dvd on tap: Resurrection [Russell Mulcahy]

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
Serial killer with religious slant being tracked by a troubled cop in a gloomy, moody environment. Sounds familiar? Because Resurrection is a poor man's Seven, by any measure. Chicago detective John Prudhomme (Christopher Lambert), haunted by the death of his only son and distanced emotionally from his wife, needs all his wits about him to catch a ritualistic serial killer who has a penchant for taking a piece of his victims with him. When his partner Andy (Leland Orser - a Seven alumnus!) gets hurt in an up-close encounter with the killer, Prudhomme has to work fast, and is stunned to learn the murderer is closer than he thinks. This one at least has an upbeat ending, unlike its better predecessor where every member of the audience left the theater looking like they lost their organs.

"Doesn't Hannibal Lecter just take kidneys?"

Week 8 Bets

1st and 10 ... Week 8 prognostications - bets in color
Sunday Games
Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills ... Arizona defense is the league's best despite being 2-4
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys ... I like Mariucci's boys better
Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans ... Which Chad is going to show up?
Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs ... this could even eclipse Wk 3's Colts-Pack shootout
NY Giants at Minnesota Vikings ... i'll be rooting for the New York team but Culpepper is still on fire
Baltimore Ravens at Philadelphia Eagles ... Ray, will you shut T.O. up?
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers ... damn i'm torn here, i'll be happy either way *lol*
Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins ... Joe Gibbs needs the Pepto
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans ... another split-choice. aaaargh.
Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks ... if the 'Hawks lose even this one, start fireholmgren.com
Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos ... Two pretenders. Suddenly unmasked. Yikes.
Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers ... Memo to Mr. Brees: Just Win, Baby
San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears ... i'd bet the Bears would like to switch QBs with 49ers
Monday Night Football
Miami Dolphins at NY Jets ... 9 PM EST This is where you'll find me.

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Last Wk:   8/14   57.14%
Overall: 61/102   59.8%   still good.
Road:   29-22
Home:  32-19

dvd on tap: Rat Race [Jerry Zucker]

BUST-A-GUT WEEK
Now that we're done with felines, let's deal with rodents. On a typical lazy day in Vegas, let's see - what have we got? Two loser brothers (Seth Green and Vince Vieluf) angling for a quick buck. A disgraced football referee (Cuba Gooding Jr) trying to escape the crowd. A mother (Whoopi Goldberg) meeting a long-lost daughter (Lanei Chapman). A slob dad (Jon Lovitz) taking his family for a Sin City vacation. An Italian who's a little cuckoo, not to mention slow (Rowan Atkinson). And a young goody-two shoe Chicago attorney (Breckin Meyer) who's just about to head back after attending his friend's wedding. They all win an opportunity to grab 2 million dollars stored in a train station locker room. Coincidence? No. They've all been set up by eccentric hotel owner Don Sinclair (John Cleese), who spends most of his time conjuring up outrageous things to bet on with his equally bored-and-rich circle of friends (like what? oh, things like who's going to puke first in a wiggling Learjet, or how much would a hooker charge given some kinky demands). Scripted beautifully Andy Breckman (just suspend your sense of reality and enjoy how each of the contestants manage to get to the destination through the most outrageous situations imaginable - an unimaginable) and directed by Jerry Zucker (who has comedy pedigree with Airplane! and Top Secret), Rat Race piles on the laughs and makes you think that everyone in this planet is really just going to do anything for money. Who else would ignore $2 million? But that's until the final scene, where it still puts faith in a man's basic goodness and decency. A keeper in my collection.

"Free internet connection? Where?? Where???"

dvd on tap: The Cat in The Hat [Bo Welch]

BUST-A-GUT WEEK
The second big screen adaptation of Dr. Theodore Geisel's (Seuss to the laymen like me) beloved books comes to life in a dazzling array of colors and effects. Mike Myers plays The Cat with lots of energy and a liiiiiiiiiiittle bit of Austin Powers in there somewhere. A simple tale of children having fun while the parents are away, the movie appeals most to the children who get a lot out of their imagination (and the Cat does bring a lot in the chaos department. Dakota Fanning and Spencer Breslin are the kids, Kelly Preston is their mom, while Alec Baldwin and Sean Hayes provide support as the scheming Quinn and the hyper-hygienic Mr Humberfloob. Savaged by critics, i still think its less annoying than How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

"Oh dear ... this is gonna ruin my shagadelic reputation."

dvd on tap: Office Space [Mike Judge]

BUST-A-GUT WEEK
Already considered a cult classic (at least for the geek crowd hehe), Office Space hits all the right notes and strikes a chord for the IT everyman screwed by the idiots upstairs. Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston, a poor man's Brendan Fraser) hates his job at a tech firm specializing in Y2k conversion, and hates his 8 bosses railing on him about cover pages on TPS reports (that actually became a popular in-joke - Totally Pointless Stuff), especially Bill Lumbergh (a hilarious Gary Cole). Fed up with the BS, he conspires with his pals Michael (David Herman, whose character is another of hysteria) and Samir (Ajay Naidu) to steal money from the company using a virus that debits fractions of cents from accounts, as to be inconspicuous. Along the way, he woos waitress Joanna (Jennifer Aniston) and provides a romantic slant to what would have been just "a geek movie." Speaking of geeks (and losers), Stephen Root provides giggles as unknowingly disenfranchised employee named Milton, who apparently was fired a long time ago, but HR lost the paperwork and payroll still kept sending the checks. Judge's (Mr Beavis and Butthead himself) satirical work is based on an animated short of the same name focused mainly on the Milton character, but expanded beautifully to a scale that should appeal even to the non-Dilbert crowd.

Things you won't see in "Friends"

dvd on tap: Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back [Kevin Smith]

BUST-A-GUT WEEK
Continuing the comic misadventures of his pot-smoking slacker creations Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and himself), comic writer Kevin Smith now pits them against Hollywood for making a movie about them - well, no, it really doesn't start out that way. See, they wanted to kick bulletin board posters' asses who flamed them on the internet, and at the same time stop the movie from being filmed (so they won't get flamed) - but they also want to collect paychecks for being the characters' basis. Along the way, they pick up some hot jewel thieves (riiiiight, Shannon Elizabeth hooks up with foul-mouthed dopehead Mewes), steal a monkey, escape and evade a wildlife sheriff (Will Ferrell), and recreate Star Wars lighsaber fights with Mark Hammill. With nods to pop culture, dirty and off-color jokes (wink, wink), numerous cameo appearances (you'll need your toes), and references to his own movies, the script practically wrote itself (as opposed to his comicbooks, where he has "a diarrhea of the keyboard" - thanks, jeg!). Call Smith a self-indulgent prick, but he's the fanboys' self-indulgent prick.

