Actor Josh Hartnett was caught on camera making sexo sexo with a buxom woman in a hotel library.

Hotel personnel watched as the 30-year-old actor and the woman hit the library in London’s Soho hotel for some “hot and heavy” action.

“Josh and the girl were getting pretty hot and heavy. After stumbling in quite late, they legged it to the library and immediately closed all the curtains so that no one could see in,” a spy told the Mirror.

“Unfortunately the hotel has security cameras all over the place — the library included. This means their every spit and cough was recorded, and cringing hotel workers saw all of Josh’s X-rated moves.

“No one quite knew where to look and there was a very awkward silence. Josh didn’t seem bothered that the library wasn’t locked and anyone could just burst in. He just kind of went for it.

Source

Lo stands outside the hotel, an angry mob of one, shouting “We want the tape! Bring us the tape!”

Maybe tomorrow - Stereophonics

Josh Hartnett was caught having sex on a security camera with some random skank in a hotel library.  He was asked not to come back after staff saw him.

A source said, "Unfortunately the hotel has security cameras all over the place - the library included. This means their every spit and cough was recorded, and cringing hotel workers saw all of Josh's X-rated moves."

Yeah more like they were all sitting around the screen watching like complete pervs!

Clever thing to do, having sex in public when you're famous.  Fair enough if people want to be adventurous but this story just makes me think 'urgh'.  Josh strikes me as the sort that has a different girl every night.  I wonder if he gets tested for STDs?  There's probably all sorts going around Hollywood, especially as Paris Hilton has slept with every Z-Lister there.

And the countdown begins until some hack sells grainy screenshots of Josh doing the deed...

Josh Hartnett's saucy hotel romp with a mystery girl caught on CCTV - mirror.co.uk

First of all ...

All the headlines on Internet news sites last week read, "X-Files star seeks treatment for sex addiction."

Only upon clicking the links did you find out it was Fox Mulder, er, I mean David Duchovny.

I know it's wrong, but I must admit that as I waited for the page to load, I was really hoping it was Scully, er, Gillian Anderson who was addicted to sex.

I'm not really sure why. Any ideas?

Secondly ...

Apparently, actor Josh Hartnett and his lady friend are the stars of a sex tape, unintentionally, according to MSNBC.com. They had a private "rendezvous" in a place a little more public than they thought.

Well, one can only hope this film turns out better than Pearl Harbor. Quote from a review of Pearl Harbor from IMDB.com: " There are very few films I've come across which actually make you want to beat yourself senseless with a heavy object. But this is surely one of them. Quite possibly one of the worst films ever made ..."

I guess, really, only his co-star knows if this film was a success.

And lastly ...

There was a story on CNN.com a couple days ago entitled, "Eight bad reasons to have sex."

Upon first examination, this seems to be a bogus story, since I was positive there couldn't be eight bad reasons to have sex.

Then, after reading the article, I realized it was geared toward the ladies, and it was really a kind of warning, ... these are not good reasons to shack up with this guy. Among the poor reasons: Revenge, ego, fame, mercy, quid pro quo, clarity and weight loss. Yeah, that last one is a hoot.

But the best bad reason to have sex, by far, is the one they called "appliance envy." Now that sounds pretty graphic, but it didn't mean what I thought it meant. (What do you think I think it means? I'm not saying.)

No ... basically, this is about home appliances. Primarily air conditioners.

Yep, that's right ... air conditioners.

It seems the authors believe that if it's really hot, I mean like 103 degrees hot, and a young woman is living in an apartment with no air conditioning, it's not in her best interest to make a booty call just for the sake of waking up in a cool apartment the next day.

Some people are geniuses.

Birth Date

Born July 21, 1978

Birth Name

Joshua Daniel Hartnett

Height

6' 3" (1.91 m)

"I've had my heart broken, and it's not fun. But I'd rather have my heart broken than break someone else's heart."

"Making people laugh is hard, especially for someone who is not happy."

Friends with Ben Affleck and Jason Isaacs.

