[scifinoir2] Ragamuffin by Tobias S. Bucknell

2007-09-11 Thread ravenadal
Check out this link and check out the first few pages of this engaging novel. Black folks in the future...who would have thunk it? http://www.amazon.com/Ragamuffin-Sci-Fi-Essential-Books/dp/0765315076/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-8085325-0168755?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1189563299sr=8-1 ~rave!

[scifinoir2] OT:Charities Overflowing in Donated Hair, Throw Most of it Away

2007-09-19 Thread ravenadal
Factoid: 80 percent of donated hair is unusable for wigs. www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi- wnwire_hair_donate_0919sep19,1,4319992.story chicagotribune.com Charities overflowing with donated hair By Elizabeth Hayt New York Times News Service September 19, 2007 A stream of girls

[scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

2007-09-20 Thread ravenadal
I agree with everything Keith said EXCEPT I think Mad Men is dead nuts on in depicting the dark under belly of post fifties America. Showing us what was REALLY going on, if you will. It's sort of like post millenium America where pious righteous demogogues get busted soliciting in airport

[scifinoir2] OT: Bloggers inspire new civil rights wave (Jenna Six)

2007-09-20 Thread ravenadal
www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/printedition/wednesday/chi-jena_blog_wittsep19,0,3825519.story chicagotribune.com TRIBUNE UPDATE Bloggers inspire new civil rights wave Jena 6 protest nurtured on Web By Howard Witt Tribune senior correspondent September 19, 2007 JENA, La. Click here

[scifinoir2] Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village

2007-09-20 Thread ravenadal
(Cue Twilight Zone music) Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village Mon Sep 17, 11:23 PM ET Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday. Around midday

[scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

2007-09-20 Thread ravenadal
Interestingly, the things in Mad Men that fascinate and appall me the most are the simple everyday things - like pregnant women smoking and drinking, children being unretrained while bouncing around inside cars, people being allowed to drive after obviously imbibing way too much alcohol, the

[scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

2007-09-20 Thread ravenadal
, just seems to be more the distillation of the times, not the full thing. But i see your point, and *great* idea about pairing with the Dick van Dyke show. What a trip of a n evening of TV watcing that'd make! -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL

[scifinoir2] MARK STEVEN JOHNSON FINDS RELIGION WITH 'PREACHER'

2007-09-21 Thread ravenadal
http://ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=2148 The GHOST RIDER director/writer talks about his upcoming HBO series, the possibility of a sequel to the Spirit of Vengeance and more. By PETER BROWN, Associate Editor Published 6/10/2007 Growing up reading

[scifinoir2] Rebel Yells: Genre Hybridity - Garth Ennis Steve Dillon's Preacher

2007-09-21 Thread ravenadal
http://irishgothichorrorjournal.homestead.com/PreacherEnnisDillon.html Rebel Yells: Genre Hybridity and Irishness in Garth Ennis Steve Dillon's Preacher Niall Kitson Splatterpunk Western; religious satire; treatise on gender politics; philosophical meditation on the nature of good versus

[scifinoir2] Alexandria, Lousiana Police Sgt.'s wish: charge for aggravated ignorance

2007-09-21 Thread ravenadal
40 minutes ago JENA, La. - A relative of one of the Jena Six says a judge has denied bail for Mychal Bell, the only one of the teens who is jailed in the beating of a white classmate. Attorneys would not comment because juvenile court proceedings are secret. But the father of one of Bell's

[scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

2007-09-21 Thread ravenadal
gives that young boy a lock of her hair after knowing he'd spied on her in the shower--like i said, it's just a little on the sinister side for me. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com Interestingly, the things

[scifinoir2] Re: Mad Men Gets a Second Season

2007-09-21 Thread ravenadal
boy a lock of her hair after knowing he'd spied on her in the shower--like i said, it's just a little on the sinister side for me. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com Interestingly, the things in Mad Men

[scifinoir2] Re: 5 mins. on a Cell Phone Can Trigger Cancer

2007-09-22 Thread ravenadal
I never know what to do with information like this. Oh, yeah, when scientific information like this is intentionaly alarming, I ignore it. My son, a sophomore in college (go Badgers!), and I were having this conversation last weekend. He knows I personally think the microwave oven is the

