In Comic Book News..............Betty White!!!

Female Force: Betty White to be released in November.  Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

In Twilight news.....

Rumor has it that Summit Entertainment is looking at the possibility of making The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner in to a feature film.  It would be released after Breaking Dawn.  Here is what is being said about the project:

"It goes without saying Summit want to continue this franchise… Tanner is the one they're looking at post-Breaking Dawn… It's too early to talk casting, and everything we're hearing is just speculation or off a wish list, but I don't believe they plan on using the original actress, Jodelle Ferland, for the spin-off film. It's all about numbers and names — you guys know that."

I was surprisingly pleased with Bree Tanner and would like to see it made in to a movie.  Thoughts?!?

Trip Review-Disney World

During the last week in August, my husband, brother, and I ventured down to Orlando Florida for a week of fun.  Our week of fun included Universal Studios (Harry Potter Park…..my inner geek totally came out!), a day trip to Cocoa Beach, a fan boat ride in the Everglades to see some ‘gators, and of course Disney World.  If you have never ventured to Disney World, it is a must!  We stayed at Disney’s Pop Century Resort for our week long stay.  We had the convenience of Disney picking us up from the airport and transportation to all of the Disney Parks.  We went on so many fantastic rides, it would be hard to pick just one as my favorite, so I decided to pick 10!!! If you are thinking of going to Disney in the near future, here are some musts! 

10.  The Great Movie Ride (Hollywood Studios)  This 22 minute ride takes you smack dab in the middle of some of the greatest movies of all time.  From Casablanca to The Wizard of Oz to Alien, you feel you are right in the middle of the movies.  It is a must for movie lovers!   Being  an air-conditioned ride, it is also a great retreat from the hot and humid Florida Weather!

9. Soarin (Epcot) Strap in to your seat and get ready for an adventure!  This ride flies you over the great state of California.  With the wind blowing in your hair, and the smells of salt water and pine trees blasted at your face, you really do feel like you are hang-gliding over Cali!

8. DINOSAUR (Animal Kingdom) Hop in to a CTX Time Rover and race back in time to capture a dinosaur.  Beware of the hungry Carnotaurus!  This bumpy fast ride is slightly scary and definitely not for youngsters.

7.  Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom): Hop in to a train and ride through the Old West town of Tumbleweed.  This fast and fun and fun ride is great for those that love the speed of coasters but not necessarily the height and drops of a traditional coaster.

6.  Splash Mountain (Magic Kingdom):  The “Godfather” of log rides, this almost 5 minute long ride is what many amusement parks model their log rides after.  Your log takes you leisurely past scenes from Disney’s 1946 film Song of the South and then plunges 52 ½ feet at the end!  You are sure to get wet from this drop!

5.  Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom): An oldie but goody-jump in to a mini “spaceship” and blast in to space.  This fast, jolting, roller coaster through the dark, is worth the wait if the lines are long!

4.  Test Track (Epcot):  Hop in to a “GM car” and go through all the  obstacles/stages of testing a new car.  At the end of the ride, the car goes over 60 mph on the test track.  If you are in need of speed, this is the ride being the fastest ride at all of the Disney Parks.

3. Rock N Roller Coaster (Hollywood Studios):  This coaster takes you from 0 to 60 mph in a matter of seconds!  It is a coaster that is completely indoors that goes upside down and all over while the music of Aerosmith blares in your ear.  A total heart pounding good time!

2.  Tower of Terror (Hollywood Studios):  This 13 story ride takes in you the elevator of a haunted hotel.  It takes you up, lets you view one of the floors of the hotel, and then drops and rises you at an extreme speed in the elevator shaft.  Not for the faint of heart!

1.  Expedition Everest (Animal Kingdom):  This thrilling roller coaster, takes you up and through Mt. Everest, in attempts to get away from the Yeti on the mountain.  If you love coasters, especially ones that go backwards, this is a must.

These are only 10 of the fantastic rides at the Disney Parks.  There are so many rides worth checking out, I could go on and on.  If you are not one to ride rides, then the shows are just as great.  There is truly something for everyone at Disney World!!

Quote of the Day

''I will no longer be carrying around photo ID. Know why? People should know who I am.''

-Sue Sylvester of Glee (played by Jane Lynch)

Teenage Dream

Check out this lil guy from Chicago singing to Katy Perry's Teenage Dream. He is really feeling the lyrics!!

Favre-The Indecision

Quote of the Day

There are many dying children out there whose last wish is to meet me.

 -David Hasselhoff

Movie of the Day-The Last Song

Spoiler Alert:  Do not read if you intend on watching the film.  I also want to note that I have not read the book, so I do not have any opinions on how the movie stacks up to the book.

