[scifinoir2] Why the hatred for Jaden Smith?

2010-06-21 Thread ravenadal
http://movie-critics.ew.com/2010/06/18/why-the-hatred-for-jaden-smith/ What is Jaden Smith's crime? Last weekend, the up-and-coming young actor, who will turn 12 this July 8, starred in a remake of The Karate Kid that audiences flocked to beyond expectation and, from all available evidence,

[scifinoir2] Watchmen's Malin Akerman confesses to crush on Obama

2009-10-01 Thread ravenadal
In the October 2009 issue of Esquire Magazine, Malin Akerman confesses to a crush on President Barack Obama: I get sweaty palms when I think about him. He's so supremely intelligent, and he's a man. I just want to go in there and become a home wrecker. This is why First Lady Michelle Obama

[scifinoir2] Milwaukee Film Festival

2009-09-20 Thread ravenadal
http://www.milwaukee-film.org/tixSYS/2009/filmguide/ The Milwaukee Film Festival begins this week. I am looking forward to watching the following films: Azur Asmar - dazzling fantasy about race, family and destiny The Chaser - (South Korea) missing prostitutes, a serial killer, backyard

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Fox Ad Over Rally Coverage Angers Other Networks

2009-09-19 Thread ravenadal
They should stop comparing the comedy stylings of Glen (I'm a Rodeo Clown) Beck's ratings to those of legitimate news networks like CNN and MSNBC and start comparing them to those of Comedy Central and the Daily Show (to which they are comparable). By the by, does anybody remember Morton

[scifinoir2] A return to civility and common sense

2009-09-16 Thread ravenadal
Congress rebukes Wilson: http://oofohc.notlong.com http://twitter.com/ravenadal http://blackplush.blogspot.com

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment

2009-09-16 Thread ravenadal
and sadness. Brother isn't bad, just needs to get some distance and focus on what he's trying to be. - Original Message - From: ravenadal ravena...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:10:50 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re

[scifinoir2] English school children vote to slaughter pet lamb raised from birth

2009-09-16 Thread ravenadal
http://eishafu.notlong.com Are these Bey-Bey's kids? ~(no)rave!

[scifinoir2] New Moon

2009-09-15 Thread ravenadal
Just saw the extended trailer for the movie New Moon on the MTV Video Music Awards. It almost makes me want to read the book (not!). But it does look like hot fire. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment

2009-09-15 Thread ravenadal
Okay. I lied. THIS is my last take on the Kanye West mess: Kanye West spoiling the moment for a white girl is more controversial than Jack Black exhorting everyone in the audience to hold hands and pray to Satan. Only in America. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, ravenadal

[scifinoir2] Re: New Moon

2009-09-15 Thread ravenadal
Yeah, but how do you really feel? ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Adrianne Brennan adrianne.bren...@... wrote: I tried reading the books. They are WRETCHED. The only good thing in them is Alice. Why couldn't she have been the main char instead of that whiny, wretched, unlikable

[scifinoir2] Re: What a waste of Meagan Good!

2009-09-14 Thread ravenadal
. One of the few women I noticed on TV who was obviously fit in that work-out-like-a-demon way, yet not anorexic or over-muscled. Indeed, she had curves that perfectly complimented the muscles, and a--err...--rearview that was quite fetching. - Original Message - From: ravenadal

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment

2009-09-14 Thread ravenadal
I love Kanye. I even love crazy Kanye. My fondest wish is that one day black people will stick together like Republicans. http://iijaih.notlong.com ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: To get away from healthcare, rude Republicans, and

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment

2009-09-14 Thread ravenadal
He was right. And George Bush still hates black people. Dayum! (I wish EYE had written that!) ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: He was right. And George Bush still hates black people. On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 9:01 PM, Keith Johnson

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment

2009-09-14 Thread ravenadal
The Republicans are a minority party, yet they have won the White house 20 out of the last 28 years. They have a credo: Speak ill of no Republican. Imagine what black folks could do with a similar (Speak ill of no negro credo? Cause, either you belong to the club. Or you don't. Do you

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment

2009-09-14 Thread ravenadal
I would send you my Amber Rose photo file but your wife wouldn't like it. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Who's Amber? - Original Message - From: Mike Street streetfor...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment

2009-09-14 Thread ravenadal
If Clapton is God, Kanye is a freaking genius! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@... wrote: Kanye West is a genius?? Who knew. B --- On Mon, 9/14/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... Subject: RE: [scifinoir2]

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: In all this talk about Kanye... What about Serena?

