[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Does an Introspective Bush Mean Anything Now?

Allegedly Laura Bush has signed a $4 million contract to write a tell all book about her years in the Bush white house. She has been remarkably close-mouthed during the past eight years. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: I find it fascinating that Laura

[scifinoir2] Re: Good Morning SciFi

old white men may be cool but they ain't kool. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@... wrote: oh, so old white men are kool then? Fate --- On Tue, 1/13/09, ravenadal ravena...@... wrote: From: ravenadal ravena...@... Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Good

[scifinoir2] More Adults read in '08, survey says

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6206097.html Study: More people reading whether they want to or not By HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press Jan. 12, 2009, 3:26AMShare Reading on the rise declares a new government study, which reports a surprising and welcome increase in the number of

[scifinoir2] Re: Dark Knight's Two-Face May Not Be Dead

Saw Robin Given's immortal protrayal of herself in the superhero epic Blankman over the weekend. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: Hmm, interesting idea for Catwoman. Wonder how Robin Givens would do in the role? She already has a kind of slinky, snarly

[scifinoir2] What Happened to the Spirit?

http://io9.com/5122648/what-happened-to-the-spirit To be fair, there's more than a small case to be made for the fact that it's so bad a movie that it could never have been a massive success - You only have to look at the reviews to see that this was never going to be anything more than a cult

[scifinoir2] Re: Oxygen Gardens

for long range missions, such as if we ever get around to sending astronauts to Mars. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal ravena...@... One of the more interesting concepts explored in Sunshine was something called an oxygen garden. http

[scifinoir2] Good Sh*t: Treeless Paper Made from Elephant Poop

Good Sh*t: Treeless Paper Made from Elephant Poop by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York on 01.10.09 DESIGN ARCHITECTURE The moment we've all been waiting for has finally arrived—when we can finally do all of our writing exclusively on elephant feces. This is no joke—there's

[scifinoir2] Is Baltimore Mayor a Gamer?

http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/09/baltimore-mayor-allegedly- bought-game-systems-gift-cards-meant-needy Baltimore Mayor Allegedly Bought Game Systems With Gift Cards Meant for Needy January 9, 2009 Apparently the corrupt Baltimore politics portrayed in the HBO series The Wire wasn't all

[scifinoir2] SOS: Syringes over Sydney

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/01/10/1231004356536.html Needle-stick injury risk for motorists Eamonn Duff January 11, 2009 USERS of the Cross City Tunnel have been warned of the risk of needles being dropped by drug addicts who frequent a Sydney suburb directly above. Syringe signs

[scifinoir2] Keith Olbermann: video demanding environmentally friendly porn

http://current.com/items/89702750/5_billion_porn_bailout_demanding_env ironmently_friendly_porn.htm

[scifinoir2] Push movie trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNGu1QWwK9I I am a sucker for this kind of stuff. Djimon Hounsou? Check. Camilla Belle? Check. Dakota Fanning? Check. Chris Evans (well, okay...). ~rave!

[RE][scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:37 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites I was remiss not to mention Octavia Butler's Fledgling during our discussion of Vampire Favorites last month. ~rave

[scifinoir2] I just saw Danny Boyle's Sunshine

I just finished watching director Danny Boyle's Sunshine. Watching the movie is compelling, exhilarating and frustrating all at the same time. An all too literal pastiche of several notable sci-fi movies, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, and the original Solaris, it pales in

[scifinoir2] Dust is 80% dead human skin

One of the tidbits I gleamed from the movie Sunshine (that I could have done without) is that 80 per cent of dust is made up of dead skin? I found this particularly icky and creepy when the crew of Icarus II came upon the disabled carcass of Icarus I and discovered the crew missing and

[scifinoir2] Oxygen Gardens

One of the more interesting concepts explored in Sunshine was something called an oxygen garden. http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/oxygen-garden.html As the film's official website explains: Oxygen production is vital for manned long-term space flight. Accordingly, a long-term mission

[scifinoir2] Dude Looks Like a Lady? No, Says Publicist

http://dailyme.com/print/200901083182/ Dude Looks Like a Lady? No, Says Publicist by MONICA ENG. CHICAGO TRIBUNE The rumor: One of the ladies dancing with Beyonce in the immensely popular Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) video is actually a dude. The reality: Single Ladies has emerged as

[scifinoir2] Beyonce: the Queen of All Media

http://dailyme.com/topics/beyonce/index.html All Beyonce. All the time.

