What: Terminator 3: The Rise of the Machines



Where: Hoyts Manassas 15



When: Thursday July 10th at 7:30pm



Why: Because I have been waiting too long for this!



John Connor is now 18, and a female terminator, called T-X or Terminatrix, is after him . Another T-800 is sent back through time to protect John once again on the verge of the rise of the machines.



--I will be grilling out on my new deck!! So come and spill some beer on it before the movie! RSVP

Anti-Telemarketing List Opens for Registration - Fri Jun 27, 3:08 AM ET By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Households frazzled by unwanted telephone sales calls could soon be enjoying the sounds of silence, thanks to a popular anti-telemarketing list that opens for registration on Friday.

Federal officials said consumers are now able to place their home and mobile telephone numbers on a free, national "do not call list" of households that do not want to receive telephone sales calls, by logging on to (http://donotcall.gov) or calling 1-888-382-1222.

--It is about damn time!

Pamela Anderson's Anime Alter Ego: 'Stripperella' - Mon Jun 23,12:34 PM ET By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "Baywatch" beauty Pamela Anderson (news - web sites) (news) is making her animation debut as a superhero who dances in a strip club, but she demanded and received a no-nudity clause for her cartoon alter ego.

As a result, the upcoming cable series "Stripperella" features lots of cartoon cleavage and sexual innuendo -- she is after all "Secret Agent 69" -- but Anderson insists the show could be rated PG.

--If this gets popular how long will it be before it hits the big screen, with live action Pam! I want an action figure!!

The Hulk - (**1/2) Green Light



The Hulk is a cross between Frankenstein and A Beautiful Mind.



In the world of Marvel comics movies The Hulk is different. What happens to the protagonist is more a curse than a super power used for good. Shit happens to him and he changes into the Hulk and he isn't trying to save humanity or catch a criminal mastermind. He's just trying to escape the villagers. Except these villagers have tanks, attack helicopters, fighter jets and nuclear bombs in stead of torches and pitch forks.



The movie stars Eric Bana as Bruce Banner, Jennifer Connelly as Betty Ross, Sam Elliott as her father General Ross and Nick Nolte as Bruce's father David Banner with his DWI look. It also stars Bruce Banner's Amazing Pants (I need some of those!)!!



The Good Stuff



I love Jennifer Connelly. Ever since she was in Dark City I have loved watching her (in a good way, not a crazy stalker kind of way). She actually plays almost the same character she did in A Beautiful Mind. She's a woman in love with a man that has deep emotional problems. Sam Elliott and Nick Nolte were good too. They both played their characters on the edge of over-the-top. Though Nick did slip over the edge during the less than touching scene, that looks like it was a stage improv between electrodes.



The CGI was good, not great but good. I have become so jaded. I guess I don't want to even know it's CGI when I see CGI. Gollum is the benchmark now.



BTW, I liked the desert base for some reason. All the abandoned houses were very creepy to me, even in the light of day.



I also want to say that it was good that it wasn't a by-the-numbers formula plot.



The Bad Stuff



I also want to say that it was bad that it wasn't a by-the-numbers formula plot.



The pacing suffered in this movie. The back story was good, but we are talking about a summer action, sci-fi, comic book movie. That means more action, naked chicks, blowing shit up, and cursing and less plot is ok! The whole sins-of-the-fathers thing was not clear enough for me. I could clearly relate to General Ross's motivation, but not David Banners.



Another thing that pissed me off was that it started 23 minutes after its posted start time. Commercials in the theater, when I already paid $18.50 for two tickets, piss me off. If I wanted commercials I would have waited until it was on Network TV! Better yet, for the same money just buy the damn movie at BestBuy For $15 I could then watch it on my killer home theater with real naked chicks and lots of cursing!!!



Green Light (barely)

The Itailian Job - (***) GREEN LIGHT



A gang of robbers, lead by career criminal Charlie Croker, create the largest traffic jam in Los Angeles history, giving them time to pull off a theft of gold bullion. They get away in their Mini Coopers, which are small enough to drive on sidewalks so they can make a clean get away before the traffic jam clears.



It needed a good sex scene bad, dammit.



Otherwise a good summer action flick.



GREEN LIGHT

Study: Females get aroused by both sexes - Thu Jun 19, 8:35 PM ET by Randy Dotinga

SUMMARY: A new study confirms what researchers have suspected for some time -- women may prefer to date one gender or the other, but they get sexually aroused by both.

It's no surprise that lesbians like to watch lesbian pornography. But the big news in a new study is that they also get turned on by watching heterosexuals and gay men have sex.

