Snippets from our latest stuff...
It's A Boy Girl Thing
A DVD Review
... Look, there isn’t
anything surprising in "It’s a Boy Girl Thing," but cute
moments do abound, especially if you are a younger teen
girl. And sure, I’m not a younger teen girl, but I did
chuckle at some of the easy jokes thrown out during the
movie. ...
The Andromeda Strain
A DVD Review
... And sure, I hate to put
the "Star Trek" reference in there, but like most TV shows,
"The Andromeda Strain" gives you about two hours and thirty
minutes of set-up, conflict, theories, and then is able to
wrap up the solution for the devastating problem in about
fifteen minutes. ...
The Lather Effect
A DVD Review
... I have to say that there
a few things that just bug the hell out of me about the DVD
"The Lather Effect," with one of them being, simply, how in
the hell did they clean up the mess left in that house,
after a blow-out of a party, in one afternoon, especially
being hungover as hell? ...
Movie-ing, Salespeople-ing, Turtle-ing, Food-ing, but No
Twittering (yet).
"Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up!" Podcast
... Stu's weekend wasn't very
exciting, just catching up on some things around the Gotz
house, but he tries to entice me to visit the Apple Store
near him for a total "why I should buy an Apple" class, and
also temps me for lunch at
Ricobene's for a breaded steak dripping with red sauce,
mozzarella, and for me, sweet peppers, with of course, their
fabulous fries. Do I cave in? The podcast might
answer those questions. ...
Swing
Vote
 A
Movie Review
... wouldn’t we prefer some
intellectual in the spotlight, someone who might, now
getting a second chance to vote, weigh every issue and see
how the President could effect mankind? Hell no! We want
Bud; an alcoholic loser who can’t keep his job at an egg
farm, with an even more loser of an ex-wife, and she must be
more of a loser since Bud is the one in custody of a bright,
adorable, looking to create a better America yet still has
to wake up her drunk-ass dad to get her to school, daughter,
Molly (Madeline Carrol). ...
A Contest, iPhone Talk, and Hints for Beggars.
A Podcast
... This podcast, though,
isn't just about winning things, it's also about my loving
my iPhone and "Shazam," how whistlers don't have "America
Having Talent," but I do give those of you, looking to be
beggers, peddlers, or hoping to base your money-making scam
of "My Family Needs Gas", well, a better idea of how to make
a few more bucks. ...
Baseball, A Carnival, and Dogs.
 "Stu
& The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up!" Podcast
... But this podcast isn't
really about a town that has tons of potential but right now
is just a giant speed bump, nope, a lot of this podcast is
about baseball, namely seeing a Chicago White Sox game last
Monday where my BFF got to meet Stu and Mama Gotz, and then
yesterday where she got to meet
The Dude on the Left,
Trash, Slick, Boner, and Stinky, saw Stu in a slightly
different light than when she met him last Monday, and her
not being mortified at meeting four, slightly over-served,
college buddies of mine. ...
Nakedness, Lottery, Movies, and a Noid.
 "Stu
& The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up!" Podcast
... For this weekend wrap-up,
though, I tell Stu about my walking around naked on
Saturday, thanks to my BFF getting me some sandals to show
off my "pedicured" feet, and I also tell Stu about a story
missed from the weekend before where my BFF and I won the
lottery. ...
Mamma Mia!
A Movie Review
... Not that there weren’t
the fair share of dudettes in the theater that seemed to
love it, but for me, as I stirred in my seat through most of
the movie, not until Sam (Pierce Brosnan) started singing
did I really laugh, and I don’t think I was supposed to. ...
Technology Sucks, No WGN, iPhone Schematic Requests, and a
Cowbell.
A Podcast
... As lame as this solo
podcast probably is, I do reiterate my upcoming love for "Batman:
The Dark Knight," and tell of my love for the music of
Danny Elfman for when Jack Nicholson played The Joker rather
than Heath Ledger, although I have a feeling Mr. Ledger will
do a better job, in his own right, and I can't wait.
The other
thing about this podcast is simply that, thanks to my
iPhone, I now have a cowbell, and what better song to put it
to good use than Ram Jam's "Black Betty." I love my
iPhone! ...
Movie Previews Galore, or at Least a Few.
A "What's New?" Blog
... as I'm looking to get
back into the swing of posting, and not feeling totally
creative, I realized I had a batch of
Movie Previews already written. So, this evening,
well, it was all about getting previews of movies like "Swing
Vote," "Bangkok
Dangerous," "Pineapple
Express," "Henry
Poole is Here," "The
Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," "The
House Bunny," and "My
Best Friend's Girl," among others, up and integrated
into the website for your perusal, or at least to help you
to find their official sites. ...
The BFF Meets the Family, Lots of TV Talk, and an iPhone
Update.
"Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up!" Podcast
... My reasoning for not
seeing any new movies was because of a trip to the old
country,
Lorain, OH, with my BFF, to visit some of the members of
my family. ... I also tell Stu of my taking some
of the family to
Applebee's, giving my girlfriend a tour of the old
country that she hasn't seen in nearly 20 years, how we went
to get some ice cream sundaes (thanks to my observant
nature), and played some miniature golf (thanks to my
iPhone, which wasn't even updated to my having a lightsaber
yet), with both the getting sundaes and playing miniature
golf not happening in Lorain :-( ...