"Ben is dating J-Lo!?!? M&$@#!F#%&^$%R!!"

[CJ Forward Playlist 10272004]

Album: Frazier Chorus Ray
Snaptrax: Walking On Air, Prefer You Dead, Cloud 8, We Love You, All The Air
A relatively unknown band with a short career, but one that will never be ignored in my collection.

dvd on tap: Comic Book Villains [James Robinson]

BUST-A-GUT WEEK
One of the very few movies about comics and the whole collecting culture, Comic Book Villains explores the life of small town slacker Archie (DJ Qualls), a fanboy who realizes there is a world beyond comicbook collecting, but is caught between two other rivals vying for an extensive collection in the possession of an old lady who doesn't want to sell. Archie's friend Raymond (Donal Logue), a true-blue fan and broke comicstore owner, who dreams of occupying the same rarefied air as his idol creators, and who despises his crosstown rivals Norman (Michael Rapaport) and Judy (Natasha Lyonne), who to him represent the corporate and commercialized evil aspect of the industry. The movie slips into edgy black comedy halfway as Raymond even contracts a former schoolmate Carter (a miscast Cary Elwes) to steal the collection. Within its indie confines (first time director Robinson is a writer first and foremost) lies the yearning to move the culture beyond its core audience, but still, the title itself ensures only the fanboys will be filling the seats. I still can relate *s*.

"What?!? Jean Grey's dead?? Again???"

[CJ Forward/Reverse Playlist 10262004]

Album: Aerosmith O Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
Snaptrax: Walk This Way, Mama Kin, Sweet Emotion, Big Ten Inch Record, Dude (Looks Like A Lady), Janie's Got A Gun, Angel, Love In An Elevator, Pink, Jaded, I Don't Want To Miss A Thing, Living On The Edge, Just Push Play
NNice retrospective. Cool SUT music.

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i decided to make an end-of-the-week blog/column, just for the heck of it. just a recap of the past 7 days, and random thoughts. I'm not sure if i can stick to it in the long run or even consistently, but it would be a fun exercise, and it would be maximizing blogging as a pasttime. well, who knows i might die tomorrow, so this is the closest i'll get to having a Recorder (yup, those Kree papparazzi) document my complicated-yet-not-really life. although its not as if anyone reads this (cue torero laughter here). I should mass-email this location at some point *lol*.

iBox (or what i saw on TV this week)
Desperate Housewives - We finally see the Teri-Hatcher-nekkid episode hoooohaaa!
Boston Legal - Freddie Prinze Jr is Denny Crane's son. Not!
Lost ("White Rabbit")- Sawyer is suspected of stealing supplies and bartering them away (but its actually Boone). Jack, haunted by hallucinations of his late father, comes to terms with his being thrust as the leader of the survivors. Nice character development, but this week its missing a cliffhanger for next week.
The Apprentice 2 - Missed parts of it, but Stacy (the mini-lawyer) got offed. I mean fired. And its mix-and-match now - no more gender-based teams.
E.R. ("Fear") - i can't seem to get away from the operating room. Dr Korday gets kicked out for doing that HIV+/organ-donation operation, a mother's 2 daughters fall out of the window under suspicious circumstances (and when one of them dies on the table, you know it hurts Carter again), Pratt and Chen are talking again after the season-opening accident, Abby inadvertently drives out that annoying doctor with OCD, Sam's still thinking of moving in with Kovac, Neela finally comes to her senses and jumps at Lewis' offer to return to the ER - yay! Also, Abby and Carter could be together again, down the line.

Hey! Where was CSI NY this week???

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1st and 10 ... Week 7 prognostications (bets in color).
Sunday Games
Philadelphia Eagles at Cleveland Browns ... TO vs Jeff Garcia Round 1!
Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts ... Manning vs Leftwich Round 2!
Atlanta Falcons at Kansas City Chiefs ... Chiefs can win this if they put Vick on a leash
St. Louis Rams at Miami Dolphins ... if the 'Fins cant beat the Bills, how much more the Rams?
Tennessee Titans at Minnesota Vikings ... Fisher-Men can't avoid Daunte's (TD) Inferno
Detroit Lions at NY Giants ... Lions will have first road loss
Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... Bucs showing signs of life
San Diego Chargers at Carolina Panthers ... Two teams going on opposite directions
Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens ... Bledsoe should have taken out insurance premiums per sack (but that would be too expensive)
NY Jets at New England Patriots ... One chance to get back at Boston after Yankee meltdown. J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets!!
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals ... Hawks are mad for losing 2 straight. Cardinals look out!
New Orleans Saints at Oakland Raiders ... Two crap teams slugging it out ... ho-humm
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers ... Two better teams playing for pride
Monday Night Football
Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals ... Chad Johnson now needs the Pepto.

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No Biz Like ...

Hey, props to Lav Diaz for his new film Evolution (10 hours? really?). I never saw Batang West Side but i heard it got good reviews. Is it on DVD somewhere?

Meet the new Big Blue. Little-known Brandon Routh reportedly snagged the coveted title role in upcoming Superman movie.

Let's see ... Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker. James Marsden as Cyclops. Shiiiitake. Let's hope he knows what he's doing.

Britney Spears, as quoted in British magazine New! about her displeasure on the cover shot of her greatest hits CD, saying, "I look like a porn star. And why the blonde hair? I am so over being blonde."
and you are so over, girl. you just got better Vegas odds in appearing nude in Playboy down the line. Did she mention porn? Hwa-ha-ha-ha.

