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  1. Yeah, there's a couple out there with a blues theme.

    That stupid commercial has ruined "Smokestack Lightning" for me.

    I watched a bit of The Kids Are Alright recently, has anyone seen it? Is it worth trying to watch the whole movie? I've liked Ruffalo's acting in some other films.

  2. try this app for your phone....it's the balls.....

    http://www.google.com/mobile/skymap/

    we had fun watching mars and jupiter lately.......you just stand there with your phone and the app shows all the constellations/ stars/ planets in the sky both day and night from your location......stargazing has never been easier

    and it's free

    :banana:

    Thank you for the tip. I just purchased my first iphone a few weeks ago and this app sounds like one I'd like to have a look at.

  3. Broken Harbor by Tana French, a thriller. Not bad so far. I've read a few other books by this author.

    I was wondering if there was a book thread, haven't had the chance to search for it. When I have some time I'll have to go through some of the pages for ideas.

  4. Have you seen the Danish TV series, The Killing aka Forbrydelsen?

    Yes, the American version was on TV for two seasons. I was so aggravated when the murder was not solved at the end of the first season. As with many things, since I started down the path, I had to stick with it. It was just OK, it dragged on at times.

    How did you like the original? Is it still running?

  5. I call it the Hans Zimmer effect. If there is a consistent flaw to Christopher Nolan's recent films, it is an over-reliance on Hans Zimmer's pounding scores to the point that it can drown out the dialogue. Sometimes he needs to go more Alexandre Desplat and less Zimmer.

    The problem is that Nolan and his soundmixers have heard the dialogue a hundred times; they know it by heart. So it is unnoticeable to them that the score and effects sometimes buries the dialogue, thereby making it difficult for a first-time viewer to understand certain characters.

    In "The Dark Knight Rises", I understood most of Bane's dialogue, but there was a scene between Gary Oldman and Gordon-Levitt where Oldman's words were mush.

    This is a good point. Just remembered that I caught some of Big Fish on one of HBO channels this week. I did not have the same problem with Cotillard.

    ILoved the ending that allows you, the viewer, to decide. And what's not to love about the cast, especially the chemistry between Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who prove you don't have to be steroid-inflated goons to be a credible male action star. Brains and brawn.

    Been a fan of Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy for years. They have been in some older chickflick/period pieces. Pete Postelewaite (sp?) was always good.

    I appreciate the darker, more gothic side of the Batman tale but I really think I like the first one with Michael Keaton best. Then again, some of my fondest memories are of watching the original Batman television series as a kid so what the fuck do I know.

    Agree, Michael Keaton was excellent.

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