The television news producer accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million by exposing the talk show host’s extramarital affairs pleaded guilty today in a Manhattan court.
Robert Halderman apologizes for trying to extort $2M from the talk show host.
Robert “Joe” Halderman, an Emmy Award winning producer at CBS News, left the courtroom and apologized to Letterman.
via David Letterman Blackmailer Robert Halderman to Plead Guilty - ABC News.
I enjoyed it.
In the highly anticipated new installment of The Terminator film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against… In the highly anticipated new installment of The Terminator film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet’s operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
via Terminator Salvation Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes.
Homer takes Marge out for a romantic evening of ice skating and handholding, but upon entering the rink, they encounter a curling team practicing. Marge and Homer take to the ice and discover their love for the sport, and soon after, join the curling team and compete with them in the Olympic trials. Team Springfield claims the win and moves on to the 2010 Vancouver Games where Bob Costas covers the action. Meanwhile, sleazy vendors introduce Lisa to the world of collecting Olympic pins, and before long, Lisa is hopelessly addicted.
Even though Rotten Tomatoes is currently at 36%, I enjoyed the movie. I found it rather tough to look away and play Spider Solitaire because I was afraid of missing something.
Dan Brown’s novels are packed with fascinating historical tidbits which he ingeniously twists into plots that are so intricate and complex that there is a constant need to inform the reader with exposition, often leaving little room for character development. There is a bit of this stilted quality to ANGELS AND DEMONS, the second of Brown’s novels to be brought to the big screen by the tandem of Ron Howard and Tom Hanks, but more than enough intense action to keep the eyes of the audience as busy as their minds.
via Angels & Demons Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes.
Michael Jackson’s physician appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom today where he pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter in the pop singer’s death, capping an eight-month investigation and kicking off what is expected to be a closely watched celebrity trial.
via Conrad Murray: Michael Jackson’s Doctor Charged in Singer’s Death - ABC News.
Just up at my local Blockbuster Video and plenty of copies of Rendition were available for rent.
Instapundit has a worthy post on the bleeding out of Stop Loss. In the post is a link to a counter anti-war/anti-America Hollywood War movie, Outside the Wire. I am looking forward to adding this film to my collection in the near future.
Rented No Country for Old Men BTW.
Evidently Jericho was still airing on CBS, but has now been cancelled.
My initial reaction was; Jericho, seems like I’ve heard of that. Then; oh yeah, it seems like I watched part of an episode some time ago.
I guess I was completely turned off because I never watched another episode.
Reading some of the reaction at Instapundit, it seems as though the show went all Hollywood anti-war, anti-America and proceeded down hill from there.
So for me, if this is yet another failure of Hollywood trying to press it’s agenda, then I am happy with the outcome. It gives me hope.
I am sure they will continue to try, for they are liberals after all. An alternate definition of insanity.
Finally my American Idol has returned and I can finally stop holding my breath.
As Drudge has posted today that the ratings for the premier are the lowest in four year, it does not take away from the great production and entertainment value. Besides I am sure many many left wing nut bags were watching the democrats debate in Nevada. Not bloody likely.
Just like the economy can’t be on the upside all the time. Ratings for hit TV series can’t either. That does not mean they still aren’t a hit. I am sure the other network would love to be making the ad revenue this show will surely make.
I liked it. I used the 4 passes I got from the Bee Movie and took the boys and the neighbor boy to see Enchanted. It was probably not the best choice for the four of us. The boys thought to much kissing stuff took place and not enough of the stuff boys, including myself, like to see in a movie. But a really good movie that lives up to the Disney standard.
The other flicks that were available for viewing were Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium and Fred Claus did not rate as high as Enchanted at Rotten Tomatoes here and here respectively. So in that we don’t get to the theater that often, I think we made a good choice. Holidays mostly are the only time we can get out as a family.
Until Christmas.
Sources: Yahoo, Rotten Tomatoes
Captain Ed also has a nice review of the flick. Written and expressed in a way I only wish I could.