[scifinoir2] Re: 5 mins. on a Cell Phone Can Trigger Cancer

2007-09-22 Thread ravenadal
we at least have the facts and be able to decide for ourselves whether to use them? ravenadal wrote: I never know what to do with information like this. Oh, yeah, when scientific information like this is intentionaly alarming, I ignore it. My son, a sophomore in college (go Badgers

[scifinoir2] First Look: 'Battlestar Galactica: Razor'

2007-09-22 Thread ravenadal
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20036782_20037403_20057995,00.html First Look! 'Battlestar Galactica: Razor' Get a sneak peek at the two-hour flashback ''Razor,'' plus hints about season 4 Gotta love those wily scribes at Battlestar Galactica. The fourth and final (sniff!) season of the

[scifinoir2] Re: 5 mins. on a Cell Phone Can Trigger Cancer

2007-09-23 Thread ravenadal
phone.. I think that term intentionally alarmist was coined by right wing republican lobbyist Frank I. Luntz to sell the republican corporate platform. I think we was very successful ravenadal wrote: Tracey, I still think the term intentionally alarming applies here. I don't

[scifinoir2] OT: I Think I Love This Movie

2007-09-23 Thread ravenadal
http://www.theworldebon.com/i_think_i_love_this_movie.htm

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: O'Reilly's Comments Labelled racist by Some

2007-09-26 Thread ravenadal
ESPN Senior writer Howard Bryant wrote this: Go back to a 1997 Vanity Fair essay on race by Fran Leibowitz: The way to approach it, I think, is not to ask, 'What would it be like to be black?' but to seriously consider what it is like to be white. That's something white people almost never

[scifinoir2] Re: Jessica Biel is Wonder Woman!

2007-09-26 Thread ravenadal
I just saw Chuck and Larry and I am doing a Homer Simpson: u...Jessica Biel... ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, sure, whatever. Casting director must be about 22, and he saw Chuck and Larry. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[scifinoir2] Re: Scifi Premieres on NBC -- Heroes -- Spoilers

2007-09-26 Thread ravenadal
I LOVE that Hiro's hero is exposed as a pretender (and not even Asian at that). I love when all true believers have their bubbles burst and they realize there is nothing in this universe but themselves and what they make of it. It could also be argued that the moment one discovers you cannot

[scifinoir2] Re: Scifi Premieres on NBC -- Heroes -- Spoilers

2007-09-26 Thread ravenadal
so, you mean, like, James Clavell's novel Shogun, which is set in feudal Japan somewhere around the year 1600 is not true? And, consequently, the story of William Adams (1564-1620), on who the fictional character of John Blackthorne was based, is also false? ~rave! --- In

[scifinoir2] Re: Scifi Premieres on NBC -- Heroes -- Spoilers

2007-09-26 Thread ravenadal
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A few could've slipped into the country, granted, but I don't see them becoming legendary heroes, a la Kenzei, not with Japanese culture being so self-centric. Again, though, I am a mathematician, not a historian. ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

[scifinoir2] 20th Anniversary Star Trek Enterprise: The Top Ten Episodes

2007-09-26 Thread ravenadal
The Top 10 Episodes (According to Entertainment Weekly): 1. Yesterday's Enterprise (Battle-scarred Enterprise C must be sent back through temporal rift to a firefight it barely escaped from, to certain destruction). 2. The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1 2 (Borg boarding party kidnaps Picard and

[scifinoir2] Fox Mulder and Gracie Sheffield from the Nanny

2007-09-27 Thread ravenadal
Anybody watching the former Fox Mulder on his new Showtime series Californication? In the first episode David Duchovny's character picks up a young woman at a bookstore only to discover, later, that she is the sixteen year-old daughter of the man who is about to become his twelve year-old

[scifinoir2] Re: 20th Anniversary Star Trek Enterprise: The Top Ten Episodes

2007-09-27 Thread ravenadal
. ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Top 10 Episodes (According to Entertainment Weekly): 1. Yesterday's Enterprise (Battle-scarred Enterprise C must be sent back through temporal rift to a firefight it barely escaped from, to certain destruction

[scifinoir2] Black Geeks of America, Unite!

