Humboldt County (2008)

IMDB rating: 6.80

Plot: A disillusioned medical student is stranded for a summer in a remote community of counterculture pot farmers, the last place in the world he imagined he would discover himself.

Actors: Bogdanovich Peter,Dourif Brad,Messina Chris,Strong Jeremy,Grodsky Darren,Jacobs Danny,Marin Roy,Morgan Jabari,Pierce Nathan,Comedy,Drama,

Pot? Friends? Help Me?
So, last night I went to a football game with some of my friends. And don’t get me wrong, I love all my friends, but sometimes they really out me in stressful situations, and while they think they are having a good time, I’m the one who’s there babysitter. My school is extraordinary samll, only about 70 kids in my grade, so my friends are really important, they are my relliance. Most the kids smoke, and I know you say, well not all the kids smoke, but almost all of them do, I mean this is Humboldt, it’s known all over the world for the pot. I love my friends, but when they are consistently getting high, as a routine, it really annoys me. I live in an area that is basically only known for pot, Humboldt County, basically alot of the parents grow(mine don’t) and none of the kids really have anybody to look up to, and tell them that it’s not an okay thing to do. I know that I have better sense then to actually try to myself, I have more self-respect then getting high just to have a good time, I can have a fun time just by being myself. I want to go to all these events and things, but i just can’t understand my friends, they say that they trying to stop, but they don’t make any effort, I tell them not to, I tell them it at the least cut back, but they don’t, because in reality they just don’t care about themselve. They tell me they will be back in about 10 minutes, and when they come back, come of them even try to lie to me about it, and say they did nothing! i tell them to not even try it, because I can tell. But then, I’m their babysitter, making sure they don’t make a fool out of themselves, or making sure they don’t get hurt. I can’t just ditch them though, they are my friends, and basically everybody does it in our school(besides me). I love my friends, but they are such a hand-ful! Please help, I;m only 14, and this is hard to deal with by myself

| Sep 05, 2009

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

IMDB rating: 6.60

Plot: After being captured by Turks during the Crusades, Robin of Locksley and a Moor, Azeem, escape back to England where Azeem vows to remain until he repays Robin for saving his life. Meanwhile, Robin’s father has been murdered by the Sheriff of Nottingham and when Robin returns home he vows to avenge his father’s death. Even though Marian, his childhood friend, cannot help him, he escapes to the Forest of Sherwood where he joins a band of exiled villagers and becomes their leader. With their help he attempts to cleanse the land of the evil that the Sheriff has spread.

Actors: Freeman Morgan,Slater Christian,Rickman Alan,McShane Michael,Blessed Brian,Wincott Michael,Brimble Nick,Newman Daniel,Peacock Daniel,Sparrow Walter,Innocent Harold,Wild Jack,Costner Kevin,Action,Adventure,Drama,Romance,

Sooo, I have a dilemma. With a guy. Help?
I’m in highschool. Don’t even tell me I’m too young to be in love. Cause I’ve felt love. I’ve had 5 boyfriends since 7th grade and I’m in my junior year right now, so I’ve bided my time quite well. All of these boyfriends have lasted 4 months to a year. I cared for all of them. Only loved one. Now there’s a new guy. He’s the catch of the century. Personality, gymnast, drumline major, pianist, gorgeous, smile and eyes that could stun you in your tracks. It was a miracle the first time he held me and kissed me because I never dreamed he’d have any kind of feelings for me. We talked about everything significant in our lives and he looked at me like nothing else in the world mattered and picked me up and twirled me around in the movies, and held me when I was cold and we sorta swayed like we were dancing, and talked about everything and it was the most perfect night of my life. The next day, and the past few weeks for that matter, it was a different story. He flashes me a smile in the hall sometimes and gives me a hug on the rarest occasion. We’ve hung out three times since then. First time, at lunch, we were alone on the basement starewell of the school. He kissed me by the end again, confusing me all over again, but barely said goodbye when the bell rang. Second time, he invited me to his house. We watched Robin Hood Prince of Thieves because he loved the music in it. Cuddled on his bed. He gave me that look again, played with my hair, kissed me, made out with me, held me, but tried to unbutton my pants three times when I told him no (I’ve had sex before, and i was more than willing to do it with him, but I wanted commitment first). But he finally stopped and just held me and kissed me and played with my hair and looked into my eyes. Next day he acts the same, like we barely know eachother more than a passing glance and occasional smile. Third time was today. I told him I wanted to hear him play Mad World for me on the piano and we sat in the band room all of lunch just talking and him playing me piano music. He hugged me, but never looked in my eyes unless I said something weird, and didn’t seem at all interested in anything about me anymore, because it felt like i was interrogating him just to keep a conversation going. Then the bell rang and he said he was going to the drum room and got up and walked off with an awkward wave over his shoulder. Biggest mixed signals I’ve ever experienced. I’m trying to teach myself piano and how to do a backflip so i can meet any kinds of standards that he has.
I’m so confused. What should I do that doesn’t involve giving up? I’ve played hard to get, I’ve tried the sweet innocent approach, I’ve damn near tried everything. What would you do? (that doesn’t involve giving up!)

deliciousapples | Sep 28, 2009

You won’t be able to turn him, so don’t even bother trying. Just get over him as fast as you can.

