Rebooting a character seems to be a big thing in the movie world these days so it should come as no surprise that James Bond was due for this sort of treatment. The first James Bond novel by Ian Fleming gets its first non-spoof big screen adaptation with the release of Casino Royale. Daniel Craig will try to etch a name for himself against such former Bonds as Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and Pierce Brosnan. Will he do it?
It is your old pal Raging Bull back with another edition of The Bull Pen! I can just see all your faces light up with joy at the possibility of reading this blog. In fact, if you have made it to this sentence, you may qualify for a special discount on the next blog.
Well, it has been a while since I posted one of these so I figured I might as well come back with a whole bunch of random stuff that is only connected in the fact that it all is important to me. Or is it?
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I'm also here to provide the following Public Service Announcement: Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears Vol. 1 will be released on DVD in November. My wife is wigging out over this announcement. Now all Disney has to do is release the Wuzzles on DVD and the world will be whole again. The long wait for The Muppet Show, Season 2 will continue on though.
Well, I see that last week’s blog of nonsensical statements was not a big hit. I would have liked to do a column based on a Larry King style but it is too hard for me to emulate his unique style of gibber gabber. I can do a column full of topics that do not really relate, so here goes.
A movie that I enjoy watching that may have been overlooked by you is The Hudsucker Proxy from the Coen Brothers. It is quite an amusing movie with some memorable quotes, solid acting, and an excellent score. I’ll leave you with one of the better quotes from the movie, “You know, for kids.”
The jade monkey watches over the pale faced little girl in the crystal castle. It was a dark and stormy night. A shot rang out from behind the curtains. Two men walk into a bar, buy a few drinks, and leave. If you gotta go, go with a smile. The time of your life is usually indicated by a large digital clock that flashes 12:00. I am going out on a limb and predicting that the Carolina Panthers will be playing football well into December. The blind squirrel may find a nut every once in a while but not usually before getting run over by a car.
Have you ever had a song that makes you get all teary-eyed? Sure, we all will admit to socks we enjoy rocking out to but what about songs that move us to get all watery under the eyelids. I will say that there is such a song that gets me every time: The Rainbow Connection. It is not a sad song by any stretch of the imagination and is actually a warm uplifting tune but the song always reminds me of one thing, the fact that Jim Henson died way before his time.
In lieu of actually having some good material for the first section of my weekly blog, I just decided to throw out some choice quotes from The Simpsons.
Marge: Homer, the plant called. They said if you dont show up tomorrow dont bother showing up on Monday. Homer: Woo-hoo. Four-day weekend.
