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Thanks to my new friend Mark from HNR Carol and I got to go and see the Vancouver premiere of Final Destination 3 at Cinemark Tinseltown last evening.

James Wong, writer and director of the first in this series of three, has returned to take another stab at scaring horror fans to the box office after being shut out of terrible Final Destination 2 by Newline. Aside from cashing in on the success of the first film (or two), the whole point of making a sequel is to top one’s self creatively. In some respects he succeeded but in others, namely the writing of the piece, the film falls far short.
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TheMovieBlog pointed out that there’s plans for a film starring and directed by Bruce Campbell himself in which he is mistaken for his Evil Dead trilogy character Ash. Check out the the post from Campbell’s own website explaining the film.

They Call Him Bruce…

They Call Me Bruce is the tale of a small town set upon by demons after a group of teen-agers unwittingly unleash an ancient curse. Campbell, playing himself, is kidnapped off the set of a B horror movie and, despite his protestations that he’s just an actor, is forced to play the role of his heroic movie character in order to save the town. Mark Verheiden (The Mask, TimeCop) is writing the screenplay. Production is scheduled for early 2006 in southern Oregon.

I emailed him today and asked him if I can be an extra or something crazy.

My letter to him:

Dear Bruce,
Big fan here. Love all your stuff. Would love a gig as an extra in your upcoming film, They Call Me Bruce. I will transport from Vancouver BC and feed and house myself. If you don’t feel like paying me, don’t. If you would like to kick me feel free. I’ve been and AD and a PA before so I’m used to being kicked (Hey I could play one in the movie). Here’s my IMDb profile (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2024582/) just to show how hard I like to be kicked. 🙂

Sincerely,
Mike Browne – Zombie Freak

Hey! Hang on a minute. Natural causes tied for death by bombing. I’ll take that. Thank you very much.

Of course…

You are JACK TORRANCE. You don’t really mean to

hurt anyone! It’s just. . .the voices. . .you

can’t take it! It drives you to drink, and

when that happens, well, you just lose

control. You really do love your family

though. . .

Which of Stephen King’s Terrifying Characters Are You? (with pics)
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Thanks to borther Phil aka Crumb the Barbarian for this one.

Oh and don’t forget Super Bowl XL Commercials on Google Video. Brought to you by Mike Browne, mindless consumer corporate zombie automaton.

I was just looking at the Mohammed Image Archive. Some of the cartoons are pretty offensive. I can see why people get upset, but I don’t get how a drawing warrants burning an embassy to the ground.

I like the Filibuster Cartoons response to recent events:

Moosh is definitely not a Socially Conscious Companion. She’s too selfish. She’s currently whining for treats outside my office door. Why? Apparently after you poop on the way to the mailbox you deserve a cookie. Perhaps one of the collar tags on the site would help her to remember she’s not the only one on the planet who’s hard done by.

Tired of mega corporations like Starbucks and Tim Horton’s monopolizing your daily caffeine intake? I am. Enough of this crap. I’m in search of a better cup of coffee.

A good way to find it is via Delocator.ca. All you have to do is enter a postal code to locate a non-corporate café near you. If the one you go to isn’t there you can add it to save the coffee lives of others.

It was a great year for movies. People who did a bang up job are going to win this year and I’m happy!

I know I’ve bitched a lot about the Oscars before. Honestly it has been mostly out of envy and partly out of arrogance. This year I’m going to try to be a little nicer (right). Anyway, below are the categories, a brief intro by me, their nominees and my picks (that is if I’ve seen enough to pick). In green will be who I think will actually win. In red will be who I would like to see win if my opinion differs. Okay so, here goes…

Best Motion Picture of the Year

We’ve actually seen every one of these movies so I’m not just talking out of my ass in this category. All of these stand out. One question though. Where is Sin City? LOL! I wish.

Brokeback Mountain – Diana Ossana, James Schamus
Capote – Caroline Baron, William Vince, Michael Ohoven
Crash – Paul Haggis, Cathy Schulman
Good Night, and Good Luck. – Grant Heslov
Munich – Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Barry Mendel

Don’t get me wrong, Brokeback Mountain was a good film (no I’m not a homophobe it just wasn’t the best), but Goodnight and Good Luck was far more timely and moving. I would even pick Crash and Capote before Brokeback. Munich, although worth watching, so-so.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Quite a race this year for best actor. All of these guys took risks for these roles and my hat is off to every one of them. My pick is the same as who will win. Even though I think that Joaquin Pheonix should get a silver plated Oscar for his portrayal of Johnny Cash in Walk the Line. Hell the guy did his own singing and did it well. However, Jamie Foxx won for Ray last year so there will be no Oscars for men playing dead singers this year. Hold on. Did Truman Capote ever sing?

Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote
Terrence Howard for Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line
David Strathairn for Good Night, and Good Luck.

Up yours Russell Crowe you arrogant phone throwing S.O.B. I guees you messed up.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

We’re in trouble here. I’ve only seen Walk the Line, but have heard Felicity Huffman’s performance in Transamerica was brilliant. I’ll go safe and stick with what I’ve seen and the bulk of the previous awards in this category.

Judi Dench for Mrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman for Transamerica
Keira Knightley for Pride & Prejudice
Charlize Theron for North Country
Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line

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