March 2008

Drillbit Taylor

  • Title: Drillbit Taylor
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“You look like a professor of faggotology.”

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The film stars Nate Hartley and Troy Gentile as lovable losers and incoming freshman.  I probably don’t need to tell you the rest of the plot, but here goes.

The pair, along with a tag-a-along nerd pal (David Dorfman), on arriving at school the first day, instantly become the new objects of ridicule and torture for the sadistic school bully (Alex Frost) and his wacky pal (Josh Peck) who physically assault them on school property, try to run them down with their car, and make serious threats against their lives.

Sadly it seems the movie takes place in South Park, Colorado since every adult is a complete moron.  Complaints to the principal (Stephen Root) and to parents lead to only shrugs and laughs.

In order to protect themselves the boys hire a homeless veteran (Owen Wilson) to be their bodyguard.  Trouble is he’s more interested in mooching of the kids and scoring with a nymphomaniac teacher (Leslie Mann) than actually helping them.

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Wake Up!

  • Title: Sleepwalking
  • IMDB: link

“I’m pretending not to hate my life.”
 

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Joleen (Charlize Theron) is a mess.  She can’t raise her daughter Tara (AnnaSophia Robb) and has just been evicted.  Unable to deal with the harsh realities of her life, she pawns off her daughter on her only slightly more stable brother James (Nick Stahl), and takes off (for most of the film’s running time), without saying goodbye, with promises to return after she hits it big.

Trouble is James is almost as big a screw-up as his sister and promptly loses both his apartment and his job.  Tara is shipped off to Social Services and James goes off to live in a friend’s (Woody Harrelson) basement.

By this point your obviously wondering what the point of the film is.  I was too.  In fact after watching the entire thing I’m still unsure.

Unable to abandon Tara as her mother did James kidnaps her and takes her on a road trip back home to the farm where he and Joleen were raised.  There Tara meets her grandfather (Dennis Hopper) who, let’s just say doesn’t stand a good chance at winning grandfather of the year.

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Arthur C. Clarke

The last of the Big Three has died.  Science Fiction author Arthur C. Clarke passed away early Wednesday morning local time in Sri Lanka.  For years Clarke, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov made up the “Big Three” of Science Fiction writing.  Over a career spanning decades Clarke wrote close to 100 books and many more stories and articles most notably Childhood’s End and 2001: A Space Odyssey.  George Roddenberry credited Clarke’s work as inspiration for the original Star Trek.  Universally loved and appreciated, he will be missed.  Check out the Full Diagnosis to read Isaac’s Asimov‘s essay about his friend from his autobiograpy I. Assimov.

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Fresh Ink

Here’s a little more comic book goodness for you courtesy of G4’s Fresh Ink.  From the floor of the recent Wondercon here’s the always enjoyable Blair Butler and her interview with comic writer/artist/creator Brian Wood discussing his recent projects, his work on Grand Theft Auto, and what it’s like at a convention.

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Comic Rack

Hmm, we’re about to talk about comics so it must be Wednesday!  Welcome to the RazorFine Comic Rack boys and girls.  Pull up a bean bag and take a seat at feet of the master as we look at the new comics set to hit comic shops and bookstores today from DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, WildStorm, Vertigo, IDW Publishing, Dynamite Entertainment, Archie Comics, Devil’s Due Publishing, and Image Comics.

This week includes 100 Bullets, Captain Marvel, The Circle, The Flash, Ghost Rider, Grendel: Behold the Devil, Hack/Slash, The Sword, and the first issues of Darkness vs. Eva: Daughter of Dracula, Dark Victory, Ghost Whisperer, Super Friends and Tangent: Superman’s Reign.  Also don’t forget the truckload of new graphic novels including Batman: The Killing Joke Special Edition, Earth X Trilogy Companion,Mighty Avengers Vol. 1: The Ultron Initiative, Punisher War Journal Vol. 2: Goin’ Out West, Repo, Sandman Mystery Theatre Volume 6: The Hourman and the Python, Voltron Omnibus, and much, much more.

Enjoy issue #64

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