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I watched "Nacho Libre" yesterday. Jack Black as Nacho is great of course and I liked his sidekick Esqueleto (Hector Jimenez) and the pretty Sister Encarnación (Ana de la Reguera) as well. I'm not surprised to see some critics (Roger Ebert for example) are not giving the movie the best reviews. It's not unusual that a movie the critics love turns out to be one I don't care for or vice versa.
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We saw "The Lake House", starring Sandra Bullock (whom I think is adorable) and Keanu Reeves (whom I think is an utterly wooden actor). The movie was pretty good: the premise was that the two character were living two years apart, but were able to communicate via a mailbox and fell in love. There wasn't much plot, but it was an all right movie anyways. Fantastic soundtrack, though.
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Get ye to your local movie theater and see An Inconvenient Truth. Yeah, the Al Gore global warming movie. Seriously. Tonight. Its mandatory, moral viewing for everyone, and it will affect you profoundly. I found myself leaving the theater with two thoughts: 1. Damn, i wish he'd been President.2. Something must be done. By me. By you. By everyone. Thus, go see it. Right now.
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Don't fret, Forrest! I'm told that Sony's Da Vinci Code is now Tom Hanks'biggest movie at the box office, passing his previous record-setter Forrest Gump from Paramount. Reportedly, the actor's salary for the religious thriller was $18 million, plus a perk of profit participation. According to data banks, Hanks made $70 mil from Forrest Gump in gross and profit participation; $40 mil from Dreamworks/Paramount's Saving Private Ryan including gross and profit participation, $20 mil from Warner Bros.'The Green Mile and $20 mil from 20th Century Fox's Castaway. It's important to remember that Hanks took a big gamble with his payday for 1994's Forrest.
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Needless to say, the US is not pleased with these developments, and unease over the situation seems to be escalating. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, on Fox News Sunday:
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There's another boom here: for Russert. Man, does he love that phrase "cut and run" (he also includes Karl Rove saying it in the broadcast's opening montage). Instead of qualifying or protesting or apologizing, Murtha dismisses it out of hand and counters with his own version: "stay and pay": the hardship on the families, the hardship on the troops, and did I mention that the soldiers are out there in 70-pound suits in the blazing sun? Did you and your fat ass know that, Karl Rove? Well, if not, I'm gon na tell you, twice. Oh and by the way, if you want to accuse anyone of "cutting and running," go ahead and accuse the American people,'cause they want out of that mess, 2 to 1. Boom!
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BBC June 17, 2006 at 11: 24 PM More than a million people have taken to the streets of Sao Paulo to celebrate the Brazilian city's tenth annual Gay Pride parade. Revellers dressed in costumes danced through one of the main avenues, as music blared out of huge loudspeakers. READ WHOLE STORY
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Today is Sir Paul Mccartney's 64th birthday. But before I get to the lyrics, I just wanted to note that it's a bit sad that his divorce is going ahead now -- I guess just in time to answer some of the questions the song raises. Anyway, happy birthday, Paul! And happy Father's Day!
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Yesterday, I spotted a promotion for "The Da Vinci Code" on the cover of a local newspaper: Venividivinci I think that alone justifies Dan Brown's work.
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Last night, I went to see Prairie Home Companion and it was lovely. Though my God, Garrison Keillor has a face made for radio. But there was Robin and Linda Williams! And Dusty and Lefty! And the ketchup advisory board! And the worst penguin joke ever! I don't know if it would work at all for people who've never heard the radio show but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Mcbride suffered stiches to his face, after an Italian midfielder, Daniele de Rossi, threw an elbow. He later apologized and that was a gentlemanly thing to do. The Italian suffered a red card [automatic ejection and suspension for the next game]. He may receive further sanctions because in the video, the elbow does not look accidental.
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He was gorgeous. That ’ s all I could think. His always pasty skin had become tanned. He ’ d obviously had been at the Gym, cause I noticed some ripples I ’ d never seen before. He ’ d grown taller, out of his baby fat. He had dark brown hair like his sister, but I don ’ t think I ’ d ever noticed how blue his eyes were before. But, the most hypnotizing part of it all was, he was looking right back at me, square in the eyes.
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Eee, we watched Final Fantasy 7: The Advent Children in English ^ ^ It was pretty cool, apart from some of the accents were pretty annoying. I nearly fell asleep, I was so comfy – then I went all weird and felt a bit.. meh – It was okay though, I could happily think to myself whilst everyone watched the movie. I don ’ t really know what happened; my mind just kept going through a load of “ what ifs ” and stuff like that, I didn ’ t particularly like it, but I couldn ’ t stop myself from doing it.