Sorry.
Ken | Sep 28, 2009

Man Who Would Be King, The (1975)

IMDB rating: 8.00

Plot: ” The Man Who Would Be King” is about two ambitious ex-soldiers stationed in India who set out to become the rulers of an entire country. After finishing their tour of duty in India, Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnehan have decided that India is “too small for the likes of them,” so they decide to bribe a local ruler and extort money from him, in order to buy twenty Martini rifles, which they will use to take over villages in Kafristan. They face many challenges and perils along the way, including difficult terrain, hostile natives, freezing temperatures, and an avalanche high in the mountains. They eventually come to a small village, Urheb, where they meet Ootah and Billy Fish, an Indian who speaks English; he then becomes their translator. They then train the natives of this village to use the rifles, and soon conquer village after village. During a battle, Daniel is struck by an arrow that seemingly sticks out of his chest. The ignorant natives believe that he must be a God for not having died, and fall down and begin worshiping him. Daniel and Peachy decide that it would be easier for a “God ” to take over the country, so they pretend that Daniel is a god, the son of Alexander the Great who has returned after 2200 years to again rule Kafristan. The entire country celebrated the return of their new ruler, the Son of Segunda (”Alexander”). As a token of their admiration, the holiest of holy men gives Daniel all of the gold and riches left by Alexander in 328 B.C. It is enough to make them the richest men in the world . . . All goes well until Daniel’s ego and greed gets the best of him. He asks Peachy to bow when he walks in front of him. He later tells Peachy that he has decided to stay, and now believes that he is the son of Alexander ( ‘in spirit, anyways”), and that to fulfill his destiny, he will marry Roxanne, like his “father” Alexander did before him. The Kafiri’s believe that a mortal cannot marry a God, but Daniel goes ahead anyway. Peachy was set to leave with his share of the treasure, but Daniel convinced him to stay ” for old time’s sake” for the wedding. At the ceremony, Roxanne, believing that she would soon die, bites Daniel, drawing blood. The entire crowd realizes that since Danny is bleeding, that he is a man, not a God, and that he has been deceiving them the entire time. Peachy grabs Daniel and they run off with their twenty soldiers, shooting at the crowd of monks who set out to kill them. They are eventually captured, and Daniel is forced to walk out on a rope bridge. The monks cut the ropes, and Daniel bravely falls to his death. Peachy is later crucified; when they come to see him the next day, he is still alive, and they say that it is a miracle that he lived and they cut him down. He eventually climbs down into the valley and retrieves Danny’s head, still wearing the crown. He brings it back to Rudyard Kipling, a writer for the Northern Star, as proof that Daniel accomplished his goal, and became the King of Kafristan. Themes developed in the story: 1. ambition 2. friendship 3. taking risks 4. perseverance (not giving up) 5. power 6. honor and dignity

Actors: Connery Sean,Caine Michael,Plummer Christopher,Jaffrey Saeed,Larbi Doghmi,May Jack,Bouih Karroom Ben,Shamsi Mohammad,Moses Albert,Antrim Paul,Acres Graham,Blue Dancers of Goulamine The,Singh Gurmuks,Singh Kimat,Action,Adventure,