1947. Il cadavere più famoso della cronaca nera americana, quello di Elizabeth Short detta Dalia Nera. Due pugili, ora poliziotti, che cercano il colpevole dell’efferato omicidio. La bionda e sensuale donna di uno, che diventa poi la donna dell’altro. Una misteriosa dark lady sospesa tra perversione, crudeltà e incesto. Los Angeles, Hollywood e le speranze di successo che si infrangono. Gli ingredienti sono questi e Brian De Palma è il regista di Vestito per uccidere, Gli intoccabili e Omicidio a luci rosse. Anche prima di vedere Black Dahlia quindi, uno potrebbe immaginarsi tutto. Pensate, infatti, cosa interessa a De Palma quando fa un film: il cinema che alimenta il proprio mito, le scatole cinesi di citazioni e duplicazioni, la messa in scena, il cliché, il carattere stereotipato, la ricostruzione degli ambienti in studio affinché sia ben evidente la loro natura falsa, teatrale. Esattamente questo, ma non più di questo, troverete in Black Dahlia, riduzione cinematografica dell’immenso e torrenziale romanzo di James Ellroy. Un romanzo che avrebbe meritato ben altra sorte. E un regista differente. Avrebbe voluto un David (Lynch o Cronenberg, fate voi) a dirigerlo. Invece si è trovato assieme a De Palma. Regista di grande onestà intellettuale e di indubbio talento visivo, ma certo non interessato alle vicende psicologiche dei personaggi, a quel sottile contagio di morte che rende il romanzo di Ellroy semplicemente imperdibile. Romanzo, peraltro, quasi impossibile da ridurre per lo schermo. A meno di non seguirne visionariamente la traccia morbosa e torbida, come avrebbe (forse) fatto qualcun altro. Oppure prenderne soltanto la trama principale (eliminando i rivoli delle tante sottotrame), saltare dei nessi logico-emotivi importanti, appiattire il tutto sulla rievocazione del genere – il noir – che il narratore americano ha rinnovato ma tenendone ben presente l’artificiosità, il meccanismo consolidato, i cardini già scritti ed elaborati.

De Palma sceglie in fondo questa via, che gli è ben più congeniale di qualsivoglia sprofondamento psichico. Il difetto di Black Dahlia, semmai, è di non perseguire questa strada con decisa, estrema convinzione, restando perciò sempre in superficie da ogni punto di vista. È superficiale la macchina della detection, tanto che le indagini quasi non esistono e la soluzione che porta all’assassino è una specie di illuminazione di cui a fatica si comprende la ragione. Sono molto superficiali le motivazioni interiori che portano i due poliziotti ad ossessionarsi alla morte di Elizabeth Short, tanto che De Palma poteva proprio fare a meno di introdurre questa traccia, visto che poi non la persegue e non è in grado di mostrarla credibilmente. Inoltre, è molto discontinuo il ritmo narrativo e il film risulta disomogeneo. Black Dahlia riesce perfettamente solo nel pregevole finale, che in qualche maniera rivela allo spettatore il gioco meta linguistico che il regista persegue da sempre. Molto belle poi alcune scene tipicamente depalmiane, come l’omicidio sulla balaustra. Efficace, in fondo, la scelta di fare di Elizabeth Short uno dei protagonisti del film e di mostrarne i provini (perché, come ha detto il mitico Mereghetti, in De Palma la soluzione, la verità, si trova solo nel cinema). Senza infamia e senza nessuna lode, Black Dahlia è un film di onesta fattura, molto freddo, senz’anima, che non riesce a raggiungere nessuna vetta. Ce lo dimenticheremo presto, insomma. Nonostante il cast “all star” e le due donne del momento (Hilary Swank e Scarlett Johansson) che richiamano gente al botteghino e scatenano i fotografi alle première.

The Black Dahlia, di Brian De Palma, USA, 2006, 121 minuti

Cast: Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Aaron Eckhart, Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr, Fiona Shaw, Rachel Miner.

Uscita: 29 settembre 2006

In den IMDB Forumsbeiträgen zum Film wurde er immer wieder mit The Usual Suspects verglichen. Dies weil die Zuschauer in die irre geführt werden und der Film am Ende die erzählte Geschichte komplett über den Haufen wirft und am Ende alles anders kommt als erwartet.

Kommentaren wie diesen lassen mich jeweils ein bisschen doof vorkommen:

The ending to Lucky Number Slevin is given away very early on. An astute viewer who has become used to seeing this type of movie will pick up on it right away.

Aber vielleicht hat das geniessen des Films auch nichts mit dem sich hingeben zu tun, sondern soll eine Dechiffrierungsübung sein, um sich im Nachhinein über die eigene Genialität brüsten zu können. Dass ich mich jetzt rechtfertigen muss, weil ich nicht early on gerafft hab wie die Geschichte enden wird, zeigt bloss meine obeflächlichkeit. oje.

Im Gegensatz zu The Usual Suspects habe ich Lucky Number Slevin enigmatischer gefunden, es bleiben am schluss mehr Elemente die man sich selber zusammenreimen muss.

Anyway: Die Figuren im Film sind sehr gut ausgearbeitet. Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis und Morgan Freeman liefern sehr gute Arbeit. Im Film werden mit reichlich Humor auch klischees von schwarzen Gangstern und jüdischen Frommen Gangstern samt Ex-Mossad anhang auf die Schippe genommen. Die darin vorkommenden frommen Juden sind köstlich, das schwule jüdische Muttersöhnchen auch sehr lustig.

