August 2006

Barnyard

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  • Title: Barnyard: The Original Party Animals
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Have you ever wondered what animals do when humans aren’t looking?  The answer Barnyard: The Original Party Animals suggests includes quite a bit of human-style partying and misadventure. 

Otis the cow (Kevin James) is the most popular member of the barnyard.  His crazy antics and love of fun with his friends Pip the mouse (Jeffrey Garcia), Freddy the ferret (Cam Clarke), and Pig the, uh, pig (Tino Insana), include surfing the local hills, “boy tipping” a local young ne’er-do-well (Steve Oedekerk), and throwing huge parties every night in the barn behind the back of neighbors Famer Beady (Oedekerk) and his nosey wife (Maria Bamford). 

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…and the Bad News

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Mel Gibson (he of Braveheart and Lethal Weapon fame) is having himself a bad week.  Gibson was arrested over the weekend for driving drunk at 80 mph down the Pacific Coast Highway.  Not to stop there Gibson flew into a tirade of anti-Semitic remarks (one of the arresting officers was Jewish) just to make sure the evening was a complete press disaster.  This isn’t Gibson first altercation with the Jewish community.

In 2004 Gibson’s Passion of the Christ was widely criticized as being anti-Semitic.  Over the week Gibson made two public apologies for his behavior and remarks, “I want to apologize specifically to everyone in the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words…I am not an anti-Semite.  I am not a bigot.”  Gibson has promised to get help and enter a program of recovery and has asked for the assistance of the Jewish community “in the process of understanding where those vicious words came from.”  On Tuesday ABC announced they were scrapping Gibson’s Holocaust mini-series, a pet project of the star which he has been working on for over two years.

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The Good News…

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For you fans of iPods and downloadable tunes there’s tons of fun news for you today.  In the US, Cartoon Network and CNN have brokered a deal to have their programming available on Apple’s iTunes.  Shows like The Venture Bros., Sealab 2021, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Johnny Bravo will be available for a $1.99 download charge.

Don’t fret UK users, because Coca-Cola is teaching the world to sing in perfect harmony.  Coke announced plans to launch a new music website in Europe that is integrated with Apple’s iTunes music store available to users in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the UK.  Coke is also running a promotion in the UK where packs of Coke and Diet Coke will have codes allowing you to download up to five free songs (per person).

Not quite all.  Verizon has announced its new music phone called – Verizon Chocolate.  The phone will compete with Apple for your download music fun.  It can store up to 1000 songs.  We’ll see, once released, if the world still loves Apples, or if a new Chocolate treat will take a bite into the iTunes business.

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For you fans of iPods and downloadable tunes there’s tons of fun news for you today.  In the US, Cartoon Network and CNN have brokered a deal to have their programming available on Apple’s iTunes.  Shows like The Venture Bros., Sealab 2021, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Johnny Bravo will be available for a $1.99 download charge.

Don’t fret UK users, because Coca-Cola is teaching the world to sing in perfect harmony.  Coke announced plans to launch a new music website in Europe that is integrated with Apple’s iTunes music store available to users in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the UK.  Coke is also running a promotion in the UK where packs of Coke and Diet Coke will have codes allowing you to download up to five free songs (per person).

Not quite all.  Verizon has announced its new music phone called – Verizon Chocolate.  The phone will compete with Apple for your download music fun.  It can store up to 1000 songs.  We’ll see, once released, if the world still loves Apples, or if a new Chocolate treat will take a bite into the iTunes business.

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MTV Video Music Awards

/ / Music News & Reviews

Shakira and The Red Hot Chili Peppers?  Sounds like a spicy Mexican dish, but not here.  Both recieved seven nominations for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, leading the pack on all the would be award winners.  Who else was nominated you ask?  Take a look at the full list inside.

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Take a gander at who made the cut this year.  Winners will be announced August 31.  Have an opinon you just have to share?  Think you know who should win?  You can go to to MTV.COM and cast your votes.

