Fred Thompson's big secret

I think he's going to run for president. No really, I think he is. Perhaps you don't have a TV or a radio or the newspaper so you haven't noticed he's been everywhere talking about hot button political issues and flat out lying . . .errrrrr . . ."proclaiming" that he hasn't decided to jump in the race.

Well this is going to come as a HUGE surprise but. . . he's going to make a run for it. The next person who's shocked Fred Thompson's jumps in the race will be the first. It's like finding out Lifetime is a network for women who crave the comfort of other women. No way, really?

Well, he's different. No really, he is. Look at how Thompson's different from the other candidates? He's:

-For the war on terror
-For the border fence
-For smaller government
-For supporting our troops
-For relating everything to Reagan

How is he not the clear choice? None of the other Republican candidates stand for these things. Oh wait, now that I think about it, THEY ALL STAND FOR THAT. Perhaps the GOP want the public to pick the candidate with the best tie, or someone who doesn't look like they are at death's doorstep (John McCain).

Fred's going to run. Better to spoil that surprise than the ending of Deathly Hollows. The question is, will he win?

Well, Bush was voted in right? Thompson probably has a real good chance.

The Rumors are true

On Octorber 28 Criterion will release a brand spanking new transfer of Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven. For those who have never heard of this movie, here's a brief synopsis:

One-of-a-kind filmmaker-philosopher Terrence Malick has created some of the most visually arresting movies of the twentieth century, and his glorious period tragedy Days of Heaven, featuring Oscar-winning cinematography by Nestor Almendros, stands out among them. In 1910, a Chicago steel worker (Richard Gere) accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend (Brooke Adams) and little sister (Linda Manz) to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer (Sam Shepard). A love triangle, a swarm of locusts, a hellish fire—Malick captures it all with dreamlike authenticity, creating at once a timeless American idyll and a gritty evocation of turn-of-the-century labor.

One of the other big draws not mentioned is this film was supposedly shot during magic hour (which is the period of the day when there is light but no sun) which gives it a really unique look.

I highly recommend you check this film out. Malick's only made four films in his career (Badlands, Days of Heaven, The thin red line, and The new world) All are worth seeing.



http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=409

Sweet looking player

Could this be Denon's forthcoming Blu-ray Disc player, or is it just a marketing/design mock-up? Almost certainly, it's the latter. But the Coroflot industrial design website has posted photos of a BD player (the DVD-HD8910) and a new 7.1 media center/receiver as well (the AVR-HD8910). The text indicates that the receiver comes equipped with a 2TB built-in hard drive (!) and a direct connection to the iTunes music store. And both are... well, darned funky looking. Here's a gander...