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"A Widow’s peak is a well-known English term for a V-shaped protrusion of hair at the forehead. There has been a widespread superstition recorded in Britain, Ireland and North America. It was probably at one time a common belief throughout the English-speaking world, that a woman with this shape of forehead hair is destined to outlive her husband."



Actress Yvonne De Carlo played Lily Munster in the 1960's TV sitcom may have been the first woman I noticed to have a Widow's Peak. De Carlo who died at the age of 84 didn't have a Widow's Peak in real life. A small peak via wig and makeup complete with white streaks.

Much of Yvonne's career happened before I was born, but I see from the documentaries she was quite a beautiful woman and appeared in many films. She was in the right place at the right time when color came to movies and earned the title of Technicolor Queen.

I was browsing Amazon Prime, when I came across a movie that I always wanted to see - the 1998 action/crime/drama/conspiracy flick The Negotiator.

The film stars Samuel L. Jackson as Danny Roman, a hostage negotiator, who is framed for his partners murder, as well as taking some money from a Pension Fund. With his life unraveling in front of him, he makes a desperate move, and takes hostages in an office building in Chicago. It is now up to Danny to find the truth, with the help of another hostage negotiator named Chris Sabian, played by Kevin Spacey. Just how far does this conspiracy go?

Let me be clear about this from the start: This film is excellent! It is a thrill from start to finish, and it keeps you guessing as to who killed Danny's partner.

Besides Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey, the other roles are filled by some pretty major names: David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, J.T. Walsh, Paul Giamatti, Regina Taylor, Michael Cudlitz, Dean Norris and Nestor Serrano. It is directed by F. Gary Gray.

Movies from the 1990s always have a certain quality to it, that most films lack today. Many of the major blockbusters, that we know and love, are from that era. We are talking about Independence Day, The Rock, Bad Boys, The Big Lebowski, Saving Private Ryan, American History X, The Truman Show, Deep Impact and Armageddon. This was also a time when Kevin Spacey had a clean reputation, regarding his alleged s*xual deviancy.

I really loved how they managed to keep the suspense until the end. It was only in the last 5 minutes of the movie, that we got to know who did it. Something films today lack. Most of the times, a new movie gives away the villain at the end of the first act.

I shall give this movie an 8 out of 10!

I decided to start working on my screenplay earlier. That means a LOT of research in correct NYPD codes, locations of certain things in the screenplay and various names to make up.

So far, I have written 3 full pages. The story is about a terrorist attack in New York City, which I know have been shown SO many times, but I really believe I have a story worth telling. I just need to figure out a name for the story. So far, it's unnamed.

I have just finished the main attack sequence. Now I just need to work out the rest of the story

Louis CK. You may love him, hate him, or not know who he is at all. He's mostly known as a comedian and a pervert. This shouldn't really surprise anyone who is familiar with his material though.

He got caught up in the "me too" dragnet but his situation was different than that of Weinstein or Ailes. He admitted to doing the things he was accused of and recognized his role in taking advantage of a position of power in a work environment. To put a finer point on it, he asked female colleagues if he could m**turbate in their presence. Some said yes (according to Sarah Silverman), some said No (Rebecca Corry) and some apparently, went along with it but we're uncomfortable.

He's been all but blackballed (would blue-balled be more fitting?) in the entertainment industry due to his transgressions and it's cost him plenty. (The show, "Louie" and the movie "I Love You, Daddy" being two of many lost ventures).
He dared to make an appearance at a comedy club about 10 months after this all went down and I had mixed feelings about it. He did another and got in some more hot water over a joke about school shooting survivors...I still had mixed feelings. I asked myself what would make me ok with him coming back because aside from gut feeling, I have no way to gauge what would be acceptable for society as a whole on this matter.

Then, The Secret Life Of Pets hits the theaters with Patton Oswalt doing the voice of Max instead of Louis CK who did Max's voice in the original, and that's when it hit me. I want Louie back, Godammit! It's not about the movie or about Oswalt, it's about sandblasting a face from Mt. Rushmore and replacing it with Oprah's.

What would it take for the entertainment industry to welcome Louis back with open arms?

How about if Louis CK's stage name was changed to Willy Wanka?

This was a bit of ROAD WARRIOR and a bit of 8-bit Computer gameplay.

Looks like it was shot in backlots and gravel pits, but the excellent central cast and a really, really, really good script made this one a keeper. They've made a script for a sequel, but still casting about for financial backing to make it happen.