And straight women? They like it all, too.

The findings confirm what researchers have suspected for some time -- women may prefer to date one gender or the other, but they get sexually aroused by both.

Men, on the other hand, aren't nearly as flexible. Straight men like to watch women have sex, and gay men like to watch men. Case closed.

--Suddenly this is News?? Hell we knew this in high school!!

French Try to Stop Iranian Protesters - By ELAINE GANLEY, Associated Press Writer

PARIS - Paris police rounded up nearly 100 members of an Iranian exile group Thursday to stop them from setting fire to themselves in protest of a French crackdown on their organization.

One woman who burned herself a day before died of her injuries, officials said.

--At what time did this seem like a good idea?

Archaeologists Open Coffin on Live TV - Thu Jun 12, 1:14 PM ET

BEIJING - Chinese archaeologists opened a 1,000-year-old coffin live on national television Thursday, revealing what was believed to be the body of an ancient tribal nobleman.

Titled "the mystery of the 1,000-year-old coffin," the event was shown on the main state television news at noon from a research center in the northern region of Inner Mongolia.

--Reality TV hits China...

Man Found Living with Dead Housemate - Wed Jun 11, 8:25 AM ET

BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities put a 43-year-old man into psychiatric care after he was found living with his housemate who had been dead a month, police said on Wednesday.

Police discovered the rotting body of the 58-year-old man on his living room couch, following a tip-off from a hired gardener who grew suspicious after being repeatedly sent away. An autopsy on the body gave no hint of foul play, police said.

"The man told us he had just stopped eating," said Hans Roeck, a police spokesman in the southern town of Aalen.

Amish Vehicle Symbol Flummoxes Drivers - Wed May 28, 4:19 PM ET By DAN LEWERENZ, Associated Press Writer

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Are the Amish carting hazardous waste?

A Penn State University study found that the vast majority of drivers do not recognize the slow-moving vehicle symbol affixed to most Amish buggies. Many of those surveyed mistook the bright orange triangle for a yield sign or even a biohazard warning.

The slow-moving vehicle sign has been in use for more than 40 years and is required by 41 states.

--heheheh... He said "Flummoxes"...

Funeral Firm Charged Over Botched Burials - Fri May 23,10:11 AM ET By Jane Sutton

MIAMI (Reuters) - The world's largest funeral services company and two employees were charged with felonies on Thursday over human remains that were dug up and dumped in the woods to make room at an overcrowded Florida cemetery.

--I bet that seemed like a good idea at the time...

Dixie Chicks Booed at ACM Awards - Thu May 22, 3:33 AM By TOM GARDNER, Associated Press Writer

LAS VEGAS - Many country music fans aren't ready to forgive the Dixie Chicks Natalie Maines for comments critical of President Bush: Voters rejected the group's nominations for three Academy of Country Music Awards and the audience booed the mention of their name.

--I am not surprised. I hope celebs have learned a lesson.

13,000 Fla. Seniors Fail Achievement Test - Mon May 19,11:19 AM ET

NAPLES, Fla. - Nearly 13,000 high school seniors in Florida will not graduate as scheduled this year because they failed to pass a newly required state achievement test.

Some school boards around the state have voted to allow seniors who met all graduation requirements, aside from passing the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test, to participate in commencement ceremonies, although they won't receive a diploma.

But South Florida's black community leaders and legislators plan a protest this week, denouncing the FCAT as unfair to minority students. They want Gov. Jeb Bush to put aside the consequences for students who failed this year's test and re-examine the FCAT policies.

The protesters are calling for boycotts of the Florida Lottery, the state's citrus industry and its major theme parks, among other measures.

Bush administration officials have said they won't set aside the results and the governor has criticized the protesters, noting that scores have gone up since the test was started in 1998 and minority students have made some of the biggest gains.

"This is a time to celebrate, this is not a time to boycott," Bush said last week.

This is the first year that seniors have been required to pass the test, which measures reading, writing and math skills, before graduating. Those failing are roughly one of every 11 seniors.

Seniors have had at least five opportunities to take the FCAT — once as sophomores, twice more as juniors and twice more as seniors. Those still seeking their diplomas after graduation day can continue taking the test indefinitely.

--So they have know this was coming for 5 years? Let the rule stand. I say we make EVERY teacher pass it too.

Halle's Berry Bad Break By Joal Ryan

Is Halle Berry Jinx-ed?

