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NEW TIME! MOSTLY MOVIES IS NOW ON WEDNESDAYS AFTER THE 4PM NEWS,
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A few weeks ago we touched on a subject which got the phones mad ringing! I can't really tell you now how it started but the subject was a negative term for a "loose man", something that is actually derogatory. People called in like crazy but I'm still not sure we came up with anything too close to what I was looking for.

For women, it was easy, we came up with:

tramp
wench
strumpet
harlot
whore
loose woman
hussy
tart
baggage
stattern
and of course there are probably hundreds more.

For men:

seducer
manwhore
Casanova
don juan
lady killer
player
gigolo
philanderer
unemployed
along with many more that I probably should not repeat, mostly regarding his anatomy. I don't know, I'm not sure any are as mean spirited as names for women. They all seem like a title a man would wear proudly. Any other suggestions?

OK, feel better now, had to get that out there. Just a comment on society.......

Current Mood: contemplative

Fun show! Poor Brit was so nervous! But the crowd loved her, duh!


It got pretty busy backstage so I had to help some of the guys with their wardrobe.

Current Mood: giddy

What did everyone think about that Hugh Jackman monologue ??? I loved it but so wished someone had wiped the white stuff off the corner of his mouth, ewww, yuck!!

My take on some of the fashions:

Natalie Portman rocked this dress!



Hated this one. Does Sarah Jessica Parker think she is some kind of Cinderella?




Heres one I just don't get. "Can I just have some more fabric to play with?"
Jessica Biel



And this I just don't understand at all. What was Micky Rourke going for here?



Yes, Meryl Streep, you are the Grande Dame.



How about those Slumdogs??? Absolutely brilliant!!!




Kate Winslet rocked this, real Hollywood glamor.



Did anyone else feel Jenifer Aniston's pain during her awkward presentation AND Angelina Jolie laughed......? WTF!? Angie, my girlie, what has happened to you?

On a personal note: I was so sad that Ellen Kuras and Tavi did not win best documentary for "Betrayal" but Ellen looked beautiful, and Tavi with his big smile were great to see!

Current Mood: enthralled

Recently I have seen a bunch of movies from Netflix : (
Some I liked more that others.

Rabbit-Proof Fence - a wonderful, sad and amazing story of 4 Australian girls who are taken from their homes and placed in an abusive orphanage and then take on a 1500 mile journey to return home. Great!

Mysterious Skin - Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Third Rock From the Sun) and Brady Corbet star in this drama of two very different teens who have something in common in young childhood and seek each other out to make sense of it. Very interesting.

Cinema Paradiso - This film won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. It is a drama about a very young boy who's life dream is to become a projectionist in a movie theater which comes about much earlier than anyone anticipates because of a tragic accident. Wonderful acting, wonderful film.

The Straight Story - An odd documentary collaboration between Disney and director David Lynch (Eraserhead, Twin Peaks)which sets Oscar nominated Richard Farnsworth on the road with nothing but a lawn mower and a tent to travel 6 weeks to see his ailing brother. Terrific!

Delicatessen - A foreign film in which a young clown moves into an apartment which houses a Deli on the first floor. He falls in love with the Deli owner's daughter who has to decide if she should be loyal to her father or try to save the clown from becoming someone's dinner a la Sweeney Todd.

Four Rooms - A night in a hotel, four rooms, four directors, each tells a story in one of the rooms. Madonna plays a witch in one of the rooms, no further comment necessary.

Torch Song Trilogy - Harvey Fierstein brings his Tony winning play to the big screen. Also staring Matthew Broderick and (thankfully) Anne Bancroft. The trials and tribulations of being gay with an overbearing Jewish mother in today's world. Maybe pertinent when released but now it just sounds like a lot of whining.

Current Mood: cheerful

Amy Winehouse: Get your sorry ass back to rehab, and STAY there!

Tom Cruise: RELEASE KATIE! Please! (I think it's already too late for Suri.)

Nichole Ritchie: We miss your party girl ways, but you're doing good, mommy!

Paris Hilton: We haven't heard from you in a while, give us some dish, we need a reason to laugh, better yet, just keep making those bad movies.

Britney Spears: Keep it together girl, some of us still believe in you. But if you're gonna fall apart, do it big again, OK?

Madonna: Just go away.

Winona Ryder: Whatever it is, if it's not yours put it down now, and step away.