I would wait for it to come out on DVD. Even though the theater we saw it in was having sound problems (got 4 passes for another movie) I found it obvious for myself, not a laugh was really had through out the entire flick. I expected more from Jerry.
Of course it will do fine in theater, DVD and the ton of other periphery sales. So I cry not a tear for the millionaires that will do fine on this movie.
Sources: Yahoo, Rotten Tomatoes
I am sad to see him go. I have fond memories of him from my youth. Grand Ol’ Opry and all you know.
He has been a family favorite for as long as I can remember. He will certainly be missed.
Tom Spaulding has a great write up.
Even though Amityville Horror scored low at Rotten Tomatoes, I like it.
Hot Fuzz, I liked it. Much like I liked Shawn of the Dead. If you liked that, you will certainly appreciate this.
If you are into all of the unnecessary violence, blood, guts, mayhem, explosions, severed heads and other body parts getting blown or cut off, you will certainly like Hot Fuzz.
Superbad, saw this on Tuesday evening with just a few people in the audience. I was not planning on seeing this movie when I did, but when I got home that night and found the Kirby Company guy in my liven room showing my wife their latest carpet cleaner I had to get out of the house.
I liked it!
The movie was really good for the vulgar humor and the typical story line, in the same vein as Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Just more rude and crude.
Absolutely not a family friendly movie. The kids certainly should not be in the house or at least within ear shot of this one.
Clerks II, saw it on DVD over the weekend and loved it. The guys at work have been telling me how funny it is for weeks. I’ve just been waiting for it to come in from Blockbuster.
If you do not get Kevin Smith you may not enjoy it as fans do, but if you like crude humor you just might like this one. It is certainly not for all audiences and children should not even be in the same house when this movie is being played.
It was good. I liked it. I have no issues with gazing upon the beauty of a very nice looking woman.
She certainly has the looks that are easy on the eyes and a voice that is easy on the ears.
The production values were good, akin to those of The Office but different. It gave me more of a feeling that this was real. With all of the faces, license plates, logos and other things, it really seemed as though this whole show was more of a reality show.
I will have to look into it more to find out what the real deal is with the show.
Anyway, I look forward to tuning in next week. If it truly turns out to be a good show I just hope they don’t do a Driven to it. I loved that show and was looking forward to seeing more of it.
UPDATE: Fox Cancels Anchorwoman Well this is sad news, but at least they cut it quick and did not lead me on like they did with Driven. Maybe it will be picked up by Comedy Central. Fingures Crossed.
h/t: TV Newser
Tom Snyder, who pioneered the late-late network TV talk show with a personal yet abrasive style and his robust, trademark laugh, has died from complications associated with leukemia. He was 71.
Snyder died Sunday in San Francisco, his longtime producer and friend Mike Horowicz told The Associated Press on Monday.
“Tom was a fighter,” Horowicz said. “I know he had tried many different treatments.”
I always really enjoyed listening to and watching Tom and sad to see him go. I am sure he is in a better place, free from the agony of his illness.
It was great! If a had a ratings system I would give it “Two Thumbs Way Up”, “Five Stars” or even an “A” rating.
The experience was exceptional. It was even more than I expected. After many years of watching The Simpsons on the small screen it was truly a delight to experience it on the big screen. My two boys absolutely enjoyed it. But I probably got more out of it because some of the story went way over their heads in typical Simpson’s fashion.
Unlike Beavis & Butt-Head and South Park which basically produced their small screen show and put it on the big screen, The guys of The Simpsons made this movie for the big screen and it shows. They took full advantage of the format and even added more depth to the animation and more life to the characters and the setting of Springfield.
I recommend staying until you see the Gracie Films credit roles. You get to hear the “Spider Pig” number in full production. A very nice production and will be the reason I buy the sound track soon. I have never bought a movie sound track but I think this one is a must have along with the movie when it is eventually released.
Dan Castellaneta voice of Homer Simpson was on Bob and Tom the other day and I must say there is not much difference between his voice and that of Homer. He made mention of the number of Korean animators involved in the movie and if you stay for the credits that will certainly be apparent. The credits and inset skits take up nearly the last ten minutes of film.