2007-09-28 Thread ravenadal
http://blackgeekdom.com/blog/

[scifinoir2] Charles Burnett Endures: Why talented black filmmakers are not working

2007-09-30 Thread ravenadal
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=668328format=print Charles Burnett endures Film fest unearths director's unique ode to black family life By DUANE DUDEK Journal Sentinel film critic Posted: Sept. 27, 2007 Duane Dudek E-MAIL In a recent magazine essay, Charles Burnett

[scifinoir2] OT: Experimental implant may give relief to people afflicted with sleep apnea

2007-09-30 Thread ravenadal
I suffer. I hate the very thought of sleeping with the air mask. Perhaps there is hope for me, yet. ~rave! Original Story URL: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=669061 A chance to breathe Experimental implant may give relief to people afflicted with sleep apnea By JOHN FAUBER

[scifinoir2] Re: TV's Best Relationships

2007-09-30 Thread ravenadal
But, of course. Everyone knows Christian Troy's only enduring relationship is with Dr. Sean McNamara. Troy's relationship with Michelle Landau (Lathan) was, however, his most complete with a woman (dysfunctions and complications aside, and there were MANY!). ~rave! --- In

[scifinoir2] OT: Holyfield takes on Foreman grill

2007-10-01 Thread ravenadal
I don't know why this tickles me. Oh, yeah. Because it is funny as hell! ~rave! Holyfield takes on Foreman grill Mon Oct 1, 7:47 AM ET Evander Holyfield once defeated George Foreman in a battle for the world heavyweight boxing title. Now he is seeking to oust his former foe from another

[scifinoir2] Bionic Woman Remake beats Grey Spinoff

2007-10-01 Thread ravenadal
NBC's Bionic Woman remake is the early success of the fall lineup. Last week's premiere beat ABC's debut of Grey's Anatomy spinoff Private Practice, and gave NBC its best Wednesday night premiere since 1999's West Wing. ~Tim Cuprisin, television and radio critic, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

[scifinoir2] Re: TV's Best Relationships

2007-10-01 Thread ravenadal
. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] According to USA Weekend readers: Best TV relationships: 1. Pam Beesly Jim Halpert (the Office, NBC) 2. Carla Espinoza Dr. Chris Turk (Scrubs, NBC) 3. Ari Gold Mrs. Ari (Entourage, HBO) 4. Homer

[scifinoir2] Re: [Fwd: White man says HE created the Electric Slide and he says were doing it WRONG.]

2007-10-01 Thread ravenadal
http://the-electricslide.com/ This is hilarious! I say this because it is hilarious and I say this because it is true! (check this dude out!) ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: THE ELECTRIC SLIDE: White man says

[scifinoir2] Re: TV's Best Relationships

2007-10-01 Thread ravenadal
with her. YOu weren't kidding when you said slighter darker bent.With him hiding the murder and she hiding EVERYTHING, they never had a chance. ravenadal wrote: A man who will stick by a woman, formerly a high-priced call girl, who inherited his business by screwing to death

[scifinoir2] Re: BuyNLarge

2007-10-01 Thread ravenadal
I LOVE the conceit of this website. It is a trenchent parody of both rampant consumerism and omnivorous capitalalism. My only quibble is how pedestrian are the products offered at the BuyNLarge store, but that, too, could be construed as part of the joke. The link to Zazzle may be worth its

[scifinoir2] Re: My Take - Eastern Promises

2007-10-03 Thread ravenadal
This thorough and clinical review leaves me kinda cold. It doesn't make me want to see Eastern Promises. I will see Eastern Promises, however, because I adored Cronenberg's last feature, The History of Violence, especially the relevatory performance by Viggo Mortensen, which, by everything else

[scifinoir2] Re: My Take - Eastern Promises

2007-10-03 Thread ravenadal
A History of Violence was hot. Maria Bello is a revelation as Viggo Mortensen's wife. History is easily Cronenberg's most mature motion picture, and I have been a fan since the late seventies when he was putting out high class trash like Rabid (who could forget former porn star Marilyn Chambers

[scifinoir2] Re: Gibson Rumoured to be Considered for Green Lantern in 'JLA'