Der Film hat bemerkenswertes interior design. Wirklich schön, aber etwas übers Ziel hinaus: nicht alle Gangster, Studenten und Flittchen wohnen in Wohnungen mit ausgeählt zusammenpassenden Tapeten und Möbeln, die aus dem Vintage Vitra Shop stammen könnten. Nichtsdestotrotz: sehr schön.

Sorgfältig gefilmt, gutes grading.

Rating 8/10

IMDB

I vampiri hanno un certo charme dovuto più che altro al look curiosamente metropolitano (non si capisce perché indossino cappotti e gessati scuri, ma il risultato non stona), e paiono una reinterpretazione malefica degli abitanti del villaggio. Sono invece questi ultimi ad essere particolarmente mal riusciti, imbambolati di fronte a una situazione che richiederebbe un po' di vigore, costretti a mozzare teste con le accette (al buio non si va troppo per il sottile cercando di colpire il cuore o amenità simili) e impegnati a trovare tutti i modi più idioti per mettersi nei pasticci: il che fa rimpiangere il divertente Feast (purtroppo mai uscito in Italia) parodia di serie B, esagerata ed efficace del genere survival. I dialoghi sono d'altronde di tale inutilità, da ottenere un singolare effetto di straniamento: lo spettatore ne sa sempre più dei personaggi e questi sembrano non credere molto alla storia che si raccontano, quasi coscienti del loro ruolo di finzione.
30 giorni di buio è uno di quegli horror che scorrono rapidamente senza lasciare troppe tracce, si lasciano guardare e anche dimenticare piuttosto in fretta.

Grazie al sito my movies

Today I had to take mad pictures at a BurdaStyle.com party at their office and it was pretty awesome. I swear everyone there was beautiful. Haha. It was weird, I couldn't get my mind off of it. Everyone was really easy to talk to and had great energy. I went around, took pictures and talked it up with pretty much everyone, including:

Alex Yoo, a shirt designer, Alexander-West.com
Esther Dyson of EDventure.com
Robert Kalin, founder of Etsy.com

I love what I do. As the party started to wind down, it transformed from an industry event into an all out dance party! YES!! The dJ was great and played the sounds of Andrew Bird, The Arcade Fire, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Salt N Pepa, James Brown, Kanye West, and more. This dJ was dope as hell.

Afterwards, I came home (Mel's house for the moment) and made Pan fried porkchops with sauteed onions and bell peppers with garlic mashed potatoes. Superb dinner if I do say so myself. Check out the pictures of our 5 star meal. Yes, I cook. Yes, I'm good at it.

During the meal we watched Lucky Number Slevin, a movie I really enjoy. Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, and Josh Hartnett are all in this movie. Honor was so into that at one point then he thought the main character was about to reach his demise, he jumped up and paced a bit. Haha.

Now I'm listening to Andrew Bird, he is awesome.

Later nerds,
Antwan.

Hier, après Secret Story :) je me suis matter Mr & Mrs Smith et je suis tomber sur la bande annonce de 30 jours de nuit. Le film met en scène des vampires venu pour tuer tous les habitants d'une ville plonger dans une nuit de 30 jours (j'éspere avoir suivi le truc :) ). Je ne vais pas m'etendre plus sur le sujet (je vais en garder pour ma critique commeme :P ).

Comme vous avez surement du le comprendre, j'attend beaucoup de ce film et surtout sur la préstation de Josh Hartnett (il aparait le plus souvent dans des films d'une débilité profonde :P , j'éspere que le contraste ne me decevra pas).

"Was willst du denn sagen"?
- "Das was jeder Mann mit zwei Penisen zu seinem Schneider sagt, wenn der ihn fragt, ob er Links- oder Rechtsträger ist. Ja!"

Kein guter Tag für Slevin: Erst verliert er seinen Job, dann verlässt ihn seine Freundin, und letztendlich wird er noch ausgeraubt. Als er ein paar Tage bei seinem Kumpel übernachten will, wird er von zwei verfeindeten Gangsterbossen für eben diesen gehalten. Für den "Boss" soll er den Sohn des "Rabbis" umbringen um seine Schulden zu begleichen, und auch dem "Rabbi" schuldet er angeblich Geld. Slevin steckt also irgendwie etwas in der Klemme...

Wieder so ein Film, wo man nicht zu viel verraten darf, denn wieder ergibt sich hier ein Storytwist nach dem anderen. Dabei kommt "Lucky Number Slevin" aber bei weitem nicht an die vor kurzem hier besprochenen, wendungsreichen Filme heran, denn dieser Film ist vor allem eins: relativ langweilig.

