Desert Island CD

Damn it! I thought I got off this stupid island for good! Where's my volleyball?

It seems that Castor just doesn't have a purpose in life if he isn't bringing us all together to participate in some glorious blog-a-thon of his own creation, but we love him for it, so complaints here. This new one is deceptively simple, and oh so tricky. Inspired by Andy's Desert Island DVDs event, Castor is hosting a Desert Island CD event. Here's how it works.

Trapped on an island, with only one compact disc, and one disc player with infinite battery life, we are allowed to choose the 12 songs that populate said disc. The catch? They all have to come from movie soundtrack. Damn! And here I was, ready to go with the twelve Muse songs I couldn't live without. Guess that'll have to wait for another time.

Anyway... Here are my choices. The twelve movie soundtrack songs I can't live without, in no particular order.

Check out the lists of everyone else who participated, here!

This isn't the album I ordered! Damn you Amazon!!

Cinematic Captions #12

Alright, my midshipmen of mayhem! Cleverness caps on! Time to impress me!

But first, last week's winner!!!

Honorable Mention: "Who needs work when you shit gold!" (Courtesy of Univarn)

THIS WEEK SEES THE RETURN OF THE CCC!! THE WINNER, FOR THE FOURTH TIME IS... CASTOR!!!!

I was really hoping some would use "You don't want to know what condition my condition was in!" as their entry, but, you can't be too specific in times like this.

The Leaderboard

Castor (4)
Simon (2)
Fletch (1)
Univarn (1)
Kai (1)
Rachel (1)
Aiden (1)

I feeling epic this week. Here ya go.

Amuse me!

Other Sides to the Conversation: Week of February 25th

Hmmmm... what to talk about here...

Oscars on Sunday... That's cool!


Anyway, here are some things upon which you can click, which will take you to new things, upon which you can read.

Aiden really dug to the bottom of the barrel this week, reviewing, not one, but two notoriously awful movies. A man after my own heart.

Anomolous Material muses on Movie Cliches That Need To Die!

Tom had the good fortune of living in Australia, and thus has access to Tropfest, a festival of short films. Here is his favorite of the bunch.

And finally, Simon's dashboard be illing yo! Let us pray for her!

Cya tomorrow folks with a delayed review! Be excellent to each other!!!

Cinematic Captions #8

Alright folks. Cleverness caps on! Time to impress me!

But, first, last week's winner.

Honorable Mention: "OOOOOOO FOR-TUN-A..." (Courtesy of Simon)

AND THE WINNER, FOR THE THIRD TIME, IS... CASTOR!!!!!!

We have our first CCC (Cinematic Caption Champion).

The Leaderboard

Castor (3)
Simon (2)
Univarn (1)
Fletch (1)

Ok, here's this week's.

Amuse me!

Other Sides to the Conversation: Week of February 11th

First X-Men trailer! It looks great.



Anyway... Here are somethings upon which you click, which will take you to new things, upon which you can read.

Anomolous Material asks what critically and commercially acclaimed movie was lost on you? For me, it's Titanic.

Dearly Devoted Dylan over at Blog Cabins goes ahead with Part II of his Grading the Movie Studio Logos series.

James of Cinema Sights takes a look at one of the best movies of 2010, Never Let Me Go. 

And finally, Hatter presents his own bastardized take on Jess' Mashup Game. I hope he adds more.

My Pitch

Castor over at Anomolous Material loves hosting the odd event every now and then. The current one is one of the most popular, bringing people together and stirring the creative juices. "Pitch Your Movie" has a group of bloggers each come up with an original movie, whether it be from the depths of their imagination, a remake, or an adaptation. The first step was to cast your film, which was achieved by a fantasy draft of sorts, in which you select your stars and director from the vast and bottomless vat of Hollywood big shots. The you write up your pitch, and send it along, after which people rate it, and the highest rated pitches will go head to head in an all battle to determine which is the best.

Mine just went up. You can find it here. It's a little long, and I apologize for that. I opted for a blow by blow of a plot summary rather than a quick synopsis. I like details, man! Don't be hatin'!

Anyway, if you'd be so kind, head over to AM and offer your two cents. Be sure to give a star rating at the bottom. That's what's gonna propel me into the competition. Anyway. That's all. Stay cool!

Oh, here's the poster I made for it!

Other Sides To the Conversation: Week of January 13th

I figured I should probably start doing one of these. You know, share the love, as it were. I mean, everyone else it writing such great stuff, and how do I thank them! I'm a bastard, I know, but I'm trying to redeem myself, man! It's hard work!

Anyway, this'll become a weekly thing in the vein of Hatter's Everyone's Talking feature. So, for your reading pleasure, here are some things upon which you click, and they will take you to new things, which you can read! Enjoy!

Fletch is back! 5 posts in 6 days? Say it ain't so! Get caught up on all things Blog Cabins with this week's State of the Cabins.

Castor at Anomolous Material is hosting the second Hollywood Fantasy Draft. The pitches have started to come in, and they are juicy, to say the least. Here's a pitch from Steve of 1001Plus.

Marshall managed to score an early screening of The Dilemma. Lucky bastard! Unfortunately, according to him, it's not very good. Here's his review.

Hatter caught a glimpse of what Rooney Mara as the new Lisbeth Salander looks like, and gets the conversation going on the subject. Take part.

Nick is continuing with his ambitious 60 Weeks/60 Movies project. Here's his review of a personal favorite, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.  


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