Re: [scifinoir2] Comic Con is killing Hollywood

2010-08-01 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Actually...that's not ENTIRELY accurate. Remember that most of these studios are owned by corporations that have little to do with entertainment. As I write this, At The Movies just showed a clip of a Roger Ebert review from 1987 where he goes OFF on Leonard Part 6 because at the

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek: The Next Generation of Fandom

2010-07-26 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Okay, the Tattoos are taking it too far. Clearly if you're gonna have a Star Trek tat on your back you have to have some TOS represented! :) I have a lot of this stuff (the waffles were lame but they were also on sale, which was cool.) and it's part of the fun, at least for me. My wife

Re: [scifinoir2] Tron Legacy trailer

2010-07-25 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Uh, it should really be said...SPOLERS. I kinda wish I hadn't seen this trailer and the footage Disney showed. Tron: Legacy is one of the few movies I'm looking forward to this year. This trailer answers a lot of questions about the story, but gives away a couple of reveals that I

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Love your i-Phone? Somebody died to get it to you

2010-07-25 Thread Daryle Lockhart
You can fill in ANY popular product in the place of iPhone in this piece. The iPhone 3G, Apple's most popular unit, is $99. It no doubt costs around $20 to make. The $300 prices are for people who are not ATT customers, Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters are in Arkansas. Bentonville.

Re: [scifinoir2] 10 Extremely Weird Religions

2010-07-22 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Yeah this is a pretty bad list. Any aren't these religions wacky? list that starts with Scientology is, to me, a hater's list. The reasons they give for saying CAW is weird are some of the EXACT same arguments I've heard raised against Christianity. Let a non believer read the Bible and

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: LeBron James The Decision top-ranked show on Thursday night

2010-07-11 Thread Daryle Lockhart
There's a HUGE difference between Paris Hilton showing up at a movie premiere and making the event about her, or her losing a Sidekick and having the addresses be made public -- and LeBron donating 2.5 million dollars in ad revenue to the Boys Girls Clubs of Cleveland. HUGE. LeBron's

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: LeBron James The Decision top-ranked show on Thursday night

2010-07-11 Thread Daryle Lockhart
A free Black man who KNOWS it. VERY scary. On Jul 10, 2010, at 11:55 AM, Kelwyn wrote: And I still think the scariest thing in America is a free black man. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: And like i said, i hate it when done by

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: LeBron James The Decision top-ranked show on Thursday night

2010-07-11 Thread Daryle Lockhart
that's increasingly about reality shows, Twitter followings, and anything else to promote one's self. And in that way, the comparison to the *methods* of Hilton aren't too far off. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent

Re: [scifinoir2] Hoopla Around James Stranger than Fiction

2010-07-10 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I'm in Charlotte. We just sent the Browns a QB named Jake Delhomme. If you think you all are mad NOW... On Jul 9, 2010, at 9:27 AM, Tracy Curtis wrote: I'm in Cleveland right now. It's my hometown. I can assure that black people are (over)reacting to this news. The city, after all, is

Re: [scifinoir2] Hoopla Around James Stranger than Fiction

2010-07-09 Thread Daryle Lockhart
It was real. It was on the Cavs website. As of right now, I'm not only glad LeBron left, but I wouldn't encourage any young player in college to go there. I've had similar things said to my face from previous employers. They feel like they own you. This press conference was weird,

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: James Bond Movie Canceled Owing to Production Issues

2010-07-08 Thread Daryle Lockhart
It's not canceled. Sam Mendes (Bond 23's director) and Daniel Craig aren't going anywhere. BUT...I actually wouldn't be surprised if this doesn't take 2 years to sort out. Craig's what, 42? We could be dealing with another Roger Moore situation by the time this movie gets going. We

Re: [scifinoir2] Japanese Eating Champion Crashes NYC Contest

2010-07-05 Thread Daryle Lockhart
AP is having a little fun with this story. Major League Eating is a scam. Kobi is right not to sign, but he definitely shouldn't have rushed the stage. He's in much better shape than the cops on the scene, so when it looked liek he wasn't gonna go politely, the cops probably