Dabei liegt das nicht mal an den Schauspieler (Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, um nur einige zu nennen...), die ihre Sache recht gut machen. Es liegt auch nicht am Schnitt, an der Musik oder ähnlichen - handwerklich ist der Film gut. Es liegt meiner Meinung nach vor allem am Drehbuch. Hier wurde soviel Wert darauf gelegt, besonders hip und cool zu sein, dass es schon peinlich ist. Gut, der oft verglichene "Smokin' Aces", zu dem wir hier auch noch kommen, wendet das gleiche Prinzip an - ist darin aber wesentlich besser. Bei "Slevin" spürt man dieses aufgesetzte, dieser unbedingte Wille, dazuzugehören. Dabei wirken die Dialoge, die gerne Tarantino wären, es aber nicht sind, besonders peinlich. Sie wurden den Schauspielern mal einfach so in den Mund gelegt, weil sie ja irgendwie witzig sein müssen. Das Eingangszitat ist zwar an und für sich genommen schon lustig, aber im Zusammenhang in dem Film einfach aufgesetzt und deplaziert. Weitere Beispiele?

- "Der Boss will dich seh'n!"
Slevin:"Wer?"
- "Der Boss!"
Slevin: "Wer ist der Boss?"
- "Der, für den wir arbeiten!"

oder:

- "Kannst du dich ausweisen?"
Slevin: "Klingt vielleicht komisch, aber ich wurde gerade heute morgen überfallen!"
- "Ey, hör zu! Das kannst du nem alten Einbeinigen erzählen. Und der hüpft dann vielleicht damit um die Ecke!"

Die Brüller. An Tarantino kommen die bei weitem nicht ran, denn sogar in "Death Proof" sind die Dialoge besser und gewitzter als in diesem Film. Das "Lucky Number Slevin" ansonsten recht langatmig daherkommt, das Ende unglaublich in die Länge zieht und auch relativ ereignislos ist, kommt er in meinen Augen nicht übers Mittelmaß hinweg. Doch vielleicht gibts da noch andere Meinungen?

Antes de empezar a despedazarla me propuse investigar un poco. Comparte director con aquella inverosimilitud de hace unos años, Hard Candy, que, a pesar del buen sabor que me dejó entonces, me he propuesto con ella un segundo visionado.

Pero vamos a lo que vamos. ¿Qué nos encontramos con este filme? El argumento de ‘30 Días de Oscuridad’ es simple hasta la extenuación: en un pueblo de Alaska, Barrow, en el que durante el verano la noche dura 30 días, aparecerán una raza de vampiros sedientos de sangre, que dispuestos a sacar provecho de una noche tan larga, se alimentarán de los habitantes. Un pequeño grupo de lugareños, intentarán sobrevivir todo el mes hasta que la soñada luz del sol pueda volver a bañar sus rostros.

La historia es directa, a los 10 minutos ya hay gente desmenbrada, cabezas cortadas y sangre manchando la, hasta entonces, impoluta nieve. Y es que, por una vez, los vampiros no se nos presentan como civilizados seres nocturnos, que beben la sangre de virgenes en copas de cristal; mientras se atormentar por su condición y su inmortalidad. Estos vampiros son auténticos animales, que persiguen a sus víctimas implacablemente, muchas veces no por alimentarse, simplemente por el placer de matar. Eran más parecidos a visión típica que nos ha mostrado Hollywood de los hombres-lobo. Tengo que reconocer que el maquillaje es creíble y da un tono curioso con esa fila continua de dientes afilados de la que se percaté a toda velocidad mi pequeña Biohazard.

El trabajo actoral tiene altibajos. El cabecilla de los vampiros, interpretado por Danny Huston, es el mejor durante toda la cinta. A pesar de ser en ocasiones ridículo, eso no implica que su aportación sea mala. Tan pronto está gruñendo y tragando sangre como pasa a filosofar en su particular idioma sobre la estupidez humana y demás. Reconozco que me cayó muy bien. Josh Hartnett apesta, como casi siempre, pero no molesta tanto como de costumbre. De la chica rubia, cuyo nombre ni siquiera me molesto en buscar, prefiero no hablar, está por tu cara bonita y si hubiera motivos (y no hiciera tanto frío) le meterían un buen escote, para dejarlo claro. Los demás están para morir, convertirse en inmortales o, inexplicablemente, sobrevivir sin tener línea de diálogo. Vamos de todo. Voy a dedicarle unas líneas al gordo solitario de pelos raros, que mató él sólo a más vampiros que todos los demás juntos. Murió, por supuesto. por hacerse el héroe.