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CoolStuff (via Gizmodo/Endgadget and other RSS feeds)
Scrabble Pocket Dictionary *lol* (http://www.bookofjoe.com/2004/10/official_scrabb.html)
For those who love typing in the dark *s*
Honey, you ARE friggin' fat.
You're a dick. And your car is a vibrator. *nyuknyuknyuk*
Samsung SCH-S250 (5 Mpx Camera QVGA 16.7M colors, MP3 Player, 92 Mb RAM $800)
Mindball ... only for the rich and cultured hoity-toity chumps?
Break down the Gates! (http://www.spreadfirefox.com/)

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Current Pulp on Hand: Trojan Odyssey - I've been a sucker for Clive Cussler's adventure novels woven intricately with history and his love for the sea, ever since he had Dirk Pitt raise the Titanic. Now, with age almost-but-not-yet catching up with him, Pitt is still the daredevil but now has new company: his long-lost twin children, Dirk and Summer. They're chip off the old block that's for sure, but here's hoping Cussler still has it in him to write the next generation of adventurers when Dirk Sr hangs up his diving suit (and make the twins' a bit more distinctive). Well, this time, Celtic artifacts are discovered under the sea near the Dominican Republic but there has been no recorded sea travel there, at least for the Celts. Uh-huh. Lost sunk civilization. And how does this all go back to the Trojans? I'll tell you when I'm done. *s*

Spin, Spin, Whiskey and Gin: Tori Amos - Tales of A Librarian. An artist I haven't paid much interest to, and whose greatest hits collection has found its way into my stereo.

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uThoughts:
Team America: World Police is the #1 movie in America ... involving puppets (hahahahaha - so proclaimed the TV ad after the first week). Yeah, audiences are just being cautious. But if you want to laugh and aren't easily offended, c'mon, hands down, this is The Movie to see.

Notable commercials: Blue Man Group for Intel Centrino ... Toyota with that single wheel rolling through the phases of life (and that upcoming Fisher song) ... NexTel with office guys grooving to "Push it" ... U2 doing "Vertigo" for new cool iPod commercial (although Bono sings "uno...dos...tres...katorse!" what th-?)

Despite recent studies that more and more people are surfing the net than watching TV, I have to say I still do watch a fair chunk of TV (and thus a lot more commercials, an industry which currently reeling because of such habit changes). Probably because of the new TV season. But often you'll find me both on the net and glancing at the tube.

New Sales director (Colm Meaney!!!) in town ... is this a change for the better? fingers crossed!

Boston Red Sox vs St Louis Cardinals ... Boston would have loved to face Clemens/Astros instead.

Its been a year since my dad and sis were here ... great times.

dvd on tap: Small Time Crooks [Woody Allen]

BUST-A-GUT WEEK
Woody Allen's characters seem all the same: small-whiny-guy-so-full-of-himself, and sometimes his ego gets so in-your-face, because he keeps casting himself as the lead guy (see Mighty Aphrodite, Hollywood Ending, Anything Else). But in Small Time Crooks, it does work , because no one could play the loser criminal who's a really a ... say it with me ... "small-whiny-guy-so-full-of-himself." Which is probably why he writes scripts with variations of the same character. Anyway, Ray (Allen), a dishwasher who previously served a jail sentence for robbery, makes plans to rob a bank by taking over a store two doors down, and tunnelling underneath. The dumb plan, concocted with his pals Denny (Michael Rapaport), Tommy (Tony Darrow) and Benny (Jon Lovitz), is met with derision by his level-headed wife Frenchy (Tracy Ullman), but she goes along with it anyway. Their verbal sparring, and most of the dialogue, is terrific, very New York-y, and is a hallmark of Allen scriptwriting. The plan doesn't work, but the losers still strike it rich, because the cookie shop they opened as a front becomes an overnight corporate success. Soon, the couple tries to insinuate themselves into high society (hey, where the hell did the rest of the cast go? budget constraints?), and their roles become reversed, as he becomes the level-headed one, while she unwittingly used by a charming art dealer (Hugh Grant). In the end, Allen shows that you can't change your spots, and you just have to be the best at what you are. Hey, where's the rest of the cast??

"See this fist? It hits as hard as Roy Jones Jr's right hook ... c'mon, dare me, woman, dare me!"

pulp in hand: Cuba [Stephen Coonts]

Military superstud Jake Grafton, now an admiral of a battle group, has to save Fidel Castro's country from itself. Not as technically verbose or expansive in scale as Clancy, Coonts still exacts some suspense on a smaller stage.

[CJ Reverse Playlist 10192004]

etc
What's Your Flava?, Craig David
She's Got That Vibe, R Kelly
Livin' It Up, Ja Rule feat Case
Shackles (Praise You), Mary Mary
This Is How We Do It, Mis-Teeq
Too Close, Next
Maria Maria, Santana
Who Am I, Snoop Doggy Dogg
Ain't No Playa, Jay-Z
Shake Yo Ass, Mystikal
Easier Said Than Done, Stargate
Love Guaranteed, Damage

dvd on tap: Bean [Mel Smith]

BUST-A-GUT WEEK
The beloved walking disaster known to millions as Bean made the crossover from TV to film in 1997 (and was promptly relegated to history thereafter). The script has him crossing the pond to America, sent by his employers at the Royal National Gallery in London, to officiate the unveiling of an important painting in a Los Angeles museum. He's only on that plane because the Gallery chairman is protecting him from being fired. The moment he sets foot on American soil, hysterical hijinks ensue. Most of the gags are drawn from his hit TV series, but they are all still cringe-inducing and on certain moments, will have you laughing silly. Rowan Atkinson was born to play Bean, and Peter MacNicol is perfect as the museum curator caught in the Bean train wreck.

... And God hiccuped.

[CJ Forward Playlist 10192004]

etc
Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back), Eamon
Stacy's Mom, Fountains of Wayne
Bad Day, Fuel
Hemorrhage (In My Hands), Fuel
All For You, Janet Jackson

ok, got the link on the side ...

