Hooker With a Heart Of Gold episode one review
Hooker with a Heart of Gold, is the latest creation by Brad Jones (creator of popular online comic reviewer the cinema snob) and is a brand new bi-weekly mini-series, of which is slated tentatively to have five episodes.
In the first episode, a young prostitute, simply known as Hooker (Sarah Lewis) who has grown tired of selling her body, and she wants to break away from her line of work.The only thing that stands in her way, in her pimp Zoloman (Brad Jones).Meanwhile, a scientist (Brain Lewis) finds himself in debt, but believes that a machine that can re-start the hearts of the recently deceased back to life, is his ticket to being able to dig his way out debt, the only snag, is that he needs to find a freshly deceased body to prove that his new invention works.
Brad Jones puts in a stellar performance in this role, he plays this role with great intensity but there is also a lot of humour in this character. But what makes this performance so brilliant, is that he perfectly walks the line the between being funny and frightening.
The frist episode of Hooker with a Heart of Gold, is a great piece of darkly comic drama, that hooks you in, and makes you want to see what is going to happen in the next episode.
To watch the first instalment of The Hooker with a heart of gold (as well as future episodes) go to thecinemasnob.com
If you go to his site, you can also watch, brad in his guise as snobbish reviewer, the cinema, as well as other martial created by Brad Jones.
Knoxville and his merry band of pranksters return for more rough and tough antics
Staring: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, Preston Lacy, Wee Man, Ehren McGhehey, Ryan Dunn, Dave England,
Chris Pontius
Director: Jeff Tremaine
Cert:18
Released: Friday 5th November 2010
At this stage, people have already made up their minds on Jackass, either you laugh like a drain at the stupid antics of the Jackass crew, or you hate the Jackass crews insane and stupid antics. I love these guys, so I went to see the latest instalment, which every one knows by now, was filmed in 3D. And they have used the 3D that James Cameron developed for Avatar
This movie never needed to be in 3D, its really unnecessary, and I think that its fucking brilliant that they got their hands on cutting edge 3D technology.
And you know what, this is one of the best uses of 3D I have seen in movie, yes Jackass, a movie which is filled with shit, piss, puking and farting is the best use of 3D.
But what makes the 3D work, is that they using sparingly, so when they use the 3D technology is has all the more impact. My favourite 3D scene is when you see this big cloud of smoke, and when the smoke clears, you see this dildo coming slowly towards the camera. I nearly pissed myself when this happened.
The one scene that had me wincing the most, is when Ehren McGhehey, ties a piece of sting around one of teeth, and string is tied to the bumper of sports cars, I think that you can tell what happens.
Jackass has always been brilliant in doing public pranks, and this movie has one of the funniest public pranks that they have ever done.
The prank sees Wee man, in a bar with another little person, and they are on a date, when in walks her boyfriend, who also happens to be a little person, and as you can imagine, he is not best please. He leaves the bar, only to return with a gang, comprised completely of little people. And the little people gets involved in a fight with the gang of little people.
But it is not long before the police show up, and the police, are also little people, and they try and break up the fight. If that things weren’t crazy enough, paramedics enter, and they too are little people. So the paramedics, put someone on to a stretcher, and they drop the stretcher.
The looks of bemusement on the faces of the patrons at the bar, is priceless. They really don’t know weather to laugh hysterically or be shocked. Personally if I have been there I’d have pissed my pants laughing.
The ending of this movie was quite sad, because they played this montage of the all the crazy shit these guys have done in Jackass over the past ten years, and it felt as if they were saying goodbye. I really hope that they make Jackass 4, but this is the last time we get to see these guys together, then it was a fitting ending to Jackass.
Disclaimer
This post, may contain some grammatical errors, I have tried to remove as many as possible, please try and look past them and concentrate on the point that this post is trying to get across. With that disclaimer out of the way, I hope that you find this thought provoking.
Like the vast majority of Irish people, I have been hearing a lot lately about the case of convicted rapist Larry Murphy. I’m not to sure how much international coverage this crime has received. I cant image that it is that well known out side of Ireland, so I am going to recap the essential information about the crime that Larry Murphy committed.
Larry Murphy abducted a woman, whose name I cannot remember, which is terrible I know, so please forgive me for not being able to remember her name. anyway, what happened was, Larry Murphy, put a bag over his head, put her into a car boot and drove to location miles away from where she was abducted. When he arrived at the location, he removed her from the boot, and proceeded to rape her.
And two passers by, were walking in the area, and discovered the crime happening. There is no doubt in mind, that if that had not happen she wouldn’t be alive right now.
Larry Murphy has been describe as evil, which I’d agree with. People have describe this man, as sick, clearly anyone who commits such a act, is defiantly sick in the head., and of course people have called him in human, now this is where I have to disagree with those who call his actions as inhuman. How could I hold such a position, well I am going to describe to you why his act is far from inhuman.
Since the being of time, we have shown that we are capable of committing the most heinous and hideous acts of violence and degradation. Look at the horrid acts of rape, murder and degradation that the Native Americas went through, as but one example of horrid actions.
And the reason we label these acts, and the acts committed by Larry Murphy as inhuman, is because, we are ashamed, that we are able to do this to one another, we do not want to believe that it’s true, but the sad, ugly fact is that being cruel to each other, is an all too human trait.
Arcade Fire The Suburbs review
In 2004, on the back of there debut release Funeral, Arcade Fire became the darlings of the Indie music scene, so I decided to pick up a copy of the record, but to be honest I did see what the big deal was.
Yet for some reason, I kept listening to it and slowly began to see why so many people loved them, and now it is one of the few albums that I have that I would label as perfection.
