10,000 B.C.
All of civilization is at stake in the film 10,000 B.C. After a woman named Evolet is kidnapped by a group of warlords, a hunter known as D'Leh journeys to save her. However, Evolet isn’t the only one in trouble. The world is threatened by an evil empire led by a self-proclaimed “god” known as The Almighty. D'Leh must suddenly rise up and fulfill his destiny as he faces prehistoric creatures such as saber-toothed tigers along with fighting the bad guys that pose a threat to the people. Directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day), 10,000 B.C. takes you on an epic journey into unknown prehistoric lands as it follows D’Leh on his quest to save Evolet and the rest of civilization.
10,000 B.C. is out now on DVD. Along with the film, the DVD includes deleted scenes and an extended ending.
The Onion Movie
The Onion, the place that prides itself on being “America’s Finest News Source” has released its own movie on DVD. This news source that reports cutting edge satirical news via internet and free newspapers across the country carries over its “journalistic integrity” on film, and it’s funny as hell. To give you an idea, picture watching random news reports on things like the Pope condemning more body parts because they’re too sinful and the US sending prisoners to stay in suburban homes due to overcrowded prisons. Throw in a special about a guy who holds up a bank, not to rob it but to get a job. Oh and I can’t forget the preview for Steven Segal’s new movie called “Cockpuncher”. Put all those together and you have one hilarious film that pokes fun at a lot of dumb shit in our world
The Onion Movie is out now on DVD.
Mama’s Boy
The premise of this film is pretty simple: A 29 year old guy who still lives at home with his mom feels threatened by her new relationship with a motivational speaker named Mert. Add in some goofy comedy and you have Mama’s Boy. This film is actually very funny. The 29 year old slacker (Jon Heder) goes back and forth between being extremely irritating and downright hilarious. It gets even funnier when he and Mert (Jeff Daniels) are in the same scene, especially when they are at “war” with each other later on in the film. They go to great lengths to humiliate each other by playing some hilarious pranks. Jeff Daniels shows once again that he fits right in when playing a moron in a comedy (like he did in Dumb and Dumber). Overall, if you’re in the mood to laugh hard while watching Jon Heder act like a real dumbass, then you’d probably dig this film.
Mama’s Boy is out now on DVD.
mewithoutYou
Brother, Sister
If John the Baptist were alive today and had a rock band, that band would probably resemble mewithoutYou. In fact, whenever I hear lead singer Aaron Weiss, I can't help but think of John the Baptist. The way he shouts his spoken word poetry while the band rocks out reminds me of the locust eating guy that yelled at the religious dudes in New Testament. Along with that, there are some other similarities between the two. For example, John ate locusts and Aaron has a reputation for eating out of trash cans. Ok, let me stop before this turns into an essay on the quirky behaviors of Mr. Weiss. It wouldn’t be fair if I just talk about his odd behaviors instead mewithoutYou’s music. If you haven’t had the pleasure of hearing this indy rock band, then I would recommend checking out Brother, Sister (released in 2006). This is their third album, and it’s one that shows this is another band that should be getting more attention. While listening, you’d find out that mewithoutYou is a difficult band to pin down, since they really don’t fit in the emo-hardcore-pop-rock category. That’s exactly what makes their music great. You don’t know what to make of them, but you find yourself drawn into their unique sound.
What would you do if you found out you had less than a year to live? How would you spend your remaining days? The Bucket List explores these kinds of questions as it deals with two men, Carter (Morgan Freeman) and Edward (Jack Nicholson) who just got some bad news. They've got cancer and have less than a year to live. During their visit for treatment, they meet while sharing the same hospital room. Edward is a crass rich guy and Carter is the more conservative family man. While in the hospital, Carter writes down a "bucket list", a list of things he wants to do before he dies. Edward accidentally stumbles upon the list and thinks that Carter needs to "spice it up" a bit. Edward thinks they should go out with a bang. Being the wealthy guy that he is, he modifies the list and offers to pay for all the expenses on things like skydiving and traveling the world. At first Carter objects, but he eventually gives in. As the movie goes on, you'd see that both have something to learn from each other as they develop a strong friendship, while providing much laughter throughout the film. As you'd expect from these veteran actors, their performances were great as they played these two men about to face death. And in facing death, they really learned how to live. That's something we all could learn from.
The Bucket List is out now on DVD.
George Carlin
May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008
He said things that pissed off a lot of people. Nothing was taboo for George Carlin. He spoke what he thought and whether you liked him or not, he made you think. The man was definitely one of my role models. He will surely be missed.
RIP, big man...
I must take this moment to mention a CD that's found its way into my hands. Let me introduce you to a band known as The Black And White Years. These guys released a CD that contains songs that will help shape the future of sound. One particular song that caught my attention is "Power To Change". On here, they exhibit a strong "electro-dance-rock" vibe that can really work a crowd into a frenzy. I haven't had the pleasure of seeing them live, but I will eventually. This is one of those albums that caught me by surprise, but in a good way. I expect to hear a lot more coming from The Black And White Years in the future.
For more info, click here to visit their website.