El director no cae en la moda tan horrible de la Cámara Parkinson, pero aún así posee bastante fallos. La atmósfera opresiva es de risa y no terminamos de ubicar a los personajes dentro de su peculiar infierno blanco. El tiempo historial provoca mareos, de repente pasa una hora, de repente 7 días. Por lo menos avisa. Además de repente aparecen personajes que ya dabas por muertos de la nada, que han sobrevivido escondidos debajo de las casas durante días sin comer y sin mostrar aspecto alguno de congelación.

En fin, una película muy floja, excesivamente larga, como ya me dijo mi compadre JD, que incluso aburre en algunos momentos. Encima rematada con una absurda y ridícula lucha final, aderezada por grandes cantidades de salsa de tomate y que termina por demostrar lo malas que son las escenas de acción. Bueno, por lo menos demuestra que no se puedo decapitar a nadie de un sólo hachazo. Resumiendo, no la recomiendo en absoluto.

Aviso: El texto superior está cargado de Spoilers. Siento no haber avisado antes.

Curiosidad: Danny Huston, el vampiro, ha actuado en las últimas 3 películas que hemos visto, ni que lo hubiesemos hecho a conciencia.

2. Accidentally in Love by Counting Crows- from Shrek 2

3. This is Home by Switchfoot- Prince Caspian Narnia played at the end part of the film when the kids were going home

and

Say by John Mayer- from Bucketlist (Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) bonus track after the movie in DVD

4. Anyone At All by Carole King- from You've Got Mail (Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks). It was played when the names started to roll when the film ended. *** Edited.. saw another video much better with scenes from the movie!

and

Face of a Faith- from Rumor Has It (Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Kostner, Mark Rufallo, Mena Suvari) *** Cant remember well when it was played but I guess when Jennifer's character started to miss her fiance Mark's character after sleeping with Kevin. I just so love this song!

5. This Never Happened Before by Paul McCartney- from Lake House (Keannu Reeves and Sandra Bullock). Played when Sandra and Keannu were dancing outside somewhere in the yard on Sandra's birthday.

and

Just Like Heaven by Katie Melua- from Just Like Heaven (Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo). Played at the beginning and at the end of the movie, if I am not mistaken. I downloaded the whole album of the movie's soundtracks!

6. Look What You've Done by Jet- from A Lot Like Love (Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peets). Bought the original VCD of this because I like it.

7. Brighter Than Sunshine by Aqualung- from A Lot Like Love

8. The Little Things by Danny Elfman- from Wanted (Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, James McAvoy). Played when James ran away from his workplace and rode with Angelina.

9. Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve- from Cruel Intentions (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Philippe, Reese Whitherspoon). Played at the last scene of the movie where Sarah was already caught off guard with all her lies and deceptions...

10. Follow You Down by Gin Blossoms- from How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey). Played at the end part too where Matt was chasing Kate in the taxi or something like that...

***numbers 1-8 I listen to them everyday ^_^

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Marley Shelton, Bruce Willis, Jaime King, Jessica Alba, Maria Bello, Kate Bosworth, Jason Douglas, Carla Gugino, Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Nick Stahl, Makenzie Vega, Katherine Willis, Elijah Wood, Benecio del Toro, Clive Owen, Rosario Dawson, Michael Clarke Duncan

Director(s): Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller

Writer(s): Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller

Studio: Dimension Films

Runtime: 124 minutes

Rated: R for sustained strong stylized violence, nudity and sexual content including dialogue

Official UWF Matinee Score: 5 Stars

I won’t lie, this is going to be a hard movie for me to review. Not just because it has been awhile since I last watched it, but also just because the way the movie is done. What we have here in Sin City, are three different stories surrounding three different main characters. One story is that of Hartigan (Bruce Willis), probably the only non-corrupted cop in the whole city, as he tries to protect Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba).

Another story we have is perhaps the best of the whole movie, and that’s the story of Marv (Mickey Rourke). Marv is a complete badass, complete with a disgusting face. He’s a killer that has never had anyone be nice to him before, until he hooks up with Goldie (Jamie King) and becomes a changed man. Well changed in the fact that while sleeping with Goldie for the first time, she’s murdered. Now Marv doesn’t just want to kill people, he wants to kill the right people, he wants to take out the bad guys. And yes, heads will roll.

The last story is that of Dwight (Clive Owen), and while I’ve seen folks call it the worse story in the movie, I’m going to have to disagree because there are no bad stories in the movie and this one certainly doesn’t deserve to be labeled the worst. Dwight becomes friends with the waitress Shelley (Brittany Murphy), and therefore gets wrapped up with Shelley’s abusive ex-boyfriend, Jackie Boy (Benicio Del Toro). Things get worse when Dwight and some his hooker friends kill Jackie Boy, which was a bad thing to do in this part of the city. This story is loaded with gangs and pimps and whores.