2009-09-14 Thread ravenadal
(raising my hand and channeling my inner Horshack) Oooh! Ooooh! http://behavebadly.notlong.com ~rave! (by the by, Federer had a similar profanity laced meltdown during his final match - which he also lost - and, surprisingly - not! - the chair did not feel like Federer was going to kill

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment

2009-09-14 Thread ravenadal
Keith, You should be on TBS because this was very funny! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Holy...! Lessee... Close. e right-click. Left click Properties Tools - Internet Options - General - Browsing History. Delete. Cookies.

[scifinoir2] Re: OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment

2009-09-14 Thread ravenadal
My last take on the Kanye West mess: it wasn't too long ago when a black man would be lynched for having the temerity to step wise to a precious white flower of the Confederacy. That Mr. West can do so on national television and live to tell about it is indisputable evidence of how far we have

[scifinoir2] Re: What a waste of Meagan Good!

2009-09-13 Thread ravenadal
too many sitcom moments too. The overall idea is a good one, but execution could be better. - Original Message - From: ravenadal ravena...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 12:41:16 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] What

[scifinoir2] Re: If Other Vampires Had Diaries

2009-09-13 Thread ravenadal
Bill Compton's diary entry is hilarious! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: Must laugh... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/vampire_diaries/the_vampire_diaries_we_read_ot.php If all the world's a stage and all the people merely

[scifinoir2] Re: If Other Vampires Had Diaries

2009-09-13 Thread ravenadal
Also love Count von Count (Sesame Street) entries: Dear Diary, One! One entry in my diary! Ah ah ah! Dear Diary, Two! Two entries in my diary! Ah ah ah! Dear Diary, Three! Three entries in my diary! Ah ah ah! ~rave! (Ah ah ah!) --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, ravenadal ravena...@... wrote

[scifinoir2] Re: What a waste of Meagan Good!

2009-09-13 Thread ravenadal
? - Original Message - From: ravenadal ravena...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 9:50:44 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: What a waste of Meagan Good! Uh, is Megan Good in it? Seriously, I thought this was a television

[scifinoir2] Old Boy

2009-09-12 Thread ravenadal
I just finished watching Old Boy and I feel kinda dazed and bruised. Woo-jin Lee (as played by Jin-Tae Yu) is as diabolical a fiend as I have ever seen on the screen. I can see why Will Smith would be attracted to this material. I know his essaying the role of Dae-su Oh is not popular here,

[scifinoir2] What a waste of Meagan Good!

2009-09-12 Thread ravenadal
Since I always brake for black people while channel surfing, I stopped clicking when I saw Meagan Good on the screen. What is this? I called out to my son before realizing he was knocked out on the couch. So I commence watching intently for a few minutes...long enough to watch Good AND her cat

[scifinoir2] Re: Movie review: Lady Vengeance

2009-09-11 Thread ravenadal
The discussion that ensued from this review made me break down and join Netflix. I have already ordered and viewed Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Old Boy is on its way. I am on the late show but I was fascinated with the visual and narrative aspects of Mr. Vengeance. I particularly enjoyed

[scifinoir2] Afro-Caribbean director McQueen gets Hunger

2009-09-11 Thread ravenadal
http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/58518667.html McQueen doesn't care if reality offends By Duane Dudek of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Sept. 10, 2009 I did not ask Steve McQueen about his name. It seemed unwise. He is a smart man who talks fast, and his stammer is the sound of

[scifinoir2] Chicago's future: from Blade Runner to George Jetson

2009-09-10 Thread ravenadal
Visions of Chicago's future, from 'Blade Runner' to George Jetson; an engaging but uneven exhibit marks the Burnham Plan centennial http://huedoo.notlong.com September 10, 2009 There's more chaff than wheat in a new exhibit about the future of Chicago, but I still recommend that you see it,

[scifinoir2] Re: Equilibrium (was: Question)

2009-09-10 Thread ravenadal
: What he said!! I've been trying to get Keith to watch it for years. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 6:08 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re

