Blog 9 from Outer Space

Buenas noches from Blog 9

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:46:48 -0600

It's barely been a year for me here on Blog 9, but I've decided to hang it up. It's an excuse you hear all the time from bloggers who call it quits, but between the family, the day job, my...

"I told you not to use Lifebuoy."

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:49:46 -0600

It's that time of year again. Stores were choked with yuletide flair several weeks before Thanksgiving, when we were allowed the fleeting luxury of gorging ourselves at the trough of freedom and imagining that the Patriots weren't going to win...

"I'm the most wanted man on my island."

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:01:13 -0600

Normally I don't go in for this Nelson Muntz celebrity point-and-laugh stuff, but my wife thinks this guy is hot. So in other words, he brought it on himself: Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, star of the Henry VIII soap...

"The Lord loves a hangin'"

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:04:18 -0600

"That's why he gave us necks..." I love the e-mail press releases I get about upcoming movies, especially when they're, like, totally rational and lacking in hyperbole: STEPHEN KING LOVES "THE MIST" - A FILM ADAPTATION OF HIS NOVELLA BY...

"I'm freezing my ball-bearings off!"

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:52:56 -0600

Every year, Film Threat (AKA That Site I Write For) publishes the Frigid 50: The Coldest People in Hollywood, our answer to the autumnal parade of power lists trotted out every year by the likes of Premiere and Entertainment Weekly....

"In my gunfighter period, I was a terrible liar."

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:39:17 -0600

Remember when Paramount claimed Forrest Gump, which grossed $329 million domestically, actually lost money? Welcome to the fabulous world of studio accounting, still alive and well in 2007: The Hollywood studios will make a loss of $1.9 billion on the...

Half the man I used to be

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:20:31 -0600

The sacrifices one makes as a movie critic are many and sundry, as demonstrated by this conversation I had earlier today with a friend of mine: Pete's Friend: Hey, want to come over to the house tonight? Me: What's going...

"Who dares disturb my rest?"

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:40:14 -0600

The conspiracy freaks over at Alternative Reel have put together a list of the Top 10 Most Disturbing Movies of All Time. Let's have a look-see: 10. Freaks (1932) 9. I Spit On Your Grave (1978) 8. El Topo (1970)...

Going off the rails

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:19:21 -0600

Prince of (Effing) Darkness indeed: Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has claimed his reputation was tarnished by a police operation in the United States. A party supposedly involving the star was organised in Fargo, North Dakota - but it was actually a...

"Bee" gone

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:12:09 -0600

Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie opens this week, and not a moment too soon: But Seinfeld said there is no need to rehash the TV show. He gets more excited about working in new arenas, which is why he ventured into...

"Get off my plane!"

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:40:42 -0600

Via Big Stupid Tommy, who may be of large size but is certainly no less intelligent than most of his namesakes (and is probably smarter than the average Dermot), comes this list of Presidential candidates and their favorite movies. Let's...

"Srike that. Reverse it."

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:13:33 -0600

They're not just for French trade unions anymore: TV viewers hooked on cliffhanger episodes of hit shows such as "Heroes" and "Grey's Anatomy" could be left dangling if writers walk off the job. With Hollywood writers poised to log off...

"Nobody likes the list guy."

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:45:49 -0600

You don't know it, but I'm on to you. You whine and complain about the crap that fills your local movie theater every week, yet you keep coming back for more. Hopped up on Hollywood's goofballs, you're desperate for your...

"As for me, I hope they never see D.B. Cooper again."

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:34:51 -0600

Not to contradict the great Todd Snider, but I see where New York magazine recently ran a story about a possible break in the 36-year old mystery of the hijacking of Northwest Flight 305 by one "Dan (AKA D.B.) Cooper:"...

"I've got a bad feeling about this."

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:22:03 -0600

About ">the proposed Star Wars TV series, that is: Star Wars creator George Lucas has said he has started work on a live-action TV series based on his sci-fi saga. Fans, however, should not expect Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader or...