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] The Mickey Rourke To Take On Iron Man

I am a fan of Angel Heart for reasons that have nothing to do with Mickey Rourke. The more interesting casting, for me, is Sam Rockwell, a quirky but fascinating actor who is woefully under used by Hollywood. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote:

[scifinoir2] Re: Shoot 'Em Up! (plus something extra if u can take it)

only if u have an open mind and u do not mind a little risque sci-fi also, just 2 let u know, it's po_n http://www.deviantclip.com/Media- 25272_Hardcore+outerspace+sex+adventure.html --- On Wed, 1/7/09, ravenadal ravena...@... wrote: From: ravenadal ravena...@... Subject: [scifinoir2] Shoot

[scifinoir2] Re: Obama, Spider-Man To Team Up For The Inauguration

I am often reminded of a quote by mystery writer Walter Mosley who stated that the problem with being black is that sometimes you see racism where there is none and other times you fail to see racism when there is some. For me, I don't know if this is a case of me not seeing racism where

[scifinoir2] Re: Obama, Spider-Man To Team Up For The Inauguration

to sell ROM would find a better way than I'll throw a basketball at him to tell this story. On Jan 8, 2009, at 4:05 PM, ravenadal wrote: I am often reminded of a quote by mystery writer Walter Mosley who stated that the problem with being black is that sometimes you see racism where

[scifinoir2] Trapped in the star matrix

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-starpower- 0108jan08,0,1439803.story Trapped in the star matrix Mega-famous battle off-screen personas By Ann Hornaday | The Washington Post January 8, 2009 We are watching a serenely confident assassin, aptly named Fox, embody all that

[scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites

I was remiss not to mention Octavia Butler's Fledgling during our discussion of Vampire Favorites last month. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Porn industry wants a bailout

Porn industry wants a bailout Aaron Crowe Jan 8th 2009 at 9:00AM Filed under: Sex Sells, Entrepreneurship, Extracurriculars, Relationships, Recession Banks, automakers and the porn industry. They don't sound like they go together, but they will if some leaders in the adult entertainment

[scifinoir2] Re:Uptown Saturday Night (was:Will Smith as Nubian Pharaoh Taharka)

I don't think the Denzel and Will casting is any more improbable than the original Sidney and Bill match-up. The funniest movie Sir Sidney had made before Uptown was Buck and the Preacher. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: Denzel Washington and Smith in

[scifinoir2] Shoot 'Em Up!

I just finished watching Shoot 'Em Up! in HD on Cinemax and, even though I knew what was going to happen, it was still HOT! It is going to be on Cinemax West at 8:30 pm CST. (Heck, I might watch it, again!) ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Re: Sometimes SciFi Movies Do Serve a Purpose

I don't know how I missed this thread the first time - as I hail from the great state of Wisconsin - but I found this on IMDB: Based on actual accounts of werewolf sightings in Walworth County, Wisconsin, the film follows a local sheriff who is finally forced to accept that a string of

[scifinoir2] Best Comics of 2008

http://www.villagevoice.com/slideshow/view/212221

[scifinoir2] The Wayback Machine

http://www.archive.org/web/web.php I heard about this fabulous website while listening to National Public Radio's Sunday Edition this morning. This is like a national archive of practically every website that ever existed. For me, this revelation was like manna from heaven. By typing in the

[scifinoir2] Will Smith voted 2008's top moneymaking movie star

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-01-02-smith-top- moneymaker_N.htm?csp=34 Will Smith voted 2008's top moneymaking movie star NEW YORK (AP) — No name on the marquee was more pleasing to theater owners in 2008 than Will Smith, according to a survey of movie exhibitors. Smith, star