2007-10-03 Thread ravenadal
This role is tailor-made for Richard Brooks circa the mid nineties. Mr. Brooks will be 46 years-old on his next birthday. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Usually everyone and their brother (or sister) is floated as being considered for some pics. Sometimes it's

[scifinoir2] McGruder no longer the angriest black man in America

2007-10-03 Thread ravenadal
www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi- 1003mcgruderoct03,1,5489263.story chicagotribune.com ARTS ENTERTAINMENT: TELEVISION McGruder learning to accept success No longer the angriest black man in America By Greg Braxton Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times October 3, 2007 Aaron

[scifinoir2] Mr. Sulu gets a piece of the rock

2007-10-04 Thread ravenadal
A piece of outer space named for George Takei is in a kind of rough neighborhood for somebody who steers a starship: an asteroid belt. A rock between Mars and Jupiter has been renamed 7307 Takei in honor of the actor, best known for his role as Mr. Sulu in the original Star Trek. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies

2007-10-04 Thread ravenadal
I'd kiss you if it wouldn't kill me. ~ Charlotte (Chuck) Charles This is TV made for me! I am loving every precious moment of Pushing Daisies. I have read several critics who have complained about Barry Sonnenfield's crayon-colored direction, but I am a big fan of Sonnenfield, especially his

[scifinoir2] Number 1 DVD rental in America (was:sexism derailing Females in Comic Films Re:

2007-10-14 Thread ravenadal
are supporting our argument, which is that Alba did not carry Fantastic Four. Its not a bad thing. She was value added ravenadal wrote: Ya'll saying that like it a bad thang. Alba was totally miscast as Sue Storm yet when I see her in lab coat, with those glasses, wearing pencil skirts

[scifinoir2] Re: What Belief Am I?

2007-10-14 Thread ravenadal
100% Secular Humanist (scourge of the Religious Right!) 1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (94%) ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I scored 100% for Reformed Judaism, 90% for Sikhism.

[scifinoir2] Number 1 DVD rental in America (was:sexism derailing Females in Comic Films Re:

2007-10-15 Thread ravenadal
, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it'll be number one until Transformers this Tuesday. And I think Alba on the cover is incidental to the success. No one's tuning in just to see her: they like the FX and the Surfer. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED

[scifinoir2] Why Did I Get Married? No. 1 at Box Office, (was: Re: [Fwd: What Happen to the

2007-10-16 Thread ravenadal
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? is number one at the box office, taking in $21.4, almost twice as much as this weekend's No. 2 film, The Game Plan. While I wish Mr. Perry all the best, his success (this is his third number one at the box office) does not bode well for serious black

[scifinoir2] Re: Why Did I Get Married? No. 1 at Box Office,

2007-10-17 Thread ravenadal
prediction of a large volume of embarrassing Black films that are similar to some of the books you refer to. I hope that without Perry's name on the marquee, success won't be guaranteed. Unfortunately, I fear that is a long-run. ravenadal wrote: Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married

[scifinoir2] Re: Why Did I Get Married? No. 1 at Box Office,

2007-10-18 Thread ravenadal
/17/07 12:43 PM, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tyler Perry is to new Spike Lee as New Coke is to Coke - a watered down substitute. Lee went to NYU film school and has real filmmaking chops. Perry didn't and doesn't. His films are so raggedy they embarrass me

[scifinoir2] Re: Why Did I Get Married? No. 1 at Box Office,

2007-10-18 Thread ravenadal
, radio show, or magazine without seeing this filmĀ¹s promo poster or banner ad or hear the radio spot. The cast was on Oprah. Tom Joyner. Tyler was on CNN. This film was set up lovely. And it paid off. A lot of Black oriented films are not set up this lovely. On 10/17/07 12:43 PM, ravenadal

[scifinoir2] Re: Why Did I Get Married? No. 1 at Box Office,

2007-10-19 Thread ravenadal
on the marquee, success won't be guaranteed. Unfortunately, I fear that is a long-run. ravenadal wrote: Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? is number one at the box office, taking in $21.4, almost twice as much as this weekend's No. 2 film, The Game Plan

[scifinoir2] Keep Pushing (ABC's Pushing Daisies wilts but wins time slot)

2007-10-18 Thread ravenadal
Pushing Daisies wilted 21% to 10.3 million viewers for second episode, but it won its time slot, held steady among viewers ages 18-34 and grew among young women, topping America's Top Model. Meanwhile, back at the big box store, Reaper came in last in its time slot, even losing out to Destilando

[scifinoir2] Zoroastrianism tries to keep faith's flame lit (Was: What Belief Am I?)

