Gov. of Florida, considers pardoning Jim Morrison of the Doors.

The frontman of The Doors allegedly took 'it' out in Miami over 30 years ago and was arrested. However, questions are still being asked about it and Gov. Charlie Crist is not convinced that Morrison really did expose himself.
The AP is reporting; "He was drunk at the concert and police said he exposed himself, which Morrison denied. Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek said Tuesday that he never saw Morrison expose himself and none of the more than 100 photos entered into evidence showed Morrison's genitals."

Gov. Crist says, "Trying to clear his name and then he dies. If you have a heart pounding in your chest, that has to tug at you a little bit. It should. To have that much talent and to have it sucked out, even if there was some self-involvement ... that's very sad and very tragic."

The issue was brought to Crist's attention by Dave Diamond, a Doors fan from Dayton, Ohio.

While I think it would be very cool if Crist did pardon him, there are people on death row here that should probably have their cases looked into a bit further.

Remake Barbarella?

From Variety we hear;

Producers Dino and Martha De Laurentiis have completed a rights deal that will allow them to reinvent "Barbarella," and the producers have set "Casino Royale" scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade to pen the script.

The original 1968 Roger Vadim-directed fantasy was produced by De Laurentiis, who wrote the check to secure Purvis and Wade.

"Barbarella is the ultimate science-fiction adventure heroine: smart, strong funny and sexy," De Laurentiis said. "I'm excited to reintroduce Barbarella to a new generation of moviegoers."

In the original film, Jane Fonda played the title character as a kittenish sexpot. That movie comes off as camp and dated by today's standards.

In the remake, the scribes will make Barbarella a free, modern gal who survives in a futuristic world through her intelligence, fighting skills and sexuality.

I don't know how many of you have ever seen the original Barbarella, but this is a classic sci-fi film that in my opinion, shouldn't be remade.
Fonda was perfectly cast in the role.
She was young, smart, funny, and sexy.
The movie made an impression people and in particular, a band named Duran Duran.

The year is 40,000. Peacefully floating around in zero-gravity Barbarella (Jane Fonda) is suddenly interrupted by a call from the President of Earth. A young scientist, Durand Durand, is threatening the ancient universal peace and Barbarella is the chosen one to find him and save the world. During her mission, Barbarella never finds herself in a situation where it isn't possible to lose at least part of her already minimal dressing.

I'll be honest, the only reason I watched this film is because I loved Duran and Duran, and when I heard them say in an interview that this is the movie they got their name from, I rented it.
I was surprised by it. I actually enjoyed this very campy sci-fi film with very bad set design.
But hey, it was made in 1968, it was actually pretty decent for it's time.
But they are talking of a remake, and some names that have been tossed around to play the lead, make me shudder.
Lindsey Lohan? While she does remind me of a young Fonda in this film, I just don't think she has the chops to pull it off.
Another name is Scarlett Johansson. While very pretty and quite sexy, I don't think she has the ability either.
Jessica Biel has also been mentioned. Out of the three, I think she has the best physical appearance. This isn't just a sex kitten role, Barbarella is an action hero, she fights and sleeps he way out of problems. A very physical role.

This movie is simply a cult classic with a huge following. Many bands have been influenced by it, not just Duran Duran, but Kylie Minogue, recreated the infamous zero-gravity strip-tease in her award winning 1994 video for "Put Yourself in My Place".
The British band Jamiroquai also mentions a "baby Barbarella" in their hit 1996 song "Cosmic Girl."
The band Matmos takes its name from the underground fluid creature in the film (as does the lava lamp manufacturer Mathmos).
Rock-funk artist Prince also has a history of referencing and being inspired by the film Barbarella. His song Endorphin Machine from The Gold Experience album clearly relates to the sexual torture machine Durand Durand uses on Barbarella in the movie.

With such a huge cult following and the influence this film has had, it just doesn't need to be remade.
I'm sure it will be though, Hollywood has run out of original ideas and is taking movies of long past, and trying to revamp them to a newer generation.
This is one film that simply needs to be left alone.

Children of Men.

Children of Men stars Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, and Micheal Caine.

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

I really liked this one. It's action packed, suspenseful, full of darkness.
It's set in a very bleak and drab future of 2027, where women can no longer get pregnant, and the last youngest human on the planet, was killed at age 18 years, 5 months and so many days, because he refused to sign an autograph.
A young woman is mysteriously able to get pregnant, but because no one has given birth since the year 2009, her life is in danger.
Theo, (Clive Owen) agrees to help her escape by boat, to get to the group known as the Human Project, so they can figure out the mystery of infertility and try to save humanity.
The world in 2027 is war torn, every where has problems. All countries have closed their borders and ship refugees out, or kill them.
Micheal Caine is the only comedic relief in this dark tale, as Theo's pot smoking hippie friend who has contacts to help Theo and the pregnant woman Kee, escape.
Their journey is long and harrowing, finding small helpers along the way who are amazed at the pregnancy.
The hope for all mankind lies within this one woman.