Big Jim Wheeler: Keep playin that rock and roll, keep doin what you been told!

You listeners: Keep listening, we love you!!!

Current Mood: cold

I just saw "Young @ Heart", a documentary about a chorus in New England, median age of 80, that sings everything from the Ramones, Talking Heads, the Outkast, to James Brown. Absolutely awesome!!! I bonded with everyone! Truly inspiring! Makes the golden years look not quite so bad. I highly recommend it.





You can view the trailer here at the top of the blog.

Current Mood: drained

This is my version. Sorry, it's the only way I could upload, but you get the idea.

Current Mood: creative

I've been asked to do a guest spot on The Simpsons, what do you think?

Current Mood: bouncy

Fun show this week!We had our contest "What to name those little yellow 45 record adapter things".
We got three callers with three names; Gina called with "stayputter", Cathleen called with "circle filler", and Spats with "a little spinner". The $10 New York scratch off lottery ticket went to Cathleen and we hope she wins a bundle! (I personally liked "hole smallener" but I wasn't allowed to compete.) We also learned that they have been referred to as "spiders".

Paul Newman, nuf said. So sad.

It was a pretty good gossip week; Britney's being Britney- sex tape and all, David Ducovney is in rehab for an addiction to sex, and Heath Ledger's daughter is for now being denied an inheritance due to insurance company questions.

And why do I report on Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse and Paris Hilton all the time? Why not! It's a lot more interesting that what most of us do everyday and isn't it nice to know that other family's are more dysfunctional than our own? And let's face, often it's just plain funny!

I suggest that everyone check out: www.simpsonizeme.com I haven't yet but this looks brilliant!

So, ta ta for now, see ya next week!

Current Mood: creative

Just what we have all been surfing the net for:



A BABY PICTURE OF AMY WINEHOUSE!!!

And:




What are they called again?

Current Mood: cheerful

Sorry it's been so long! Yes I've been busy. Just wanted to thank everyone who called in this week! It was a fun show. Thanks for all the info on those little yellow things that go into your 45 records and don't forget our contest for a $10 scratch off ticket for creatively naming those little yellow things. Be creative!

Just had to post this picture! Lego is celebrating their 30th anniversary by putting celebrity faces on their little people. (Not available to us general public!!!) This one is by far my favorite.

Current Mood: working

Breakfast at Tiffanys
Butterfly Effect
Heartbreakers
Gunga Din
True Grit
Strangers on a Train
Wait Until Dark
Station Agent
Nobody Knows
The Dinner Game
Flash Gordon
Flashdance
9 to 5
Roman Holiday
Swim Fan
Phone Booth
Matchstick Men
Freaks
Night of the Living Dead
Beverly Hills Cop
The Jerk
Cabaret
West Side Story
Murder Ball
Sling Blade
Fargo
All of Me
Identity
Born Free
The Red Balloon
Vertigo
Rope
Psycho
The Birds
A Simple Plan
Stand By Me
Risky Business
Charade
To Catch a Thief
Yours, Mine and Ours
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
The Money Pit
Big
Toy Story
The Shawshank Redemption
Papillon
Dogma
Rain Man
The Shining
Jaws
Educating Rita
Death Trap
The Beast With 5 Fingers
The Poseidon Adventure
Million Dollar Baby
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Play Misty For Me
The Omen
The Eyes of Laura Mars
Noises Off
Little Shop of Horrors
12 Angry Men
Batteries Not Included
The China Syndrome
The Lost Weekend
Days of Wine and Roses
Bell, Book, and Candle
The Out of Towners (original)
Camille
The African Queen
Desk Set
Laura
Rear Window
It's a Wonderful Life
Miracle on 34th Street
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Sorry Wrong Number
Clue
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
Funny Girl
The Sound of Music
City Slickers
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Charlie's Angels
Josie and the Pussycats
Contact
Apollo 13
The Net

Current Mood: sleepy

Three movies have been on my mind lately, don't ask me why cause I don't know. Anyway I would consider all three to be thrillers. Each are very different from each other but have a similar feel, sort of Hitchockian. All three have somewhat surprising endings, at least I didn't see it coming.

1- Identity (2003),John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Rebecca DeMorney, Ray Liotta, Jake Busey
A group of people are stranded at a small, remote motel on a very stormy night when
individuals start to disappear and then are found murdered. No not, just a remake of
Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians".