[scifinoir2] The Ed Show

2009-09-10 Thread ravenadal
Ed Schultz is fired up on the Ed Show, today! ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Re: Equilibrium (was: Question)

2009-09-10 Thread ravenadal
underrated Scifi movies ever! -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:55 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Equilibrium (was: Question) Wow! I just had

[scifinoir2] Re: Equilibrium (was: Question)

2009-09-10 Thread ravenadal
Answer to my own question: it was released on 301 screens in December 2002. Grossed a whopping $1.2 mil domestically. Cost $20 mil to make. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, ravenadal ravena...@... wrote: Was Equilibrium released in theaters? If not, I think the distributors badly

[scifinoir2] 9 opens on 09/09/09

2009-09-09 Thread ravenadal
http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/57891317.html Animated film '9' defies sensory logic By Graham Killeen Posted: Sept. 8, 2009 Earnest, inspiring and far from perfect, 9 is the kind of animated experience that defies traditional sensory logic. Days later, you'll swear you remember

[scifinoir2] The Life and Times of Martha Washington in 21st Century

2009-09-09 Thread ravenadal
http://lamico.notlong.com The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the Twenty-First Century HC Frank Miller (W) and Dave Gibbons (A) A masterpiece nearly twenty years in the making, this archival, oversized, and slipcased hardcover volume contains the complete life story of Martha

[scifinoir2] Re: The Life and Times of Martha Washington in 21st Century

2009-09-09 Thread ravenadal
This thing is 600 pages long and lists for nearly one hundred bucks ($99.95)! It is currently available for $62.97 on Amazon.com (you can save 37%). Lordy! And, yet, I think I'm gonna pull da trigger! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, ravenadal ravena...@... wrote: http

[scifinoir2] Re: Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after rapture

2009-09-08 Thread ravenadal
. On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 8:19 PM, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. com wrote: You had me at rapture monkeys. ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpigs3@ . wrote: Laugh all you want. There's absolutely nothing in the bible about the rapture. Jesus did not teach

[scifinoir2] Re: Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after rapture

2009-09-08 Thread ravenadal
Uh...well, if your car is one of those with the hellfire paint job, I don't want it. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Milton Davis mv_media_...@... wrote: Of course you can. Just be mindful of the hellfire. --- On Tue, 9/8/09, ravenadal ravena...@... wrote: From: ravenadal

[scifinoir2] White people stole my car. Google: Did you mean black people...

2009-09-07 Thread ravenadal
http://aivaecu.notlong.com When people initially began to search for white people stole my car, Google suggested that they might actually have wanted to search for black people stole my car. Truemorist wonders if this indicates anything about race relations in the United States, because,

[scifinoir2] Re: Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after rapture

2009-09-07 Thread ravenadal
You had me at rapture monkeys. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@... wrote: Laugh all you want. There's absolutely nothing in the bible about the rapture. Jesus did not teach about a rapture. None of his disciples taught about a rapture. The Bible never

[scifinoir2] Re: Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after rapture

2009-09-07 Thread ravenadal
People forget the United States of America is a very young country. I have a friend whose puppy got sick every time she took him for a ride in her car. I told her not to worry. When the puppy is old enough he will outgrow this tendency. He did and he did. I believe a more mature America

[scifinoir2] Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after rapture

2009-09-06 Thread ravenadal
http://murairo.notlong.com Now a group of atheists in the US have come up with a tongue-in-cheek solution, offering to take in the cats and dogs of saved believers in return for a small fee. All the atheists signed up by Eternal Earth-Bound Pets are self-confessed sinners and blasphemers,

[scifinoir2] Customer Service

2009-09-05 Thread ravenadal
Hey, Fate, I hate to bite another man's provenance (truly I do) but I had to share this one! ~rave! A woman went to the service counter and told the clerk she wanted a refund for the toaster she bought because it didn't work The clerk told her that he can't give her a refund because she

[scifinoir2] DC Screws McDuffie and Buries Milestone

2009-09-03 Thread ravenadal
http://selux.notlong.com DC Screws McDuffie and Buries Milestone Source: Pop Culture Shock Pop Culture Shock posted a great article here about the plight of Dwayne McDuffie and the Milestone characters. I am not going to go over the ins and outs of the events leading up to the subject of the

