Jacques Mesrine

L'instict De MortOne of the last big time crooks with a sense of style, this guy has been called the French Dillinger. There are some common points to both of theri stories. Both were fond of spectacular escapes, were conscious of their public image, and both were executed by the cops. Mesrine, however tended to be a bit more vicious. Where Dillinger tried to avoid killing people, Mesrine seems to have had no qualms about sending somebody on the long dirt nap. Mesrine was also a lot better at disguising himself, even earning the title of  "man of a hundred faces." Dillinger couldn't change his look with plastic surgery.

AUDIOBOOKS!!!

Inception

This was a great flick, but I think they owe me some money. For years I've been using my special blend of Bunny Herbs and Spices to go into people's dreams. Wanna know why George W. Bush couldn't string together a sentence? It's because I went into his head and erased all the punctuation. I was going to go back and jack all his vowels, but I couldn't stand all that creepy empty space in there. Ever wonder why the giant, anthropomorphic bunny never gets picked in a line up after a crime spree? Now you know. I haven't had to threaten a witness in years.

I guess I'll let Nolan base his movie on me, since he puts the shit together so well. Besides, how do you think he got the idea to do it?

Inception (Music From The Motion Picture)

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Lennon Killer Up For Parole Again

Imagine (Deluxe Edition)

Here we go again. This August 9th, Mark David Scumbag Chapman goes before the parole board. Yeah right. Like anybody is going to sign off on letting this creep out. You rob a bank, or ice a guy who took your parking spot, maybe you can walk after a few years. You shoot one of the most famous and beloved guys on the planet in the back because you're pissed off over being a big fat loser, you get to die in jail. If this jerk off wants out he can grow some balls and escape like the rest of us.
I don't know what's sicker, the fact this clown gets conjugal visits, or the fact he was able to find a broad willing to show up for them. He should be strapped to a chair like Alex in A Clockwork Orange and be forced to listen to Yoko's discography until his head explodes. I'd let Manson out before this guy.

The Exorcist

The 70s wasn't the best decade for horror films, but it did spew out at least one that rates in the top ten of all time greats. The Exorcist was a sensation when it came out, and managed to live up to the hype. You can actually believe people fainted, tossed their cookies, and dropped over dead when they went to see it. Like Nosferatu, it has displayed the power to retain it's ability to produce shudders for generations not even born when it was released.

Awhile back they made like George Lucas and spruced it up with additional footage and effects. Sometimes that kind of shit sticks out like a sore thumb, but not here. It all fits in where it should and makes the movie even better. It's hard to imagine  that "spider walk" bit wasn't in it from the start.
The book ain't bad either, but, like The Godfather, the film has kind of turned it into a footnote.
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The Exorcist (The Version You've Never Seen)

Favorite Movie Studios

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Back in the day studios used to specialize. Universal made the best monster movies, MGM did all of those crappy musicals, and Warner Brothers was the king of the gangster picture. Republic churned out the best serials, Columbia gave us Three Stooges shorts, and I don't know what the hell 20th Century Fox was doing before Star Wars. You also had  the cheap ass studios like Monogram and PRC that are responsible for all of those public domain videos companies like Goodtimes used to flood the market with back in the 80s.

Warner Brothers also put out the best cartoons. Sure Disney is all over the place with their feature length flicks and theme parks, but who watches Disney shorts anymore? Mickey Mouse had nothing on Bugs Bunny.

These days you don't know who makes what, though it seems Warners is big on superheroes. Of course, if you want to go international with it, Toho is still the place to find movies about giant radioactive lizards.

Television

 Television has always sucked, but there used to be at least a few things to stare at while you struggled to polish off the last of that case of beer. Back before video, TV was the only place you could see old gangster and horror movies. Now, instead of filling the hours after the late news with Cagney and Karloff, they run hour long commercials. Cable TV ditched the commercials; network TV ditched the shows.



Who the hell watches this crap? No matter how loaded I might be at 1:00 AM, I'm not going to sit there and watch some guy try and sell me an orange juice maker.

The Dark Side!

The recession has even hit The Empire. Being an evil intergalactic despot just doesn't pay like it used to. Maybe that's why Darth Vader was spotted robbing banks in Long Island recently.Looks like the poor guy even had to hock his light saber. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g0hvVXEPntkcVKutYw8nWBtm-XQgD9H4UL9O0