What does Qur'an say about Women?
According to The Almanac Book of Facts, in the past decade Islam increased 235 per cent. In the US, a recent poll determined that 100,000 people per year are converting to Islam in America alone. For every male convert to Islam, four females convert. The vast majority of converts to Islam are former Christians.
Muslims believe in the divine origins of both Judaism and Christianity as well as the revelations of the Torah and the Gospels, though they no longer exist on earth in their original and pure forms. Some experts suggest that one reason many Christian women are embracing Islam is because they are discovering the vast differences between what the scriptures of the religions say about the female gender.
Orthodox Jewish men, in their daily morning prayer, recite "Blessed be God King of the universe that Thou has not made me a woman." The women, on the other hand, thank God every morning for "making me according to Thy will."
Why is it such a shame to be a woman? Where did this aversion to being female originate? Let’s look first at the original woman, the mother of us all, Eve. Judaism, Islam and Christianity all teach that she was created from the rib of our father Adam. However, the discrepancies in belief start with the first sin committed by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
The Bible blames Eve for the Original sin, which Christians believe all people inherit and are tainted with at birth. "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat." (Genesis 3:6) "And the man (Adam) said (to God) The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree and I did eat." (Genesis 3:12)
The Catholic Bible states, "No wickedness comes anywhere near the wickedness of a woman…..Sin began with a woman and thanks to her we all must die." (Ecclesiasticus 25:19, 24)
In Islamic belief, there is no such thing as an inherent original sin; in fact, Islam teaches that every human is born pure and free from any sin. Muslims also believe that every child is born a Muslim, which means he is in a state of submission to His Lord, The Creator. For that reason, many converts to Islam prefer to call themselves reverts. As far as the first sin, it was Satan who tricked both Adam and Eve.
The Qur’an says: "Then Satan whispered suggestions to them both in order to uncover that which was hidden from them of their private parts; he said: ‘Your Lord did not forbid you this tree save you should become angels or become of the immortals.’ And he swore by God to them both: ‘Verily, I am one of the sincere well-wishers for you both.’ So he misled them with deception

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982)

IMDB rating: 6.60

Plot: Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are “The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta.” Searching for answers, Rigby encounters assorted low-lifes: dangerous men and women who were the hallmarks of the classic detective movies of the 40’s and 50’s. Filming in black and white allows scenes from old movies to be cut into this film. It is through this process that Rigby’s assistant is none other than Philip Marlowe himself.

Actors: Martin Steve,Carl Reiner,Santoni Reni,Gaynes George,McCarthy Francis X.,Picerni Charlie,LeBell Gene,Sawaya George,Stuart John Easton,Spivey Ronald,Hevelone Bob,Comedy,Crime,Thriller,

Looking for Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid on DVD Region 4. Any suggestions?

sondeep0861 | Nov 30, 2007

Skull Heads (2009)

IMDB rating: 1.80

Plot: Skull Heads opens with 18-year-old Naomi being tied to a medieval rack by her father for committing the grievous sin of bringing a cellular phone into her family’s home. And you thought your parents were strict.

Actors: Jameson Rane,Horror

Vertigo problems… doctors have no idea what I have.?
Hello! I am just trying to see if anyone out there has ever experienced what I am going through. I had my daughter (may 2008). I was diagnosed with Preeclampsia and had to do 48 hours of magnesium-sulfate. I also received an epidural. Since I had her I have been battling extreme fatigue. She has been sleeping through the night since 6 months (shes a year and a half now) and I am still tired all day everyday. I started to notice I would off and on feel dizziness about once a month (around my cycle), but would normally subside. Around April 2009 I started getting HORRIBLE vertigo symptoms that really haven’t gone away since. I feel that I am drunk at all times. Certain head movements make me feel like my head just swirls, I can feel myself walking sideways down hallways, and sometimes I even wake up from my sleep because I am so dizzy, I have also been waking up from my left arm hurting/tingling so bad when it is laid over-top of my chest when I am laying on my back.

It’s very strange but I can literally feel where the problem is. It’s always a weird feeling coming from the soft of the back of my head where the skull meets the spine. I just always feel a weird sensation (possibly pressure, but not pain). However I have a HORRIBLE pain that comes and goes on the left side of my head (where vertebrae meets the skull). I will feel my ears get full and my temples hurt. The scariest thing that happened was at work. I was just typing and all at once I felt INTENSE pressure (no pain) and for a split second I lost my vision (everything went white) and my head dropped on it’s own. I quickly got myself out of it, but it scared me so bad I had to leave work.

I have had countless blood work (no anemia, no b12 iron or vitamin d deficiency) I have had an MRI (just of the brain) which came out clean. I also did an ENG exam of the ears which came out fine (no meniere’s disease or inner ear problem). Now my doctor is talking about another MRI of the Cervical Spine to check for MS. All the field tests; such as walking toe-heel and no severe reflexes; are showing even early signs of MS. I am just really tired of dealing with this. I want to enjoy life again… and enjoy my little girl. If I am having a bought of Vertigo all I do is lay around. I hate it. If anyone out there is or has experienced the same symptoms please let me know. I just want to figure out what’s wrong with me.