[scifinoir2] Casting shows Who is a savvy multi-million pound brand

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4094067/Casting-Matt- Smith-shows-that-Doctor-Who-is-a-savvy-multi-million-pound-brand.html Casting a fresh-faced 26-year-old as the Time Lord suggests to Andrew Pettie that Doctor Who is more than merely a long-running television show - it's a

[scifinoir2] Re: Predestination and ontological paradoxes in Planet of the Apes marathon

. -- From: ravenadal ravena...@... Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 8:44 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Predestination and ontological paradoxes in Planet of the Apes marathon I watched movies 2-5 in the Planet

[scifinoir2] George Lazenby (was:Re: New Doctor has been announced)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service was the first Bond movie I ever saw, and because viewing it required me and a quartet of brothers (of other mothers) to make a fantastic voyage from the hood to the whitest of white suburbs (still one of the scariest and most exhilarating nights of my life) it

[scifinoir2] O'Reilly Factor: Obama's a pop star - WTF?

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/? rn=3906861cl=11366046ch=4226716src=news

[scifinoir2] Film tries to capture long-ago Spirit

Find this article at: http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/36895549.html Film tries to capture long-ago Spirit Movie battles lack of name recognition By STEVE RAMOS Posted: Jan. 1, 2009 Hollywood is in love with comic-book heroes after recent smashes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk

[scifinoir2] Button follows in Gump's footsteps

http://www.insidesocal.com/tv/2008/12/benjamin-button-a-gump-by- any.html Benjamin Button: A Gump by any other name By David Kronke on December 24, 2008 10:42 AM The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is one of those obligatory Oscar-bait movies, a big, sprawling thing (two hours and 45

[scifinoir2] Azur Asmar: Magical, musical animated journey

www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-azur-asmar-review- 0102jan02,0,1289140.story chicagotribune.com By Michael Phillips Tribune critic January 2, 2009 Is it too early to announce the most beautiful film of 2009? Two days into the new year, it's hard to imagine a more

[scifinoir2] Predestination and ontological paradoxes in Planet of the Apes marathon

I watched movies 2-5 in the Planet of the Apes series during Encore's 24 hour New Year Eve's marathon (Going Apesh*t on New Year's). I am a big fan of the original Planet of the Apes but had never seen Escape From The Planet Of The Apes, Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes, or Battle For The

[scifinoir2] Facebook: No areolas, please!

www.chicagotribune.com/features/health/chi-talk- breastfeedingdec31,0,922482.story chicagotribune.com Facebook orders breast-feeding photos off member pages No visible areolas, Palo Alto-based social networking giant says By Trine Tsouderos December 31, 2008 Ladies, put away your breasts,

[scifinoir2] Terminator, 24 others join U.S. registry

www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-classic-films- 1231dec31,0,2182442.story chicagotribune.com MOVIES 'Terminator,' 24 others join U.S. registry By Brett Zongker Associated Press December 31, 2008 WASHINGTON—One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's most famous one-liners will be back for

[scifinoir2] James Lassiter: All business, no limelight

Two black men are running Overbrook Entertainment, one of Hollywood's most successful production companies. Will Smith was the only bankable movie star to have a movie gross in the top ten in 2008 (for the sake of this argument, Harrison Ford is not considered bankable because he can float

[scifinoir2] Palin as President

http://palinaspresident.com Be sure to click on the light switch. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Uncle Ben is Chairman of the Board

http://www.unclebens.com/?showoffice=true http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/30/business/media/30adco.html Uncle Ben, Board Chairman By STUART ELLIOTT Published: March 30, 2007 A racially charged advertising character, who for decades has been relegated to a minor role in the marketing of the

[scifinoir2] Zune 30 Midnight Meltdown' Angers Music Lovers

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nf/20081231/tc_nf/63809 Zune 30 Midnight Meltdown' Angers Music Lovers (NewsFactor) Posted on Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:03PM EST While the rumor mill is focused on Apple developing a larger-screen iPod touch, the blogosphere is churning with angry reports about frozen

