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I'm a musician, singer/songwriter, blogger, writer, poet, bodybuilder, movie lover, music lover, video gamer, history/political buff, conservative/republican, etc. I like to do a lot of things.
movies

Report: Kevin Smith has already seen “Star Trek XI” early and reviewed it…

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Film maker Kevin Smith who’s made many of the Jay and Silent Bob movies has seen “Star Trek XI” early, it was a personal invite by JJ Abrams to give him a private screening before it’s official release.

Smith reviewed it by saying “It’s a really strong” film, he says that Chris Pine who portrays the young Captain Kirk really stoled the show. He thinks the Chris Pine role will keep audiences glued to him. He also commented on Zoe Saldana being a perfect actress choice for a young Uhura.

MTV Movies Blog reports:

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/09/10/exclusive-kevin-smiths-star-trek-review-says-chris-pines-kirk-is-a-star-making-performance/

Yep, I too have a feeling that Chris Pine will be the next big male star that ladies are going to drool over. Chris Pine is an actor that no one has ever heard of and this film will get him the mainstream recognition. The Star Trek reboot will also give the Star Trek franchise known in the mainstream again because Star Trek has always been underrated and underappreciated. I’m sure this movie will be a box office smash and will do well. The Star Trek franchise deserves to get more recognition.

I know Star Trek isn’t for everyone, but it should be. I know for those who aren’t into Star Trek may think it’s lame and boring, but that’s because you probably don’t understand their storytelling and you’re probably not into science fiction that much. I was never really into “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” or “Star Trek: Enterprise”, but I do like the original Trek, The Next Generation, and “Star Trek: Voyager” was really good too.

I really think the new Star Trek XI movie will bring in new Star Trek fans, it will bring in people who aren’t even into the series at all and they’ll become new fans later.

Kev

movies

Report: Philip Seymour Hoffman says no to playing the Penguin for the next Batman flick…

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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman spoke out to MTV News that he is NOT playing The Penguin, he also admitted that he doesn’t think he would be a good Penguin.

Hoffman says he is also a huge fan of Chris Nolan’s flicks, he is also a huge fan of comic books and enjoys comic book adapted films.

The rumour of Hoffman playing the Penguin was started by Michael Caine who also brought up the rumour of Johnny Depp playing the Riddler.

More on it here:

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/09/09/dark-knight-update-philip-seymour-hoffman-responds-to-casting-rumor-i-dont-know-if-id-be-a-good-penguin/

I would also like to say that I wouldn’t quickly assume that the Riddler and the Penguin will be the next villains for the next flick. You never know who the next villains are. Christopher Nolan has never said anything about the next Batman flick, he didn’t even say if he was going to direct the next one or not, so don’t jump to conclusions on what the next villains will be ’cause that’s how these rumours start.

And on top of that, I don’t think Phillip Seymour Hoffman would be a good Penguin either. If Penguin is the next villain, who do I think should get the role?

Probably no one other than Jack Black. The Penguin is short and fat, and so is Jack Black. I’m also pretty sure that Jack can nail down the Penguin voice easily. I’m rooting for Jack for the Penguin.

Expect Johnny Depp to speak out on the rumours of him playing the Riddler as well.

Kev

Celebrity news, True Crime

Report: OJ Simpson – Vegas Robbery Trial – Day 2

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Well, look like Judge Jackie Glass’s requests of keeping OJ’s murder past out of the robbery trial is still not stopping people from talking about it today on Day #2 of The Juice’s Vegas Robbery trial. That’s exactly what happened today, people keep bringing up his murder past back in 1995 of the murder of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman.

Today is the second day of jury selection, and people in the jury just couldn’t resist OJ’s murder past. One woman said she thinks the Juice got away with murder and accusing him of using his celebrity to keep his name in the news. The District Attorney David Roger asked the judge if they could remove the woman from the court room because she wouldn’t shut her mouth about OJ’s past when the trial wasn’t about that.

Read more here on the jury room drama:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iUNgbOr-2bnpFUX0MiII6je2CkRAD933FAMG0

Kev

movies

BREAKING NEWS: Stephen J. Cannell confirms “Greatest American Hero” on his way to the big screen!!!!!!!