[scifinoir2] Hudson Joins Heroes Cast

2009-09-03 Thread ravenadal
http://scifi.about.com/b/2009/08/16/hudson-joins-heroes-cast.htm Hudson Joins Heroes Cast Sunday August 16, 2009 The genial yet authoritative Ernie Hudson (Oz, Ghostbusters) will be joining Heroes in a recurring role. And he's playing a detective. Again. Hudson will be playing Captain

[scifinoir2] Twitter agog as Google

2009-09-02 Thread ravenadal
http://vaephae.notlong.com Google's Gmail goes down for at least half an hour; Twitter lights up September 1, 2009 | 1:47 pm Google-outage Google's Gmail electronic mail platform went down about 1 p.m. PST for at least some fraction of the Web audience, and it didn't take long for tens of

[scifinoir2] Re: FW: [AFAMHED] Texas Executed an Innocent Man

2009-09-01 Thread ravenadal
I sit on the Reader Advisory board for our local newspaper with twelve of my fellow citizen-commentators. We meet monthly. My fellows are bright, intelligent people who all sit and stare at a me blankly whenever I confuse them with the facts. Innocent men have been sent to death row and

[scifinoir2] Being Human - Grey Ghost

2009-09-01 Thread ravenadal
All I can say about Little Incorporeal Annie's Jean Grey moment in the most recent episode of Being Human is BRAVA! And regarding George's transformation - I am reminded of Wolverine's answer when asked if it hurt when his claws extract: Every time. ~rave!

[scifinoir2] Disney, Marvel write new tale

2009-09-01 Thread ravenadal
My actual newspaper has curriculum vitae for new Disney employees Wolverine, Iron Man, Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk, including aliases, experience, education and special skills. Oddly not included in the on-line version of the story. ~(no)rave! http://omiathu.notlong.com Disney, Marvel

[scifinoir2] James Cameron

2009-09-01 Thread ravenadal
http://chogoi.notlong.com Set to hit the theaters on December 18 is the new film written, directed and produced by James Cameron entitled Avatar. You may remember the small movie he did in 1997 called Titanic. He seemingly disappeared after that incredible success (by far the highest

[scifinoir2] James Cameron's 'Avatar' a symbol of early buzz after preview

2009-09-01 Thread ravenadal
James Cameron's 'Avatar' a symbol of early buzz after preview BY Ethan Sacks and Christina Boyle DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Sunday, August 23rd 2009, 2:52 AM Twentieth Century Fox The sci-fi world was buzzing Saturday after thousands of moviegoers around the world got a sneak preview of James

[scifinoir2] Synergy: Marveling at Disney!

2009-09-01 Thread ravenadal
Marveling at Disney By Christopher Borrelli Tribune reporter September 1, 2009 You know the problem with Pinocchio? He can't manipulate metal with his mind. He doesn't really do anything constructive -- he can't shoot lasers from his chest, he can't fight hoodlums. But Thorocchio, the Puppet

[scifinoir2] Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion

2009-08-31 Thread ravenadal
This is Christmas early for the stock holders at Marvel Entertainment. It is the death knell for a lot of great characters. ~(no)rave! August 31, 2009, 9:27 am Disney to Buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 Billion The Walt Disney Company said on Monday that it has agreed to buy Marvel

[scifinoir2] Re: Movie review: Lady Vengeance

2009-08-31 Thread ravenadal
Great review and thanks for the heads-up! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, daikaiju66 daikaij...@... wrote: One my favorite things about the movie is Park's visual style. It's a beautiful piece of pop art. The set design, camerawork and subtle visual effects like the halo shot

[scifinoir2] Re: Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-31 Thread ravenadal
Say Rosario Dawson again. ~rave! (Banzai: Mufasa! Shenzi: Ooooh! Do it again! Banzai: Mufasa! Shenzi: Ooooh! Banzai: Mufasa, Mufasa, Mufasa! Shenzi: Ooooh! [breaks into laughter] Shenzi: And it tingles me! ~The Lion King) --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, daikaiju66 daikaij...@... wrote:

[scifinoir2] Big Three audiences post median ages above 50

2009-08-31 Thread ravenadal
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007846.html TV audiences are growing older Big Three post median ages above 50 By MICHAEL SCHNEIDER The networks still preach adults 18-49, but the Big Three are all expected to post median ages above 50 this fall -- with Fox not too far behind. According

