Can you figure it out?

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This is pretty damn cool. See if you can figure it out before the half way point.

Mark Reviews: Sex, Drugs, And Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman

As I glanced over the back of "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs" (SDCP), I became aware that it wouldn't be the first work by Klosterman that I had read. I first stumbled upon some of his articles in Spin Magazine, in my opinion one of the few music magazines that features writers who know what they're talking about, and are passionate about music.

SDCP is labeled as a Low Culture Manifesto. Overall it's more of an exposition on the culture of my early life, and as my brother put it, "was written for [his] generation". Klosterman explores everything from Pam Anderson as the modern day Marilyn Monroe, to Left Behind; tackling the important questions of our times like, whatever happened to the Tori character on Saved by the Bell.

The book is a quick easy read, that will make you chuckle as you find yourself saying, "i always thought the same thing!"

Although it may be a little late to say, "ask for it for Christmas" maybe you could grab it for the New Year.

i mean... the book has an index!

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Boston TV Party

So, obviously Kyp and I were pumped to be at the rally for the writers, and to meet Joss and Jaime... however, while browsing through the official pictures of the rally... what did i stumble upon??? ooooh yeah. We're in a picture. Now, just to be sure you see us I blew it up and posted it here :) But feel free to check out the rest of the pictures.

Mark Reviews "Welcome to Collinwood"

This movie's a couple years old now, starring Sam Rockwell as an amateur boxer who gets brought in as a melinski for Luis Guzman's character Cosimo; only to con Cosimo out of his Bellini.

Catch all that? Didn't think so... but don't worry, I am a kind and gentle person and will explain- melinski is a fall guy. Cosimo is arrested for attempted Grand Theft Auto, while inside he hears of the perfect crime from a "lifer" (if you can't figure that one out... i'm sorry there's no hope for you). His perfect crime, where no one will get hurt, it'll be easy as pie, and the take will be over $300,000... his bellini.

Now that you're caught up on the vocab, what did I think? Absolutely, loved it. Sam Rockwell does what he does best. Playing a fastign takling, lovable con-man. What surprised me is how he truly was acting the con-man part, and doing it much better than he did in Matchstick Men. Also making an appearance is William H Macy also doing what he did best by playing a quirky lovable retired (not by choice) camera man attempting to get his wife out of prison who spends majority of the movie with a baby strapped to his chest. Also is Danny Ocean himself George Clooney playing the handicapped safe cracker. While his part is small, it displays Clooney's ability to play up comedy, and not take himself too seriously.

The story follows a rag tag team of theifs planning to execute Cosimo's bellini, and hitting several road blocks on the way. I don't really know how to explain the characters, because they have elements of the typical heist movie, while as always with Macy and Rockwell characters they remain human. Overall, you'll feel like your watching Snatch only with more humor and less violence.

Check the trailer here.

Mark Reviews I Am Legend

The Post-apocalyptic story of a man and his dog. Over all I was very impressed with this film. If you took Kyp's advice and started listening to Film Spotting, you would've heard their review last week coupled with their review of Juno. On one main topic I agree completely with them. The CGI vampire/zombie creatures were incredibly unimpressive. Give me a bad make-up job before you give me a crappy CGI creature that looks like Eric Bana's Hulk... yes... THAT bad. They looked more like cartoons. However, I can't disagree more with their critique of Will Smith; claiming he fails to create connection with audience. I think they continually were comparing it to Castaway, and I see where they are coming from; however, it's unfair to this film. I think Smith captures the audience in his own way, which while different than Hank's on the beach, is just as effective. I think the subtleties of this movie make it successful. One of my favorite things was the fact that you see pieces of priceless art hanging around his apartment. At first you would think nothing of it, considering the popularity of reprints of Van Gogh's Starry Night; however you realize something is off when you look at the clearly ornate frame... which left me believing it's meant to be the original.

On a side note: all the computer's he uses in the film are Apple.... which clearly means, if you could have any computer in the world... go with Apple.

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