... for Yoni Cohen's college bball blog. what's the Arizona Wildcat chant?

for college bball action

http://collegeball.blogspot.com

hey, let the kids play 4 years :-)

some help here - how can i post this link on the sidebar? i guess that would mean some HTML tinkering?

dvd on tap: Bringing Down The House [Adam Shankman]

BUST-A-GUT WEEK
Lawyer Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin), thinks he's meeting up with a fellow attorney for a nice dinner date at his house. Turns out his date is an escaped felon - an escaped female felon (Queen Latifah as Charlene). Apparently she had time inside to surf and trawl and chat up lawyers who may help her with her case. Yep, that's what happens. She then proceeds to rock the boat of his White Anglo-Saxon Upper Crust life, and he has to pretend she's the new nanny to keep up appearances to the uppity neighbors and his law firm. The best lines are owned by his trippin' colleague Howie (Eugene Levy), taking a liking to Charlene and talking hood with the best of 'em. The laughers are few and far in between - putting Steve Martin in a hiphop club seems forced. The comedy deliveries are still okay, though you feel Martin could have done better.

"And I'll tell you a secret ... I'm Harrison Ford's secret twin!"

[CJ Forward Playlist 10182004]

Album: The Church Starfish
Snaptrax: A New Season, Destination, Reptile, Spark, Under The Milky Way
Never had LSD so this is the closest I'll ever get to experiencing it

Make It Reel

Its time once again to visit ... the cineplex! As circumstances dictate, my pal W (i should start calling him Dubya now, short for Dubious *lol*) and I kickstarted his so-called birthday celebration by uh ... watching 2 movies for 1 (take that, you Hollywood emperors!). First up - Team America: World Police. Created by those insane Canadians who served us South Park, this is their take on current world events by way of that 60s sci-fi TV series Thunderbirds. As a child, I was only mildly amused by puppets masquerading as space rescuers (or was that the other way around?). This time, put into context in the real world we inhabit - i don't think any movie made me laugh like this in a long, long, loooooooooooong time. Ok? Ok. Trey Parker and Matt Stone butcher every sacred (and unsacred) cow and skewer anyone who logs a lot of airtime on CNN and in our collective consciousness. In short - bwahahahaha! Anything that brings me to tears from laughing so much is two thumbs up in my book. The DVD should make its way to my collection soon enough (the original, ok). Next up: Shark Tale. After the success of Shrek 2, it'll be very hard to top it, especially during the same movie season. Despite the heavyweight voice talents and star power - Robert De Niro, Will Smith, Renee Zellwegger, Angelina Jolie, Jack Black and Martin Scorsese - Shark Tale comes off second to Finding Nemo in terms of fully exploring the limits of animation in an underwater setting, plus you can't help feeling you've seen its style before (e.g., silly-fied name brands). Dreamworks, though, still has a nice little hit on its hands. Edu-tainment at its best - though Team America is definitely NOT for the kiddies.

Week 6 Bets

1st and 10 ... Week 6 prognostications - bets in color
Sunday Games
San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons ... a clash of 2 superstars essentially traded for each other
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills ... falling, falling, down, down, down
Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears ... Urlacher's baaaaack.
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns ... it'll be raining cats and dogs - you need pepto-bismol?
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions ... should the Lions fear a cornered Favre? yeah.
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans ... Texans could squeeze by, but they have to manhandle Chris Brown
Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots ... big test for Pats, and to show if 'Hawks are just pretenders
San Francisco 49ers at NY Jets ... only 4 letters you need: J-E-T-S, JETS!!!
Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles ... c'mon Cats, show em your Super Bowl mojo
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars ... if the Chiefs don't win this, thats it.
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders ... Broncos could be the first to win in the Black Hole this season
Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys ... The Tuna is buttering up Big Ben but i hope that kid beats him. badly.
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints ... this is not going to be an upset
Monday Night Football
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams ... the Rams still wants the division. good.

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Wk1 results: 11/16 68.75%
Wk2 results: 9/16 56.25%
Wk3 results: 7/14 50.00%
Wk4 results: 9/14 64.2%
Wk5 results: 7/14 50.00% at least i haven't fallen below break-even yet. shiitake.

dvd on tap: Mystic River [Clint Eastwood]

Muvis Absentis Kamatis (or stuff i missed at the cineplex)
Three young boys spend an afternoon playing street hockey and indulge in boyish hijinks in a Boston suburb. Two men accost them, presenting themselves as cops, and take one of them, Dave, presumably to tell him to his mother. This turns out to be a kidnapping from which Dave escapes on his own. Fast forward years later: the three are now grown men who have lived their own lives apart - Jimmy (Sean Penn) has been through one marriage and a jail sentence, but is running a neighborhood store and living a quiet life with his family; Sean (Kevin Bacon), now a cop himself, and struggling to make his own family complete; and Dave (Tim Robbins), also living a quiet life with his family - but whose past experiences may have scarred him more than we thought. On a tragic night where Jimmy's daughter is murdered, suspicion is initially cast on her secret boyfriend, Brendan (Tom Guiry), whom Jimmy hates for reasons initially undisclosed. However, the film takes us through incidents that may point to Dave as the culprit - his peculiar attitude makes his wife Celeste (Marcia Gay Harden) scared and confess things to Jimmy. Sean, torn between friendship and duty, also has to walk the line and rein in his partner Whitey (Laurence Fishburne) who has all but put the handcuffs on Dave. Their choices make for an explosive finale, albeit loose ends are left untied. But perhaps thats how the Dennis Lehane novel and Clint Eastwood wanted to leave it. Penn has the good fortune of finally hitting his stride by starring in 2 of the best movies of 2003, although I feel he should have won that Oscar for 21 Grams rather than this one.

"Imagine if i directed 'Swept Away' ... they wouldn't be laughing at her ... oh God, i still love Madonna."

pulp in hand: Prey [Michael Crichton]

Nanotech swarm escapes lab, has to be taken down by hero houseband. was written, i think, for the movie in mind - i can almost see the trailer *s*

dvd on tap: Matchstick Men [Ridley Scott]

Muvis Absentis Kamatis (or stuff i missed at the cineplex)
And for the 5th con-related (yes, Vegas is a con) movie in this set, we have Nicolas Cage transforming himself into Roy Waller, a obsessive-compulsive multi-phobic con artist plying his trade with his partner Frank (Sam Rockwell). Roy only eats canned tuna fish, swings his door three times before fully opening it, hates being in outdoors, and is overly-dependent on pills, that when he loses them, he goes overboard and manically cleans his house. Things turn upside down, when just before they put their biggest plan into motion, Roy's long-lost daughter Angela (Alison Lohman) walks into his life. Cage is already awesome taking on this tic-laden role, and his scenes on trying to bond with his daughter are absolute delights. Lohman, who was amazing in White Oleander, continues to hone her chameleon skills by playing a perky 14-year old when she's all of 23 (she actually makes the transition later in the film). Being a con movie, you know something bigger than the con they're dreaming up is going to happen - the film does involve you in its little foibles which leaves you somewhat unprepared for the con. Great jobs all around - Scott comes out with another winner.

