How could anybody not laugh at statements and quotes like “Could I get a real bottle please? I’m an alcoholic not a Barbie doll.” or “You must like getting spanked Farley, I guess it runs in the family.“Let’s move past the fact that Mr. Woodcock is never going to be an Oscar contender and certainly has absolutely no redeeming qualities, but go in with a limp mind and a need to laugh and next thing you know your funny bone is going crazy.
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It wouldn’t be Basketball Week without throwing out the love to my Kansas Jayhawks. Enjoy this short montage, and for you Jayhawk fans there’s more love inside.
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Today’s new list of music includes new albums from Janet Jackson, Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Tift Merritt, Missy Higgins, Lizz Wright, plus original soundtracks for films being released this Friday including Semi-Pro and The Other Boleyn Girl. Check it all out, and more, inside the Full Diagnosis.
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Today’s releases include:
Backwoods Barbie – Dolly Parton
Discipline – Janet Jackson
Another Country – Tift Merritt
Dig!!! Lazrus Dig!!! – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
On a Clear Day – Missy Higgins
The Orchard – Liz Wright
Seventh Tree – Goldfrapp
Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2008 Original Broadway Cast)
The Other Boleyn Girl Original Soundtrack
Semi-Pro Original Soundtrack
Feature Album:
Two-time Grammy Award winning Erykah Badu returns with her fifth album entitled New AmErykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War, the first of possibly three new albums from her hitting stores this year. This one celebrates her 10 years in the music business and will be released to coincide with the artist’s birthday.
The CD contains 11 tracks including “Amerykahn Promise,” “Me,” “My People,” “Master Teacher,” and “Honey” which was released as a single last November. Expect Pt. 2 of the album in about six months.
Will Ferrell stars as the owner/coach/player of a 1976 ABA team who tries to save his last place team from folding after the proposed merger with the NBA. Woody Harrelson, Maura Tierney, David Koechner, and Andre Benjamin also star. Check out the official site. We’ve seen it and we’ll have the review when the film dribbles its way onto the court on Friday. Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis. You can read our interview with the fim’s star here.
Semi-Pro
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“Nobody can take something away from you you don’t give them.”
After telling the tale of integration of T.C. Williams High School football with Remember the Titans producer Jerry Bruckheimer returns to familiar ground with this tale inspired by the true events of Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) and Texas Western, the first team to start five African-American players in an NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game.
In much the same way as Titans this film deals with the hardships and racism from both inside and outside the program. As a Disney film it’s a bit cleaned up considering its subject matter, though it does contain one or two disturbing scenes which make you wonder exactly how it received its PG rating.
The cast is strong and there are some nice supporting performances, hey nobody plays an asshole coach like Jon Voight, and Emily Deshanel has a nice role as Mary Haskins. Also worth noting all the players, including Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Evan Jones, Schin A.S. Kerr, and Alphonso McAuley, who turn out good performances both on and off the court.
Because of the familiarity and similarities with Remember the Titans the film does have a been-there, done-that, feel to it at times. I wouldn’t call it a great sports film, but it is a good one; the performances are strong, and there’s certainly enough here to recommend in a tale worth telling, and listening to.