Re: [scifinoir2] New Film website

2010-07-03 Thread Daryle Lockhart
This site was previously called theauteurs.com. I've been a member for 7 months. It is ESSENTIAL. It's like film school for a lot less. The best social community for film enthusiasts ever. On Jul 3, 2010, at 8:02 AM, Mr. Worf wrote: I discovered a new film website that focuses on Indie

Re: [scifinoir2] Last Airbender Widely Panned

2010-07-03 Thread Daryle Lockhart
So I've been trying to write a review for this film for 3 days now. It's THAT BAD. But one thing I wanna say straight away: It's not the race of the actors that ruins this film. It's a horribly written, horribly directed picture. And it didn't need to be. I can see this working

Re: [scifinoir2] Last Airbender Widely Panned

2010-07-03 Thread Daryle Lockhart
The 3-D is another thing. I have to say that of all the summer popcorn movies, the one I most enjoyed was Iron Man 2 - mainly because it wasn't in 3-D. Hollywood has it's next Harry Potter - they're just getting 3 movies instead of 6 (or, is it 7?) Twilight is a perfectly fine

Re: [scifinoir2] Last Airbender Widely Panned

2010-07-03 Thread Daryle Lockhart
The Curious George feature with the voices of Will Ferrell and Drew Barrymore was better than The Last Airbender. On Jul 3, 2010, at 3:40 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: I can see that happening now. Curious George in 3d. Clifford the dog! On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Daryle Lockhart dar

Re: [scifinoir2] Last Airbender Widely Panned

2010-07-03 Thread Daryle Lockhart
HAH! Good point. They could, of course, turn this whole ship around by giving the next movie to another director. On Jul 3, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Mike Street wrote: As an fYI this is movie only deals with season 1 of Airbender. They are hoping to make it a franchise. But just asked The

Re: [scifinoir2] Okay, Who's Gonna Play the Russian Spy in the Movie?

2010-07-03 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Now that it looks like Bond's done, this could be a bigger movie than we realize. I'd actually roll with Scarlett Johannsen. If she can pull off the accent...I'm good. Make this movie about all 11 of the spies and it could be fun! On Jul 3, 2010, at 6:40 PM, Martin Baxter wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Firefox issues

2010-06-28 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Firefox crashed on me once a day for 10 days. I gave up last week. I only use it now to check graphics and images after I upload them, but until they sort out whatever they're doing, I'm on Safari all day. On Jun 28, 2010, at 4:33 AM, Mr. Worf wrote: Looks like Mozilla is having

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Is Tyler Perry Firing His Entire Staff Over The Boondocks Episode?

2010-06-28 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I agree. The Is Tyler Perry gay thing is just a HUGE distraction and a waste of time. If a bunch of people are fired at TPS, it sounds like TPS is finally becoming a real studio. While regimes get fired all the time, and depending on where you are on the food chain, it would

Re: [scifinoir2] Hard Day for Knight

2010-06-25 Thread Daryle Lockhart
It wasn't Oprah's couch that started the decline, it was his appearance on BET's 106 and Park. Tom Cruise has been diluting his brand for years now. He buys into a studio -- that studio then fails. He becomes the most recognizable face of Scientology -- then scientology comes under

Re: [scifinoir2] Drew Barrymore in One-Liners

2010-06-22 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Sci-Fi Noir has changed the world. I tell you, as well as I know my name, I knew that I disliked Drew Barrymore. But now I'm sitting here reading these quotes, many of these things are things I have said myself in other contexts. I did not give her room to change and grow. Shame on

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom

2010-06-21 Thread Daryle Lockhart
...just ask the Eastwoods. Another thing to factor in is that Will's son's LAST picture was a remake, and was horrible. This film succeeded, as much as nobody wants to admit it, BECAUSE of Jaden Smith. And I love me some Jackie Chan. But Jaden made this character work! On Jun 21,

Re: [scifinoir2] Why the hatred for Jaden Smith?

2010-06-21 Thread Daryle Lockhart
It's not Jaden. It's his parents. The world hates his parents but worship money too much to say it to their faces. Generation X and early Y are under-achievers. We coin phrases like underwhelm. Will and Jada do what they say they're gonna do. Collectively, we don't like that. And so

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Why the hatred for Jaden Smith?