2007-10-18 Thread ravenadal
www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-zoroastrians_15oct15,1,7828974.story chicagotribune.com Keeping their faith's flame lit Young Zoroastrians fear for the future of a religion that shaped other faiths By Ron Grossman Tribune staff reporter October 15, 2007 Click here to find out more!

[scifinoir2] Re: Why Did I Get Married? No. 1 at Box Office,

2007-10-19 Thread ravenadal
you are right in your prediction of a large volume of embarrassing Black films that are similar to some of the books you refer to. I hope that without Perry's name on the marquee, success won't be guaranteed. Unfortunately, I fear that is a long-run. ravenadal wrote

[scifinoir2] Why Tyler Perry doesn't look for your approval, but he deserves your respect

2007-10-22 Thread ravenadal
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20144919_2,00.html Tyler Perry: Hollywood Outsider The ''Why Did I Get Married?'' writer-director-star doesn't look for your approval, but he deserves your respect Atlanta's Buford Highway is littered with Laundromats, greasy fast- food joints, and the

[scifinoir2] House of Payne (was:Re: Why Did I Get Married? No. 1 at Box Office,

2007-10-22 Thread ravenadal
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20071018tbs01 HOUSE OF PAYNE, which comes to TBS from Debmar-Mercury, premiered with ad-supported cable's #1 sitcom telecast of all time among key adult demos, households and viewers. Airing currently with back-to- back episodes Wednesdays beginning at

[scifinoir2] Fallen Heroes: ( Heroes Season 2) Grade C+

2007-10-22 Thread ravenadal
Heroes (Heroes (Season 2)) C+ FALLEN HEROES Here's hoping NBC's drama can rescue itself from a diabolical sophomore slump By Gillian Flynn This week on Heroes: Claire (Hayden Panettiere) continues to marvel at the same powers of regeneration she's always had! Hiro (Masi Oka) does cute

[scifinoir2] Dr. Who, Blink Episode (was: Re: The 10 Scariest Episodes On Sci-Fi TV)

2007-10-22 Thread ravenadal
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 3. Blink -- Doctor Who While this third season episode was an episode that barely included The Doctor (David Tennant), there are few things scarier than statues that move and get all

[scifinoir2] Dr. Who Marathon

2007-10-22 Thread ravenadal
I was out of town on business last week so my return home necessitated watching programs cached on my DVR hard drive so that I could clear space to record my favorite programs THIS week. I solved the problem by staging a personal Dr. Who marathon. I was scandalously behind but watching the

[scifinoir2] Re: Peak Water?

2007-10-23 Thread ravenadal
When I was in Chicago last week one of the topics of conversation was Lake Lanier and the drought conditions in Georgia. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/20/georgia.drought/index.html Like Colorado, Georgia supplies the fresh water that fuels the booming Florida economy (water from the Colorado

Fav Dr. Who Episodes Re: [scifinoir2] Dr. Who, Blink Episode

2007-10-23 Thread ravenadal
. ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com wrote: --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) tdlists@ wrote: 3. Blink -- Doctor Who While this third season episode was an episode

[scifinoir2] OT: Police force pregnant black woman out of car and to the ground

2007-10-28 Thread ravenadal
Follow link below and play video from dash cam (cam closest to incident is conveniently not working). http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3774390 Police force pregnant woman out of her car and to the ground. (ABC News) From GMA Oct. 26, 2007 Font Size Elementary school principal Yvette Hayes

[scifinoir2] Stanley O'Neal's 2006 compensation: $91,375,384 (nice job if you can get it)

2007-10-30 Thread ravenadal
E Stanley O'Neal CEO/COO/Chairman of the Board/President/Director at Merrill Lynch Company, Incorporated New York, New York FINANCIAL / INVESTMENT BROKERAGE - NATIONAL Officer since April 1997 Director since 2001 55 years old Director since 2001. Chairman of the Board since April