Chicago (2002)

IMDB rating: 7.30

Plot: Fame hungry Roxie Hart dreams of a life on the Vaudville stage, and spends her nights jazzing it up in the bright lights of Chicago, continually hoping that she’ll find her lucky break, and be shot into 1920’s stardom, so able to flee her boring husband Amos. In awe of seductive club singer Velma Kelly (who is subsequantly arrested for the murder of her husband and sister – after discovering their affair), Roxie meets Fred Cassely a man who convinces her he can ‘make her showbiz career take off’. However after Roxie has undergone the ‘casting couch’ treatment, and Fred has had his wicked way with her, he reveals that he has no more connections in showbusiness than she does. This is the final straw for Roxie, and her constant anger at rejection explodes. She shoots Fred Cassely and kills him. Upon discovering her infidelity, Roxie’s husband Amos refuses to take the blame for the murder and Roxie is sent to jail, pending hanging. In jail she finally meets tabloid darling Velma Kelly, currently receiving huge media attention for the double murder she committed earlier in the tale. Sharing the clink with Velma, are a collection of other sly females, all awaiting trial for the murders of their own partners. Velma is aloof to Roxie, however the prison Warden Mrs Morton offers Roxie the opportunity of representation by slick Chicago lawyer Billy Flynn. Billy is more a showbiz P. R agent than a legal lawyer and minipulates the tabloids into thinking Roxie is no more than an innocent ‘good time girl’ who took the wrong path, than a scheming murderess. The tabloids go crazy for the new girl on the cell block, and Roxie finally becomes a star. However due to Roxie’s new found fame, Velma is forgotten about. She is forced to approach Roxie with an offer of a part in her Vaudville act (filling the gap left by her murdered sister), but Roxie turns down her offer flat, thinking she needs no support in topping the bill. However, just as Velma’s star fell, so does Roxie’s, when Go-to-hell Kitty arrives at the jail on a multiple murder charge, the press forget Roxie and now she and Velma are in the same boat. With one more trick up her sleave Roxie manages to bring the media attention back onto her, and her day in court arrives. Billy is now ready to play the ultimate showman!

buy and download Chicago

Actors: Diggs Taye,Saunders Cliff,West Dominic,Beaton Bruce,Podhora Roman,Reilly John C.,Feore Colm,Smith Rob,Wayne Doyle Shawn,Behal Steve,Rox Robbie,Gere Richard,Musical,Comedy,Crime,Drama,

how do i convince my parents to let me go on vaction with my bofriends family to chicago?
im 15 years old and he is 16 we have been going out for 1 year and 3 months and i dont understand why i cant go, im very responsible and i have good grades, im not going to be staying in the same room and we leave wed night and come back frida morning so i wouldnt be gone for long at all, its not fair because im a good child and still get nothing to show for it, help!

Devil Wears Prada, The (2006)

IMDB rating: 6.80

Plot: Miranda Priestley, of “Runway” magazine tears up the landscape as a demanding fashion editor. She is a terror to everyone who is around her as is quickly depicted in the opening scenes of the movie. Her first assistant strives to please her and tries to emulate her, but one can sense that she is not quite as hard as she tries to put on. Into this mix comes a young woman who knows nothing of the fashion industry, has never read the magazine, and doesn’t know who Miranda Priestley is. She only sees this as a stepping stone to another journalism position. Showing no fashion sense and immediately scorned by everyone, Miranda nonetheless hires her as the second assistant. When Miranda demands that she obtain the next unpublished Harry Potter manuscript, you can sense that she is trying to force her to quit, but it makes the young woman dig in to please her boss. With the help of one of the magazine’s fashion editors, she gets a complete makeover and a new security. However, with her new appearance and the demands placed on her, she starts to lose her friends, family and her live-in boy friend. As she is whisked away to Paris with Miranda and faces all of the glamor that could be hers, including a flashy if not artificial freelance journalist, she is forced to make the decision of where she wants to be in her life.

Actors: Tucci Stanley,Baker Simon,Grenier Adrian,Sommer Rich,Sunjata Daniel,Grant David Marshall,Naughton James,Feldman Tibor,Comedy,Drama,

Suggest me some music? Metalcore/Post-hardcore?
Bands I like:
The Devil Wears Prada
August Burns Red
Circa Survive
Dance Gavin Dance
Emery

Don’t Suggest (because I already know them/like them): Chiodos, Saosin, The Classic Crime, Parkway Drive, A Skylit Drive, A Day To Remember, Dark Tranquillity, For Today, I Killed The Prom Queen, Memphis May Fire, Miss May I, Sky Eats Airplane, The Strokes, War of Ages, We Came as Romans, +44, Sum 41, AFI, Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, Atreyu, The Crimson Armada, It Dies Today, Ivoryline.