2010-06-21 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Additionally, the reason they switched back to Karate Kid title in the US was because of the story. He originally knew Karate and had no hope of winning with that style. Jackie's character trains him in Kung Fu. On Jun 21, 2010, at 4:11 PM, Kelwyn wrote: In this instance the

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom

2010-06-21 Thread Daryle Lockhart
, The Arquettes, the Copalas...etc On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com wrote: ...just ask the Eastwoods. Another thing to factor in is that Will's son's LAST picture was a remake, and was horrible. This film succeeded, as much as nobody wants

Re: [scifinoir2] In California, license plates might go electronic

2010-06-21 Thread Daryle Lockhart
KID? This is hackable at the concept level. Display ads on an LED screen? Great fun. Finding color combinations that traffic cameras can't read...pulling people over because their fuse blew out...oh this is just a MESS waiting to happen. On Jun 21, 2010, at 6:42 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Asking for Movie Suggestions

2010-06-21 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I've been really immersed in Bollywood and Asian films on DVD/online lately. Raaavan was the best Indian film I've seen in a couple of years. Kites was the most accessible, as it's in English. It's playing near you as Kites: The Remix, which was re-edited by Brett Ratner. I'm

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Defies Hollywood wisdom

2010-06-21 Thread Daryle Lockhart
was to speak to host Terry Gross, I upped her assessment in my book. Any actress who regularly listens to NPR and counts being on it an honor is okay in my book. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 8:41

Re: [scifinoir2] Torchwood Marathon Today

2010-06-14 Thread Daryle Lockhart
If it weren't for World Cup and E3, they'd totally have me! This reminds me: As it turns out, STARZ network is getting the new season. I have the channel, but I don't know two other people who do. Anybody here? Would the fact that Torchwood is on make you get the channel, or would you

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns

2010-06-11 Thread Daryle Lockhart
You know, I've seen all of these films, and I have to say...I want Michael back in action movies. I understand the financial and marketing reasons behind doing these dramatic a comedic roles, but I would appreciate him using his martial arts skills on screen a little more. On Jun

Re: [scifinoir2] I don't normally post this sort of thing to this list, but...

2010-06-10 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I LOVE hearing news like this. Congratulations, Adrianne! We need more feisty and sexy women of color being written about! The Romulan Ale is on Adrianne in Spring 2011, guys! Daryle On Jun 10, 2010, at 9:35 AM, Adrianne Brennan wrote: ...it's very topical. Honest. I am very pleased

Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: Introducing iPhone 4.

2010-06-08 Thread Daryle Lockhart
The rich play with Android. iPhone's success on the surface LOOKS like a lot of money is being spent on hardware, but there are more 3G units out there (which run around $99) than 3GS units. ATT is making their money in the data plans. Acer just announced their Ferrari endorsed and

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: [milliways-L] New series of Torchwood!

2010-06-07 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Yes, that's exactly what this deal means. It's a really smart deal, actually. It will probably generate quite a few subscriptions for Starz, and BBC gets the licensing money anyway, so it's all good. Daryle On Jun 7, 2010, at 5:15 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: Starz... PLEASE let

Re: [scifinoir2] Strange Discovery on Titan Leads to Speculation of Alien Life

2010-06-07 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Hmmm...strange discovery on Titan one day, iPhone4 design revealed a few days later. I'm not SAYING there's a relationship... On Jun 7, 2010, at 8:27 PM, brent wodehouse wrote: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/titan-life-methane- speculation-100607.html Strange Discovery on Titan

Re: [scifinoir2] Donald Glover for Spider-Man: The evolution of a meme

2010-06-01 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I'm actually with this. I wonder if there's an Indian or East Asian actress that would be right to audition for Mary Jane. The story takes place in Queens, and that would really reflect the contemporary look of the borough. If you play the chess match all the way through...this is a

Re: [scifinoir2] Problem with Joss Whedon

2010-05-29 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Without Joss or a comic writer with a similar following, the Marvel movies are going to fall off really quickly. There aren't a lot of directors that can pull off a Warren Ellis (or the like) script), so it's either Joss or Kevin Smith. Which would you prefer? Having Joss rewrite