"This is what i think of your fancy schmancy XDA II, you neurotic prick!"

dvd on tap: The Cooler [Wayne Kramer]

Muvis Absentis Kamatis (or stuff i missed at the cineplex)
A "cooler" is the term for casino employees who "turn" a customer's good luck and hot streak upside down. Bernie Lootz (a sad sack William H Macy) is a walking, talking purveyor of malas, and as such is the best cooler in Shangri-La casino in Las Vegas. Mere days from his eventual retirement, he can't wait to get out of the business, after years of repaying a debt to casino boss Shelly Kaplow (Alec Baldwin). That is, until Lady Luck in the form of waitress Natalie (the fetching Maria Bello) smiles upon him, and overnight, sheds off the bad aura. Naturally, Shelly isn't pleased because the customers are also infected with Bernie's good luck, running up winnings that the casino's shadowy mob investors frown upon. Eventually, things come to a head, secrets spill out, and Bernie and Natalie have to make a stand. A traditional fable in modern-day settings, The Cooler is a feel-good story (and a critic's favorite) amidst the harsh nature of the artificial paradise that is Vegas. Some interesting highlights include seeing Paul Sorvino mugging as a has-been lounge singer, and that overly-hyped Macy and Bello nude scene (yeah, right - this isn't exactly Basic Instinct so what's the fuss all about? *lol*).

"I reckon kicking a pregnant woman will garner me an Oscar nomination - take that, you New York tabloid idiots!"

[CJ Forward Playlist 10132004]

etc
tracks by DJ Tiesto
Maranja, Mojado featuring Mr Sams
Beautiful Things, Andain
Out of Orbit, Fictivision
Forever Waiting, Mr Sams vs Fred Baker
Sunrising, Choopie and Shmuel
Acapulco, The Ambush
Stream, Mark Norman
Shine, Mark Norman
My Thing, Fred Baker

[CJ Reverse Playlist 10122004]

etc
Sunglasses At Night, Corey Hart
Don't Dream Its Over, Crowded House
(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight, Cutting Crew
California Girls, David Lee Roth
You Spin Me Round, Dead Or Alive
Rhythm of the Night, DeBarge
Out of the Blue, Debbie Gibson
Armageddon It, Def Leppard
Heaven Help Me, Deon Estus

dvd on tap: Confidence [James Foley]

Muvis Absentis Kamatis (or stuff i missed at the cineplex)
Jake Vig (Edward Burns) is the leader of a group of experienced con artists. But in their last heist, they run afoul of mob boss Winston King (Dustin Hoffman) and get one of their friends killed. This sets them up for a bigger job which, despite the objections of his crewmates Miles (Brian Van Holt) and Gordo (Paul Giamatti), could set them up for life - or send them all six feet deep. Jake then recruits gorgeous petty thief Lily (Rachel Weisz), and proceeds to execute an intricate scam with twists and turns that will make even the most critical of scam movies smile (and even you might see where the plot was going beforehand). Burns, despite being a poor man's Ben Affleck (but at least he MARRIED The Girl, Bennifer!), is perfect as the suave and smooth-talking grifter, and the other supporting role players (Andy Garcia, Robert Forster, Donal Logue, Luis Guzman, and oh, look - a Morris Chestnut sighting) are no slouches either. Director Foley's biggest hit was probably Glengarry Glen Ross, but now he's back in the game. Not yet in the class of say, Ocean's Eleven or The Italian Job, but still smart, snappy, and thoroughly enjoyable.

"Listen, no offense, but i'm not so comfortable holding hands with the guy who played Tootsie."

[CJ Forward Playlist 10122004]

Album: Billy Idol Idol Songs
Snaptrax: To Be A Lover, Flesh For Fantasy, Don't Need A Gun, Eyes Without A Face, White Wedding
Evokes high school memories of headbanging and air-guitaring. Wait - i still do that *lol*.

R.I.P. Christopher Reeve

The First and Only Superman of my generation.

dvd on tap: House of Sand and Fog [Vadim Perelman]

Muvis Absentis Kamatis (or stuff i missed at the cineplex)
This movie is an extreme, yet plausible example, of how even good intentions cannot change things and push situations into unpleasant territory (to say the least). Kathy (Jennifer Connelly), a woman struggling with alcoholism and abandoned by her husband, finds herself being evicted from her home. In the time it takes her to assess the situation and get some legal help, her house has been put up for sale and has been scooped up by an Iranian emigre, Colonel Behrani (Ben Kingsley). Both of the main characters wear masks to ward off some of life's harsh realities - Kathy hides the ugly facts of her situation from her mother and slips into irresponsibility of not even reading her mail which might have saved her from being evicted, while Behrani projects an image with the trappings of status, despite the fact that he toils in manual labor. In an effort to bear the costs of raising his growing family, he immediately grabs Kathy's property with the intention of selling it later for a profit. A law officer, Lester (Ron Eldard), tries to help Kathy with her troubles, and his good intentions push them all further into bigger trouble. The tug of war for Kathy's house becomes a war of wills that end tragically. It seems a gutsy call to give this material to first-time Ukrainian director Perelman, who pushes all the right buttons and serves up a great story. And speaking of splendid work, isn't there anything the great Ben Kingsley can't do? Years removed from his Oscar win for Gandhi, he still churns out quality output.

"And I will not be pleased if I don't get the role of Prof. Xavier in XMen 3!!"

