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You'd expect nothing less than an unforgettable comedy from Focus Features and Richard Curtis ("Four Weddings and a Funeral"). Based on actual events, "Pirate Radio" follows seafaring deejays who capture airwaves, defy the government and captivate listeners in 1960s Britain. This looks like the coolest music movie since "Almost Famous." Critics are already raving.
The stellar ensemble cast includes Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans and many other rising stars. The soundtrack has enough clout to be its own character. Expect tunes from The Kinks, The Who, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, etc. The movie rocks into theaters Nov. 13.
Five links to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.
Five weekend highlights. (Thank goodness for selective memory.)
Had a mini "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" marathon. (Thank you YouTube.)
Tried Thai food from Pho Bistro in York. (Menu added to my take-out collection.)
Haunted the White Rose and a friend's party on Halloween. (Check in Tuesday for promised pics of FlipSide's costume.)
Saw "This Is It," the No. 1 movie. (Those moves. That voice. Miss you M.J.)
Watched the Yanks beat the Phils...again. (I missed "Mad Men" for that?)
OK. I actually kind of dig the "New Moon" soundtrack. (I'm still a little sore about all the selling out involved, but I'll get over it.) However, I've found five tracks that definitely should have made the cut. (I put two Radiohead songs on because Stephenie Meyer is a huge fan. The Vampire Weekend track is more about the band's name.)
What tunes would you add to the soundtrack?
Five links to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.
Hugh Jackman isn't hosting the Oscars. (Will they hire Neil Patrick Harris?)
Find out what local woman think about "Good Hair." (The cost of beauty.)
Time for malls to deck the halls. (What happened to Thanksgiving?)
George Lopez and Wanda Sykes join the late night circus. (Jay Leno isn't laughing.)
Elton John's been hospitalized with the flu. (Hope it isn't the swine variety.)
And the countdown continues.
Finally. A decent sports movie with a political/historical twist. Being a lover of all things film, I was surprised and delighted when I saw this "Invictus" promo air during game one of the World Series. I hadn't heard anything about this movie, but I already see some gold, shiny statues in it's future.
(It hits theaters Dec. 11.)
Clint Eastwood directs the underdog story (score!) about Nelson Mandela's attempt to unite South Africa behind the 1995 Rugby World Cup final. Morgan Freeman plays Mandela and Matt Damon stars as Springboks captain Francois Pienaar. The film is based on John Carlin's book "Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation." The title is from a William Ernest Henley poem. ("Invictus" = "Unconquered" in Latin.)
Five links to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.
Emmy-winning makeup effects artist Chris Burgoyne will demonstrate and discuss his work at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Room 218 of the Humanities Center at York College, 441 Country Club Road in Spring Garden Township. The free presentation is part of the Humanities Film Series at York College.
Burgoyne uses prosthetic sculpting, molding and casting techniques to bring characters to life in movies and TV shows including "The Omen," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," Love in the Time of Cholera," "Last Holiday," "CSI" and "ER." He won the 2008 Emmy for his work on "John Adams." (Photo: YDR File)
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