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My night = getting lost for 2 hours in South Shore, ice cream with too many toppings, P. Nox, and Amstel light topped off with Nintendo DS Lite. I'm getting me one of those fuckers. It was awesome. Awesome.
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TUESDAY 'S episode of the PBS public affairs series Frontline will probe the battle between Vice President Dick Cheney and the CIA to control the'dark side,'according to a press release for the show.
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So Rhi and I made the mistake of staying up late talking on the phone while simultaneously being on the internet. It led to a lot of Livejournal and Myspace craziness that is going to make our friends hate us. Basically, we 're both in love with Ryan Gosling, we 're going to fight each other to the death, and if you 're even thinking about it, you'd better step off now. "I met your mother last night." - Sam Foster, "Stay" "A newt?" - Lord Bedevere, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"
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Foo Fighters in Hyde Park yesterday was amazing. There are no words to describe it, definately one of the best experiences of my life. There were 85,000 people there! It started off with Juliette and the Licks, then to Tom Delonge's new band (Angels and somethingorother, can't recall the name), then Queens of the Stone Age (!!!!), then Motorhead, then the Foos. Dave Grohl is even more amazing live. Seriously, best concert ever. And Josh Homme looks kind of funny with black hair. He even had his eyebrows dyed black. This is probably old news, but it looked new to me.
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America ’ s Got Talent - Another ballyhooed NBC series premiere is on the slate! Like Treasure Hunters (even more so), I ’ m eagerly anticipating this series! Created and produced by Simon Cowell of American Idol fame and hosted by the much-beloved Regis Philbin, it ’ s a talent contest which goes the realm of … of … um … whatever! The two-hour season premiere is this Wednesday, June 21, at 9 PM ET/PT. Be there or be square.
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it it seriously hot as a crotch in this house. I have a temp job, working at the development department of USC Center for Gerontology. It won't turn into a long term thing, but i have work for now at least! Plot Synopses for Episodes of a Gilligan's Island Remake Starring Members of the Bush Administration This interview with Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas is quite enlightening re: season three. But WARNING: absolutely DO NOT read it if you have not seen season two because it will spoil the ENTIRE thing for you. SERIOUSLY. the big mystery is completely revealed.also, just curious, is anyone still anonymously (by that i mean non-ljers) reading this journal? i know of a few people who did when school still existed, but does anyone NOW? you can just anonymously comment, sign it or not.
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The entire cast of the film is fun to watch. Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin are great as singing sisters. Kevin Kline plays Keillor ’ s alter-ego Guy Noir. (Though Kline ’ s Noir is a bit goofier than Keillor ’ s, he provides a good, yet subtle, comic element to the whole film.) Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly are hysterical as the singing cowboys. And Virginia Madsen is downright strange as “ Dangerous Woman ”.
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This week highlights from The Celebrity Blog: Britney Spears to give birth in Namibia like Angelina Jolie? Britney Spears Defends Marriage and Parenting Skills Jennifer Aniston engagement ring from Vince Vaughn denied PETA surprise dinner for R&B celebrity Beyonce David Beckham furious over German newspaper family attack Brad Pitt Voted Hollywood Dad for 2006 Janet Jackson ‘ 20 Years Old ’ album for [...]
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- I thought Damarcus Beasley's goal should have counted as I've never seen a goal disallowed like that (Brian Mcbride supposedly blocking the goalkeeper's view). But all the commmentators I've heard or read since then seem to agree that it was the correct call so I suppose I'll have to go along with more knowledgable soccer people than myself.
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: Australia, Brazil, Football, Germany 2006, Graham Arnold, Guus Hiddink, Harry Kewell, Luke Wilkshire, Marco Bresciano, Mile Sterjovski, Soccer, Socceroos, Tim Cahill, Tony Popovic, World Cup
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“ I see, ” hissed Lord Voldemort coldly. “ So be it. You have just rejected my last offer, and now you will die. You have six minutes to play, Potters. Six minutes till midnight before I kill you, Harry. ” The Dark Lord gestured to his Death Eaters. “ Kill the elder one, however no one but I have the right to kill the younger. Keep that in mind.
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Who ’ s Geoff Ogilvy??? A new name in town who came from behind to capitalize on the mistake by Phil Mickelson and also Colin Montgomerie. Both veteran players could have either won the U.S Open golf tournament should they have not chosen to use the wrong clubs as quoted by Eddie Pells. This happened during the 18th hole of the final round of the U.S Open. Both players double bogeyed at the last hole and cost them the title. And yes, my bad, to inform you that Phil Mickelson wasn ’ t the defending champion * thanks for the info *
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: The Locus Awards for science fiction and fantasy were just announced, and my story I, Robot won for best novelette! Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me, and to Eileen Gunn for publishing it and for delivering the acceptance speech I reproduce below. This is a stellar card of winners -- Neil Gaiman for best fantasy novel for Anansi Boys, Charlie Stross for best sf novel for Accelerando, Kelly Link for best novella for Magic for Beginners and many others besides.