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The End Of Lost

2010-05-25 Thread Daryle Lockhart
*touches nose* WINNER! It's not that it's intentional, its a result of the last strike. I have a few real life friends and so-show media friends who write for a living. One left writing on a soap to work camera on porn and made more in 6 weeks than he had in the past year. Writers

Re: [scifinoir2] Series That Ended Badly

2010-05-24 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Voyager. What a complete waste of time. If you'll remember, I recently decided towatch the show from the beginning at the suggestion of Garrett Wang. I have now watched every episode of Voyager. Year Of Hell and Unimatrix Zero are worth the price of admission (episodes that remind me

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The End Of Lost

2010-05-24 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I need to get a headcount of all who haven't seen and don't want spoilers, because The Lost finale was, in my opinion, a copout, and we are one of the ONLY groups that can decode this. A good hypothesis is not a good paper until you can prove the math. Lost has had the potential

Re: [scifinoir2] Science-Fictional Music

2010-05-22 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I've been a fan since the EP 2 years ago. Check out this short film she did to promote it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHgbzNHVg0c As you can see, she knows full well what she's doing. I would say that this is the best album of the year, but I just heard part of Sandra St.

Re: [scifinoir2] Robo-Geisha

2010-05-17 Thread Daryle Lockhart
That kind of wackiness keeps me sane. You should review it, Amy. I'd love to get your take on it! Daryle On May 17, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Amy Harlib wrote: ahar...@earthlink.net There is a screening here in NYC Tues. May 18th at Japan Society and it's sold out. I already have my ticket

Re: [scifinoir2] LaBeouf Says Third Transformers Movie Will Be Better

2010-05-15 Thread Daryle Lockhart
reference you mentioned? Is Dreamworks behind Transformers? - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 8:19:32 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] LaBeouf Says Third Transformers Movie

Re: [scifinoir2] LaBeouf Says Third Transformers Movie Will Be Better

2010-05-14 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Let's just say...he's in Oliver Stone's Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps. Transformers 2 was sloppy. they were editing that movie up until 1 month before it hit screens. It was trying to do too much. That, and everybody was drinking the Megan Fox Kool-Aid. I believe T3 will be

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Iron Man 2 - short review (no spoilers)

2010-05-10 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Yeah count me in the loved it column too. I thought Mickey Roarke was absolutely amazing, and considering how Whiplash is in the comics...WOW what an improvement. Terence Howard in the War Machine suit would have bored me to tears. Cheadle rocked it. I never believed that Tony and

Re: [scifinoir2] British Boy Legally Changes Name to Captain Fantastic Faster...

2010-05-10 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Isn't the Jedi religion officially recognized in England? I think they may be onto something. Or, is it ON something? On May 10, 2010, at 3:12 PM, Kelwyn wrote: http://www.geekologie.com/2008/11/british_boy_legally_changes_na.php British Boy Legally Changes Name To 'Captain Fantastic

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Iron Man 2 - short review (no spoilers)

2010-05-10 Thread Daryle Lockhart
? - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 2:18:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Iron Man 2 - short review (no spoilers) Yeah count me in the loved it column too. I thought Mickey

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Iron Man 2 - short review (no spoilers)

2010-05-10 Thread Daryle Lockhart
aside dealing with characters modeled on real life people, have you read any of Marvel's recent series, Secret Invasion/Dark Reign/Seige? Wonder why Norman Osborn is so obviously modeled on Tommy Lee Jones? - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Iron Marvel

2010-05-07 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Wow. I never heard an ABBA song until I was 19. that was 1989, I worked in a record store and one of those ABBA Gold/Bronze/Silver/ Platinum collections came out. It didn't go well. I think Mira Sorvino's right. there should be a Romy Michelle sequel. The most romantic nostalgic

Re: [scifinoir2] Can America get any dumber?

2010-05-07 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Well, that show should be shot in South Carolina, where they have properly spelled (and pronounced) TARNADAH warnings. To answer the question in the title...no. The fact that there is a debate over ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION means that the US should be barred from all intellectual

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Iron Marvel

2010-05-06 Thread Daryle Lockhart
If I may, professor? James Bond + Meryl Streep + Musical = none of US may care, but this pretty much means most of the country is gonna go see it. I didn't see it until 2 months ago (and kept thinking of Goldeneye to stay awake) but my wife saw it opening week! She loves musicals

Re: [scifinoir2] National Anthem? Give 'em the Soul Finger!