[scifinoir2] Wassup! Eight Years Later

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq8Uc5BFogE

[scifinoir2] Daddy O brings parenting into politics

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16809.html Daddy O brings parenting into politics By: Andie Coller December 27, 2008 11:33 AM EST Just call him Daddy O. Most leaders' playbooks take at least a page or two from The Art of War, but President-elect Obama's rhetoric seems to be torn

[scifinoir2] An Appreciation: the Purrrfect Diva

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- dyn/content/article/2008/12/25/AR2008122500870.html The Purrrfect Diva Eartha Kitt Had a Taste For the Best Things in Life By Wil Haygood Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, December 26, 2008; C01 In her fantastical life, Eartha Kitt came to like a great

[scifinoir2] Button

I went to see Button http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/36635264.html 'Button' charms but doesn't inspire By Duane Dudek of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Dec. 24, 2008 Planes fly and electric lights burn. We're not quite sure how they do these things, but we know they do.

[scifinoir2] Re: Button charms but doesn't inspire

to Button is quite a journey). --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, ravenadal ravena...@... wrote: I went to see Button http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/36635264.html 'Button' charms but doesn't inspire By Duane Dudek of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Dec. 24, 2008 Planes fly

[scifinoir2] VHS - RIP

I haven't been this melancholy since the demise of the late, great 8 track (the 8 track was the soundtrack of my sane and sober youth). I literally own hundreds of VHS tapes. I have hours and hours of footage archived on VHS tape. The company I work for used to make millions of dollars a

[scifinoir2] Eartha Kitt, the most exciting woman in the world, dies at 81

It is a sin and a shame that this remarkable woman's career was stunted by her alleged insult of First Lady Bird Johnson. ~(no)rave! In an incident greatly publicized at the time, Kitt mentioned to Lady Bird Johnson at a White House luncheon that she was not pleased with how things were going

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] No Substance to Spirit

Thank large for this review. As a fan of both Will Eisner and Frank Miller's work, (not to mention Scarlett Johansson's and Eva Mendes' collective bodies of work) I was looking for an excuse to see this movie on the big screen. Alas, as always, I will not see Tommy Gun Cruise's movie until

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] No Substance to Spirit

: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:03:51 - From : ravenadal ravena...@... To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Dayum. I wish I had written that (and eye will! Rave's review:While the flesh was far from weak, The Spirit STILL wasn't willing to please). ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

Re: Miracle at St. Anna's, was:([RE][scifinoir2] No Substance to Spirit)

, p.s.  u would love cruise's movie on the big screen.  it really is good! --- On Fri, 12/26/08, ravenadal ravena...@... wrote: From: ravenadal ravena...@... Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] No Substance to Spirit To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, December 26, 2008, 9:45 AM

[scifinoir2] Re: Fox Eyes Werewolf Bitches

The only thing that could make this thread better is if it were titled : FOX eyes Teenage Mutant Werewolf Bitches! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: Fox Eyes Werewolf Bitches The Fox network is developing Bitches, a dramedy about a quartet

[scifinoir2] Yuletide Greetings

We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If White people are pleased, we are glad. If they are not, it doesn't matter...If colored people are pleased, we are glad. If they are not, their displeasure doesn't matter

[scifinoir2] New devices boost E-books

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/technology/24kindle.html?hp December 24, 2008 Turning Page, E-Books Start to Take Hold By BRAD STONE and MOTOKO RICH Could book lovers finally be willing to switch from paper to pixels? For a decade, consumers mostly ignored electronic book devices, which

[scifinoir2] No Substance to Spirit

Ordinarily, put Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes - not to mention Jaime King and Paz Vega - in the same movie and I am SO there (that's just the way eye roll) but this mess leaves me cold ~ (no)rave! http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/36712834.html There's no substance to 'Spirit'

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] No Substance to Spirit

, and The Spirit wasn't willing to please? -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] No Substance to Spirit Date : Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:21:20 - From : ravenadal ravena...@... To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Ordinarily, put Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes

[scifinoir2] Cell Phone Novels

Thumbs Race as Japan's Best Sellers Go Cellular http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/world/asia/20japan.html? pagewanted=2_r=2 I am often struck by the phenomenon of text messaging - written communication between people who can neither read nor write - and their culture of arrogance about it.

