A) How the f#$k does Brendan Fraser keep getting work? Working with Pauly Shore is the Hollywood kiss of death and yet he’s in two movies that were just released. If I knew of any movies being filmed nearby, I’d walk onto the set and tell them that if Brendan can “act,” then they’ll love me because this face, it’s a money maker.
B) Brett Favre: to retire or not to retire, that is the topic of discussion on ESPN every freakin’ night. Whether ’tis nobler in the minds of some Packers officials to keep Brett for nostalgic purposes, or whether ’tis wiser to say, “You’ve retired for the umpteenth f*ckin time, let your career end on a high note and don’t be like Montana, Namath, and Rice who ended their careers with teams that offered them nothing but a few more days of live practice.”
C) Training camp holdouts: what a bunch of f*ckin babies. I don’t like my contract, I don’t like this or that. 7 figures– that’s what you get paid to play what kids will beg their mothers to let them do for 10 minutes right before dinner time, and you won’t show up to camp because you don’t like your contract? Devon Hester is a quick somb*tch, but he just returns punts and kick-offs. With no real quarterback and not a lot of time split wide, I would be content with being a quick lil’ bastard on special teams, collect my paycheck, and be at camp with a smile on my face.
D) Speaking of smiles, Monnie D. was right (hardly surprising though) when he said to go see The Dark Knight. It is not all hype and it contains a good bit of Oscar-worthy acting by Heath Ledger. And regardless of whether or not he is still with us, Heath better be getting some Academy Award consideration. His performance was Daniel Day Lewis-esque in the way he put himself into the role of the Joker, making you feel the pain that the Joker displays to go along with that somewhat psychotic wit as well. Even beyond Ledger, The Dark Knight could easily be a dark horse for Best Picture.
E) The Yankees play Boston this weekend… really nothing else needs to be said (especially since we don’t have to worry about Melky waving to the fans).
July 25th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
beyond his apparently solid acting career, the thing that bothers me most about about encino man is the fact that he got to make out with Rachel Weisz like 20 thousand times in those first two Mummy movies… bastard.