2010-04-27 Thread Daryle Lockhart
The motion to adopt Soul Finger as national anthem is seconded. (Full disclosure: I grew up with the record playing at cookouts and such, but never actually owned it until it was included on Jarmusch's Mystery Train soundtrack.) that being said, nationalism at sporting events DOES have a

Re: [scifinoir2] Soccer Player Flubs Goal From Inches Away

2010-04-27 Thread Daryle Lockhart
This was hilarious. Folks will be talking about this for YEARS! Gets my vote for miss of the decade. The century is too early to call. On Apr 27, 2010, at 12:11 AM, Keith Johnson wrote: Funny, looks like a young kid trying to learn to kick a ball. Even world class athletes make silly

Re: [scifinoir2] Interesting blog post

2010-04-26 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Your friend needs a late pass. He is. Brave man, he is. On Apr 26, 2010, at 3:32 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: A friend of mine says that Tim Wise should be an honorary black man. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@gmail.com wrote: No idea if it's been posted

Re: [scifinoir2] Facebook Sci-Fi Groups

2010-04-22 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I'm in 12 groups across social media and this is the best sci-fi discussion group I've ever been a part of. We could create social media presences for this group. That would grow the membership, and I'm not entirely sure that's a good thing. I like the energy Tracey started with, and

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Leonard Nimoy set to retire

2010-04-22 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Well, Nimoy is one of the few who needs to announce his retirement. Otherwise, as he himself implies, nobody will ever let Zachary fill the role. That being said, I believe him as much as I did Michael Jordan or Jay Z. Leonard Nimoy will die during the production of some Star

Re: [scifinoir2] She shoots! She swears! She's 11!

2010-04-16 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Any parent who allows their kid to go see this film deserves what they get. There have been NO ads on any of the kids networks. The name of the movie is Kick Ass. And it's not like American parents are, oh I dunno, watching what their kids are READING , so this could have been dealt

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: She shoots! She swears! She's 11!

2010-04-16 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Yeah, so it's funny, my daughter's a five foot one inch girlie girl who I have seen snatch somebody up when they were trying to get in the way of her money. (She didn't know I was watching. She was about to punch a 250 pound dude in the throat). We go to the movies together like twice

Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: TN Man Enraged By Obama Sticker Slams SUV Into Car With 10 Year Old Child Inside

2010-03-28 Thread Daryle Lockhart
It's only been a few years since you wouldn't get this kind of treatment for supporting the wrong football team in the UK. There's no real escape from idiots. Every nation has them. The tea party is an interesting experiment. When it was Black and brown people defending themselves in Los

Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: TN Man Enraged By Obama Sticker Slams SUV Into Car With 10 Year Old Child Inside

2010-03-28 Thread Daryle Lockhart
of them, and when they do something stupid, which is almost daily, the republicans distance themselves. Very similar to the brown shirts in nazi germany. On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com wrote: It's only been a few years since you wouldn't get

Re: [scifinoir2] This is not a Test

2010-03-18 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Good call, rave. This, and Premium, where he co-stars with Zoe Saldana, are his best roles to date, in my opinion. I had to watch this movie twice to really get it, but the second time I totally got what Hill was doing. On Mar 18, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Kelwyn wrote: I caught This is not

Re: [scifinoir2] Warner wants Wizard of Oz to be next Harry Potter

2010-03-12 Thread Daryle Lockhart
That horse is dead and dust. There's nothing to beat. Remaking the Wizard of Oz is a waste of time. It's only been done successfully once, so if you're gonna remake anything...remix The Wiz. On Mar 12, 2010, at 11:55 AM, Kelwyn wrote: With the Harry Potter franchise winding down, Warner

Re: [scifinoir2] '80s Movie Gadgets You Know You Wanted

2010-03-11 Thread Daryle Lockhart
This list lacks. No Tron discs? No speech synthesizer from War Games? Best 80s gadgets were on TV anyway. - Flying motorcycles (with cloaking field) from Galactica 1980. - Teleport bracelets from Blake's 7 - PADD from TNG - Automan. Just...the whole show. I needed everything from that show.