[scifinoir2] Profile - A Long Road of Learning: Merrill Lynch's Stan O'Neal

2007-10-30 Thread ravenadal
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/bulletin/2001/june/profile.html June 2001 Profile - A Long Road of Learning: Merrill Lynch's Stan O'Neal The path from the rural South to the upper echelons of Wall Street is not heavily traveled. Indeed, E. Stanley O'Neal (MBA '78) is surely the only person who has

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Merrill Lynch Chief to Step Down

2007-11-01 Thread ravenadal
I listen to this conversation with interest. One of the rude realities of moving on up is that black man or woman who reaches the top will act a lot like the white man or woman who preceeded them. Further, it often takes a certain cunning and ruthlessness to reach the top echelons of any

[scifinoir2] OT: G-Dub Visits Da Kids

2007-11-05 Thread ravenadal
George Bush goes to a primary school to talk to the kids to get a little PR. After his talk he offers question time. One little boy puts up his hand and George asks him his name. 'Stanley,' responds the little boy. 'And what is your question, Stanley?' 'I have 4 questions: First, why did

[scifinoir2] 'American Gangster' No. 1 with a Bullet

2007-11-08 Thread ravenadal
(great marketing job. my fifteen year-old daughter tells me Denzel was even on BET's 106 Park hawking this flick) http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2414p=.htm by Brandon Gray November 5, 2007 American Gangster racked up $43.6 million on approximately 5,300 screens at 3,054 theaters, while

[scifinoir2] Re: A Matter Of Life And Death (Stairway To Heaven)

2007-11-08 Thread ravenadal
You fail to mention it is directed by Michael Powell (the British Hitchcock - which is an oxymoron since Hitchcock was British, too). This is a great filmmaker: The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, Peeping Tom. His pictures seemed to bleed with color. Peeping Tom rivals Psycho as a showcase for

[scifinoir2] Re: A Matter Of Life And Death (Stairway To Heaven)

2007-11-09 Thread ravenadal
back in 1959. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what's wrong with Peeping Tom? Especially compared to Psycho? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] You fail to mention it is directed by Michael Powell (the British

[scifinoir2] Re: A Matter Of Life And Death (Stairway To Heaven)

2007-11-09 Thread ravenadal
for filmmakers like this anymore? On 11/9/07 2:03 PM, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apparently it shocked the good people of Britain with its unsettling, disturbing, and unforgettable psychological and visual exploration into the sadistic obsession with fear experienced

[scifinoir2] Captain America returns for troops

2007-11-11 Thread ravenadal
Captain America may not be back from the dead, but he's back - sort of. Four months after Marvel Comics unexpectedly killed off the champion of liberty and the American way, he appears in a comic book made exclusively for U.S. soldiers. He is seen on a videotape made before his death. One

[scifinoir2] Eragon

2007-11-11 Thread ravenadal
Eragon was on satellite Saturday morning so, having nothing better to do, I watched it. Watching the first five minutes I could tell why it hadn't done better in American where it stalled at $75 million (I was shocked to see it had done $249,331,536 worldwide). It is too dank, dark and

[scifinoir2] Re: Eragon

2007-11-12 Thread ravenadal
] wrote: i'm not feeling the choice for Uhura, especially the whole tomboy thing. Was Eragon a good movie, in your final estimation? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eragon was on satellite Saturday morning so, having nothing better to do, I

[scifinoir2] Re: Eragon

2007-11-12 Thread ravenadal
: i'm not feeling the choice for Uhura, especially the whole tomboy thing. Was Eragon a good movie, in your final estimation? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eragon was on satellite Saturday morning so, having nothing better to do, I watched

[scifinoir2] Black Celebrity Plastic Surgeon Implicated In Kanye West's Mother's Death

2007-11-13 Thread ravenadal
Tall, dark, handsome, Dr. Jan Adams, perhaps best known for his co- starring role on Dick Clark's short-lived all-male version of The View, The Other Half, has been implicated in the death of rapper Kanye West's mother. http://defamer.com/hollywood/malpractice/dr-jan-adams-star-of-discovery-

[scifinoir2] Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only

2007-11-14 Thread ravenadal
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/books/review/Lopate-t.html? _r=18buemc=buoref=slogin August 5, 2007 The Independent By PHILLIP LOPATE Skip to next paragraph OSCAR MICHEAUX The Great and Only: The Life of America's First Black Filmmaker. By Patrick McGilligan. Illustrated. 402 pp.