[scifinoir2] Re: Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-31 Thread ravenadal
Union.Remember who was the first .Ms. Kitt herself?         --- On Mon, 8/31/09, ravenadal ravena...@... wrote: From: ravenadal ravena...@... Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Holy Casting Call, Batman! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 11:17 AM   Say Rosario

[scifinoir2] Re: Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star

2009-08-30 Thread ravenadal
. --Lavender -- From: ravenadal ravena...@... Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:29 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star http://shuudu.notlong.com

[scifinoir2] Re: Eating while black in Atlanta

2009-08-28 Thread ravenadal
have some of the best buttermilk pancakes in the city! - Original Message - From: ravenadal ravena...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:41:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Eating while black in Atlanta

[scifinoir2] Re: Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-28 Thread ravenadal
I thought that was what casting couches were for. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: George, because Megan's somehow made herself the Flavor of the Year. And Chris Nolan apparently has hormones. If all the world's a stage and all the people

[scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!!

2009-08-28 Thread ravenadal
[mailto:scifino...@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:03 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!! This season of True Blood has been a hot mess! Watching I often feel like Rosario Dawson's

[scifinoir2] A General G.I. disorder...Adults may get fewer film choices

2009-08-28 Thread ravenadal
http://eilezif.notlong.com Rating High on Hollywood's List: Immature Audiences By Ann Hornaday Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 23, 2009 If 2009 is remembered for anything in American cinema, it might be as the year grown-ups and Hollywood finally agreed to call it quits. This is

[scifinoir2] Inglourious glorious for Roth

2009-08-28 Thread ravenadal
http://ochel.notlong.com Working Both Sides of the Camera By Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, August 21, 2009 Don't make the mistake of calling Eli Roth's role in Inglourious Basterds, the new World War II-era drama from Quentin Tarantino, small. Roth's character of

[scifinoir2] Are you familiar with Scribd?

2009-08-28 Thread ravenadal
http://www.scribd.com/ http://eiloon.notlong.com

[scifinoir2] Ugandan Superhero

2009-08-28 Thread ravenadal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8221128.stm

[scifinoir2] Evan Rachel Wood to play True Blood's Vampire Queen

2009-08-28 Thread ravenadal
Fellas, I recommended clicking the link. ~rave! http://nooseiw.notlong.com Can I call you back? I'm tied up at the moment. Evan Rachel Wood, the Thirteen star who is a presumed sexual deviant, will join the cast of HBO's True Blood at the end of Season 2 as Sophie-Anne, the vampire queen

[scifinoir2] Re: TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
Two times on the Dollhouse Torchwood swap. Off the scifinoir tip, I would love to see what Jada Pinkett could do with the scripts Nurse Jackie gets. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: TV

[scifinoir2] Re: TV Shows We Wish Would Swap Writing Staffs

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
Oh! That is wicked good! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: And I'll personally bank two seasons of Clone Wars as written by Hammer and Publick. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the

[scifinoir2] Re: Holy Casting Call, Batman!

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
All of a sudden I am warming up to the idea of Cher as Catwoman! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: Because you didn't ask for it... Megan Fox is being considered for the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Bat-flick...

[scifinoir2] Jackson's 51st birthday to bring more MJ tributes

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
http://www.sacbee.com/958/story/2142586.html

[scifinoir2] Fat Chance!

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
Plus-size shows bring big ratings http://gubeig.notlong.com

[scifinoir2] Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
http://shuudu.notlong.com Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star By SETH BORENSTEIN (AP) – 1 day ago WASHINGTON — Astronomers have found what appears to be a gigantic suicidal planet. The odd, fiery planet is so close to its star and so large that it is triggering tremendous plasma

[scifinoir2] Eating while black in Atlanta

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
http://eatingwhileblackatlanta.blogspot.com/

[scifinoir2] No. 9, No. 9, No. 9, No. 9 ... Is the number nine having a Hollywood moment?

2009-08-27 Thread ravenadal
http://eekaug.notlong.com chicagotribune.com No. 9, No. 9, No. 9, No. 9 ... A lot of new film titles use the number. Does this trend add up to something? By Ari Karpel Special to Tribune Newspapers August 27, 2009 Is the number nine having a Hollywood moment? August has brought the release

[scifinoir2] Karen Sisko (was: Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong)

2009-08-26 Thread ravenadal
. But Gugino, man she has it in spades! I still enjoyed Karen Sisco, and think it would have gotten better with time. - Original Message - From: ravenadal ravena...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 5:55:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject

[scifinoir2] Re: True Blood!!!