2- Phone Booth (2002), Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Katie Holmes
A man is held hostage in a phone booth by a sniper. This script was actually pitched
to Alfred Hitchcock but he couldn't figure out how to keep someone stranded this long.

3- Butterfly Effect (2004), Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart
A man's past seen from many different angles, which one is reality?

All three are edge-of-the-seaters in different ways.

Current Mood: bitchy

Every Thursday night our good friend Paul Bourghese will be here:


de' MEDICI is the Best Kept Secret in the Bronx! It was formally the famous AMICI'S.
It's located at 566 East 187th Street near Arthur Avenue in the heart of Little Italy
Made famous by Joe Pantoliano's acting debut in "The Idolmaker"
and Robert DeNiro and Chazz Palminteri's "A Bronx Tale"
(that our very own Louie "Scoop" played "Crazy Mario" in).

de' MEDICI
Cucina Italiana
566 East 187th Street
(one block from Arthur Avenue on the corner of Hoffman Street)
Bronx, New York 10458
(718) 584-6167

Closed Monday and Tuesdays
Open for Lunch and Dinner Wednesday thru Sunday

Call and Tell 'em you're comin' to see Paulie Borghese and Louie "Scoops"

See you there!

Current Mood: okay

Best action film I've seen in a really long time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Current Mood: bouncy

Update on the Kylie Brandt case... The recent arrest last Wednesday night of a well known Long Island call girl, Satin Frisse, turned up a "little black book" filled with alleged clients names. Coincidentally, one name listed was none other than Judge Filipe Lopez, the Weymouth County District Judge, currently hearing the infamous Kylie Brandt case.

Judge Lopez has since recused himself from the Brandt case. Although he has not, himself, publicly stated why, it would seem to be due to a conflict of interest.

Current Mood: disappointed

Many people feel that the "Golden" age of Hollywood is something in the past. I agree that one golden age is over, but I feel that there are actors today that have the same amount of style, grace and character as those that we idolize from yesteryear.

Will Smith - a true movie star (so far), he keeps his private life to himself, no scandals, just good acting, always has a smile for the paps and his fans.

Angelina Jolie - has had her issues in the past but it looks like she has grown out of that stage. If she sticks to her current course I believe she will shine in the future.

Leonardo DiCaprio - is proving himself to be an excellent actor and handles himself with dignity, as well as caring about issues like global warming shown by "11th Hour".

Kate Hudson - is a true movie star. She has made it on her own validity without help from her famous mom or dad. She is a lady.

Scarlett Johansson - the youngest of this group, and not a sure thing, she's had her small scandals, but has pulled through and is shining. She's got the style and the grace.

Current Mood: contemplative

Is there anything better to do??? I guess there are different levels, like when you are puking it is kinda hard to remember to keep hitting the pause button and then you miss stuff. But when you are sick and a few notches above just staring at the ceiling, then there is nothing better than some good movies.

What I watched:

King of Kong - documentary about the great international Donkey Kong tournament of 2007. These guys take video games very seriously (notice "guys", not one girl), and they are grown men. Not as fun as "Spellbound" 2003 (about a spelling bee) or "Wordplay" 2006 (about a crossword puzzle competition).

Smiley Face - Ah, Anna Faris. When she first started acting she concentrated only on drama, her breakout movie..... "Scary Movie". She had no idea she was funny! This is a mega stoner film and anyone who has ever smoked (and inhaled) will identify with it.

Talented Mr. Ripley - the feel is very reminiscent of Cary Grant in "To Catch a Thief". The old "kill him and take his place" routine. Not half bad but I prefer Cary Grant.

Across The Universe - OK no one likes to hear a great band's "interpretation" done by anyone else but that band. But let's just say that there is a whole generation out there of kids who will not listen without that interpretation. These are lyrics with messages that we, those who lived through the changes of the 60's, feel the importance of. How else to present these topics and ideas to another generation but to interpret them in a way that this generation will listen? I think this movie did an excellent job of trying to convey some very important issues about war, peace, love, discrimination to a generation who really needs to hear it in a way that they could. For myself, I am sad that the movie didn't do better, and not so many ears will hear.

28 Weeks Later - follow up to Danny Boyle's "28 Days Later". Lacks the introspection of the first but adds more action. My current favorite of this genre is "I am Legend" with Will Smith, but take into account that I fell asleep for some of "28 Weeks Later", hey I'm sick OK!!

Current Mood: crappy