Re: [scifinoir2] Archie in love with black Pussycat

2010-02-26 Thread Daryle Lockhart
indeed. this will be a pretty good seller, methinks. Gotta share this story. On Feb 26, 2010, at 3:11 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: Is that Stevie's Jungle Fever I'm hearing in the background? Time to pick up a few Archie comics... If all the world's a stage and all the people merely

Re: [scifinoir2] Archie in love with black Pussycat

2010-02-26 Thread Daryle Lockhart
She was using ARCHIE to get her kid to read more? Wow. How old's the kid? On Feb 26, 2010, at 3:26 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: Just another cheap attempt to revive a comic that no one reads. I only know one person that still reads Archie and she was buying it to get her daughter to read

Re: [scifinoir2] The Complete List Of Sources Avatar's Accused Of Ripping Off -

2010-02-17 Thread Daryle Lockhart
It's the old hip-hop isn't original because the sound sources are sampled argument. Paint and photography ain't original either. Avatar was well done. At least Cameron sampled from an original crate. Hollywood's other ideas are so dry -- they remade The A-Team. On Feb 12, 2010, at

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-17 Thread Daryle Lockhart
you. Add to that a disturbing strain of misogyny - two young women (including the one playing Mel's daughter) are taken out with extreme prejudice. Further, Measures feels dated (like it should be on a twin bill with The China Syndrome). ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-17 Thread Daryle Lockhart
it isn't good business. Edge of darkness seems more like a rip off of Taken (Liam Neeson). On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@...wrote: This is a good point I think, especially where From Paris is concerned. Put that same movie out between some summer pictures

Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood Extinction: Old Dinosaurs die at Box Office

2010-02-16 Thread Daryle Lockhart
This is a good point I think, especially where From Paris is concerned. Put that same movie out between some summer pictures and it plays just fine. February was a horrible time for it, plus, let's be honest, until Travolta is totally OK, NONE of these pictures are going to do well.

Re: [scifinoir2] Riddick 3 Is On Its Way

2010-02-13 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I like the Riddick story and all, but if Thandie ain't in #3 (and she pretty much shouldn't) I'll catch it at the redbox. On Feb 13, 2010, at 6:23 AM, Aubrey Leatherwood wrote: Just sayin' Tracey, no resemblance in that area :) I am really excited that the movie is greenlit, although I'm

Re: [scifinoir2] Riddick 3 Is On Its Way

2010-02-13 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Oh I'm all for alternate nubile beauties. I just prefere them to be Gen X. Who'd you have in mind? On Feb 13, 2010, at 7:52 AM, Aubrey Leatherwood wrote: What if it's not Thandie but some other nubile beauty? Aubrey Leatherwood www.aubreyleatherwood.com FaceBook * MySpace Dime Can

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: movie review: A bittersweet life

2010-02-10 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Bollywood Sundays were a limited run, a series that was originally started to support the Bollywood Hero mini-series they made. All of the movies actually ran twice ( Jab We Met is one of my all time favorites) -- IFC is aware that people want them to come back, but somebody has to pay

Re: [scifinoir2] Precious Among Big Oscar Nominees

2010-02-03 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I think District 9 and Avatar have no business on this list. For the criteria they're using for Avatar, Star Trek may as well have been nominated, and I also think that if there was no Avatar this year, there's a good chance Star Trek WOULD have been on that list. Until Avatar came

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Alba Making Effort to Embrace Latina Heritage

2010-02-02 Thread Daryle Lockhart
It's not hard to find anymore. It's on Amazon and on demand. I met the filmmaker at Sundance and helped get him more aggressively online. He owns online distribution to his film but IMage Entertainment owns the DVD. Daryle Lockhart On Feb 1, 2010, at 10:23 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sexy Blue Women

2009-12-22 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Nah, I'm gonna go with Zhaan. The idea of Farscape was okay to me before the premiere, but it's the image of Virginia in the blue makeup that sold me on the first episode. So if I had to choose, I'd go with Zhaan as my #1 and Lyssa ( gotta represent for the Corps) as #2. While