[scifinoir2] The Real Beowulf

2007-11-16 Thread ravenadal
http://blogs.jsonline.com/dudek/archive/2007/11/16/the-real- beowulf.aspx The Real 'Beowulf' By Duane Dudek Friday, Nov 16 2007, 08:15 AM Although Beowulf has been around for 1,500 years, more or less - it is the oldest surviving poem in the English language - the version that most people

[scifinoir2] Re: Gonna see Beowulf?

2007-11-16 Thread ravenadal
My 15 year-old daughter is taking an honors level course called British Authors this semester and her British Authors class, which read Beowulf this semester, are taking a field trip to see the movie at one of the suburban movie palaces showing the movie in 3-D. Eye, one the other hand, will

[scifinoir2] 'Beowulf' wins in 3-D

2007-11-16 Thread ravenadal
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=686602 'Beowulf' wins in 3-D Posted: Nov. 15, 2007 Duane Dudek The epic poem Beowulf was preserved by the emerging technology of its day - the printed word. Before that, it was passed from one generation to the next orally. All of which makes

[scifinoir2] Re: Beowulf Leads Weekend Box Office

2007-11-19 Thread ravenadal
Beowulf did 28 mil at the box office (45 mil if you count foreign, and EYE do!) Regarding American Gangster, the bootleg copy of that movie is so crispy (clear) you would think it was released on purpose as a marketing tool. I have long been of the opinion that bootlegs help creative

[scifinoir2] Re: Jungle Julia meets K.I.T.T.

2007-11-19 Thread ravenadal
Every time I see Deathproof, and I have seen it many times, I think Sidney Poitier should be working more. Both of them. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Grindhouse Star Joins New Knight Rider Jungle Julia meets

[scifinoir2] Queen guitarist and astrophysicist

2007-11-20 Thread ravenadal
Queen guitarist and astrophysicist. Somehow those words don't seem to belong together. Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May has been appointed chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University. May, to be installed next year, said it was a great honor and a great new challenge. He

[scifinoir2] Anybody watching two-day Enterprise Thanksgiving marathon?

2007-11-23 Thread ravenadal
On sci-fi. I discovered it by accident today. Great background noise while engaged in IM conversation. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Futurama blasts from past with a new DVD movie

2007-11-25 Thread ravenadal
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/340881_futurama24.html 'Futurama' blasts from the past with a new DVD movie Last updated November 23, 2007 5:37 p.m. PT By TED ANTHONY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pandas dumped on the streets by the truckload. Romantic nights at the

[scifinoir2] Dancing with the Star Wars

2007-11-26 Thread ravenadal
http://starwars.yahoo.com/videos/f53002efca66ef2d159d85d3ec27bab8

[scifinoir2] American Gangster crosses 100 million dollar mark

2007-11-28 Thread ravenadal
American Gangster took in an additional nine million dollars at the weekend box office to propel it over the 146 million dollar mark. Since his movies have, as of late, performed better overseas than they have in America, Gangster is poised to be Washington's most successful movie to date.

[scifinoir2] Denzel to play Professor Melvin B. Tolson in The Great Debaters

2007-11-28 Thread ravenadal
Although I am posting this, the views expressed do not necessarily jibe with mine. I tend to chafe when certain parts of educated blackdom expect black folks to be higher-minded than other folks. (Godfather, does it make me more criminal minded if I enjoy a good gangster movie?) Gangster

[scifinoir2] Re: Queen guitarist and astrophysicist

2007-11-28 Thread ravenadal
LOVE that poster! Fat-bottomed girls certainly do rule my world. In my head, right now, I am mashing Queen's Fat-bottomed Girls with Prince's Kiss, doing my splice on the rule the world/rule my world lyrics. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh

[scifinoir2] Re: Persis Khambatta (Was I am Legend)

2007-12-01 Thread ravenadal
I love when a plan comes together! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There goes that 'Queen' thing again... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persis_Khambatta She died almost ten years ago of a heart attack, at age

