Archive for November, 2006

Execution

Monday, November 20th, 2006

I’m back!
The blog vacation was quite nice thank you very much. But it’s even nicer to be back and sharing my thoughts with you all.
So what did I do with all of my non-blogging time, well….I saw three movies, which is more of a chore to do than it sounds. I think I’m pretty movied […]

Technical Difficulties

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Due to people using my bandwidth apparently to stream content, this site will be down probably for about a week or so. I think it’s unfair to me but more importantly you that a few people are ruining the smooth operation of this blog. If you know anyone who is doing this or are doing […]

Music for Barbarians

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Basil Poledouris has passed away from cancer. He was 61.
The man wrote iconic film scores for The Hunt for Red October, Conan the Barbarian, Robocop, Lonesome Dove, and many others. He was Paul Verhoeven’s frequent collaborator, an Emmy winner, and a Trojan.
I especially like Hunt not just because it’s a great movie, but also the music […]

Guilty Pleasure One

Monday, November 6th, 2006

Yes, I know what you’re thinking. And no, I haven’t lost all of my senses.
I’m actually a big Yanni fan…ahem, former Yanni fan. Aside from his freakishly smooth manner and good looks, he’s a fantastic keyboardist and melodist. But the fact of the matter is the guy knows very little about orchestration or at least […]

Save Tom Cruise

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

 
Redemption in Hollywood can be pretty quick. Tom Cruise gets the boot from Sumner Redstone, and then the next day he’s controlling United Artists. I guess this will continue the lauded tradition of the inmates running the asylum.
MCN Press Release: Cruise + Wagner + Sloan = New UA
Will this mean a revival of fortune for […]