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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

Netflix Pick (DVD): The Rite

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Last night, I finally saw the movie, “The Rite” starring Anthony Hopkins. I was meant to see this film in theater when it first came out but I never got around to it.

Plot/Synopsis:

Michael, the son of a funeral director grows indifferent to his father and joins a Seminary. On his way to the course completion, he is overwhelmed by a strong lack of faith. His religious beliefs are further jolted when he sees a young girl haplessly dying in a road accident for whom he reluctantly performs the ritual to absolve her sins. His mentor still believes in him and urges him to go to Italy to take an exorcism course hoping that he it would strengthen his faith in Christianity. In Italy he attends a session from Father Xavier who soon becomes aware of his skepticism. As a result he sends him to an eminent Jesuit exorcist, Father Lucas, whose ways though questionable are quite effective. He witnesses the exorcism of a sixteen year old girl but still seems unconvinced. Father Lucas explains him that it takes multiple sessions over a long stretch of time to completely free a victim from the omen…

This movie didn’t get great reviews by critics and movie fans, it’s a movie you either love or hate, but I absolutely loved it. I know there are a lot of movies on Exorcism, but I think this one is the best one. It’s more realistic than the others. It’s a horror film that’s actually kind of creepy and there are parts where you jump a lot. I thought the writing and acting were both phenomenal. I wasn’t bored watching this movie, and I did sit through the whole thing. This film wants to make demonic possession and exorcism to seem more real and believable.

William Freidkin’s “The Exorcist” is a good movie, but it had minor problems. Some of the stuff in “The Exorcist”, can be pretty whacky, but “The Rite” was more true to exorcism. Of course, I was most impressed with Anthony Hopkins acting in this film. Anthony kills it with the acting like usual. I’ve been such a huge fan of Anthony Hopkins for years. He can play every role well, but I think this is his best role behind, Hannibal Lechter. There is no gore in, “The Rite”. That’s how you make a horror film scary, with no gore. I’d say “The Rite” is the best new horror film of this year.

Check it out when you get a chance.

Kev

movies

Report: So Clint Eastwood’s “A Star Is Born” will be an interacial relationship movie? Leo Dicaprio is in talks to join Beyonce for the film…

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For a long time now, Warner Bros. have been wanting Will Smith to team with Beyonce for Clint Eastwood’s musical movie, “A Star Is Born”. Eastwood is in talks with Leo Dicaprio in starring in the film instead of Will Smith. Eastwood and Dicaprio are currently filming the J. Edgar Hoover biopic, and while filming the movie, Eastwood have been talking to Leo about, “A Star Is Born”.

Deadline reports.

Clint Eastwood is a phenomenal director, but I’m a bit skeptical about him doing a musical. I don’t like the idea. I know Clint is a musician himself, he’s done his own music for a lot of his own films he directed. Maybe I don’t like the idea of Beyonce starring in it. I would prefer Christina Aguilera starring in it ’cause I actually enjoyed the film, “Burlesque”. Beyonce is overrated and she’s not hot. I like Leo Dicaprio but not Beyonce. Not trying to sound racist, just my opinion.

Kev

WWE news

Report: Dave Batista admits to not liking the PG rating in WWE…

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Last year, Dave Batista left the WWE to try and pursue a career in Strikeforce. Since Dana White and Zuffa, LLC. purchased, “Strikeforce”, this forced Dave’s MMA dream to come to an end. What’s next for Dave in his professional career? Since he’s no longer doing “Strikeforce”, he said on twitter that he definitely plans on returning to the WWE in the near future. He said not at this moment. He is just taking some time off, to enjoy life for himself.

He also had something to say about the current PG direction that the WWE is going to. He says he loves the WWE, he just hates the PG thing like most of us. Here are some of Dave’s twitter rants (they’ve been creating controversy in the wrestling world)…Dave admitted he left the WWE because he didn’t like the PG rating.

“I’m the biggest wrestling fan there is..which is why I’m boycotting the PG BS! They’re selling watered down art bro. Kills me. real quick…i don’t hate the WWE! i love pro wrestling! just didn’t agree with the PG direction. i loved it edgy and hardcore. and i would definitely like to return…just not right now. im enjoying the hell out of my normal life. hope that makes sense. even though i dont agree with the direction they”ve taken, I bleed WWE. keep getting asked about a possible TNA run….and the answer is absolutely not. nothing against TNA. they”ve got some great talent. buwhich is why i’ve decided to sit it out rather than accept very generous offers from other promotions. hope everyone can respect that.”

I’m with Dave. I don’t like the PG thing too. I want the Attitude Era back. I miss the good old days of WWE when it was nothing but blood, graphic violence and sexy women that showed a lot of skin. We don’t have that anymore.

Even though I don’t care for the PG rating either, I continue to watch RAW because I still respect some of the performers. Plus there’s nothing else better to do on a Monday night. I’ll never forget the Mankind/Cactus Jack days. Those were the best days of WWE. Mick Foley made the Attitude Era for what it is.

Kev

Kev Brock music

Will I ever do a CRUMBS Cafe radio interview?

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Some people might wonder this if I will ever do a CRUMBS Cafe radio interview sometime in the future. I know those guys have been trying to get me in there for a long time but I’m planning on it. It will happen someday. Here’s the thing, whenever I get something new to promote on there, I will do it. I need to make a new demo CD to promote on there, plus I will go on there to plug my blog site, of course. Whenever I get new music written and recorded in a studio for a new demo CD, I’ll do the CRUMBS interview. I do want to do it though. It’ll happen down the road. Maybe not this year, but next.