TURBO KID



Official Trailer


If anyone made this film work, it's the over-the-top performance of ineffably cute Laurence Leboeuf.


The Soundtrack by Le Matos, captures the spirit of the Golden Age of 8-Bit Gaming magnificently

I finally managed to watch Joker yesterday, and it left me severely disappointed.

The movie stars Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, a failed stand up comedian in Gotham City, who assumes the alter ego Joker, after a series of unfortunate events.

Other actors include Robert DeNiro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Bill Camp, Shea Whigham, and Marc Maron.

I was told that this movie was AMAZING, and that I would love it. But after almost 2 hours of runtime, I found myself thinking "This is terrible."

95% of the film is talking, and not much is happening. There are a few scenes of mayhem, but they are generally not very exciting. Even the bloody scenes left me unimpressed.

Joaquin Phoenix, however, is extremely good in the movie. His portrayal of Arthur Fleck will surely net him an academy award for best actor in a leading role, since he owns this movie.

If you are walking into this movie expecting something like Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight, you'll be extremely disappointed. If you expect a movie that is haunting, brutal and down right disturbing, look somewhere else.

It's a short review, but I don't really have anything positive to say about the movie, other than Joaquin Phoenix.

As much as it pains me, I'm giving this movie a 1/10. It could have been SO much better!

I finally got to see the new Transformers spinoff movie, centered on the yellow Beetle, and later a yellow and black Camaro known as Bumblebee, or B-127 back on Cybertron.

The movie follows Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), a 17 year old girl, who is on the verge of turning 18. She has some issues, namely a family, that doesn't really care about her, and three bullies at school. She finds Bumblebee on a marina, and takes him in. At first, she doesn't know that it's Bumblebee. All she sees is a tired, banged up old Beetle. After inspecting his undercarriage, she discovers a face, making Bee transform.

The opening of the movie is great. It shows some war on Cybertron, and it instantly kicks into action with explosions and gunfire. Once Bee comes to Earth, he goes into hiding, which is how he gets to the marina. Bee is not alone in going to Earth, as two Decepticons also come to Earth, to hunt Bee down.

Apart from the impending two Decepticons, Shatter and Dropkick, Bee and Charlie also has the leader of Sector 7, colonel Jack Burns (John Cena) on their heels, and thus begins an epic adventure, full of fantastic action sequences, lots of emotion and a fair bit of humor.

Other actors include John Ortiz, Angela Davis and Jorge Lendeborg Jr.

Overall, I liked this movie a lot. It is said that this is the best of the Transformers movies, and I agree. Something about this movie is just right. It lacks the cringe elements that Michael Bay stuffed into his movies, and it's nice to see a Transformers movie, without overly sexualising the lead actress.

So for all that it's worth, after nearly two hours of epic sci-fi action, I am gonna give this movie a 9/10.

Halloween is upon us and hopefully there will be lots of Sy-Fy movie marathons. Of my favorites I would list "The Time Machine" Orson Wells version and the classic 1951 film, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" starring Michael Rennie (as Klaatu) and Patricia Neal (as Helen Benson).
The scary part was when Klaatu got shot and Gort (the protector robot) decides to melt his acrylic encasement (the military actually thought he was fused in there forever) and start on a journey of destruction until Helen recited those magical words... Klaatu Barada Nikto.

What an amazing memory that woman had. She said it once and nothing happened... that was a major "Ohshit" moment so she said it again and Gort retracted his Cyclops laser eye and all of humanity was saved!
I don't know about you guys, but if it were me, would need to write down Klaatu Barada Nikto phonetically on a sticky-note and practice it 20 times or so to get it right or chances that Earth would be reduced to a burned-out cinder would be 'pretty stinkin' high.

Bring it on bro...

This is Stephen Colbert's wonderful interview of former First Lady, Michelle Obama the other day;



Make sure you hear about, how Barrack proposed to her.

One of my Facebook-buddies wrote me, and said that I would be expecting a call from a producer on Denmark's biggest tv station. They are doing a segment on Slipknot, and I am the admin of the largest Danish Slipknot group. My buddy is going as well, so I will not be alone. Anyway, they want to invite me on their show, to explain why I love Slipknot so much. So tomorrow morning, at 6.30 am, I will be on screens nationwide, trying not to make a fool of myself!

I have done it once before, been on tv that is, so it's going to be a cakewalk. It's gonna be great talking Slipknot with a friend, and to educate/chat all things metal on NATIONAL tv on a wednesday morning :D