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John Tesh who is famed for his contemporary music as a singer, he was also the former co-host of Entertainment Tonight held a Q&A session with the cast and crew of the “Greatest American Hero” TV show. It’s shows creator Stephen J. Cannell was there along with the three main cast reuniting Connie Selleca, Robert Culp and the hero himself William Katt (pictured above, oh my, William Katt hasn’t changed a bit, he still has that curly long hair to this day!!!) were there in person to celebrate the show’s 25th Anniversary reunion which is hosted by the Screen Actors Guild. This event happened September 7th.

The great news is that Stephen J. Cannell confirmed that he and the film crew has completed a screenplay that is ready to go, they have a director already, and next they just have to get the casting done so they can start filming.

Connie Sellecca who played Pam Davidson asked Stephen if there is going to be cameos for the three original leading stars from the TV series. Cannell surprisingly said, yes, Connie, Robert and William will all get casted in the film and have more than just a cameo, pretty much the leading roles.

William the main star of the show the man in the red suit said he’s already read the script for the film and said that everyone is going to love it. William explains the script for the film is picking up from where they left off. Is he hinting that Connie, Robert and William will be reprising their original roles for the film? Will we actually see William flying around in the red suit again?

More on it here:

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=59593&type=0

This is pretty sweet news. I loved this TV show! Used to watch it all the time when I was younger.

Kev

movies

BREAKING NEWS: Stephen J. Cannell confirms “Greatest American Hero” on his way to the big screen!!!!!!!

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John Tesh who is famed for his contemporary music as a singer, he was also the former co-host of Entertainment Tonight held a Q&A session with the cast and crew of the “Greatest American Hero” TV show. It’s shows creator Stephen J. Cannell was there along with the three main cast reuniting Connie Selleca, Robert Culp and the hero himself William Katt (pictured above, oh my, William Katt hasn’t changed a bit, he still has that curly long hair to this day!!!) were there in person to celebrate the show’s 25th Anniversary reunion which is hosted by the Screen Actors Guild. This event happened September 7th.

The great news is that Stephen J. Cannell confirmed that he and the film crew has completed a screenplay that is ready to go, they have a director already, and next they just have to get the casting done so they can start filming.

Connie Sellecca who played Pam Davidson asked Stephen if there is going to be cameos for the three original leading stars from the TV series. Cannell surprisingly said, yes, Connie, Robert and William will all get casted in the film and have more than just a cameo, pretty much the leading roles.

William the main star of the show the man in the red suit said he’s already read the script for the film and said that everyone is going to love it. William explains the script for the film is picking up from where they left off. Is he hinting that Connie, Robert and William will be reprising their original roles for the film? Will we actually see William flying around in the red suit again?

More on it here:

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=59593&type=0

This is pretty sweet news. I loved this TV show! Used to watch it all the time when I was younger.

Kev

movies

Report: JJ Abrams explains why no William Shatner for Star Trek XI…

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The “Star Trek” XI helmer JJ Abrams finally opens up on the real reason why William Shatner will not appear in the new upcoming Star Trek film to reprise his role as the adult James T. Kirk. The young James T. Kirk is played by Chris Pine.

JJ said he and the film makers has written a short cameo for Shatner in a quick flashback scene, but Shatner did not want a cameo. He wanted to be in throughout the entire film and be the leading role, he also wanted the film to be about the adult Captain Kirk. The film makers had already planned that they wanted the cast focused on the younger generation of Trek.

Plus, Captain James T. Kirk died at the end of “Star Trek: Generations” and they couldn’t come up with any possible way to bring the character back to life, so they just moved on without the adult Kirk. The adult Spock will be in the new Trek movie, but not Kirk.

More on it here:

http://www.joblo.com/jj-explains-no-shatner

While I’m sure everyone wants to see William Shatner back in the new Star Trek movie, I would agree that it’s a good idea to keep Kirk out. I want to see the adult Spock played by Leonard Nimoy be the star here without William Shatner hogging the spotlight. The movie will do fine in box office without William Shatner. Spock still being played by Nimoy is all we need.

I mean, it wasn’t easy for the writers to figure out how to bring Spock back to life to make the character return in “Star Trek III: The Search For Spock”, the same it would be for Captain Kirk. There’s no sense of wasting years and years of hard work trying to figure out ways to bring Kirk back. So the writers of the new Trek movie had no choice but to move on without the adult Kirk and just focus on the young one.