I know the guys in CRUMBS will want to talk about my blog site mostly, but I would like to promote my music too, of course. I just want it to be a good & positive interview, nothing negative.

I am writing new songs again. I’m probably going to make my next demo right at home. Instead of a local studio. I’ll make a home made album this time around.

Kev

Politics/war

Another note on same sex marriage…

Facebook has been all over this “Same sex marriage” in NY being legalized. Getting all excited about it. I can understand how gay people can get excited about it, but there’s something strange about straight people getting excited about it. Some people claim they are straight, when they support, “same sex marriage” but honestly, you would be surprised on how many closet homosexuals there are around here. You know, people being secretly gay and hiding it. I’m not disrespecting anything here, just making observations on things. This person could be your closest friend or even a family member, he/she could be a closeted gay person. You can tell by seeing some signs of it. Nothing wrong with sexual fantasies though, ’cause everyone has ’em, but when same sex marriage gets legalized in your state, you start to see these things in people.

That’s all legalizing same sex marriage does, in my opinion. It promotes homosexuality and tries to get people interested in it more. It’ll get more people to come out.

I don’t hate gay people. I’ve always been, a 100% straight and I stay true to that.

Kev

TV

Thought: I don’t still get “True Blood’…

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So the season premiere of “True Blood – Season 4” is on tonight. I try to watch some of the reruns on HBO, but every time I try, I switch the channel and can’t sit through one episode. My opinion on the show still stays the same. I don’t like it.

Yes, I love vampire stories. Love to read vampire books, watch vampire films, and TV shows, but not “True Blood”. I see it more as a softcore gay porn show and the storytelling isn’t good, in my opinion. Plus, I think the show is pretty overrated.

I always thought “Dark Shadows” was the best show on vampires, “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” was great too. It’s just that “True Blood” isn’t a good show. I wish the show would get canceled but I have this bad feeling that the show will run for a very long time. It’s going to last for several seasons or more, I’m sure.

Kev

music

Remembering Michael Jackson…

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Like most people, I was mostly into old school MJ. The Jackson 5 and his earlier solo career. I thought Michael Jackson’s best albums were “Off the Wall”, “Thriller”, and “Dangerous”.

Yes, everyone is going to call him a crazy whack job and a pedophile like always, but despite all that, you can’t deny that he was a talented musician, a great artist, and a great entertainer. You also can’t deny the legacy he created with the music business. He may have been controversial, but there was something special about him.

I feel that he is gone too soon. The world wasn’t ready to let Michael Jackson go yet. He was a childhood hero of mine. Used to watch his videos all the time on MTV when I was a kid and would play his records to death.

I know this is a day late, so I decided to get around to it now. Michael Jackson may have died two years ago, but when it comes to him, it feels like he just died yesterday. I wish Michael Jackson was still here today.

If he was, I’m sure he would have finished the “This Is It” tour and release a new album that he planned on doing before. He may have had his problems, but the guy was great. Always has been.

Kev

Random/off topic posts

More on Cape Cod vacation…

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Along with my Cape Cod vacation, I also took a full week off of working out in fitness. You gotta have those once in a while. At least a full week off of fitness for at least once or twice a year. Some bodybuilders workout a full year with no breaks, but honestly, it’s not really good for you. The reason is, you don’t want to burn yourself out. You need to find more time to rest & heel. Recharge yourself and start over again.

Don’t worry. A full week with no exercise at all, you will NOT lose muscle mass in a week. Just by continuing to eat good nutrition and keeping your protein going, you will get much stronger and get more muscle mass. I have gotten a little more with my week off of fitness. On top of that. I just needed a break from exercise. Get away from it for a while, but I continued to eat healthy food and eat proteins. Of course, when you’re on vacation, there’s always a time where you get forced to eat bad nutrition and it had happened a few times. I don’t mind. Doing all that walking in Cape Cod helps burn it off anyway.

For shopping, I didn’t buy too much. Just a couple of music CD’s: Weird Al’s new album “Alpocalypse” and “The Book of Mormon – Broadway Musical” (Comedy created by the guys from “South Park”). I picked up Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” hardcover book at a Used Bookstore that costed me only 5 bucks. I also picked up a Korg Metronome MA-30 from a musicians shop called, “The Drummer’s Store”. I needed a metronome so I finally bought one. I plan to play guitar with a metronome from this point on, so I can play better in time.

The video footage that will be coming. I visited President John F. Kennedy’s hometown of Hyannis, Mass. where he lived and grew up. I’ll have the video tomorrow. Didn’t feel like messing with it today.

Edit to add: Btw, the weather was shit in Mass most of the time. Mostly clouds and rain. I would have went swimming in the ocean if there was sunshine, but there wasn’t sunshine at all in Cape Cod.

Kev

movies

Report: Update on Christopher Meloni’s role in “Superman: Man Of Steel”… he won’t be playing either Lex Luthor or Perry White!!!

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When Chris Meloni was announced for “Superman” everyone thought he would be playing Lex Luthor or Perry White. Turns out he won’t be playing either of them. Vulture caught up with Chris himself and he revealed that he will be playing a military General but he couldn’t get into details about the character.

More on it, here.

Noticing that Chris will be playing a military General, my wild guess is that he’s going to be playing, General Sam Lane. It’s the only other General I can think of in the Superman franchise. Michael Shannon already has General Zod.

Kev