My only hope is that they never do a sequel as was suggested in one of the skits during the end credits. As sequels usually go, I would hate for this movie to be tainted with a sequel flop.
Mr. Black’s Reviews has a video review.
Via Glenn Reynolds, this post from Popular Science Blog on the science and mathematics of The Simpsons. I think they will be pleased with the references.
Dang, this is the second link I have made to Instapundit today. I hope he doesn’t think I am just trying to get him to link to my blog. I am very happy with the solitude my blog experiences.
UPDATED: Fixed an issue brought up in the comments. Damn it, my 3rd grade education.
I am a big fan of Lou Rawls and always enjoy his music and his talent. I am very sorry to see him pass from this life and on to the next, but I am sure he has gone on to better things.
Thank You Low Rawls.
From the AP: Grammy-Winning Singer Lou Rawls Dies
To enjoy my second complete day of vacation, the oldest boy and I went to IHOP for
breakfast. He had the Chocolate Chip Pancakes and I had the Country Fried Steak with
Eggs. Ran a few more errands while the day was young.
Now we are going to sit down to watch disc 1 of The
Critic - The Complete Series (1994). Which was provided via my Blockbuster.com
Online account.
I probably did not appreciate the series when it was in it’s first run, but now I
do and always enjoy watching it. Too bad it did not have the luck The
Family Guy did with the un-canceling but, at least I will have the DVD to always
remember it.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005)
Took the oldest son (9) finally to see this movie that I have heard so much about. Strangely I had heard nothing about it before now, but that is probably because I need to get out more.
He said “it was great” and I thought it was great as well.
The only nit I have to pick was with the CGI when they were on the rock bridge. I think they must have let the interns do the graphics in that scene. The lighting did not match what so ever. Other than that I thought the graphics and all of the talking animals were great.
From Yahoo Movies:
Follows the exploits of the four Pevensie siblings–Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter–in World War II England who enter the world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe while playing a game of ‘hide and seek’ in the rural country home of an elderly professor. Once there, the children discover a charming, peaceful land inhabited by talking beasts, dwarfs, fauns, centaurs, and giants that has become a world cursed to eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Under the guidance of a noble and mystical ruler, the lion Aslan, the children fight to overcome the White Witch’s powerful hold over Narnia in a spectacular, climactic battle that will free Narnia from Jadis’ icy spell forever.
La Shawn Barber has a review of the movie as well. If you have not been there yet, what are you waiting for? It is much better than this one.
From E! Entertainment: Letterman Unrestrained
Sometimes a cigar just is a cigar. And sometimes when David Letterman says “Oprah,” he just means Oprah Winfrey.
A woman who claimed Letterman’s “Oprah” was a secret marriage proposal might wish to consider the latter after a judge in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Tuesday quashed a temporary restraining order against the late night star.
Letterman’s attorneys successfully argued that Colleen Nestler, 59, had no legal grounds to ask a court to keep the host 100 yards away from her at all times. The Late Show comic’s camp also made a case that the New Mexico court had no sway over the East Coast-based Letterman.
This was ridiculous from the beginning and the judge in the case should have never entertained it in the first place.
I loved it.
I am a big fan of Adam Sandler and the intensity that he brought to his part was unbelievable.
For Yahoo Movies:
An dark comedy centering around Barry Egan, the socially impaired owner of a small
business—distributing novelty toilet plungers—in the San Fernando Valley. Dominated
by seven sisters, and constantly negotiating his own manhood, he is unlikely to find
romance unless romance finds him. In an attempt to resolve his loneliness, while having
a vulnerable moment, Barry contacts a phone sex operator who, in turn threatens him
with blackmail. Connected to a larger business network, the operator send some thugs
on a mission from Utah to California, to follow, scare, and extort Barry. Barry becomes
desperate, until a new door opens in his life. Therefore, when one of his sisters
fixes him up with a lovely young English woman, Lena–who has rather quirky qualities
herself–his emotions go haywire, fluctuating between lust, self-doubt, and uncontrollable
rage. Nonetheless, Barry will embark upon whatever adventure it takes, just to have
a shot at true romance.