. . . pati na rin linggo

7.15 yawn
7.45 shower
8.15 laundromat again
8.20 starbucks (again?!)
8.45 deep in 9/11 Commission Report (again)
9.15 call home
12.00 NFL Today
1:00 Gametime - Jints vs The Tuna
3.50 Nyahahaha - The Master was humiliated
4.00 J-E-T-S, JETS!!!
6.30 Won by a field goal, but still ... J-E-T-S, JETS!!!
9.00 Desperate Housewives (nyuk-nyuk-nyuk)
10.00 Boston Legal

Week 5 Bets

1st and 10 ... Week 5 prognostications - bets in color
Sunday Games
Oakland Raiders vs Indianapolis Colts ... Ok, ok, am going for Peyton now.
Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots ... 19th straight win. Guaranteed.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints ... Might be an upset
Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers ... Not a good week to be Jeff Garcia
Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons ... Detroit might give Atlanta a good run
NY Giants vs Dallas Cowboys ... Parcells: "I am still the master."
Minnesota Vikings vs Houston Texans ... Vikes should be mad this week
Jacksonville Jaguars vs San Diego Chargers ... So should the Jags
Buffalo Bills vs NY Jets ... Poor Bledsoe will be sacked. again.
Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers ... There will only be one bottom-feeder.
St. Louis Rams vs Seattle Supersonics ... Viewed to be the passing of the torch.
Carolina Panthers vs Denver Broncos ... I'll take the Cats over em horses
Baltimore Ravens vs Washington Redskins ... Last chance to see drug-charge poster boy Jamal Lewis for awhile
Monday Night Football
Tennessee Titans vs Green Bay Packers ... would be a great one if the 2 star QBs were 100%.

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Wk1 results: 11/16   68.75%
Wk2 results: 9/16     56.25%
Wk3 results: 7/14     50.00%
Wk4 results: 9/14     64.2%

i love you sabado . . .

8.30 yawn
8.45 shower
9.30 laundromat
9.40 starbucks
10.25 deep in 9/11 Commission Report
10.50 done laundromat
11.05 continued week 2 in Madden 2004
12.10 blanked the Bucs with the Panthers, 55-0
12.15 corned beef and fried rice
1:45 more Madden: my Bengals blast Raiders, 41-17
3.00 nap
5:00 Mass
6:00 grocery
7:55 still more Madden: Pats shut out Eagles, 35-0
8:00 bread, peanut butter and strawberry jelly
8.15 House of Sand and Fog
10:00 and still more Madden: Tomlinson runs for 4 TDs and the Chargers kill the Broncos 74-7
11.20 blogging all this minutiae *lol*

dvd on tap: Confessions of A Dangerous Mind [George Clooney]

Muvis Absentis Kamatis (or stuff i missed at the cineplex)
TV impresario Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell), producer of "The Dating Game" and "The Gong Show" during the 70s, leads a double life - by night, he is a CIA assassin. Or so he claims. The details of which have been extensively documented in his memoirs and adapted in this directorial debut by George Clooney. Clooney himself plays Jim Byrd, who allegedly recruits Barris as an independent CIA contractor. Barris never wanted anything more than to be in showbiz; that, and scoring with chicks. Until meeting up with Byrd, he was leading the charmed life, pitching TV shows to networks and having fun with his main squeeze Penny (Drew Barrymore). At the height of "The Dating Game's" popularity, winners were being awarded chaperoned trips to Cold War locales (such as West Berlin) to coincide with Barris' secret missions. Julia Roberts has a prominent role as another spy, while Rutger Hauer and Maggie Gyllenhaal make cameo appearances. Barris' life may have been colorful, but which is fact and which is fiction? Your guess is good as mine.

Ok, this is not the textbook way to meet your future wife.

dvd on tap: American Splendor [Shari Springer Berman/Robert Pulcini]

Muvis Absentis Kamatis (or stuff i missed at the cineplex)
Cult writer Harvey Pekar's life story comes to vibrant life in this movie named after his first and best comicbook hit American Splendor. Tracing his roots in a depressing Cleveland suburb, Harvey (played superbly by Paul Giamatti) barely finishes school and works as a hospital file clerk (which he does until retirement, even after his success). Divorced from his second wife and battling a throat problem, his life goes nowhere until he strikes up a friendship with soon-to-be-famous cartoonist Robert Crumb (James Urbaniak), who inspires him down the same road and write his own comicbook (to be illustrated initially by Crumb). Pekar's life becomes as colorful as the books he writes, which are drawn from his everyday experiences - his everyman outlook in life spawning a solid cult following. One of those fans eventually becomes his wife, Joyce (Hope Davis), who sticks with him despite his obsessive-compulsive behavior and generally antisocial personality. The movie is interspersed with scenes with the real-life Harvey Pekar, who provides wry and sarcastic narration and insights to the proceedings. That same wit and subversive bent leads to an infamous incident highlighted in the movie, where he finally gets fed up being a Tonight Show regular, and skewers David Letterman and corporate America on live TV. A wholly original and excellent film.

"Superman? Already taken. Spawn? Naah. Too deep. Ahh ... I got it ... Loserman!!"

* B I T S *
clickable links from my feedreader

i cain't spel wort a damm.

are you sirius?!?

career change! career change!

not a good year to be a cop in iraq ...

... but at least they're making money off Mount St Helens *lol*

things to look forward to: america (the book) and beyond the sea

[CJ Forward Playlist 10072004]

Album: Beastie Boys To The 5 Boroughs
Snaptrax: Time to Build, The Brouhaha, 3 The Hard Way, Hey Fuck You, Ch-Check It Out, All Lifestyles, An Open Letter to NYC
Love letter to New York from three of its favorite (and prodigal) sons.

dvd on tap: Dogville [Lars Von Trier]

Muvis Absentis Kamatis (or stuff i missed at the cineplex)
A small Colorado town named Dogville accepts a young stray woman named Grace (Nicole Kidman)running away from seemingly strange circumstances. The townspeople, led by the local philosopher/writer Thomas Edison Jr (Paul Bettany), take her in and grudgingly accept her presence - despite the knowledge some gangsters were looking for her. She gratefully tries to earn her keep, through manual labor, and the residents warm up to her and even consider her a friend. Fear and hysteria sets in when the police keep placing 'Wanted' posters of her around Dogville (she hides when they ride in). Pretty soon, they weigh the risks of keeping her around and then resort to emotional blackmail and eventually, physical abuse - the men force themselves on her and the women blame her for it. Her lone attempt to escape is met with failure, and Grace is chained to prevent her from leaving. Through it all, she displays uncommon mercy and tries to reason with them; her naive pseudo-lover Tom, doesn't seem to be any help, and is torn apart by the fact he's the only one who hasn't been to bed with her. After a consensus, the townfolk make one final mistake: call in the gangsters to give her up (if there's any monetary gain to that, they don't object). They pay for it dearly, as Grace's true nature is revealed.