2009-08-26 Thread ravenadal
This season of True Blood has been a hot mess! Watching I often feel like Rosario Dawson's character in Clerks II when she walks in on a man having sex with a donkey in the middle of the fast food emporium she manages: I'm disgusted and repulsed and...and(yet)I can't look away! I was elated

[scifinoir2] Re: This is scary! Cellphone takes over man's stove

2009-08-25 Thread ravenadal
Sounds like a KGB plot to me. Mr. Meinikov better watch his arse! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: http://www.switched.com/2009/08/19/cell-phone-inexplicably-turns-on-brooklyn-mans-oven?icid=sphere_blogsmith_inpage_engadget -- Bringing diversity

[scifinoir2] Karen Sisko (was: Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong)

2009-08-25 Thread ravenadal
. My wife and I loved the series and were really upset when it was canceled. - Original Message - From: ravenadal ravenadal@ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 11:43:17 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Basterds Take

[scifinoir2] Halle Berry, She's Fine (was:Karen Sisko (was: Re: Basterds Take Box Office

2009-08-25 Thread ravenadal
with time. - Original Message - From: ravenadal ravena...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 5:55:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Karen Sisko (was: Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong) Believe me

[scifinoir2] Being Human - Annie's boyfriend

2009-08-25 Thread ravenadal
I was fascinated by Annie's boyfriend's reaction to her giving him a full ghosting. At first terrified, once he realizes it is just Annie he reverts right back to smarmy exploitation mode, mining her insecurities and making her feel small. As Alonzo Harris from Training Day would say: This

[scifinoir2] Karen Sisko (was: Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong)

2009-08-25 Thread ravenadal
pssst Fate...ixnay on the Marie Luv and Roxy Reynoldsay! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@... wrote: Rave, Marie Luv and Roxy Reynolds 4 me! Fate. --- On Tue, 8/25/09, ravenadal ravena...@... wrote: From: ravenadal ravena...@... Subject

[scifinoir2] Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong

2009-08-25 Thread ravenadal
? I've never seen it. - Original Message - From: ravenadal ravena...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 7:23:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong I love Tarantino

[scifinoir2] Author Nnedi Okorafor's take on District 9

2009-08-25 Thread ravenadal
http://nnedi.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-response-to-district-419i-mean.html

[scifinoir2] Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong

2009-08-25 Thread ravenadal
it was canceled. - Original Message - From: ravenadal ravena...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 11:43:17 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong It was not well

[scifinoir2] Re: Viewing alert for tonight

2009-08-24 Thread ravenadal
Dang it all! I missed it! Funny thing is I happened to catch an syndicated episode of Dead Like Me on the FOX station up here in Milwaukee (where it was FIFTY-EIGHT degrees last night!), yesterday. I just love Jasmine Guy's dyspeptic meter maid and Mandy Patinkin's gruff, no-nonsense crew

[scifinoir2] Re: Basterds Take Box Office,District 9 Holds Strong

2009-08-24 Thread ravenadal
I love Tarantino. Pulp Fiction is still my favorite movie of all-time. I have seen everything Tarantino has made. I even liked Jackie Brown. I can't wait to see Inglourious Basterds. I was going to go last night, but I decided to go to see District 9 instead. ~rave! --- In

[scifinoir2] Re: What Does District 9 Have To Say About Apartheid?

2009-08-24 Thread ravenadal
SPOILERS I saw District 9 last night and, while I enjoyed the hell out of it, IMHO it doesn't really work as a metaphor for South African apartheid. For one thing, the Prawns are not an indigenous people. A more apt parallel would be the European sailors who were captured and quarantined

[scifinoir2] Re: Geography of a Woman Man

2009-08-19 Thread ravenadal
I resemble that remark! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@... wrote: GEOGRAPHY OF A WOMAN Between 18 and 22, a woman is like Africa . Half discovered, half wild, fertile and naturally beautiful! Between 23 and 30, a woman is like Europe Well

[scifinoir2] Re: Gonna be in Atlanta Tuesday through Friday

2009-08-18 Thread ravenadal
you doing during that time? - Original Message - From: ravenadal ravena...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 8:32:41 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Gonna be in Atlanta Tuesday through Friday Gonna be in Atlanta

