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You should see The Fountain

A full review is forthcoming.  Darren Aronofsky's third film is an amazing visual and spiritual journey.  Because the outcome and the plot are subject to interpretation, some may find it confusing or impenetrable.  Regardless of your opinion, the movie will make you think.  Reviews can be found at Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.

Britney, what are you thinking?

There was much rejoicing with the news of her split with K-Fed.  Rumors abounded regarding a possible reunion with Justin Timberlake.  And now ... Was there any doubt that hanging out with Paris Hilton would lead to this?

Today's New Releases

A full slate of new releases are available today.  I would recommend the following:

1. The Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition.   All the Christopher Reeves movies (to include the fabled "Donner Cut" of Superman II, which is felt to be superior to the original) are contained within the set.  The sequel to that series, the recent Superman Returns is here, as is a bundle of extras.  Highly recommended.
2. St. Elsewhere Season One.  Before ER, Chicago Hope, House, Grey's Anatomy, 3 Pounds, but after M*A*S*H, one of the greatest medical dramas aired from 1982 through 1988.  Next to M*A*S*H, one of my most favorite series of all time.
3. Clerks II.  Kevin Smith revisits his first Askewuniverse film 10 years later. 
4. An Evening with Kevin Smith 2 - Evening Harder.  Another question and answer romp from Kevin Smith.   

Being a huge Kevin Smith fan, I can only ask "When will the director's cut of Jersey Girl come out?"  By the way, if you are a fan of Mr. Smith, check out his iTunes Celebrity Playlist (thanks to Daring Fireball).

Happy Thanksgiving 2006

Robert Altman , 1925 - 2006

According to MSNBC:

"The director died Monday night, Joshua Astrachan, a producer at
Altman’s Sandcastle 5 Productions in New York City, told The Associated
Press."

M*A*S*H is one of my top ten favorite movies.  He had 5 best director nominations with narry a win.  His style and storytelling will be missed.

Today's Notable Releases

1.  Ice Age - The Meltdown is out today.  DVDTalk has a review up.  Recommended for adults and kids alike.

2.  Alias - The Complete Series is out today as well.  Check out DVDTalk and IGN for their reviews.  This was a fantastic series for the first three seasons and then it seemed to lose its direction.  Overall, a very entertaining series and comes highly recommended.

More new DVD releases can be found at Amazon. 

Goodbye, Universal

I cannot belive I just read this:

""These devices are just repositories for stolen music, and they all
know it," UMG chairman/CEO Doug Morris says. "So it's time to get paid
for it."

As someone who has loaded my iPod(s) with legitimately purchased music, I am quite offended by the assumption that because I own an mp3 player, I must be illegally downloading or listening to illict materials.  Thinking and Driving is on the right track with this.  Another alternative is to obtain UMG material on the used and secondary market.