I really wouldn't say this movie is for everyone.
It's more for the sci-fi, end of the world, tin foil hat wearers, who love to look ahead at the what if's.
It's not a great movie, but not a bad one either.
It's a decent way to spend a few hours.

The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness.

In 1981, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) was a struggling salesman in little needed medical bone density scanners while his wife (Thandie Newton) toiled in double shifts to support the family including their young son, Christopher (Jaden Smith). In the face of this difficult life, Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career. Even when his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream with his son even when the odds become more daunting by the day. Together, father and son struggle through homelessness, jail time, tax seizure and the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make Gardner a respected millionaire.

This movie is heartbreaking, and moving, powerful.
I was rooting for Chris Gardner every few minutes. Just when you thought things were going to go right, bam! He got knocked down a few pegs again. But he never gave up.
He just never quit.
This movie had me bawling, so sad, so much struggle, so much love from a father for his son.
He did everything for his son. He slept in bathrooms, didn't eat, got in fights, sold his blood, all to be a father to his son.
When Chris Gardner was a boy, he never knew his father. He vowed that his son would always have his father in his life, that he would be a good role model and provider for his own son.
He is the most awesome father in this movie.
I cried at how hard this man struggled just to be somebody, just to be a great dad, to make a better life for himself and his son.
And he succeeded.
This is based on a true story, some parts were dramatized for Hollywood of course, but it just goes to show you, that with enough determination and courage, anyone, can meet their goals.

So it goes.

1922-2007

American novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., has died at age 84.
Kurt Vonnegut was born on November 11, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the Midwestern United States. His schooling at Cornell University was interrupted when the United States entered World War II. As a prisoner of war in Dresden, Germany, he witnessed the firebombing of that city. This catastrophe later became the subject of his most powerful novel, "Slaughterhouse Five."

The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, so it is very silly for people to cry at his funeral. All moments, past, present and future, always have existed, always will exist. The Tralfamadorians can look at all the different moments just that way we can look at a stretch of the Rocky Mountains, for instance. They can see how permanent all the moments are, and they can look at any moment that interests them. It is just an illusion we have here on Earth that one moment follows another one, like beads on a string, and that once a moment is gone it is gone forever. - "Slaughterhouse Five"

Keeping Mum.

Keeping Mum

is the story of Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson), the vicar for the small English country parish of Little Wallop, has allowed his marriage to Gloria (Kristin Scott Thomas) go stale and he is so detached from his family that he has not taken notice that his 17-year-old daughter Holly is going through a succession of inappropriate relationships with unsuitable boyfriends and his son Petey fears going to school due to being bullied. Out of desperation for affection, Gloria begins to fall for the advances of Lance (Patrick Swayze), the American golf pro that is giving her "private" lessons. The problems upsetting the family start to fade away after Grace Hawkins (Maggie Smith), the new housekeeper, arrives and starts tending to matters as an older, and rather darkly mysterious version of Mary Poppins.

This movie is quite funny, dark and humorous.
Grace Hawkins had been convicted 40 years ago of killing her husband and his mistress. When she is set free, she goes to work for the Goodfellow family who are having a ton of problems in their lives.
Grace takes matters into her own hands to get this family back on track, and the way she does it, is in her own "special way".
Maggie Smith is simply wonderful as Grace. I love her as an actress, her work is always splendid to watch.
There's a family plot twist that is not revealed till near the end, but it explains why Grace is doing all the things she does.
This movie is a good time, full of laughs, interesting characters, not a bad way to spend a few hours.

Keeping Mum

Gears of War Tourney

Gears of War.com have announced a tourney for the wildly popular game.

Microsoft announces the Gears of War 2007 Global Xbox LIVE Tournament with prizes that include a trip to Prague, Czech Republic, and an invitation to compete in the Grand Final.

Gears of War players across the globe will have the opportunity to compete in ranked matches on Xbox LIVE for four weeks of leaderboard play. The top 11 finalists in the world with the highest individual scores will receive the grand prize, a trip for two to Prague—the setting that influenced the game’s “Destroyed Beauty” scenic imagery—to compete in the Grand Final in July. The grand prize includes a four-day, three-night trip to Prague with round-trip coach air transportation for the winner and a guest, standard hotel accommodations, basic ground transportation in Prague, and a $200 Visa gift card.