[scifinoir2] Re: Beyonce Heading for Gilligan's Island as Ginger?

Wow! I haven't heard casting news this good since it was revealed that Miss Halle Berry would play the immortal role of Miss Stone in the Flintstones movie. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: Sherwood Schwartz, creator of The Brady Bunch

[scifinoir2] Hulu is a surprising success

(I no longer have to watch Saturday Night Live. If there is a hot skit everybody is talking about, it will be on Hulu. This is also where I get my Family Guy fix. ~rave! http://www.wpix.com/landing_gossipgirl/?On-the-Net-Hulu-is-Web-site- of-the-year=1blockID=165998feedID=13 On the Net:

[scifinoir2] RuPaul poses as Barack and Michelle Obama

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b73723_rupaul_offers_change_we_think_w e_can.html www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-talk- rupauldec22,0,141785.story chicagotribune.com RuPaul sends Christmas card photo of himself as both Barack Obama and Michelle Obama —Stacy St. Clair December 22,

[scifinoir2] The Legend of Master Legend

The Legend of Master Legend With his trusty sidekick, the Ace, he fights to vanquish crime and defend the helpless - if he doesn't get evicted first. Behind the mask of the Real Life Superheroes URL: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/25020634/the_legend_of_master_l egend

[scifinoir2] Re: Halle Berry and Robin Givens was: Rachel Weisz as Catwoman. Can you dig it

What is often missed in this argument is that Halle Berry is where she is because she is a hard worker. Like another successful person of bi-racial ancestry, one Eldrick Tiger Woods, Ms. Berry is a grinder. Mr. Woods' golf coach expected him to hit no fewer than 10,000 golf balls a day. I

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Cat Soup

: ravenadal ravena...@... To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cats have a strong flavor. Dogs taste much better, but if you really want cat meat, I can have it delivered by tomorrow, said the butcher, who gave only her surname, Huang. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/12

[scifinoir2] OT: Prosecutor, DNA at odds

Just when I was beginning to believe DNA evidence was the one gift from the original OJ Trial that would keep on giving, a renegade Illinois prosecutor decides he doesn't care who the DNA evidence excludes, he is going to lock up negroes the old fashioned way - on hearsay and fanciful

[scifinoir2] 9 Most Redeemed Actors (And 9 Who Should Be)

http://maxim.com/Movies/DannyDeVito/slideshow/46993/4455.aspx Brian Austin Green Redeemed Himself With: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles The Beverly Hills 90210 douchejoke appeared a lost cause: the fledgling, David Faustino-esque music career, a couple of failed sitcoms—hell, the only

[scifinoir2] Cat Soup

Cats have a strong flavor. Dogs taste much better, but if you really want cat meat, I can have it delivered by tomorrow, said the butcher, who gave only her surname, Huang. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/12/19/cats.html Chinese protest over cats on menu By William Foreman

[scifinoir2] Elizabeth Alexander, Obama's Inaugural Poet

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/booksmags/chi-1220-editors- choicedec20,0,3630046.story chicagotribune.com EDITOR'S CHOICE Inaugural poet —Elizabeth Taylor, literary editor December 20, 2008 Elizabeth Alexander heard Martin Luther King deliver his famous I Have a Dream speech as a

[scifinoir2] A spoof of Maya Angelou as Obama's Inaugural Poet

(Here is a spoof of Maya Angelou as Obama's Inaugural Poet from David Alan Grier's Chocolate News: http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html? action=1t=1islist=falseid=95736249m=95736232)

[scifinoir2] Re: Indiana Jones Comeback Tops Blunders Poll

This particular parlor game - parsing films for goofs is a little too obsessive compulsive for me but this is my favorite goof/not goof listed for Crystal Skull at IMDB: Incorrectly regarded as goofs: It can be said that Indy is incorrect in his geography when, in the scene where Indy teaches

[scifinoir2] Re: Rachel Weisz as Catwoman. Can you dig it?