Video of the Year:
“Ain’t No Other Man” by Christina Aguilera
“Dani California” by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Hips Don’t Lie by Shakira
“Hung Up” by Madonna
“I Write Sins Not Tragedies” by Panic! At The Disco

Best Male Video:
“Gold Digger” by Kanye West
“Touch It” by Busta Rhymes
“What’s Left of Me” by Nick Lachey
“What Your Know” by T.I.
“You’re Beautiful” by James Blunt

Best Female Video:
“Ain’t No Other Man” by Christina Aguilera
“Because of You” by Kelly Clarkson
“Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira
“Hung Up” by Madonna
“Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado

Best Group Video:
“Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley
“Dance, Dance” by Fall Out Boy
“Dani California” by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
“I Write Sins Not Tragedies” by Panic! At The Disco
“Move Along” by The All American Rejects

Best Rock Video:
“Dani California” by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
“I Write Sins Not Tragedies” by Panic! At The Disco
“The Kill” by 30 Seconds to Mars
“Miss Murder” by AFI
“Wake Me Up When September Ends” by Green Day

Best R&B Video:
“Be Without You” by Mary J. Blige
“Check On It” by Beyonce
“Shake It Off” by Mariah Carey
“Unpredictable” by Jaime Foxx
“Yo! (Excuse Me Miss)” by Chris Brown

Best Hip Hop Video:
“Gold Digger” by Kayne West
“My Humps” by The Black Eyed Peas
“Rompe” by Daddy Yankee
“Stag Fly” by Three 6 Mafia
“Testify” by Common

Best Pop Video:
“Ain’t No Other Man” by Christina Aguilera
“Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira
“Hung Up” by Madonna
“Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado
“Stupid Girls” by Pink

Best Dance Video:
“Buttons” by Pussycat Dolls
“Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira
“Hung Up” by Madonna
“Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado
“Temperature” by Sean Paul

Best Rap Video:
“It’s Goin’ Down” by Young Joc
“Ridin’” by Chamillionaire
“Touch It” by Busta Rhyme
“What You Know” by T.I.
“Window Shopper” by 50 Cent

Best New Artist:
“The Adventure” by Angels And Airwaves
“Bat Country” by Avenged Sevenfold
“I Write Sins Not Tragedies” by Panic! At The Disco
“Run It” by Chris Brown
“SOS” by Rhiana
“You’re Beautiful” by Chris Brown

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New on DVD

/ / Home Video

We’re here to keep you informed on hot choices for renting or buying new DVD releases. Released this week: V for Vendetta, The Shaggy Dog, What the “Bleep” Do We Know, Inu Yasha Fire on the Mystic, Dallas Season 5 and Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 5.

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Here’s what is getting released today on DVD:

Film:

V for Vendetta – Here’s what I learned from V for Vendetta: 1. I never, ever, want anyone to try and make The Watchmen into a film, 2. Even when you gut a great graphic novel of some of its best material it can still come out well on screen, and 3. I have an even deeper appreciation for Sin City.  The Wachowksi adaption (Moore pulled his own name off the project) isn’t the graphic novel but it does have something worth watching.  I would have preferred a more faithful adaption to this remodeled version but what we do get is still quite good; sadly though the source material demands it to be great.  My immediate reaction to the film mostly positive yet conflicted and wistful of what could have been. Get the rest of Alan’s opinion on V for Vendetta.

The Shaggy Dog – The tagline for this film is “Raise the Woof.” If you think that’s incredibly clever and hysterically funny than this film is for you.  If however your age includes more than one digit and you don’t suffer from some kind of mental deficiency you may want to pass on this dog.  And this movie is a dog.  One very stupid dog.  Of course being neither mentally challenged nor a child the film isn’t geared towards me and I do believe young children will enjoy the obvious jokes of Tim Allen running around and acting like a dog for almost 100 minutes.  Me, not so much. Get the rest of Alan’s opinion on The Shaggy Dog.

What the “Bleep” Do We Know?! – Down the Rabbit Hole Quantum Edition – Part philosophy, part special effects, and enough to blow your mind as this film looks at a world where quantum uncertainty is demonstrated.  Everything is alive, and thought can change any apect of reality.
Animation:

Inu Yasha The Movie 4 – Fire on the Mystic Island – Wacky anime film about demons, Gods, and four children who take them on.  Presented in Japanese with English subtitles.

TV:

Dallas – The Complete Fifth Season – All 26 episodes of the Ewings and their soap-operatic lifestyles.

Curb Your Enthusiasm – The Complete Fifth Season – Larry David and Co. come together for another 10 episodes of off kilter fun and laughs.

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