You can use that list of bands to suggest a band for me, too, but I mainly want suggestions similar to those first 5 bands that I said I liked.
I forgot; don’t suggest Emarosa either. xD
You can also tell me what you think of my music taste, if you’d like.

I have so many more. Email me if you want more. I could make this list go forever. You should check us out while you are at it. New recordings are coming soon but we have one up.
Steph(vocals,guitar)
Cosmic Affliction
Cosmic Affliction | Nov 21, 2009

Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)

IMDB rating: 7.10

Plot: Anime-inspired direct-to-DVD anthology film. Comprised of six short stories, from diverse creators, including Academy Award-nominated Josh Olsen (A History of Violence), Batman Begins writer David S. Goyer, and comics scribe Brian Azzarello. It’s planned for a release window of two to four weeks prior to the release of The Dark Knight, and would bridge the gap between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

Actors: Conroy Kevin,Dourdan Gary,McCallum David,Burton Corey,Friedle Will,George Brian,Marsden Jason,Menville Scott,Meskimen Jim,Newbern George,Padnos Corey,Paulsen Rob,Richardson Kevin Michael,Animation,Action,

Who else likes Batman Begins more than The Dark Knight?
Don’t get me wrong, I think The Dark Knight is a great movie. It’s just that in my opinion, Batman Begins had a cooler atmosphere and seemed more like a Batman movie. Gotham City in BB was more dark and creepier, it felt like how you would imagine Gotham City to be. TDK’s Gotham City wasn’t like that, it was just plain and ordinary. Another thing that sort of bothered me, was that TDK wasn’t Batman’s movie. It was more centered on the villains( The Joker and Harvey Dent/Two-Face) than the protagonist which was a problem with the Batman movies from the 80s/90s. Whenever Batman showed up on screen he wasn’t as intimidating as he was in BB. That’s the end of my rant. Opinions, please?

make a name for me | Aug 01, 2009

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

IMDB rating: 7.50

Plot: The true story of Frank Morris, a convict who was sent to Alcatraz, the most feared prison in the world. Although nobody had ever escaped from Alcatraz, Frank did it.

Actors: Eastwood Clint,McGoohan Patrick,Blossom Roberts,Thibeau Jack,Ward Fred,Benjamin Paul,Hankin Larry,Fischer Bruce M.,Ronzio Frank,Stuthman Fred,Cryer David,Arnold Madison,Burrows Blair,Balhatchet Bob,Locricchio Matthew,Action,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

did anyone escape from alcatraz?
i saw a movie title called escape from alcatraz but i was thinking about how they would escape from there, knowing every which way was either trapped or secured by a guard..

fifthwheel948 | May 03, 2009

There are two reasons to bother with any kind of race or push. First, American pride, which, incidentally, seems to be waning. Second, any race will always advance technology. Doesn’t matter what the particular race is in, it will advance technology.

But as far as supremacy being threatened, it doesn’t matter. Our probes, rovers, and other machines aren’t perfect human analogs, but they’re quite sufficient for anything that we need right now. Honestly, going to Mars would be cool, but what good could it possibly give us? We’re not going to terraform and colonize. The extremely rare chance of discovering possible evidence of previous life? Well, that would give a lot of people a metaphysical problem, and cosmologists would have a new reason to justify their existence, but that’s about it. Moon colony? Why?

I’m a total cynic when it comes to the US government, particularly Congress. But I do believe that even though they’re doing a terrible job of actually doing anything, their current focus(s) are in the right place. At this point in history, we truly do have more important problems to solve right here before we look again to the heavens. Take something seemingly simple – our nation’s infrastructure. Most of it is more than a century old, and has almost completely fallen apart. We’re having trouble providing water, electricity, heating/cooking gas, removal of sewage and other waste water; keeping our roads, bridges, and tunnels properly maintained. The most minimal, meager estimate to fix the country is $200 billion. That takes up resources, manpower, and time. And frankly, as an engineering geologist, I can tell you that $200 billion is wildly low. I don’t know what idiot accountant came up with that number. Honestly, to bring the entire country up to modern 2009 infrastructure technology (as defined above), it would take about $1 trillion.

I love space. I love technology races. Unfortunately, we (and the rest of the world, to be really fair about things) have let ourselves go to pot. We’ll go to Mars someday, but now is just not a good time.
Mark V | Nov 26, 2009

Certainly, the U.S. has led the world in overall technology development for quite some time. Other countries are catching up by riding on the coat tails of that success and slowly surpassing it. This is nothing new. the U.S. took over from Britain after world war I as the dominate world power and technology leader.
Nyx | Nov 26, 2009