Hey if you like George Carlin, you will certainly like this, I know I did. This is, just as the title implies, some perosnal favorites. His greatest hits as it would be in the music realm.
From Rotten Tomatoes:
The bad boy of comedy, George Carlin is known both for his bitingly funny routines which turn the mundane minutiae of life into hilarious comedy, and his penchant for curse words. PERSONAL FAVORITES is a best-of compilation of Carlin’s live performances, spanning from 1977 to 1998. Handpicked by the star himself, these clips, filmed at venues around America, include classic routines such as “Baseball and Football,” “A Place For My Stuff,” “Hitler,” and “We Like War.”
Law & Order was jammed pack with almost everything tonight and if they had not
run out of time they could have thrown in the kitchen sink.
This is a list of the items covered in tonight’s episode:
This I believe just about covers it.
It was a great show. By half time I kept thinking to my self, how many more times
are they going to mention Katrina and New Orleans. How many more twists can they add
to this one story? I should have kept count.
This from Yahoo TV:
“Storm”
While searching for a child molester who has abducted three young children orphaned
by Hurricane Katrina, detectives learn that the suspect also possesses a deadly strain
of anthrax.
This obviously only covered half of all the things that took place.
In this encouraging report for the Sunday
Times of London, it reports that Bruce Willis is in discussions about making a
real movie about Deuce Four’s adventures in Iraq. It is said to be based upon the
excellent embedded reporting of Michael
Yon.
ANGERED by negative portrayals of the conflict in Iraq, Bruce Willis, the Hollywood
star, is to make a pro-war film in which American soldiers will be depicted as brave
fighters for freedom and democracy.It will be based on the exploits of the heavily decorated members of Deuce Four,
the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry, which has spent the past year battling insurgents
in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul.…
He is expected to base the film on the writings of the independent blogger Michael
Yon, a former special forces green beret who was embedded with Deuce Four and sent
regular dispatches about their heroics.Yon was at the soldiers’ ball with Willis, who got to know him through his internet
war reports on www.michaelyon.blogspot.com.
“What he is doing is something the American media and maybe the world media isn’t
doing,” the actor said, “and that’s telling the truth about what’s happening in the
war in Iraq.”
I look forward to this coming to a theater near me.
Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin
I loved it. I highly recommend it.
Tom Hanks and all of the characters were great especially Irma P. Hall. The musical
score was excellent. The Gospel music was a definite treat. If you enjoyed “O
Brother, Where Art Thou?“, this is another great Coen Brothers movie. These guys
most certainly have found that special something about filming in Mississippi.
From Yahoo Movies:
Goldthwait Higginson Dorr III is a charlatan professor who has assembled a gang
of experts for the heist of the century. The thieves are experts in explosions, tunneling
and muscle. The professor is their critical inside man. The base of operations is
the root cellar of an unsuspecting, church-going, little old lady named Mrs. Munson.
The ruse: the five need a place to practice their church music. The problem: it quickly
becomes evident that Dorr’s thieves lack the mental capacity to do the job. The bigger
problem: they have seriously underestimated their upstairs host. When Mrs. Munson
stumbles onto their plot and threatens to notify the authorities, the felonious five
decide to ‘do her in’ before she ruins their heist. After all, how hard can it be
to knock off an old lady? They’ll soon find out.
I liked it. I would recommend it.
From Yahoo Movies:
At the start of the New Year, 32-year-old “singleton” Bridget decides it’s time
to take control of her life and start keeping a diary. Now, the most provocative,
erotic and hysterical book on her bedside table is the one she’s writing. With a taste
for adventure, and an opinion on every subject–from her circle of “smug married”
friends, to men, exercise, food, sex, and everything in between–she’s turning a page
on a whole new life. Despite her efforts to get her act together, she finds herself
caught between two men–a man who’s too good to be true, and a man who’s so wrong,
he could be right. Meanwhile her new employers think she is nuts and her scatter-brained
friends are absolutely no help whatsoever.
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