The Oscar-winning Bond girl, who suffered an eye injury while shooting the 007 adventure Die Another Day, sustained a broken arm Wednesday while shooting her latest flick, Gothika.

Berry, 36, fractured the ulna, the major bone between the wrist and elbow, in her right arm as she performed one of the psychological horror film's "more physically demanding" scenes, Warner Bros. publicist Joe Everett said from the film's Montreal production offices on Thursday.

--Man. That's gotta suck.

The Matrix Reloaded (****) GREEN LIGHT



How can I review only half a movie!!



Oh the Humanity!!!



I will go see it again and buy it the first day it's on DVD.



GREEN LIGHT

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U.S. Firm's Saudi Interests Also a Focus in 1995 Attack

WASHINGTON — Despite warnings of impending terror acts, the homicide bombers in Riyadh met little resistance when they attacked a housing complex that included Americans who have been training Saudi Arabian national guardsmen.

It was the second time in eight years that the Saudi business interests of Fairfax, Va.-based Vinnell Corp. have come under terrorist attack.

--I work in the same building as Vinnell...

Alert: Total Lunar Eclipse Set Thursday - Sun May 11, 4:16 PM ET

LOS ANGELES - If the weather cooperates, a total lunar eclipse will be seen across North America late Thursday — the first visible in the United States in three years — and just before dawn Friday in western Europe and western and southern Africa.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth casts its shadow on the full moon, blocking the sunlight that otherwise reflects off the moon's surface. Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to view with the naked eye.

In North America, the moon will remain totally eclipsed for 53 minutes, and should turn substantially darker and reddish in color.

The total eclipse will start at 8:13 PDT in Los Angeles, 11:13 p.m. EDT in New York.

--Watch the sky. It's watching you...

The Trouble with Shatner's Semen - Thu May 8, 3:45 PM ET By Joal Ryan

With all the space seed Captain Kirk spread around the galaxy, it figured he'd eventually hear the phrase "semen-related lawsuit."

It just never figured he'd hear the phrase related to a horse.

A little story:

In the mid-1990s, Captain Kirk alter ego William Shatner split from second wife Marcy Lafferty Shatner. Per their divorce settlement, the ex-Mrs. Shatner reputedly was afforded privileges once yearly at Mr. Shatner's horse farm in Kentucky (for the purposes of breeding horses, people).

According to a lawsuit (yes, the semen-related one) filed late last month by Marcy Shatner, in each breeding season since 1995, she was presented with "fresh cooled format" semen from William Shatner (news)'s studly stallions.

As an equine Dr. Ruth might tell you, and Marcy Shatner certainly would, "fresh cooled format" is the only way to go.

But in March, according to Marcy Shatner's lawsuit, the semen-exchanging relationship with her former spouse turned "unacceptable."

That's when William Shatner's horse farm allegedly presented Marcy Shatner with the frozen, not "fresh cooled format," genetic material of the horse Great Day's Came the Sun.

"Potential buyers of the breeding privileges do not want the semen in frozen format," the lawsuit says.

--Bill, you of all people should know, fresh semen is preferred...

Sex in a Car -- How Common? - Fri May 2, 8:25 AM

LONDON (Reuters) - Two-thirds of Britons have had sex in a car, according to a British Web Site launched on Thursday advocating the joys of outdoor sex.

A survey of 1,500 people conducted by Safeoutdoorsex.com indicated that notoriously prudish Britons are quite uninhibited when it comes to their love lives.

It found that 94 percent of respondents thought outdoor sex was a good way to maintain an exciting relationship, with two-thirds admitting to having had sex in a car and nearly half saying they had frolicked in a field.

--Frolicked? What the hell does that mean these days...?

Inaugural Nude Flight Heads to Cancun - Mon May 5, 1:03 PM By The Associated Press

MIAMI - When the chartered Boeing 727 reached cruising altitude, 87 passengers took off more than their seat belts. They removed their clothes.

The nude flight, billed by organizers as the first one of its kind, took off Saturday afternoon from Miami International Airport, headed for Cancun, Mexico.

A Houston travel agency specializing in clothing-optional getaways organized the trip. Passengers paid $499 for the trip, with many heading to Cancun's El Dorado Resort & Spa for Nude Week.

"These are professionals who lead very stressful lives and are ready to let it all go," said Donna Daniels, co-owner of the Castaways travel agency and an in-the-buff traveler on the inaugural flight. "They are adventurers and risk takers. They don't even want clothes as a constraint."

There were limits, though. The captain and crew kept their clothes on. No hot coffee or tea was served for fear of spills.

--I hope they remembered sun block!!