[scifinoir2] Sci Fi Channel's Tin Man channel's biggest ratings draw ever

2007-12-07 Thread ravenadal
Sci Fi Channel's Tin Man retelling of the Oz story has been the channel's biggest ratings draw ever. It averaged 5.3 million viewers for the three parts that debuted this week, according to Nielsen Media Research numbers. Interestingly, the audience was split 50-50 between male and female

[scifinoir2] Megan GOOD to play Wonder Woman

2007-12-08 Thread ravenadal
My brain keeps refiguring the subject of this string as Megan GOOD to play Wonder Woman. Which, of course, is ALL good! ~rave! _ The Black Prince. The Black Church. A State of Mind. http://www.theworldebon.com

[scifinoir2] Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says

2007-12-11 Thread ravenadal
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says French designer Philippe Starck has proclaimed Amazon.com's Kindle e- book reader almost modern but a bit sad. James Niccolai, IDG News Service Tuesday, December 11, 2007 09:15 AM PST

[scifinoir2] Kindles sold out!

2007-12-11 Thread ravenadal
From Amazon.com Kindle Availability: Due to heavy customer demand, Kindle is sold out. Because orders are prioritized on a first-come, first-served basis, please ORDER NOW to reserve your place in line. Your Kindle will not arrive by December 24th. Note that Kindles cannot currently be sold

[scifinoir2] Re: CBS Has Its Eye On 'Dexter'

2007-12-11 Thread ravenadal
I am a huge Dexter fan. I am particularly fascinated with how the actor Michael C. Hall plays 180 degrees away from the fey David Fisher character he played on Six Feet Under. As Dexter Morgan, Hall is a noble savage; virile, full of testosterone and, yes, dangerous. He excretes a quiet

[scifinoir2] Re: Heroes finale

2007-12-11 Thread ravenadal
I had every episode of this season's Heroes saved on my DVR. I got behind in my viewing, needed to free up some space, and deleted every episode of Heroes I had saved. Did not suffer one minute of remorse. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L.

[scifinoir2] Re: Does Race Affect Your Intelligence?

2007-12-11 Thread ravenadal
I am so tired of this argument because it is diversionary. The truth of the matter is this: the only difference between uneducated white people and uneducated black people is that uneducated white people have jobs. The only difference between educated white people and educated black people

[scifinoir2] OT: Ethnic hairstyles can cause uneasiness in corporate life

2007-12-12 Thread ravenadal
newsday.com/features/lifestyle/ny-lsfashion1126,0,4140500.story Newsday.com Ethnic hairstyles in corporate life BY TANIA PADGETT [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4:46 PM EST, November 25, 2007 As an accountant at Ernst Young in Manhattan, Melissa Theodore knows the uniform when it comes to corporate

[scifinoir2] Re: Catholic Bishops Yank Positive Review of 'Compass'

2007-12-13 Thread ravenadal
America is a very young country and, as such, often acts infantile. (Wait...I said that already!) ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Catholic Bishops Yank Positive Review of 'Compass' Without explanation, the

[scifinoir2] Re: Baseball's Steroid Rage

2007-12-13 Thread ravenadal
I hate baseball. I have always hated baseball. There is no integrity in baseball (never has been). Every baseball record before Jackie Robinson should have an asterisk behind it. Baseball looked the other way during the steroid era to keep the sport white. Then they made a pariah out of

[scifinoir2] Re: 'Compass' on Target Overseas

2007-12-13 Thread ravenadal
America is a very young country and, as such, often acts infantile. I am gratified to see Compass doing well overseas. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Golden Compass was obviously more adept at finding its

[scifinoir2] Fearless writing, expert acting let Dexter get away with murder

2007-12-14 Thread ravenadal
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/ December 13, 2007 By Maureen Ryan Another gripping season of 'Dexter' comes to a close TV is full of serial killers and cops chasing monsters. But Showtime's Dexter, (8 p.m. Sunday, Showtime), which delves into these often overworked

[scifinoir2] OT: Deriving Pleasure from Books read, and unread

2007-12-16 Thread ravenadal
In my lifetime, I have purchased scores more books than I will ever read. Sometimes I purchase books simply because I love the idea of the book. Other times I have purchased books because of their portent (for instance, I own but have never read Roots). When Waiting to Exhale, or whatever

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