However, the same couldn’t be the same for the 2007 follow up Neon Bible, it was bloated and dull, and I tried to get into, I really did, but there was no such eureka moment, I pretty much hated it. It wasn’t all bad, I really love Keep The Car Running, Intervention and Antichrist Television blues but there are eleven tracks on the album, and only three are good, that is fucking terrible.
Having been so disappointed by Neon Bible, I was extremely apprehensive in approaching the suburbs, and this wasn’t helped when I heard some of the songs from the album on the radio before it came out.
Thank sweet heavily Christ, The Suburbs is a welcome return to from.
The suburbs, is a journey into the dark underbelly of suburban life, and it’s a journey that I will be taking again and again. This is an album, that contains the bombast that Arcade Fire have become known for, but it also contains more introspective and quite moments.
This album, has similarities to their debut, but there is enough original ideas that prevent this from being a carbon copy.
But, I really cant see this converting anyone who previously weren’t fans of the band, but if you are a fan, you wills ove this, and if you were disappointed by this, you will really love The Suburbs.
Highlights
Month Of May
Rococo
Empty Room
Locals go barking mad
What in the name of piss is that, i here you ask (unless you all ready know, because you have read this story on much more credible blog or from differnet source)?
Bad tree puns incoming
Some of the locals in a small US town beleaf that they have seen the face of the late great King Of Pop in the stump of a brich tree.
some of a brich, said this “Michael Jackson was an icon to us. To Stockton, Michael Jackson meant more to us than Jesus, to some people. I think they’re both about even.“ well I am stumped that some local saps think that the can see the face Jacko in a tree stump. Meanwhile, in Cork, locals are asking builders to leaf a tree alone, as they beleve that the face of the virgin Mary. authorities are still trying to get to the root of the problem.
MJ musical legend
Michael Joseph Jackson entertained the world for a hell of along time. from his days in the Jackson 5 to the brillant solo records he released , the man was a musical legend.
I am not going to into his controversal past, because I think that it is the worng time to do so. lets just remember his brillant music, as he was the king of pop.He will never be replaced
Michael Jackson, not only changed the face of pop music, he changed the way music videos were done, and if that were not enough he was the best dancer of all time. here is an example of how he did this, and the video I have chosen is Smooth Criminal.
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Now that Jackson has passed away, a part of our childhoods has past away, the man will never be replaced.
RIP Michael Joseph Jackson, you will be sorely missed.
Slane Castel.
This is just a post to register my disgust at Slane O9, It was not down Oasis, they were brilliant they played a brilliant set that contained all of the songs that you would want to hear them play and closed the set off with married with children.
The Prodigy were also amazing, much like the prodigy they played many of their hits as well a sprinkling of newer tracks, and the decision to round of their set with Out Of Space was an inspired choice.
However what was really bad about the gig was stunning bad organisation of the gig this year.
It took me over 20 minuets to get a beer, but I was lucky, as it took some people over an hour to get a drink from the beer tent. I know there were lots of people went to the gig, but the organisations knew how many tickets they had sold and their should have had more beer tents. I only saw two beers tents at the gig, their should have been a lot more.
But what made things even worse for the event was getting home from the concert, their was lack of busses after the gig the amount of people that were left stranded in the middle of Slane with no way of getting home after wards. The concert finished at 11:30 but I did not get home until half three. And wasn’t home in my bed till half past four in the morning.
I went to see the Rolling Stones last year and had no such problem. You could get a beer with no hassle This experience has really put me off going to see any one who is playing in Slane. I really don’t give a shit about who playing, even if they manage to resurrect John Lennon and George Harrison for a Beatles reunion I still wouldn’t go. Any body that I was talking to who as left behind at the gig have agreed with me. Even those who lucky enough to get on a bus were stuck there. when I got back to Dublin and I got in to taxi, the dirver asked me did he mind if he picked other people going in the same direction, I said yes, because after all they were in the same boat as me. when he picked up three people going in my direction on of the people who I got into the taxi said that they got on to a bus as soon as the gig was finsihed but were stuck on the bus for over five hours.
Agian I would like to stees that the music was brillant but the day was ruined by poor organisation of the gig. I have been really put off going to down to Slane, maybe next year I will clam down and I want to go along again, but this moment in time I really cannot see me wanting to head down to Slane Castel agian.
The Hangover review
I am just back from seeing the latest movie from Todd Phipps, the person behind Old School. The hangover tells the story of four men who wake up after a stag party in Las Vegas only to find that the room that they rented is in bits and the groom is missing.
The men set about retracing their steps so that they can find their friend and get back to LA for the wedding. What ensues in a comic roller coaster, that will make you laugh until your sides hurt.
Top to bottom this is an excellent comedy movie. It is extremely funny and not one of the set pieces miss the mark. Just when you think that the movie is running out steam, you are blindsided by something extremely funny. I am not going to tell about any of the set pieces, because the comedy comes from the surprise factor.
There are a few things that I didn’t like, which is to be to expected as no movie is perfect. But any of the things that I found flat with are really just me nitpicking and did not do anything to stifle my enjoyment of The Hangover
Anyway that concludes my short little review of the excellent comedy The Hangover, the only other movie that I can think of that has the potential to topple The Hangover as Comedy of the year is the upcoming Bruno Movie.
For all the bitching that I have done about Brittan’s Got Talent, Imust admit that this performace may be one of the coolest and strangest things that I have ever seen on the tv.
sit back and enjoy the spectacle
not
how could you not like that? it is a guy dressed as Dath Vader, backed by a load of storm troopers dancing (all be it quite badly if I am being honest) to Thriller.
thought when he took off his helmet, were you that shocked that he looked like that?
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