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sexy Blue Women

2009-12-22 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Yeah I feel you. I had Nichelle Nichols and Persis Khambatta in Star Trek TMP = I was never the same again. On Dec 22, 2009, at 11:50 AM, Kelwyn wrote: Now, imagine if you had seen Zhaan when you were twelve! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart dar...@... wrote

Re: [scifinoir2] District 9 on DvD

2009-12-22 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Yeah I just watched it. This was the worst editing job of the year. This would have been a 900% greater movie had they let someone else cut it. There are scenes left out that are REALLY important, at least I thought. That being said, if you hated this movie when it was

Re: [scifinoir2] Sin City's Brittany Murphy Dead at 32

2009-12-21 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Working in a high stress environment where your livelihood depends on your look (which you maintain by working out 5 times a week) and ability to memorize lines. Not everybody is built for it. I met her a while ago. She was really funny. Really nice girl. Always seemed surprised all this

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Doctor Who

2009-12-20 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I missed that Inside the TARDIS special, as my daughter graduated yesterday. How was that? Also, was the Graham Norton special a rerun? Daryle On Dec 19, 2009, at 6:44 PM, Kelwyn wrote: Thanks for the heads-up! I will be watching football (you gotta have priorities!) but I will be DVRing

Re: [scifinoir2] Inglourious Basterds

2009-12-17 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I have read and heard many a negative review of QT's films, and each time I have to ask you DO know where this guy is coming from, right? To which the answer is invariably no, and it doesn't matter because blah blah blah -- but it DOES matter. Tarantino makes derivative films based on

Re: [scifinoir2] Teen Racks Up $21K Cell Phone Bill

2009-12-13 Thread Daryle Lockhart
This is why data plans should be a part of mobile bills on certain phones. Folks should know the costs upfront. On Dec 12, 2009, at 4:56 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: If you watch youtube on your phone that could start to add up really fast. The amount that they are talking

Re: [scifinoir2] Level 26

2009-12-04 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Saw this on AOTS and decided to give it a shot. Dunno about any facebook registration. there's a Google connect option for the site, but I'm not sure what registration gets me so unless I need to sign up to unlock the cyber-bridges, I probably won't register. I hope this works,

Re: [scifinoir2] GE makes it final

2009-12-03 Thread Daryle Lockhart
The even larger issue is that no one can explain what the value is on this deal. All i see is that there's no more Fancast vs. Hulu.com battle. On Dec 3, 2009, at 8:59 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: it'll take a year for all the final hurdles to be cleared, but this

Re: [scifinoir2] topic: movie reboots

2009-11-27 Thread Daryle Lockhart
And that's my Internet learned me something moment for the week! Today's mission is to fond that film. Thank you! Daryle Lockhart On Nov 26, 2009, at 7:31 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: The Island was an unofficial remake of another movie called the Clonus Horror (1979

[scifinoir2] Karen Gillan’s cousin lands Doctor Who role @ Unreality Primetime

2009-11-26 Thread Daryle Lockhart
http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/karen-gillans-cousin-lands-doctor-who-role/?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+Unreality%2FPrimetime+%28Unreality+Primetime%29 Nepotism is alive and well at the BBC! Hope the girl can act

Re: [scifinoir2] topic: movie reboots

2009-11-26 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Logan's Run has already been remade. It's called The Island. I'm actually all for a remake of Forbidden Planet. It could be a really good movie with current technology. On Nov 26, 2009, at 6:15 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Hollywood is busy digging through the movie pile

Re: [scifinoir2] Skin Color Prejudice in Precious Casting?

2009-11-23 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Lee's School Daze worked. I have problems with the film but they are technical. I didn't like the way it was edited, for example. Also, some of the symbolism was a little heavy handed. But overall this movie's success is what indie film needed. Daryle Lockhart On Nov 23, 2009, at 2:41 AM

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Skin Color Prejudice in Precious Casting?

