Finally this movie is getting the proper release it deserves. One of my favorite foreign flicks of all time is being released on DVD here in the states, and on the Criterion label no less. I was forced to import this flick on VCD with barely readable subtitles, but this new release contains an all new transfer, commentary, documentary about the film, etc. Can’t wait for this one! Get it April 17th.
Man, this movie kicked so much ass! I knew nothing about the hardcore punk scene in the early 80’s and this documentary covers the genre pretty thoroughly. Amazing how short this period of music lasted, maybe 5 or 6 years? Great interviews from Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains and more.
Yikes. Battle Royale, one of my fav Japanese flicks of all time, looks like it will be coming state-side. But unfortunately not by the same director, actors, title, or plot. No, The Condemned takes Battle Royale’s premise, throws in a bunch of wrestlers (its a WWE film), and just adds some “big swinging dicks” Hollywood direction to give you a 90 minute game show of death. Yilck!!! It opens in April, will I be there opening night? Bet the house on it.
Woah…looks like buying a Wii might be worth it just to play this game (for those of you who don’t have it). Super Paper Mario takes traditional 2D SMB gameplay and flips it around into 3D at will. Originally slated for the Gamecube, let’s hope they’ve improved on it even further for the Wii!
Ahhh, Wilford Brimley’s classic Liberty Medical commerical.
And the Die Uh Bee Tus remix!
Wow. This controversy has taken the web video world by storm. Joe Rogan has been a strong defender of a comedian’s creative rights. When a comic starts stealing jokes, Rogan has always called them out on it regardless of their status in Hollywood. Recently at the Comedy Store in L.A. (a regular performance spot for both Rogan and Mencina) Rogan confronted Mencina on stage in front of an audience about his alleged joke stealing. The argument gets pretty heated and essentially destroys Mencina’s credibility. The confrontation was filmed and viewed by over 50,000 people on youtube before it was taken down by Carlos himself. Rogan has subsequently been banned from The Comedy Store and has also lost his creative representation (who also represents Mencina). Props to Rogan for putting that guy in his place, definitely pick up his CD from 2001 I’m gonna be dead someday and support a true comic.
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