For those you who are both Hockey and Football fans, big day for you tomorrow. The NHL All Star game is on in the afternoon and the NFL Probowl is on at night.
If sports are not your thing, the SAG (Screen Actors Guild Awards) are on tomorrow night, with live red carpet shows before hand. Guilty pleasure I must admit.
Just saw the fascinating movie, The King's Speech. Great acting by Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Guy Pearce and Helena Bonham Carter. Set in historical times in the 1930s this movie has it all: friendship, royalty, privilege, social status, war time, family drama, and personal struggles. Very well directed- I totally understand why it is getting so much praise during this awards season. So different from The Social Network which won best picture at the Golden Globes. With both lead contenders for the Oscar, it will be interesting to see what happens.
Sorry for the delay this week...
Red Starring Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest Starring Noomi Rapace
Glee: Season 2, Volume 1 Starring Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Chris Colfer
Saw: The Final Chapter (Formerly Saw 3D) Starring Tobin Bell and Cary Elwes
Nowhere Boy Starring Aaron Johnson and Kristin Scott Thomas
Sorry for the delay this week...
Kiss Each Other Clean by Iron & Wine
Mission Bell by Amos Lee
2011 GRAMMY Nominees by Various Artists
The Love EP by Corinne Bailey Rae
Mine Is Yours by Cold War Kids
Fitness guru Jack LaLanne passed away at the age of 96.
Check out this clip from TV when he turned 95:
Out Today...
Stone Starring Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich, Robert De Niro
Buried Starring Ryan Reynolds and Samantha Mathis
Takers Starring Paul Walker and Hayden Christensen
Justified: The Complete First Season Starring Timothy Olyphant and Walt Goggins
Merlin: The Complete Second Season Starring Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Anthony Head
Dallas: The Complete Fourteenth Season Starring Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, George Kennedy
Out Today...
Live On Ten Legs by Pearl Jam
Low Country Blues by Gregg Allman
Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes by Social Distortion
Some Kind Of Trouble by James Blunt
The King Is Dead by The Decemberists
Ricky Gervais Opening Monologue for the Golden Globes 2011
Today is the 30th anniversary of Hill Street Blues. Can you believe that? Check it out.
Hippophobia is the fear of.....horses. Who knew?
Billboard Magazine published the Top 10 TV Theme Songs from 1980-2011. Do you agree?
Gotta love Miami Vice, Greatest American Hero, WKRP, and Dukes of Hazzard!
Billboard's Top 10 TV Theme Songs 1980-2011
Just saw Little Fockers and it was funny in parts - not great, but a some laughs. Owen Wilson plays the kooky fool and still cracks me up. Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand are also funny playing Ben Stiller's parents. Mindless fun.
Out Today...
The Social Network Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield
Hot in Cleveland: Season One Starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick
Louis C.K: Hilarious
ER: The Complete Fourteenth Season Starring Maura Tierney, Mekhi Phifer, Parminder Nagra
All in the Family: The Complete Eighth Season Starring Carroll O'Connor and Rob Reiner
Out Today...
Edie Brickell by Edie Brickell
Skynyrd Nation by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Showroom Of Compassion by Cake
Thank You Happy Birthday by Cage the Elephant
Hold it Against Me single by Britney Spears
Just saw this documentary and it is a fascinating portrayal of Rivers in her current world and how she got to where she is. I recently came across the word sybarite (lover of luxury) and that word clearly describes her. Wow does she live well and as she says, she clearly likes her "creature comforts". That said, you can say what you want about her humor, but she is definitely very intelligent and pushes the envelope like nobody's business. She also is extremely tenacious as she is able to keep going and working hard even after some very rough times. Together with this, she is sensitive about things that you wouldn't necessarily expect.
Just saw True Grit and The Tourist. True Grit was one of the best movies of 2010 with Jeff Bridges playing a tough guy in the wild west - perfect casting. The Tourist was amazingly bad and it's a shame because both Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie were in the leads. Not that they're incapable of a bad movie, but Johnny Depp is usually so strong in even the worst roles.
See True Grit for the drama and for Jeff Bridges. If you must see/watch The Tourist do so as if you're watching a comedy, albeit it a comedy of errors.
Out Today...
Machete Starring Danny Trejo and Robert De Niro
Big Love: The Complete Fourth Season Starring Bill Paxton, Jean Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny
Dinner for Schmucks Starring Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Stephanie Szostak
Howl Starring James Franco, Jon Hamm, Mary-Louise Parker
Case 39 Starring Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, and Adrian Lester
Ricky Gervais Show: Complete First Season Starring Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington
Mannix: Fourth Season Starring Mike Connors and Ward Wood
Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends: Complete Series
Out Today...
Live at Madison Square Garden by Bon Jovi
A number of "ICON" CDs (Greatest Hits):
Icon: Vanessa Carlton by Vanessa Carlton
Icon: El Debarge by El Debarge
Icon: Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrel
Icon: Cher by Cher
Icon: Sheryl Crow by Sheryl Crow
There is nothing like some fun eighties music for a great night out on the town. Went to a bar called The Hangge Uppe in Chicago this weekend. Totally cool, chill bar, casual feel, and great tune after great tune. Even people who don't like to dance couldn't help but smile at all of the great music and got their groove on.
Hope you have had a great new year's weekend and a great beginning to 2011.