2009-11-23 Thread Daryle Lockhart
should never wear lipstick. There were some other weirdness mixed into it that sounded a lot like pseudo-religious mess, but I thought that it was interesting. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 3:12 AM, Daryle Lockhart dar...@...wrote: Sadly, his casting of lighter actors works because

Re: [scifinoir2] The Cleavland show

2009-11-23 Thread Daryle Lockhart
That show is like the MILF island skit from 30 Rock. Sounds hilarious - for two episodes. Then you're back to the original show for ideas/ audience. Daryle Lockhart On Nov 23, 2009, at 5:15 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Since no one has written about this show yet

Re: [scifinoir2] Batman and Secret Saturdays on Cartoon Network Now

2009-11-22 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I like the work being done on Ben 10. Looking forward to the live action special this week. This season of Clone Wars is really not for kids. I'm enjoying it, but my son and I have had to find other stuff to watch together. Daryle Lockhart On Nov 22, 2009, at 12:30 AM, Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] Precious moment

2009-11-17 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Short answer is this: Opening week, in 18 theaters, the film made 1.9 million dollars. That means if you owned a theater? You made 100 thousand dollars. In one weekend. The film cost 10 million to make. It's made close to 9 million already and it's not even in 200 theaters. Daryle

Re: [scifinoir2] Copyright Time Bomb Set to Disrupt Music, Publishing Industries

2009-11-15 Thread Daryle Lockhart
This is actually more of a challenge to social media than it is a problem for the music industry. This isn't the death of record labels, it's the death of distributors. but really, distribution's been dead for 10 years now. It's also probably the death of mega conglomerates. So expect

Re: [scifinoir2] Copyright Time Bomb Set to Disrupt Music, Publishing Industries

2009-11-15 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I would ask if your niece and nephew are listening to bands and DJ's or radio programming. This has been a HORRIBLE year for radio music, which is one reason people went so crazy when Jay-Z's album hit. It was actually sequenced with some thought. But 2009 a GREAT year for

Re: [scifinoir2] Roland Emmerich confirms plans for a 2012 TV show

2009-11-09 Thread Daryle Lockhart
This show may as well be called Epic Fail unless Roland makes one phone call: To Manny Coto. On Nov 9, 2009, at 4:12 AM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: - http://scifiwire.com/2009/11/roland-emmerich-confirms.php Roland Emmerich's already controversial world-destroying movie 2012 isn't even

Re: [scifinoir2] Finnaly Switching from Comcast - Please advise

2009-11-09 Thread Daryle Lockhart
When I joined this list I was with Comcast. Hated it, but they were the Empire where I lived and there was nothing I could do. When I moved 5 years ago, I had Time Warner Cable for around 4. Constant problems. Poor customer service. Cost too much for the channels I cared about.

Re: [scifinoir2] Finnaly Switching from Comcast - Please advise

2009-11-09 Thread Daryle Lockhart
[mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Daryle Lockhart Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 11:42 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Finnaly Switching from Comcast - Please advise When I joined this list I was with Comcast. Hated it, but they were the Empire where

Re: [scifinoir2] O/T From Burger King in Japan, the Windows 7 Whopper

2009-10-28 Thread Daryle Lockhart
LOL...THAT is why you weren't invited. On Oct 28, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: Why was I not told of this in advance? Yes, despite my loathing of all things M$, I would've showed up, eaten as much as I could of the burger... ... then sank back in my chair, unbuttoning my

Re: [scifinoir2] Go See Astro Boy

2009-10-26 Thread Daryle Lockhart
Co-signed. I DO have a problem with the Americanized script, but overall, what a great re-working of the story! My son and I really enjoyed it! On Oct 25, 2009, at 6:36 AM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: Took Kira my daughter to see Astroboy this afternoon. When I was five, my two

Re: [scifinoir2] Pee-wee Herman's Excellent Ensemble

2009-10-26 Thread Daryle Lockhart
It's a shame there's no show like that on now for actors to work on. On Oct 25, 2009, at 3:15 PM, Kelwyn wrote: The Benicio Del Toro interview in this month's issue of PLAYBOY magazine has once again reminded me of the excellent cast of actors who earned their daily bread working for

Re: [scifinoir2] Who Saw What this Weekend?

2009-10-19 Thread Daryle Lockhart
I saw Law Abiding Citizen and loved it. Saw Black Dynamite and loved it. I really wanted to see Janky Promoters starring Ice Cube, Mike Epps and Taraji Henson, but The Weinstein Company is now out of the Black movie business. Daryle On Oct 19, 2009, at 9:08 AM, Keith Johnson

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