The top four eligible ranked players from each participating country will win a three-day, two-night trip to their country’s 2007 World Cyber Games National Championship event. The trip includes round-trip transportation for the winner, standard hotel accommodations, and a $300 Visa gift card. Secondary prizes include an Xbox 360™ package—boasting an Xbox 360 Pro System console, Viva Piñata™, Project Gotham Racing® 3, Xbox LIVE Arcade Unplugged Volume 1, Kameo: Elements of Power™, and a 12-month Xbox LIVE subscription, as well as Gears of War bonuses such as faceplates.

Registration for the tournament begins March 29 and continues through April 29, while official play begins April 9 and continues through May 6. Winners will be announced in May. More detailed information, including full eligibility requirements, official rules and registration, can be found at this address starting March 29.

Gears of war

What's in a name?

The BBC is reporting that a Swedish couple cannot legally name their baby girl Metallica, because the name contains 'metal', and is a band's name. The couple had already baptized her with that name, but now cannot go on any vacations out of the country, because tax officials won't grant the baby a passport.

Karolina Tomaro said: "We had to cancels trips and can't get anywhere because we can't get her a passport without an approved name."

The law in Sweden insists that parents must get approval of both first and second names officially in a bid to avoid what they consider offensive or unsuitable choices.

Hey, I love Metallica (pre-black album) too, but are you people serious?!

Zombies!

Dead Rising follows the harrowing tale of Frank West, a freelance photojournalist after the scoop of a lifetime. In a small suburban town that's overrun by zombies, he escapes to the local shopping mall, thinking it will be safe. Now it's a standoff, with zombies unable to get Frank, but him unable to get out & escape. Fortunately, he's got an entire mall at his disposal. Utilize everything you can find to fight off the flesh-hungry mob and search for the truth behind the horrendous epidemic.

Dead Rising is simply one of the funnest games I've played in awhile, and it's perfect for someone like me. I love horror flicks and zombies, and I like video games. This game is a bit bloody, the movie sequences are kinda gross, so this game may not be appropriate for younger kids.

Game play is simple, you have so many hours to survive inside the mall before the rescue helicopter comes.
Now, if you're a zombie movie lover, this should be easy.
Why? Zombies are stupid, slow moving creatures. If you get your run on, you can just run around the mall and avoid being eaten.
But, if you like having a bit of fun, there's all kinds of funny things you can do to kill the zombies.
The mall is full of stores, clothing, toys, sporting goods, food, etc.
You can go into the sporting goods store, grab a bowling ball and go bowling for zombies.
Did I mention you get points for killing them? The more creative you are, the more you score.
Bowling is super fun and can take out a whole bunch of them at once.
You can also get a skateboard and a guitar from the music store, and ride through the mall whacking zombies with your six string.
One of the funniest moves though, is to go into the toy store and grab masks.
You grab a mask and stick it on a zombie.
They are stupid and slow already, and now that they can't see, hilarity ensues while you watch them bump into each other and walls, fall down stairs etc.
I love that move!

Things can be a bit harrowing though. Just because they are stupid and slow, doesn't mean they can't get you.
It's just you and them. Lots of them.

Dead Rising

Details on the bizarre NIN campaign.

An insider shared with Billboard, some bits of info on the very weird marketing campaign for NIN.
The campaign has included everything from wild Internet sites, to tracks being left on bathroom floors, to mp3's being posted on various sites designed and maintained by Reznor himself, and Interscope Records.

And with the posting of mp3's the RIAA of course, has to step in and demand they be taken down.

Um, hello? Fools at the RIAA, these sites are done with Reznors permission, he put those mp3's there so back off you idiots.

My Humps.

I adore Alanis Morissette, I love her music, I love her voice, I pretty much love everything she does.
I love her even more for remaking The Black Eyed Peas, My Humps.
She even did an awesome video for it.
Check it out.

Rock, paper, pencils. Punk stationary.

How cool is this? At Rock, Paper, Pencils, you can get notebooks, pencils, from bands like the Misfits, Danzig, Social Distortion, and Korn, to do your school work with.
Almost makes me wish I was back in school.
Almost.

New game show host?

Here's Justin Timberlake from the Kids Choice Awards 2007, where he won for favorite male singer.
The show aired last night, and all winners can be found on that page.

Doesn't he look like a game show host?

You just won a brand new car!!

Halo 3 for xbox 360.

Halo 3 for the xbox 360, is now slated for release on November 1, 2007. It was originally supposed to come out in March 2007, but they pushed back the release to make sure the game is seriously going to kick ass.
They ran a beta test called crackdown for months and months, it's still going on.
They want this game to rule when it hits store shelves.

This is one game we're all looking forward to. We play Halo 2 on the xbox all the time thanks to backwards compatibility of many original xbox games, we were able to download the updates to make it work.
This game is gonna rock! And! If you pre-order it from Amazon between now and the release date, if the price drops, Amazon guarantees to refund you the difference.