Thursday, August 21, 2008 Dark-Who...'make it more Kid Friendly! POST A COMMENT There's a major power struggle on the set of Wolverine between the director Gavin Hood and the studio heads...'And, I can't understand why this isn't front page news all over the place, but, maybe I nerdgress. Tom Rothman, (a picture of evil?), 20th Century Fox CEO... Study that face! 'cause this Rothman guy is the douche ruining our X-Men movies!! -- by taking the Dark out, and wanting to make it more Kid-friendly. "If there's one important lesson that can be drawn from the blockbuster performance of Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight, it's that audiences aren't afraid of a comic-book movie that takes a walk on the dark, grim side," offers Defamer.com. "However, the same can't necessarily be said for Fox topper Tom Rothman..." -- who's widely known for being a very willful and meticulous micro-manager. "Despite the fact that the gritty, Hugh Jackman-topped film was met with a giddy response at this year's Comic-Con, Jeff Wells says that Rothman is pressuring director Gavin Hood to make the movie more kid-friendly..." "Perhaps Rothman has taken his fan letter from Steven Spielberg too much to heart, but a child-friendly Wolverine feels less "X" and more "Y?" Does this mean his bristly greeting of "Bub" will be redubbed "Buddy," or his iconic cigar will be replaced with a pixie stick? C'mon, Tom: Wolvie isn't meant for buoyant musical numbers..." WTF? 'Cue the broadway tunes...or pink outfits?'I have to say (and I know I'm showing my Geeky side), if there's anytime true comic book fans should use the power of the internet for the forces of good...'here it is! Pass this story around...let them know we can do dark just fine. Please, please, please, save Wolverine from being turned into another Disneyfied-toe-tapper. Source: Defamer.com Labels: Comic Books, Film, trailers, unjustified verdict, Wolverine posted by Henry Cruz at 1:34 PM Saturday, July 26, 2008 Fashion Police makes a booty-call? POST A COMMENT 'guessing the police down in Flint, MI. don't have much crime to worry about if they're wasting time cracking-down on how-much-Crack-you-have-in-your-Fashion -- (no, 'not talking about a new illegal-crack-drug craze here) -- it's about how much booty-crack -- should be allowed when wearing those sagging pants -- ('usually by teens in low-riding pants) -- 'exposing some rear boxers. "I don't know why they're wasting time on fashion," offered Delon Williams (14), of Flint. Others call "the policy stupid and a waste of time." One dude said: "saggers are unwittingly emulating a fashion based on a negative lifestyle born of gangs and jail." - yeah, maybe some kids seen the style in a Hip Hop video...but, should it be outlawed? "(Stopping) saggin' is not going to lower the price of gas," said one Woman. Some sensible minds are prevailing however: Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, proclaimed the policy unconstitutional, saying "Cops have taken the city's ordinance too far." I'm Sure, there are a few unsightly things that could be illegal...'put me down for saggy balls on display; or too much bikini-camel-toe on the beaches...but, don't ya think our streets are pretty safe by attacks of some low-riding pants? For more proof on how safe...'Just look at this video clip -- from an overseas TV station -- clearly they're all just having some fun: Source: Newsweek Labels: Fashion, Flint MI, Hiding in Hip Hop, Police, Saggers, Stupid Laws, unjustified verdict posted by Henry Cruz at 5:01 PM Friday, April 25, 2008 NY: an abortion of justice? POST A COMMENT "Don't Shoot me," were three sad words that echo in my head from the grave. The 50-shot trial, with Bell as the victim of trigger-happy cops that put new meaning to: "shoot first...and don't stop shooting 'til 50 shots." The defense claiming the unarmed man brought the tragedy on himself. I'm going to suggest that they could have fired a few shots...but, fifty shots? - that sounds a tiny bit over the top...against an un-armed man. NYC Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, who originally said the shooting "excessive" back in 2006, released this statement: "There are no winners in a trial like this. An innocent man lost his life, a bride lost her groom, two daughters lost their father, and a mother and a father lost their son." "An ugly pattern is emerging in New York. This was a massacre, this was not a shootout." Said the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Yeah, 50 bullets = massacre, that 'bout sums it up... it's a sad day to be a New Yorker. Source: New York Daily News Labels: NYC, race relations, unjustified verdict posted by Henry Cruz at 9:17 PM     ARCHIVES October 2005 . November 2005 . December 2005 . August 2007 . September 2007 . October 2007 . November 2007 . December 2007 . March 2008 . April 2008 . May 2008 . June 2008 . July 2008 . August 2008 . September 2008 .