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: She (Robin Givens)is certainly at least as good an actress as Halley Berry--better, in fact. Dems fighin' words, pal! (of course, you may be referring to Given's sterling work as the host of the maudlin reunion talk show Forgive or

[scifinoir2] The Black Man behind Hollywood's Black List

(This article dovetails nicely with several threads currently running on this list. I think it is an irony wrapped in an irony that in whiter-than-white Hollywood, a black man gets films nobody can get made - made. I mean, this is almost a Jedi mind trick. On another note, THINGS WE LOST

[scifinoir2] Re: Rachel Weisz as Catwoman. Can you dig it?

? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal ravena...@... --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, KeithBJohnson@ wrote: She (Robin Givens)is certainly at least as good an actress as Halley Berry--better, in fact. Dems fighin' words, pal! (of course, you may be referring to Given's

[scifinoir2] Modern Technocracy

I am snowed in here in Milwaukee. Man, I am talking a blizzard of biblical proportions (if they had had blizzards in the bible). I can barely make out the snow covered mound that used to be my mini-van in the parking lot. And, yet, I have, through the miracle of modern technocracy, been

[scifinoir2] ‘The Day the Earth’ Stalls

http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2522p=.htm `The Day the Earth' Stalls by Brandon Gray Keanu Reeves in The Day the Earth Stood Still December 15, 2008 his is typically the timeframe where the December box office starts to pick up, but it stalled this year due to a paucity of enticing

[scifinoir2] Rachel Weisz as Catwoman. Can you dig it?

http://www.cinematical.com/2008/12/15/batman-3-update-rachel-weisz-as- catwoman/ While folks at Warner Brothers and Christopher Nolan are remaining tight-lipped with regards to a third Batman film, rumor has it that a production office for the threequel could open in Chicago as early as this

[scifinoir2] It's not television...it's HB-Oprah!

http://www.variety.com/index.asp? layout=print_storyarticleid=VR1117997464categoryid=14 To print this page, select PRINT from the File Menu of your browser. Posted: Tue., Dec. 16, 2008, 12:51pm PT Oprah Winfrey pacts with HBO Harpo Films to develop series, films for network By DANIEL FRANKEL

[scifinoir2] Re: Urgent for IE 7 Users- Patch Coming Wednesday

Uh...what is this IE7 you speak of? ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: Well, here we go again! It appears that Internet Explorer 7 has a security hole in it (surprise!) that hackers have found and managed to exploit. Microsoft will be releasing an

[scifinoir2] Re: Eddie Murphy to play The Riddler

http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/12/eddie-murphy-is-the-riddler This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 at 7:13 pm. Categories: News Chat | By Rodney I would have posted this far sooner but I just now stopped laughing. The UK rag known as The Sun is such a source of reliable

[scifinoir2] Which Batman Character are you? Take the Quiz!

Yes this is another one of them Batman quizzes to find out which Batman character you really are! Take the quiz and find out today! http://www.batmanquiz.com/?gclid=CJft2bCzyZcCFQgRFQoddUl1TQ

[scifinoir2] Random Chatter

From Entertainment Weekly: Any superhero outfit you see, I guarantee there's been 50 hours discussion on how the crotch looks. - Director Jon Favreau on comic-book movie protocol

[scifinoir2] Bush Booted

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=11100047 What? No mention of the fact that an Iraq journalist managed to squeeze off two shoes at President Select George Bush? ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Re: Bush Booted

, Daryle Lockhart dar...@... wrote: It ain't sci-fi. Barely even fantastic. He asked for a democracy. He got one. Hurled at him in two parts. The real story here is -- how slow is the Secret Service? Two shoes? On Dec 15, 2008, at 11:50 AM, ravenadal wrote: http

[scifinoir2] Re: [Roundup] 'Star Wars' on stage, 'Twilight' and 'Near Dark' all in Everyday H