If you’re looking for something different, Sin City is the movie for you. It features a vastly unique look compared to any other movie, and the end result is a masterpiece of artwork. Yes, the film is black and white, though not 1930’s black and white, and that is part of the visual appeal of the movie that will amaze you. The other colors that are used in the film (green, red, yellow, etc.) are done so brilliantly.

Bruce Willis does a great job of playing Hartigan, though it’s not an entirely new role for him. Jessica Alba is surrounded by a cast that is far superior in acting ability than her, but what she lacks is more than made up for by the fact that she is hot. Mickey Rourke steals the movie, and at least in my opinion, becomes its most memorable star character. Clive Owen and Brittany Murphy also both did very well in their roles. Two other guys who did phenomenal jobs are the assassin Kevin (Elijah Wood), who eats corpses and keeps heads as trophies, and the Yellow Bastard (Nick Stahl), who is perhaps the most disgusting character ever, a child molesting son of a Senator.

The movie is not for everyone though, as it is ultra violent and does contain sexual content. However, Sin City did capture the most awards/nominations in the first annual UWF Matinee Awards. Winning in Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted), Performance by an Ensemble Cast, and Best Directing. It was also nominated for Best Visual Effects, Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Picture. And now, it takes it’s place in The Movie Matinee Hall of Fame.

Go, give this one a watch or two, and make sure you add it to your DVD collection as soon as you possibly can.

- glsmith

Starring: Tom Sizemore, Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Sam Shepard, William Fichtner

Director: Ridley Scott

Writer: Mark Bowden, Ken Nolan, Steven Zailian

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Runtime: 144 Minutes

Rated: R for intense, realistic, graphic war violence, and for language.

Official UWF Matinee Score: 5 Stars

Black Hawk Down is exactly what a historical war movie should be; dirty, intense, graphic, and realistic violence. No BS to try and push one or two characters as the main story, and no romanticizing the facts to make a more “Hollywood friendly movie”.

There are no main characters in this film. Some guys may be shown more than others, but this movie focuses on the reality of what the REAL soldiers went through during the ACTUAL battle of Mogadishu. Get the Ultimate Edition, 3-Disc DVD set and it comes with The True Story of Black Hawk Down documentary that features interviews with the real soldiers who were portrayed in the movie, as well as timelines for the actual event. Watch that, and you will understand how true to the war Ridley Scott kept this film, which was perfectly adapted from Mark Bowden’s novel/Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper series in 1997.

Easily one of the best and most accurate war movies ever made, Black Hawk Down features career best performances from some cast members, as well as some realistic effects. A great job of showing the pure hell some 100 US soldiers went through in what was suppose to be a thirty minute mission. It’s 100 soldiers versus a very angry, very hostile, and very armed city.

A must see film.

- glsmith

Josh Hartnett leads a nobody cast in a lame attempt at a vampire thriller. Recap: Vampires attack a city way up north...and there won't be sunlight for 30 whole days. Thus, 30 days of night. Vampires kill everybody but a select group of hiders, one gets cocky and tries to escape and gets eaten, Josh sacrifices himself for the greater good. The end. There is more but you have seen it before under better titles with worse actors. I only recommend this movie if you are a Josh Hartnett stalker and you have already seen the rest of his catalog, and you are really bored. C-

Stuff I watched:
- TV: Highs In The '90s (Fuse)
- Movie: The Boys And Girls Guide To Getting Down
- Movie: The Truth About Cats And Dogs
- Movie: Next
- TV: So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
- TV: USA Basketball: Road To Redemption (ESPN2/NBATV)
- TV: My Boys (TBS)
- Movie: Lucky Number Slevin

Here's the rundown:

Highs In The '90s: '90s music? I'm so there. It was a top-20 countdown of music videos on Fuse from musicians from the '90s who liked alcohol, weed, and/or probably huffing Lysol. I think that was just about all of them, so the countdown tried to stick with the artists who had reputations for substance use and/or abuse, like Scott Wieland (STP) Courtney Love (Hole), Cypress Hill, and Snoop Dogg. As these countdowns tend to be, it was fairly debatable; for one thing, this '90s countdown included "Because I Got High" by Afroman, from 2000.

Highlights included the some of my favorite '90s videos/songs: "Nuthin' But A G Thang" by Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg, "Who Am I (What's My Name)" by Snoop Dogg, "Woo Ha! (Got You All In Check)" by Busta Rhymes, "Fantastic Voyage" by Coolio, "Jump Around" by House of Pain, "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and "All Mixed" Up by 311. Geez, you'd think I'd have actually used drugs at least once in my life judging by the music I listen to. Lowlights included "Been Caught Stealing" by Jane's Addiction (I've always frickin' hated that song) and the fact that the countdown was hosted by Jason Mewes, aka Jay of "Jay and Silent Bob" fame. He's kinda funny sometimes, but was just grating as a countdown host.

