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itunes just releases a PC sotware package for their service. I haven't tried it, but it's supposed to have all the functionality.

You probably won't like this movie, then, unless the Coen brothers movie to which you are referring is <u>Fargo</u>. If you're refering to <u>O Brother, Where Art Thou?</u> then you won't like this movie at all. This is definitely a Coen brothers movie. The whole movie is based upon their sense of humour.

I just listened to the whole album again. This album was spectacular. it was awesome. Now, a little removed from its release, I really view this as a shot int he arm to a whole genre of music that I think is losing it's identity. There's a lot of good stuff ging on in music, but Rock is kind of losing an identity with some bands driftnig towards pop (RHCP), others bringing in influences that make great music but are not really consistent with traditional rock (Linkin Park, Limp), and others going a little bit too metal. Basically, I need something the bridges the gap between RHCP and Metallica. I love Pearl Jam, and that's basically the band that does it for me, but not too many people talk about them anymore. Audioslave steps right into that slot, and it's nice to see somebody turning the clock becak 7-10 years and going back to the music I grew up with. I think every song on this album is at worst average, and there are seven songs on the album with I really, really like: Show Me How to Live Like a Stone Set It Off I Am the Highway Bring Em Back Alive Light My Way Getaway Car I just really liked Audioslave.

OMG! This movie had so many moments where I wanted to just break down and cry! If you haven't heard of this movie, <u>My Life Without Me</u> (MLWM, currently at your local art house, probably) stars Sarah Polley as a young mother of two (about 23 years old) and wife who is diagnosed with an aggressive form of ovarian cancer. The illness is not treatable and she is given two months to live. The movie is about what she does in he final days. I goes without saying that there would be a lot of touching moments. I'm going to put those aside and just stay that they were pretty well done. There are two problems I had with the movie that, when I put the sentimental moments aside, lef tme with an overall negative impression of the film. Spoilers from here down. I found the whole affair with Lee unrealistic. You can say she wanted to experience another man. You can say that she was just acting out on an internal curiousity regardng her life. Fine, fine, fine. There is no way you can reconcile that with the love she's supposed to have for her husband. When she make sher list of things to do she has two items devoted to what at the time is a potential affair ("Make somebody fall in love with me," and something like "Sleep with another man") and only one item devoted to her husband ("Find Don another wife"). I just find it difficult to believe that a person with two months to live would think like that and the fact that the relationship between Lee and Anne was such a large part of the movie was disappointing. Secondly, the movie really drew on. There was a part in the movie, where she goes to visit her father, when I said to myself "When is she going to die?" It's hard to carry a movie when people know the ending because they're always going to be looking for it, but the fact that I was looking or it so soon was not good. The story was just told really early on and I felt the last set of interactions she had with people was superfulous. I thought that her last exchange with Lee was exemplified this. Overall, I thought this ended up being a movie that I was glad to see but still below average, if only slightly. I thought Sarah Polley and Scott Speedman were both good, though.

I guess I just like takling about the movies I see, so I'll go ahead and post my thoughts on this one too. I saw <u>Intolerable Cruelty</u> (IC) today. It was surprisingly good. When I went to the boxoffice I was debating whether to see this or <u>Veronica Guerin</u>. This one won only because the time was ten minutes sooner and the movie has been out longer. To my surprise the theater was quite full, and there were numerous times throughout the showing that the three hundred or so people there burst into laughter. The movie was very funny. Both Catherine Zeta-Jones and George Clooney played their roles really well, but the true stars of this movie were the story and the Coen brothers. If you at all liked <u>Raising Arizona</u> or <u>O Brother, Where Art Thou</u>, you'll really enjoy IC. It's right up there with <u>Raising Arizona</u>. I enjoyed this movie just as much as I did <u>Kill Bill</u> (which I saw earlier this week). On my incredible pretentious 1 to9 scale I'd give each a 7, unable to choose between them because they are such different movies. I left the theater after this one (IC) with a deep admiration for the Coens ... ... and a need to pee. I really would like to hear what other people thought about it.

Did anybody ever tell you you look like Al Pacino?

I'm so glad there's already a thread for this movie. I was getting tired of creating threads for my pretentious thoughts and having them sit there ... dormant ... decaying ... ... and lonely. But that will teach me for being pretentious to begin with. that will teach me for typing so much. Anybody see the movie <u>Before Sunrise</u>. It's a charming little movie staring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy? It's about this American man and this French woman who spend a day together in Vienna. It's really, really charming. The whole movie is basically to two of them talking about various aspects of life, relationships, etc. That was the first time that I had ever seen a movie where the interaction of two people is the sole force driving the movie forward. While <u>Lost in Translation</u> isn't quite so dependent on the interaction between Bill Murray's Bob and Scarlett Johansson's Charlotte, the movie is basically two people talking. As such, I think a lot of people would find it slow. I found it slow, but that doesn't mean I didn't like. On the contrary, I thought the movie was really charming. I completely fell in love with Johansson. Completely. I know I posted earlier today regarding Rachel Weisz. Everything is just so confusing now. i'm not a person who like conflict or competition. I only have one criticism of the film, and it's such a small critism that I feel like I'm throwing it in here out of obligation. The criticism: I'm TIRED of seeing Bill Murray's improv make it into movies that can otherwise stand without it. My favorite Bill Murray performance was in <u>The Royal Tennenbaums</u>, a performance I found to be his most structured and contained. While 90% of the Murray's performance in LIT is really good, I still got annoyed when I felt Sophia Coppola allowed him to be too <u>Ghostbusters</u>. I do not agree with all of the Oscar-hype he's gotten for this performance. But that is a very small criticism. The movie is very charming. I'd give it a strong 6 on my 1 to 9 scale. See: I give a rating. That, my friends, is pretention.

I wish I was a neutron bomb, for once I could go off I wish I was a sacrifice but somehow still lived on I wish I was the evidence I wish I was the grounds For fifty million hand upraised and open towards the sky

I have both of their albums. I have listen to the optimist a ton but I haven't really been able to get deep into their latest stuff (though I like it). I need to listen to it more so I can talk about it on the board. But yes, I do like Turin Brakes.

Well, at least we did the $50 bet and not the $500 one. ** Richard walks over to the table, slaps downt he money ** "I'm out."

No, but I'd like to go. I've only been to western Canada. I'd like to visit both Toronto and Montreal. I've a huge hockey fan, so both lpaces would be significant stops.

me no know no rules

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Wow.

Thats awesome! Did you make it? :D Glad you liked it. No, it's from a song.

Lea's noting my sig file

OK - now me knows me rules.

On the messageboard by myself ... posting with no responses :(

she called up to meet me told me she's sorry she doesn't know how lovely she is

Audioslave ... their whole album. I know on this board their release didn't seem too popular, but I LOVED it ... check that: LOVE it. It's one of the few exciting things that have happened to rock music lately.

Excuse ME, Noni ... you don't have a boyfriend? :D

It just came out on Tuesday here. Odds are that if it's in San Diego now it is also available in Mexico.

Been there.