The Old Country With my BFF, Back to Normal Programming,
Spock Philosophy, and an iPhone Update.
Our Dailyish Blog
... when I was just trying to
do some recon to assess the threat assessment of our group
and make sure the coast was clear on the treacherous path
from the safety of the craft store to the safety of the
dude-mobile. I risk my life for the safety of the group,
just like Spock philosophied in "The Wrath of Kahn," that
"The needs of the many outweigh," responded by Kirk "The
needs of the few," with Spock coming back, "Or the one.,"
...
"Hancock," Fireworks, Cars, Church, and More!
"Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up!" Podcast
... I also want to know where
my Netflix movies disappeared to. Stu lets me know
that he liked the movie
"Nancy Drew," and gave some bombshell news about one of
our friends.
And what
podcast would be complete without talk about Pringles and my
realizing, because I'm slow sometimes, that they aren't
really potato chips.
And
lastly, a shout-out to my Mom to get well soon! ...
Hancock
 A
Movie Review
... You know what burns my
butt? - A candle about two feet high. You know what else
burns my butt? - When movie people don’t want to pull the
trigger and just make a movie rated R... The problem is that
now the movie folks will do everything they can to keep the
movie rated PG-13 including the "one use of the word ‘fuck’
but we can use ‘asshole’ and ‘shit,’ and even ‘bitch’ to our
heart's content rule," only showing the aftermath of the
violent mayhem rather than the actual violent mayhem, and
leaving Charlize Theron with too many clothes on. ...
Apologies to The WGN&N, Bro-i-l, Sis, and Night Ranger. That
Said, Happy 4th of July!
 Our
Podcast
... What I won't feel sorry
for is you, the reader, if over this 4th of July you blow
off an appendage or two because you wanted to test the
"firecracker" theory you saw in the movie "Armageddon,"
decide to "look inside" the launching tube of the firework
that didn't go off yet, or don't impress on your kids that
the reasons sparklers, well, sparkle, is because they are on
fire, and that flaming part on the sparkler rod, well, it
can reach about 1800 degrees F ...
RV-ing, Penn & Teller, Movie Talk, Toilet Paper, and More!
"Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up!" Podcast
... I do advise Stu that now
might be the time to get Sirius Satellite Radio, and no, not
because of the merger with XM, an approval decision that has
so far lasted longer than it takes for a baby to be
conceived, born, and eating solid food, but because for a
couple of weeks they are going to have "ABBA Radio," all
ABBA, 24/7, ...
Night Ranger: A Hole In The Sun - 79%
A CD Review
... and you are looking for new music from a band you always
loved, well, you should do your best to discover "Hole In
The Sun" because the Night Ranger boys haven’t tried to
re-invent themselves, they haven’t tried to "grow up," and
they haven’t shifted their message to something like "The
world is all wine and roses." Nope, Night Ranger, still,
just rocks. ...
Wall-E
 A
Movie Review
... There are times, after
seeing a movie, when I really wonder what is wrong with me.
Usually it harkens to my being King of "The Land of the
Easily Amused," therefore loving a comedy that most everyone
else hates. But, this time, after seeing "Wall-E," for
whatever reason, maybe I had things on my mind, maybe it was
my time of the month, or maybe the person a few seats from
me,... just bugged the living daylights out of me, but, in
the realm of Pixar movies, and I seem to be about the only
one in movie-review land with this opinion, I really didn't
care for "Wall-E" that much ...
Wanted
A Movie Review
... the opening scene from
the movie snapped me right into "This movie is going to have
a ton of convolutedness, so you better just get ready to
roll with it." And roll with it I did, loving this movie for
the preposterousness it invoked, sidestepping the laws of
physics, and enjoying seeing Angelina Jolie’s butt, as well
as a fantastic look of Chicago in the movie ...
Get Smart
 A
Movie Review
... This weekend, if you’re
looking for a nice matinee to catch, and don’t want to be
bothered with lots of little kids (seeing
"Wall-E"),
or tons of gratuitous violence ("Wanted"
has it,) a nice, enjoyable movie in that case might be "Get
Smart." It’s some good fun. ...
The Swell Season
A Concert Review
... Presidential candidate
possibly attending aside, in his introduction for "Lay Me
Down," Glen reflected on his being a teenager, wanting to be
a singer, being fascinated with "Freaks & Geeks," and a
sweet story how he was trying to impress a girl, took her to
the cemetery, and asked "Would you be buried beside me?" ...
A Special Guest Podcaster - The WGN, Joins for TV, Comedian,
Gun, and Socially Inept Talk!
Our Podcast
... For this podcast I
introduce my nephew to the magic of "America's Got Talent,"
and am happy to hear that the boy, who actually isn't a boy
anymore, loves George Carlin, even having some of Mr.
Carlin's material on his iPod. My nephew is pretty
cool, isn't he, and he reads, too! ...
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