[scifinoir2] Re: District 9 Does Well at Box Office

2009-08-17 Thread ravenadal
Wow! I would have thought this as unlikely as Tiger losing the PGA Championship. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: [AP News] 'District 9' lifts off with No. 1 weekend at $37M By DAVID GERMAIN The Associated Press LOS

[scifinoir2] Re: FW: Michael Vick on 60 Minutes

2009-08-17 Thread ravenadal
Let me say this about that: killing dogs in Virgina is a class four felony the same as the possession of marijuana, and no one in the Commonwealth of Virginia has ever gotten two years at Leavenworth and a $100 million fine for possession of marijuana. When Greyhound racing dogs can't race any

[scifinoir2] Gonna be in Atlanta Tuesday through Friday

2009-08-17 Thread ravenadal
Gonna be in Atlanta Tuesday through Friday. What is must see? What is must eat? ~rave!

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Gonna be in Atlanta Tuesday through Friday

2009-08-17 Thread ravenadal
it! -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Gonna be in Atlanta Tuesday through Friday Date : Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:32:41 - From : ravenadal ravena...@... To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Gonna be in Atlanta Tuesday through Friday. What is must see

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Robert Downey Jr. To Bring Lestat Back To The Big Screen

2009-08-16 Thread ravenadal
I hear you. Ann Rice always said she envisioned a young Rutgar Hauer as Lestat. Today, I would go with Brad Pitt in all his Achilles' glory (in fact, Pitt should have been Lestat in the original movie). ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, C.W. Badie astromancer2...@... wrote: Downey

[scifinoir2] Gabrielle Union on FlashForward's hopeful diversity

2009-08-16 Thread ravenadal
http://scifiwire.com/2009/08/gabrielle-union-on-flashf.php Gabrielle Union joined the cast of ABC's upcoming sci-fi thriller series FlashForward after the pilot and told us that she'll play a criminal defense attorney engaged to Demetri Noh (John Cho). She said the pairing of her

[scifinoir2] E-Book Sales are finally stacking up

2009-08-16 Thread ravenadal
http://ahrahjee.notlong.com E-book reading is on the rise as smart phones challenge Kindle 11:28 PM CDT on Friday, August 14, 2009 FROM WIRE REPORTS A few weeks ago, Pasquale Castaldo was waiting at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for a delayed flight, when a man sitting across from

[scifinoir2] Black Age of Comics Onyx Con in Atlanta this weekend

2009-08-13 Thread ravenadal
I just got this today on another listserv. I wish I had gotten it a week earlier. I plan to be in Atlanta next week. I would have altered my plans to arrive earlier. ~rave! ONYX CON! This weekend Onyx Con (aka Black Age of Comics-Atlanta), the latest edition in the Black Age of

[scifinoir2] Re: Being Human

2009-08-12 Thread ravenadal
Doesn't look good. Lenora Crinchlow is scheduled to star in a new BBC series called Material Girl. Aiden Turner (Mitchell) has moved on to something called Desparate Romantics. Russell Tovey is listed as being in seven episodes (?) and, going forward, is reprising his role as Midshipman

[scifinoir2] Peter Jackson takes rookie director under his wing for District 9

2009-08-12 Thread ravenadal
http://gaijeic.notlong.com chicagotribune.com Neill Blomkamp's 'District 9' wins over fanboys and Peter Jackson The science fiction film tells the story of aliens who get stranded in South Africa By Chris Lee Tribune Newspapers August 11, 2009 LOS ANGELES clear pixel -- In the docu-style,

[scifinoir2] Great Say What!? Moments

2009-08-12 Thread ravenadal
http://tuijuo.notlong.com Greatest 'Say What?' moments By Patrick Kevin Day, Brill Bundy and Andy Greiser We can't tell you exactly what part of Orphan made us slap our forehead in disbelief and mutter, Say what? -- that would spoil the movie for you if you haven't seen it. But trust us when

[scifinoir2] Re: Has any one ever seen or heard of this one?

2009-08-12 Thread ravenadal
In Your Face? How am I supposed to watch a movie called In YOUR Face!? I mean, it's In YO' Face! or nothing at all. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: I just got my monthly SFBC packet in the mail today. Leafing through the DVD sheet, I

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