Kev

Politics/war

Report: The CCPOA at war against Governor Ah-nuld…

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The CCPOA – California Correction Peace Officers Association are wanting Governor Ah-nuld out of office early before he’s up in 2010. Why?

The Governator plans to cut California prison gaurds who work at prisons down to minimum wage instead of their usual high pay. Prison gaurds and prison officials in California are of course upset at this idea.

The CCPOA spokesman said they are giving all their power and doing their best to get Governor Schwarzenegger out of office, they say he failed as a governor. They are trying to get the Governator on recall.

More on it here:

http://news.yahoo.com/story//nm/20080908/us_nm/schwarzenegger_recall_dc

See the CCPOA.org official website for their angry letters and petitions about Arnold:

http://www.ccpoa.org/

Ya know, I hate to be the one to say this, but Arnold is the right here. I’m on his side. Prison gaurds should make minimum wage. They don’t really need to make all that money just to keep inmates in the prison.

I know it may seem like a hard job but after watching the TV reality shows “Lockup” on MSNBC for a while, being a prison gaurd really doesn’t seem all that hard as you think it is.

Inmates shouldn’t have to suffer by watching prison gaurds making tons of money than them on the outside. I think Arnold has a reason for this. It’s not only to save money for the state of California. This won’t even get Arnie on a recall.

Kev

music

Report: Oasis postpones London, Ontario concert due to Noel Gallagher’s injury and fan attack…

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Oasis was forced to postpone their London, Ontario concert tonight, due to Noel Gallagher’s brutal attack in Toronto by an angry fan. Noel fell pretty hard on top of his monitor speakers, not the stage floor. So his injuries got serious after that.

More on it here:

http://www.oasisinet.com/NewsArticle.aspx?n=656

I am reading a lot of message board posts and comments from other blogs about this incident that some people actually think Noel Gallagher got what he deserved.

Really? Are you serious?

I know Noel Gallagher is not the friendliest guy in the world, but whether you like him or not, he is still an innocent human being. It is never cool for anybody to attack someone whether you think he deserves it or not. Those who think Noel Gallagher deserved this are probably disrespectful and immature haters.

The kid who did this could have killed the guy. What if he had a knife or a gun?

I am glad Noel survived this and he is okay, we don’t need anymore musicians getting murdered on stage. I blame the Toronto V Festival security for making this happen. They have a horrible security team there, if they kept an eye at the crowd the entire time, then the security would have caught the kid even before he attacked Noel. Too late now.

Kev

movies

Thought: About Stallone starring as Batman in “The Dark Knight Returns”…

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Yes, I think I did read “The Dark Knight Returns” graphic novel when I was a kid back in high school. I think I still have that book laying around somewhere, I’ll have to look for it today.

Now that I think about it, Stallone, would be perfect for Batman in “The Dark Knight Returns” film, I totally agree now.

If you know the plot to “The Dark Knight Returns”, the graphic novel is about an “aging” Bruce Wayne/Batman. Bruce Wayne is sad, depressed and angered by the death of the second Robin and Bruce becomes an alcoholic. Think how Sly would be perfect that type of Bruce Wayne role. Now I can totally see why Frank Miller would want Sly.

Sly is really into researching “aging” men in their 50’s as you all know and if this Batman novel gets made into a film, Sly would love this idea. Sly as an aging Batman would be great.

Would Arnold work as Batman? Nah. Arnold is too tall and his mouth isn’t right for the mask. Sly’s the perfect fit. Maybe Sly Stallone himself should pick up the rights for “The Dark Knight Returns” so Sly can write and direct/star in the film himself. I hope this movie happens.

Kev

Celebrity news

Report: Perez Hilton responds to Santino Marella and is up for his challenge…

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Gossip blogger Perez Hilton finally responds to Santino Marrella, a WWE wrestler on RAW.

More on it here:

http://perezhilton.com/2008-09-09-to-the-wrestling-fans-out-there

Would WWE actually get Perez on RAW? Wouldn’t surprise me. WWE likes celebrity appearances.

They already did it with John Cena vs. Kevin Federline last year, this year it could be Perez Hilton vs. Santino.

Kev