, this won:
(I got close on this one.)
Also acceptable: image of organ grinder... but not like one you'd see in the "Saw" series...
I don’t know where to begin, so I’ll just say it…
THIS IS MY 1000th POST!
I didn’t know if I was going to do anything special, but I was informed of a little place on the TripleDoubleU called ValueTheWebsite, and I discovered these facts about monkeyBLOGmonkeyDO:
That may not sound like much, but regular WordPress.com websites are valued at $67. I started this site October 12, 2008, so in 845 days, I turned $67 into $4499! That’s just over a 6700% increase!
If it was at all possible to keep this kind of growth up, in 2 years, 3 months, and 23 more days, mBmD would be valued at over $301,000…
…too bad money doesn’t exist in the TripleDoubleU. That’s Just Shitty.
Good thing I do this all for the love…
…which is also Just Shitty.
Also, too bad I didn’t do something better than this for my 1000th post…
…it’s, well, you get the point.
"Beans are indeed the musical fruit. Where's the nearest restroom?"
My quest to expose copycats in Hollywood is reaching a fever pitch. We’ve always known that these types of practices went on, but I feel like I’m becoming a champion for originality, even in the slightest of degrees.
And my attack is not always just against the producers of the recycled entertainment, sometimes the hungry audience is of equal blame. But what should I expect from a public that lives off fast food.
Probably unclear diatribe over. But for some examples of my past battles, you can check here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. (There are probably more that I can’t recall at this moment.)
I recently wrote about producer Dr. Luke, and guess what? I’m/he’s at it again. This time, I believe he’s ripped off his own previous writing partner, Max Martin.
Max Martin and Pink co-wrote the song, Fuckin’ Perfect, which was released December 14, 2010. Y’know… just in fuckin’ time for Christmas.
Dr. Luke and Brit pop-star, Jessie J, co-wrote the song, Price Tag, which was released January 25, 2011. Y’know… one month after– forget it.
Listen to Pink’s chorus at about the 0:48 minute mark:
Now listen to Jessie J’s chorus at about the 1:01 minute mark:
For rhythmic comparison, Fuckin’ Perfect lyrics:
Pretty pretty please, don’t you ever ever feel
Like you’re less than f*ckin’ perfect
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you’re nothing
You’re f*ckin’ perfect to me!
And Price Tag’s lyrics:
It’s not about the money, money, money
We don’t need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the Price Tag
AM I CRAZY?!? It’s the same, right?
So rather than go on with this rigmarole, I’ve decided to think of this new style of music as a 70’s animation cheat. The technique is referred to as the wraparound background, and it was quite often deployed in the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons.
Here it is on display in Scooby-Doo. Watch the two hallways loop while Scooby and Shaggy flee:
Ladies and gentlemen… your modern music!
This was featured in a bit on G4’s Attack of the Show, and they only showed a snippet of it. The entirety is much worse.
According to YouTube user “eiflerb”:
This video was discovered by someone who used to work at a public library several years ago. This has not been edited in any way. This is 100% authentic.
No matter what, it’s fucked up.
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