This would all seem a normal movie, if it werent for the fact that everything is done on a big stage - think of a play in the gymnasium floor. The whole town is just marked by lines on the ground, designating whose house is which and what street is that. There are no walls to speak off, so the viewer can practically what everyone else is doing. Von Trier is an unconventional and clever director, and by radically toning down the special fx and the props, gets his actors to focus on acting - he enlists film vets such as James Caan, Lauren Bacall, Stellan Skarsgard and Philip Baker Hall - and the plot (several quarters viewed this film as anti-American). He certainly doesn't avoid the charge with the elements he uses in this film. Not a film for everyone, but once you get past the first hour, you can't help but appreciate, or even marvel at, the audacity and brilliance of Dogville.

so what is wrong with this picture?

[CJ Forward Playlist 10062004]

Album: The Crystal Method Vegas
Snaptrax: Jaded, She's My Pusher, Keep Hope Alive, Comin' Back, Vapor Trail
Ear-caffeine when you're in the doldrums.

dvd on tap: Hidalgo [Joe Johnston]

Muvis Absentis Kamatis (or stuff i missed at the cineplex)
Western legend, meet Arabian sand. Pony Express courier Frank Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen), winner of reputedly of hundreds of long-distance races in the frontierland America, is challenged to run in a highly-regarded traditional horserace across the Arabian peninsula. Abandoning his carnival caricature status, where he wallows in after his disillusionment in the White Man's part in the Wounded Knee Sioux massacre, Hopkins travels across the world to join in the race, with his faithful horse, Hidalgo, one of the few remaining of the wild Mustang breed. The race is run by no less than Omar Sharif ... well, the sheik character that he plays anyway. Despite what they perceive to be this cowboy, i mean ... infidel's true intentions are (the money, baby), Hopkins, a half-Indian who understands dying breeds and races (because he is also the last of one), wants to prove he has it in him one last time. Director Johnston has an eye for adventure films (with The Rocketeer, Jumanji and Jurassic Park 3 among his outputs), and Hopkins' and Hidalgo's journey qualifies for one feel-good story. Unfortunately, it came out at a time when the American public were a bit sick of seeing anything of the Middle Eastern locales, plus they've had enough Viggo for awhile after 3 years straight of LOTR. Pity.

"i pray that Allah will bless you in your quest, but i fear you will not find any weapons of mass destruction here!"

[CJ Reverse Playlist 10052004]

Album: Cocteau Twins Treasure
Snaptrax: Lorelei, Pandora, Amelia
Ethereal pop that you were just meant to listen to.

Latin Simone, Gorillaz
No Regrets, Robbie Williams
I Owe You Nothing, Bros
Don't Blame It On That Girl, Matt Bianco

[CJ Forward Playlist 10052004]

Album: Morrissey Viva Hate
Snaptrax: Suedehead, Alsatian Cousin, Bengali in Platforms, Late Night Maudlin Street, I Don't Mind If You Forget Me, Hairdresser On Fire, Everyday is Like Sunday
English wit and bile never sounded so good.

[CJ Forward/Reverse Playlist 10042004]

Album: Jamiroquai Late Night Tales
Snaptrax: Whisper Zone (Ramsey Lewis), Girl I Think The World About You (Commodores), What's Your Name (Leon Ware), Pretty Baby (Sister Sledge)
soul train, jamiroquai-style. though subdued, cameron diaz is still invited.
etc
Remedy, The Black Crowes
Because of You, Keith Martin
Hand to Mouth, George Michael
Champagne Supernova, Oasis

dvd on tap: The Punisher [Jonathan Hensleigh]

Muvis Absentis Kamatis (or stuff i missed at the cineplex)
Ok, let's start with what's good with this movie. A potentially good cast, a great story to springboard from, and basically a chance to start fresh after that Dolph Lundgren version. Original comicbook story has Vietnam vet Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) taking the law into his hands after the Mob kills off his wife and kids. The new millemium version has Castle as a retiring undercover FBI agent, and then ups the ante by having the Mob kill off his entire extended family (yes, even the katulongs *lol*). The bad guys are crime king Howard Saint and his right-hand man Quentin Glass, and are played by talents who do bad guys in their sleep (John Travolta and Will Patton, respectively). Hollywood casting of course, means including a couple of hotties (Laura Harring and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) to provide the eye candy (and plot devices). The supporting characters are extracted from Garth Ennis' (Preacher) stunning revamp of the book ("Welcome Back, Frank"): the characters who live in Frank's apartment building (Joan, Spacker Dave and Mr. Bumpo), and the assassin known as The Russian (wrestler Kevin Nash aka Diesel in an unrecognizable blond spike). The bad? Characterization's a bit wimpy - Travolta in particular, does a poor rehash of his role in Swordfish. They could also have expanded Harring's callous character (the Mrs Saint) - she does give the go-ahead to wipe out Castle's whole family, after all. And there's the inevitable hint of a potential romance between Castle and Joan (why else would you cast Rebecca Romijn-Stamos?), which definitely doesn't work (good thing they held off on the smooching!). The Russian also was a bigger-than-life chatty assassin, and this script just turns him into a simpleton brawler (i know, you can't cram all those details in this movie). There's also a Johnny Cash/El Mariachi assassin, whom Castle barely survives by using a ballistic knife (again, an element borrowed from the book). The action scenes leaves a lot to be desired (hey, imagine this material in the hands of Michael Bay *s*). Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay??) also replaces NYC as Castle's hunting ground (hint, hint: Bay wreaked havoc in Miami in Bad Boys 2). Still, there's a lot of potential in having Thomas Jane as the Punisher than Ben Affleck has in being Daredevil.

if you want to punish someone, who you gonna call?