Watching this countdown brought me back to the good ol' days: not the days when I would get high (again: me = non-drug user), but rather the days when music video channels showed music videos, hip hop was actually worth listening to, and I had nary a care in the world.

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As an aside, Snoop Dogg's old videos had some of the funniest lines ever in music videos.

Girl: You better hurry up, baby...
Snoop: Why's that?
Girl: Cuz my father's gonna be home soon, and you know he don't like dogs.
Snoop: Oh, is that right?
Girl: But I ain't tryin' to hear what he sayin', cuz you know I love you, right baby?
Snoop: You don't love me. You just love my doggystyle...

Effin' hilarious. Brilliantly hilarious.

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The Boys And Girls Guide To Getting Down: Very tongue-in-cheek and sorta informative of how to do things (and probably more importantly: how not to do things) if you're into (or want to be into) drugs, alcohol, and the whole party scene. I took notes the whole time and put them into my personal "How to be streetwise" handbook, which mainly includes stuff I've learned from rap songs, like E-40's nice little tidbit: "Never tell a b**** all your business / cuz one day she might be an eyewitness." That right there's real food for thought! Haha, okay maybe not...

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The Truth About Cats And Dogs: If I watch a chick flick, it usually means all the planets and the stars have lined up just right. This one had been sitting in my DVR for just over three months. I'm not really sure what to make of this movie. It's kinda old-ish now, and in the time since it originally came out, I've grown to be annoyed with Janeane Garafolo, and I'm used to seeing Uma Thurman play smarter and/or more confident and/or more intimidating characters. I had to forget those things to watch this.

According to my channel guide, it supposedly got three stars. I don't know how it even got that many; I didn't really feel any of what I think the movie was trying to convey, like any type of jealousy Garafolo I think was supposed to have toward Uma. I just thought she was cynical and was trying to act jealous that Uma liked the guy she did. Also, usually I side with the guys in a chick flick -- cuz, well, I'm a guy -- especially when women play some sort of trick (even unintentionally) on the guy. Not this one. I came away feeling like the dude was a prick, and not justified, by how he reacted when he realized he thought Uma was Garafolo.

Also, I was just left feeling preached at, like, as a guy, I'm supposed to hate myself for ever being attracted to attractive women. In seriousness, I'm about well more than just looks in a woman, and they certainly aren't the end-all, be-all, or even a necessity. However, that said, I do appreciate a good-looking woman and/or a woman who tries. Sorry.

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Next: I liked the idea of the movie -- I wish I could see two minutes into the future -- but it was wrought with bad acting, namely from Jessica Biel and Juliane Moore. Nicolas Cage was a'ight, and it had a few decent moments here or there, but overall? Blah. The bad guys didn't even seem like bad guys; they were just kinda there, and they certainly didn't give me the feeling they were competent enough to truly pose the threat -- trying to blow up a nuke -- they were supposedly posing.

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Last week's So You Think You Can Dance (both episodes): The only new couple I thought did well both times out was Will and Katee, though I'm still not really a fan of either. I liked the old couples better, especially Gev and Courtney. And WTF is the deal w/ Comfort coming back for Jessica? I understand Jessica's hurt, but Comfort is only okay as a hip hop dancer. And even then, she doesn't really have any stunts or tricks or anything. I'd have had Comfort come back for just that week and not put the girls to a vote, and then resume voting for the girls this week. Instead, Kherington gets bounced and Comfort gets to stay in, even though Jessica will be on tour instead of Comfort? Screw that. I think Kherington was the only girl I really liked this year. Courtney's hot, but she's kinda blah. Also, my favorite of the guys -- Gev -- got bounced, too. He shoulda lasted at least one more week. Call me partial to the breakdancers, but I don't care. I thought, for the most part, he did great with all the other stuff they threw his way. At least Twitch is still in. After that, I don't really care. As a side note, Mia Michaels' dance numbers are hit-and-miss for me. I either love them, or I have no clue whatsoever what she was trying to do. This week? No clue. I still think she'd probably be cool to hang out with, though.

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USA Basketball: Road To Redemption: For some reason, really bad storms have hit the two nights this has aired so far -- thus my satellite signal cutting out -- so only 23 minutes of last night's 30 minute episode were recorded. I watched that, but decided to finally getting around to watching the first installment of the series, which was a full hour. I had recorded a later replay of it off NBATV since when it originally aired on ESPN2, 40 minutes of it cut out because of storms. It was a good recap of the progression USA Basketball has taken to get to where it's at now since the Dream Team was put together in '92 and just decimated everyone. I'm a huge sucker for behind-the-scenes sports footage, even if it's nothing more than footage of LeBron James sleeping on the team plane, so the old footage of the Dream Team was great to see.