First off, I am not a Miley Cyrus fan.  I wanted to make this very clear as I write this review.  I am, however, someone that doesn’t mind a Nicholas Sparks film every now and then.  I am also a huge fan of Greg Kinear.  With that being said, I rented The Last Song, hoping for something decent at best.  I ended up disappointed and wanting my time back.

The Last Song is the story of rebellious Ronnie Miller (Miley Cyrus) and her younger brother Jonah Miller (Bobby Coleman) going to live with their father Steve Miller (Greg Kinear) for the summer in his beach house on the coast of Georgia.  Jonah finds himself connecting with his father through a stained glass project for a church, while Ronnie slowly ends up connecting with her father through their love of music.  Along the way romance blossoms between Ronnie and the sensitive/rich local hunk Will Blakelee (Liam Hemsworth-was Miley’s real-life beau up until this past week).    I found much of the movie focusing on the relationship between Ronnie and Will (was it necessary to be kissing in every scene?), when I felt the story was meant to and should have focused more on the relationship between Ronnie and her father.  It was not until the last part of the film, when we find out Steve is dying of cancer, does the film shift its focus to the relationship between Ronnie and her father.

With Kinear nailing his role as always, Bobby Coleman was spot-on playing the role of the sweet younger brother, and Liam Hemsworth surprisingly showing some promise as an actor, this film failed.  And I blame the majority of this on Cyrus.  This film again confirmed acting may not be her thing.  I felt no connection to her character and very little emotion from her, considering the emotion filled summer her character went through.  The times that she did try to do emotion, it felt forced.  With some changes to the script and different actress to play Ronnie, The Last Song could have had potential. 

On a side note: Miley also sounded like a man who has been smoking for 60 some odd years.  

Veronica Mars Movie?!??!

Having become a Veronica Mars fan three days ago (Season 1=done in 3 days!!!),  I was THRILLED to hear that Kristin Bell aka Veronica Mars is pulling for a movie version of this fantastic show.  Here is what was Kristin recently tweeted:

"Mars fans-can we bug @wbpictures & tell em they must do a VM film?? new tactic. bombard em w/tweets, there's evidence of fans they cant ignore.

#veronicamars fans send petitions & any obsessive behavior you have to @wbpictures & demand the film. they see no audience for it? i beg to differ."

Start tweeting to wbpictures Mars fans.  Lets see this happen!!!

Quote of the Day

I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.

Robert Downey, Jr. 

Incredibly Awesome Rare Psycho Photo!

I don't know if weird promotional images get any cooler than this shot.

Morning Music - Beat City

As heard in the all-time classic, Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Artist: The Flowerpot Men

Album: The Janice Long Session

Morning Music - Don't Stop Believin'

On behalf of The H-Bomb, who's losing a kidney today.

Hilton Coliseum Flooding of 2010

On August 11th Ames, the beloved residence of The Mike, H-Bomb, and Narcosleepy, suffered from a devastatingly record breaking flood. Not only did it displace some of our friends and shut-down several businesses, it flooded our Hilton-the home of the great Cyclones. Below is a video highlighting Hilton's flooding of 2010.

Quote of the Day

“I always told Hitch that it would have been better to put seats around the set and sell tickets.”

James Stewart

An Ode to The Other Guys

I remember, a younger and dumber me, naive to the way of the Ferrell.

Lost was I, lost amongst the nerds without a herald.

I remember, a Caucasian rapper, resounding psalms with good vibrations.

His bunch was funky, thank god for the Boogie Night sensations.

I saw this flick with two cops, a Brit, and a wooden gun…

I smiled, I laughed, oh man I had so much fun.

Keaton blew my brain with TLC references…

Eva Mendez blew my mind with huge bouncing convexes.

Not much plot but for this I don’t really care…

For Will Ferrell merely had to be there.

This flick was fun but don’t expect too much or you will pout…

Just know that Narcosleepy is 10 kinds of Clutch and...

Narcosleepy's Out

In music news......

Swell Season parting ways :(

Glen Hansard will be returning to his band The Frames while Marketa Irglova will make a solo album. Here is what Glen had to say:

"I'll go back to the Frames, and Mar will make her own record at some point. This band (Swell Season) will eventually naturally end. But right now, all of us are just so grateful. Getting together and making music with Mar was a side thing for me, but it felt absolutely right.

"I followed through on it even when it felt like I might've been abandoning my band a bit. But I had to follow through. I knew there was something in this that I had to follow through on."


They made such beautiful music together...sad!

Quote of the Day

I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me.

Cary Grant

Quote of the Day

“This CGI bullshit is the death knell of cinema. If I'd wanted all that computer game bullshit, I'd have stuck my dick in a Nintendo.”

-Quentin Tarantino