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As if I couldn't get enough NPR movie tie-ins, the guys from Car Talk make a cameo in this one. Good Stuff! Another homerun from the folks at Pixar! It's everything that we've come to expect from Pixar: stunning visuals, simple, but strong story, interesting voice acting -- in this case, Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Larry the Cable Guy, a couple of Pixar favorites, Bonnie Hunt and, of course, John Ratzenberger (who got some of the biggest laughs -- over the end credits). This isn't just for NASCAR fans or racing in general. There's enough heart here for anybody.
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The comedian who brought Sergeant Bilko back to life has recreated Peter Sellers's most famous role. Steve Martin tells Gill Pringle about why he does so many remakes, and what he brings to them
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Instead the Democrats float Band-aid nostrums and bumper-sticker marketing strategies like "Together, America Can Do Better." As the linguist Geoffrey Nunberg pointed out, "The very ungrammaticality of the Democrats'slogan reminds you that this is a party with a chronic problem of telling a coherent story about itself, right down to an inability to get its adverbs and subjects to agree." On Wednesday Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid were to announce their party's "New Direction" agenda -- actually, an inoffensive checklist of old directions (raise the minimum wage, cut student loan costs, etc.) -- that didn't even mention Iraq. Symbolically enough, they had to abruptly reschedule the public unveiling to attend Mr. Bush's briefing on his triumphant trip to Baghdad.
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The most upsetting part of the whole Abzorbaloff business was seeing poor old Ursula sucked inside. Shirley Henderson closely matched Peter Kay and Marc Warren in the ‘ best guest star of the episode ’ stakes, and doubtless instantly became the image of the
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Nicole Kidman will pray for nine days before she weds Keith Urban. The two are due to marry in her hometown of Sydney on June 25. Nicole believes the praying ritual will grant her a pre-wedding wish. Nicole recently returned to Christianity after converting to Scientology during her nine-year marriage to Tom Cruise.
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, Dan Rather makes known that he is considering a move to Mark Cuban's Hdnet. While this may be a high-stakes negotiating tactic on the part of Rather to force a job offer from another network, he makes no bones about his frustration at being sidelined at CBS. He also notes that he's been doing some soul-searching lately by watching the Cuban-financed film about legendary newsman Edward R. Murrow, "Good Night, And Good Luck," which he's seen five times.
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On Saturday neither the starting pitching nor the hitting was quite as good as Pedro Martinez suffered the indignity of losing to Kris Benson. Pedro lasted seven innings and gave up four runs on eight hits and one walk. He struck out five. One of the runs was unearned, but the error was his own. And he somehow gave up a home run to Benson.
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Case in point: On the June 6 edition of his popular radio show, Rush Limbaugh so desperately wants to defend President Bush's continued unpopularity that he offers a "parallel" to former Presidents Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter that
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There was headscratching and second-guessing when director Bryan Singer announced he was abandoning his wildly popular "X-men" franchise to make "Superman Returns." Would the Man of Steel fly for a new generation of moviegoers? Could Singer resurrect the series Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve revitalized in 1978, which sputtered out in 1987, three sequels later?
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Alright, let's move on... here are the first pictures that seem to confirm the new romantic relationship between Jim Carrey and Jenny Mccarthy. As you may recall, People magazine reported last week that Jim and Jenny were an item and now we have the photographic evidence:
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Dublin's Literary Pub Crawl retraces the steps of Ireland's most famous writers -- Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett among others -- as they sallied forth from one pub to another. The tour is lead by a group of actors who portray the illustrious scribes and takes 2 hours to cover eight pubs and Trinity College. The price is € 8 per person and no, it does not include beer.
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We like NCS's description so much we'll excerpt in full here: "In the 1999 movie, Pushing Tin, Billy Bob Thornton and John Cusack played dueling air traffic controllers. Cusack's Nick Falzone fueled conflict against Thornton's half-choctaw Russell Bell. Despite their battles and bouts of inner turmoil, both had the ability to visualize 3D airspace and guide streams of planes to and fro without having them crash into each other."
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AT&T is streaming video live from Bonnaroo, and Sunday's lineup is unmissable. Brothers Past, Les Claypool, Codetalkers w/Col. Bruce Hampton, Matisyahu, moe., Bela Fleck the Flecktones, Phil Lesh & Friends .... WOW
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