Reporter: What do you think about Angola?
Charles Barkley: I don't know anything about Angola, but Angola's in trouble.

Even though it's edited and doesn't include any of the really fun (and/or scandalous) behind-the-scenes stuff, it still is interesting to see how the current team has been put together, how they appear to be gelling on the court and off, and all the stuff they have to do, like the media blitz in New York they did.

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Last Thursday's My Boys: I don't know why I watch this show. Okay, maybe I do: Jim Gaffigan's funny, it's sorta about sports (though less and less), and Jordana Spiro's nothing to sneeze at. But on the other hand, the Mike character is annoying beyond belief, it's less and less about sports, and some elements, including full plot threads (like Stephanie becoming a [sorta] famous author), are just unrealistic.

Having been a journalist, I just wanna know how PJ and Bobby have so much time to just sit around and do nothing. Journalism's not a job; it's a lifestyle. And if they're real Cubs' beat writers, why aren't they ever on the road covering the team? I know it's gotta be baseball season they're showing us in the show. At the very least, having grown up in the Chicago area and knowing what the weather's like, judging by their wardrobe, it certainly doesn't appear to be the offseason.

I guess I just watch it to kill time? I don't know. It's only a half hour (21 min. without commercials), so what the heck. All I know is I don't know about PJ getting w/ the wife-beater/wife-killer/child-abuser/drug-addicted guy from season 2 of 24. I'm sure he was all charming at first with the wife he ended up ultimately tossing in the trunk, too. PJ better make friends with Elisha Cuthbert and hope her boyfriend from that season grows his legs back so he can go Bruce Lee on that dude again, and/or so she can have her pops, Jack Bauer -- via cell phone -- guide her through putting two bullets in his chest again.

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Lucky Number Slevin: I have no clue how this happened, but when I set this to record, I thought it was Smokin' Aces. I just got the two confused somehow. Smokin' Aces hasn't hit my movie channels yet. But Lucky Number Slevin was quite a pleasant surprise. Not bad.

I have to say they tricked me with the switcharoo. I didn't see Josh Hartnett actually being who he ended up being in the end. The fact his character had a made-up story in hand made it seem like he was who he was saying he was. It started out a little slow for me, but shortly in, the action and comedic dialogue and situations had me hooked all the way through the end. Lucy Liu's presence as the love interest was also quite the pleasant treat, and I was legitimately pissed when Bruce Willis shot her later on.

I thought the movie was tied together quite nicely in the end and explained how all of the subplots related to each other.

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That's all. I told you I was on a DVR-watchin' tear. I even still have a documentary I didn't get to: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price. At least I got the DVR cleaned out.

Hmmm... maybe I shoulda broke this post into chunks. It's massive, all over the map, and contains about a zillion tags. My bad...

Quizás lo modificuqe un poco porque habitualmente tenog dos lineas de pestañas y se tapa ese lunar, y eso no puede ser!

My favorite moments at The Dark Knight premiere:

• A double decker tour bus passed along the red (black) carpet right as Christian Bale arrived. They had as many cameras as the paparazzi!

• Patrick Wilson. Out of all of the celebs I escorted down the carpet, he was so amazing. I was shocked when he asked me about my life and where I'm from and then told me a funny story about when he first moved to NYC -- He had sat in that very theater next to Geraldo Rivera and thought it was a huge deal. "Did you know his name is Gerald?" He asked me, laughing. He also was so great to the press and genuinely talked with them and answered their questions, which I appreciate having done work in journalism. Such a nice, down-to-earth guy! Plus he remembered my name to say thank-you!! He is my new favorite actor.

• Michael Caine's after-party entrance. One of the security guys didn't realize who he was and asked him for his ticket. "Ticket?" he said in his accent, and looked angry/confused before storming in. He is such a cool man. When a fan asked him for his picture he insisted his older gentleman friend be in it as well.

Best Dressed: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Norman Reedus

Maggie's dress was stunning and she looked beautiful. She just carries herself so well in person. I actually think she looks better in person than on screen.

Norman was looking hot like his former Prada model self in a fitted suit-number with leather suspenders and a lighty-tinted pink shirt. I wish I could find a better pic.

Honorable mention goes to Josh Harnett for looking... how do I describe it... SWOON... in his fedora. Look at this funny picture... that is me with the yellow shoes after I was trying to shake his hand and escort him. You can see his hand SWOOP, avoid me because he literally took his tickets and RAN down the carpet! I guess he isn't a fan of the press. At least the cameras got a few pics, haha!

Pictures from PR Image and Lucky Number Josh.