I love Near Dark (and director Kathryn Bigelow) but every time I see the gaunt Adrian Pasdar from Heroes, I swear I am looking at a different person than the protean Adrian Pasdar who starred in Near Dark! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@... wrote: Bill

[scifinoir2] Obama Christmas Tree Ornaments

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-talk- ornamentsnov30,0,6550640.story Obama Christmas tree ornaments By Lolly Bowean | Tribune Reporter November 30, 2008 There are T-shirts, coffee mugs, posters and commemorative plates. And now, in time for the holidays, Barack Obama

[scifinoir2] Suddenly, their name is the one to have: Obama

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi- obama_name_slider_bdnov30,0,2006815.story Suddenly, their name is the one to have: Obama By Steve Hendrix | The Washington Post November 30, 2008 WASHINGTON — Nicanor Obama began to realize he might be on to a good thing when he didn't get a

[scifinoir2] `The Terminal 2'? Japanese man makes airport home

I am fascinated by how this guy becomes both a celebrity and a cultural touchstone by doing nothing. It reminds me how Forrest Gump became a spiritual movement simply by running aimlessly from sea to shining sea. I know nature abhors a vacuum but I wonder why people are so eager to fill an

[scifinoir2] 10 things you might not know about ...Numbers

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi- perspec1130thingsnov30,0,6049181.story 10 things you might not know about ...Numbers By Mark Jacob Don't be depressed by today's scary economic numbers. Sure, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a frightening fraction of its former self. But

[scifinoir2] Will Comic Book Fables become new Lost?

December 10, 2008 Has ABC found the next 'Lost'? According to a recent story in the Hollywood Reporter, the network has bought the rights to the comic book Fables, and will make a pilot in the new year. I recently read the 11 collected volumes of the Fables series, which writer Bill

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] The Spirit Movie You Never Saw

Believe me, I understand your position (I am currently in the second year of my one-man boycott of Gray's Anatomy for eighty-sixing Isaiah Washington's character, Dr. Preston Burke), but many great artists and comic originators had issues that, on their face, would lower them in my estimation.

[scifinoir2] Re: The Spirit Movie You Never Saw

I have always loved the draftsmanship of Will Eisner's Spirit. I am also a big fan of Brad Bird's work especially The Iron Giant and The Incredibles. This does, indeed, look like an opportunity squandered. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote:

[scifinoir2] Blomicon on YouTube (for those of you who missed it)

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@... wrote: Very funny. :-) Shame I missed the bit. Brent You are in luck! Somebody posted it on YouTube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WCG3HTnINM ~rave!

[RE][scifinoir2] Re: Gemini Division - What did you think?

From your mouth to God's ear, hear? ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart dar...@... wrote: Rosario's a really good looking girl, especially in person. If she comes back in June, looks like I'll have to get something signed for rave?

[scifinoir2] Re: Shyamalan Casts Airbender

http://www.seacoastnh.com/Famous_People/Link_Free_or_Die/Richard_Potte r/ and, interestingly, http://scoundrelsforum.com/index.php?topic=286.0 African-American magician Richard Potter is said to be one of Rowling's inspirations for Harry Potter. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com,

[scifinoir2] Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still: (Not My)Review

I won't comment on Keanu's chops as an actor (Kenneth Branaugh is supposed to be one the world's greatest and he doesn't have one movie in my top fifty - I DO love his Henry V but his turn as Dr. Arliss Lovelace is The Wild, Wild West really sucked). Whatever his merits as an actor, Keanu has

[scifinoir2] Why Hollywood Sucks (10 Best Screenplays)

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20245373,00.html All I can say is... ~(no)rave!

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fought Over Any Good Books Lately?

even the standard anymore. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal ravenadal@ I am constantly amazed and amused that texting is the favorite mode of communication for a generation that can't read or write. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

[scifinoir2] Re: Gemini Division - What did you think?

thing though... -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone who knows me knows I have a HUGE jones for Rosario Dawson and you cannot make me watch a webisode of Gemini Division. (with apologies to Dr. Seuss): I would not, could

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