Archive for August, 2009
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009So I have been a bit busy covering the Health Care Reform debate over at my political blog (VASS). But now its time to get back to more simple and pleasant things. Though I’m not sure that Machete is simple, or pleasant. This is a film that you will likely be hearing a lot about [...]
Drugs and celebrity – where is the justice
Monday, August 10th, 2009In other entertainment news it seems that the son of Michael Douglas, Cameron Douglas, was arrested last week on drug charges. Cameron Douglas, who has done some acting, faces mandatory 10 years to life for selling crystal meth. I can understand that the Douglas family is likely very troubled by this turn of events. At [...]
Tiger Woods: more than just a winning golfer
Monday, August 10th, 2009I was thinking about Tiger Woods win Sunday at the Bridgestone Open. It’s not the fact that he now has 70 career wins and 14 majors that impressed me. It isn’t the fact that he has been rated the number 1 player in the world longer and more consistently than any golfer ever before. It [...]
Movie Review: GI Joe
Monday, August 10th, 2009The summer movies of 2009 have been a series of letdowns. Which is not to be confused with the amount of money that the films have generated. When all you have is the equivalent of sand instead of the water of entertainment, well many go and spend their money anyway. Add in the cost of [...]
Bill o'Reilly discusses Black man shot 43 times by police
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Tonight Bill O’Reilly will be discussing the shooting of a Black man by police. He was shot 43 times. It’s about time such cases get attention. I decided to check out which case of shooting O’Reilly might be investigating. Considering the time and number of shots involved I know it was not the Oscar Grant [...]
Alien movie prequel: what will Hollywood deliver
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009In Hollywood these days there is nothing better than re-working something that someone else has already done. It cuts the cost of writing, set design, and often entertainment value. Examples of this are rampant in the last decade. Sequels are the current big thing. Why tough out a new idea when you can ride the [...]
Author Steven Van Patten interviewed by Michael Vass
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009About a year ago I had the opportunity to review a novel by author Steven Van Patten. The book was Brookwater’s Curse, a vampire novel that stands out among the genre on many levels. I found the story to be engaging, the characters unique and a refreshing change. Since that time, Steven Van Patten has [...]
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