Sunday TV

tube on tap: Desperate Housewives (ABC) Ok, here's the next great guilty pleasure on TV. Wisteria Lane looks like just like any upscale American suburb. As the title connotes, its about housewives in this particular suburb. Let's see, we have Bree (Marcia Cross), a picture-perfect wife and mother, who almost kills her husband by serving him onions just after he tells her he wants a divorce; Lynette (Felicity Huffman), a career woman who gives it up to raise 4 kids and feels neglected by her traveling husband and feels insulted that he hit-and-runs on/off her all the time; Gabrielle (Eva Longoria), desperate enough to sneak off from her husband's party to mow the lawn to put him from firing her lover the gardener; Susan (Teri Hatcher), a single mother who needs a man in her life so bad that she accidentally sets fire to the neighborhood slut Edie's (Nicolette Sheridan) house because she thought she was poaching the newest single guy on the block; and Mary Alice (Brenda Strong), the most well-adjusted woman among the group, who on one sunny morning, blows her brains out after doing her chores. She narrates the story post-funeral and in flashbacks, and generally guides us through the daily lives of the friends she leaves behind. And with the discovery of mysterious details surrounding her death - this series is muy delicioso - and off to a hot start.

tube on tap: Boston Legal (ABC) David E. Kelley, for lack of ideas, or perhaps rolling with a (still) working one, continues with this new lawyer show from the ashes of The Practice. James Spader is the holdover from the old show, and is joined by William Shatner. Spader, fresh off his Emmy win, displays the same economical acting and dry-yet-sly wit that makes him fun to watch. The presence of lady lawyers, Monica Potter (yum), Lake Bell and Rhona Mitra, echo the Ally McBeal days. First episode establishes some ground on who the characters are, and throws 2 haymakers - Shatner's character, senior partner Denny Crane is having an affair with the wife of the firm's biggest clients, and a case for a young black girl's appeal to be considered in Annie includes a gratuitous court appearance by the Reverend Al Sharpton. Did I say gratuitous?

Tough.

To choose between CBS and Fox for NFL pre-game coverage (and the games sometimes). CBS doesn't have Jim Nantz as the studio commentary moderator anymore (Greg Gumbel slid in his seat), and despite all the flak that Deion Sanders gets, he is funny (and irreverent). Dan Marino and Boomer Esiason are pretty much the reasons why I keep the channel on CBS. Fox, meanwhile, has Howie Long (whose Football for Dummies book has been quite an enjoyable read) and coach Jimmy Johnson, and to a grudgingly-acceptable degree, the overly-opinionated (and irreverent) Terry Bradshaw. Oh, well, thats why they invented the remote control. Dammit.

Six Degrees with IMDB

Just a little game i cooked up, akin to 'Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon' (which now should be Six Degrees with Bruce Willis). IMDB, of course, is the best movie resource on the internet. So let's say i'm about to watch a film. Instead of typing the name in IMDB to look it up, the challenge is to start from the front page and get to that movie entry with the fewest mouse clicks, and without using the keyboard. As an example, i did today's DVD on Tap: Devil in a Blue Dress.

On the IMDB frontpage, i clicked on Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (last weekend's #2 at the box-office)
Clicked on Jude Law (the cool Sky Captain)
Among his movie credits, he played a hitman in Road to Perdition (so click on that one)
Road to Perdition stars Tom Hanks, of course (you know where this is going)
One of Tom Hanks' greatest films is Saving Private Ryan ...
... where his Sergeant was Tom Sizemore ...
... who's the bad guy in (viola!) Devil in a Blue Dress.

7 clicks. Not bad.

dvd on tap: Devil In A Blue Dress [Carl Franklin]

Actor's Studio
Its L.A. in the late 40s, a time of big band jazz music and thin moustaches. Ezekiel 'Easy' Rawlins (Denzel Washington) is an unemployed black man looking for a few dollars to cover his monthly mortgage, when a strange man, DeWitt Albright (Tom Sizemore) offers him a job - to find a girl named Daphne Monet (Jennifer Beals). As soon as Easy accepts the job and the advance money (and without any prior detective experience), he's hit in all directions by bad circumstances - two murders that could be tied to him, getting arrested and roughed up by the cops, not to mention being confused by all red herrings popping up all over the place. He then has no choice but to call for backup - his trigger-happy pal Mouse Alexander (Don Cheadle). Together they unravel the mystery that uncovers a whole lot of dirty linen rooted in politics - and still survive. Adapted from a Walter Mosley book, This was director Franklin's first collaboration with Washington, and last year's Out of Time is definitely better and more faster-paced than this one, despite the sort of laid-back locales. But seeing Don and Denzel onscreen together is already quite a treat.

"ok ok, you win - you are the fastest son of a gun. ever. happy now?"

Week 4 Bets

1st and 10 ... Week 4 prognostications - bets in color
Sunday Games
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills ... Brady vs Bledsoe, one more time
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears ... this one's an easy picking for the Eagles
Washington Redskins at Cleveland Browns ... can the Dawgs stop Portis like they did Lewis?
NY Giants at Green Bay Packers ... not another Lambeau disaster
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers ... Bengals already forgot to play
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars ... now the Jags are the trendy pick to go all the way
Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans ... can you guys get your first home win now???
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers ... a divisional dogfight going down the wire
New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals ... the Saints should continue their upward climb
Denver Broncos at Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... ok, i'm not picking Chucky anymore
Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers ... the Titans are primed for an upset
NY Jets at Miami Dolphins ... like the Jets are gonna be the first to lose to the Fins
St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers ... I got the Rams by 9 here
Monday Night Football
Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens ... will the Chiefs finally win one? maybe.

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Wk1 results: 11/16 68.75%
Wk2 results: 9/16 56.25%
Wk3 results: 7/14 50.00% .... man, i'm getting worse at this *lol*

After 3 years ...

... and several rejections, i have BLUE *lol*

[CJ Reverse Playlist 10012004]

etc
Selfish, Slum Village
Force of Gravity, BT featuring JC Chasez
Diamond in the Back, Ludacris
Love's Divine, Seal
Take Your Clothes Off, Bonecrusher
All I Want (Is This), Bit-R-Sweet
Touch Me, EXA
Let Go, Russ Castella
One With You, Sun
New Day, Patti LaBelle
Because I Love You, Digital Rockers (eeeww! Stevie B!!!)
Lean Back, Terror Squad
Flap Your Wings, Nelly
Move Your Body, Nina Sky