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Classic Pick O’ the Day — May 18

Conan the Barbarian (1982) The epic tale of child sold into slavery who grows into a man who seeks revenge against the warlord who massacred his tribe. Director: John Milius. Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, Mako, Ben Davidson. TV-MA. 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM EDT. IFC.

I like [...]

Thursday Open Thread

Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant is available on Netflix Streaming

Throws Like Obama

Korean pop star Kim Lee Kim Duk Kim Lee throws out the first pitch. Nice wind up though.

Classic Pick O’ the Day — May 17

Pitch Black (2000) A group of marooned space travelers struggle for survival on a seemingly lifeless sun-scorched world. Director: David Twohy. Cast: Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David. TV-14. 8:00 and 10:00 PM EDT. IFC.

Underrated sci-fi thriller from the last decade on IFC tomorrow back to back. Also on IFC is [...]

Doing Good

Students in tornado-hit Indiana town await private concert by country trio Lady Antebellum, http://fxn.ws/K5j06O – I’m not much of a country music fan, but I do like Lady Antebellum. This another reason to like them.

Wednesday Open Thread

Death of a Salesman with Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich… shown on CBS in 1985, now on Netflix.

From the Trailer Park — Hit and Run

Dax Sheppard, Bradley Cooper, Kristen Bell, Tom Arnold… looks like it could be good. Coming in August.

This Makes Me Want a Kit Kat While Listening to Pink Floyd

kinda cool nonetheless I guess.

From the Trailer Park — Revolution

from Jon Favreau and J.J. Abrams this Fall on NBC.

Classic Pick O’ the Day — May 16

Dead End (1937) A killer returns to his childhood home to plot his escape from the law. Dir: William Wyler. Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart, Claire Trevor, Marjorie Main, Ward Bond, The Dead End Kids. TV-PG. 8:00 PM EDT TCM.

This is an under known classic set in the “How the [...]

Owned

Dave Burge aka Iowahawk posted the following on his Facebook page. I put it here because it’s not on his blog and it is awesome. Click the link above to throw him some traffic (as if he needs our help). He had an e-mail exchange with an Occupy type from a group called riseup.net (an [...]

Tuesday Open Thread

Found this last year… Ip Man was Bruce Lee’s teacher so this is loosely based on a true story set in the Japansese occupation of China before and during WW2. Good stuff. (Ip Man 2 is OK and also available on Netflix).

Choose Life

Here’s the answer to one of the most often asked questions in my law classes… when we deal with these issues. Who wins out when religious beliefs of parents class with doctors’ desire to provide life-saving treatment? From Courthouse News Service:

A Texas judge has ruled a hospital can perform life-saving heart surgery on a [...]

Ugh

I think Obama purposely looks for piles of excrement to step in:

A United Nations fact finder surveying the lives of Native Americans and Alaska Natives said Friday he’ll recommend in an upcoming report that some of the tribes’ lands be restored, including the Black Hills of South Dakota.

James Anaya, a U.N. special [...]

Classic Pick O’ the Day — May 15

Gun Crazy (1949) Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree. Dir: Joseph H. Lewis. Cast: Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger, Rusty Tamblyn. TV-PG. 8:00 PM EDT. TCM.

This is an under known little gem. It’s in a similar vein as Bonnie and Clyde though I don’t remember [...]

Monday Open Thread

The Twilight Zone — on Netflix Streaming

For The Widows In Paradise, For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti

Happy Mothers Day to Threedonia Moms

Classic Pick O’ the Day — May 14

One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) An unemployed musician’s daughter fights to find him a new job. Dir: Henry Koster. Cast: Deanna Durbin, Adolphe Menjou, Alice Brady. TV-G. 11:30 PM EDT. TCM.

This is a very charming comedy. Also on tomorrow are prior CPODs the 1951 version of Show Boat (10:00 AM), Giant [...]

Three Balls, Two Strikes

Misjudged it there eh sport?

Sunday Open Thread

Kick Ass — available on Netflix Streaming