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Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.


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There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg

18 September, 2008
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Back to movies...

We're down to the last third of the year... almost time to break out the Oscar talk. But that's for another post...

Here's a (nearly-comprehensive) list of the films set to come out in this, the final third of 2008, ranked according to the Rockel-meter:

5/5 Stars - Worth Seeing Opening Night
4/5 Stars - Worth Paying Full Price
3/5 Stars - Try a Matinee
2/5 Stars - Discount Theatre (can't really call them $1 theatres anymore)
1/5 Stars - Wait for Video
0/5 Stars - Just Skip It Altogether

and an all new category:

-1/5 Stars - Guantanamo Bay's New Interrogation Technique


I was going to take some time to discuss a few of the higher ranked films, but in an effort to keep this post as brief as possible I'll withhold comments until a future post.

OPENING NIGHT
Australia (11/26/08)
Slumdog Millionaire (11/28/08)
Defiance (12/12/08)
The Wrestler (12/19/08)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (12/25/08)

FULL PRICE
Battle in Seattle (9/19/08*)
Blindness (9/19/08*)
Miracle at St. Anna (9/26/08)
Flash of Genius (10/3/08)
What Just Happened? (10/3/08)
W. (10/17/08*)
The Changeling (10/24/08*)
Quantum of Solace (11/14/08)
Milk (11/26/08*)
The Reader (12/12/08)
Revolutionary Road (12/26/08)
Valkyrie (12/26/08)
Guerrilla, aka Che (12/2008**)

MATINEE
Burn After Reading (9/12/08)
Righteous Kill (9/12/08)
Ghost Town (9/19/08)
Eagle Eye (9/26/08)
Choke (9/26/08)
Body of Lies (10/10/08)
RocknRolla (10/31/08)
The Soloist (11/21/08)
Four Christmases (11/26/08)
Doubt (12/5/08)
The Day The Earth Stood Still (12/12/08)

DISCOUNT THEATRE
Appaloosa (9/19/08*)
Rachel Getting Married (10/3/08*)
Bolt (11/21/08)
Seven Pounds (12/12/08)
Yes Man (12/19/08)
The Spirit (12/25/08)

VIDEO
The Women (9/12/08)
The Express (10/10/08)
Max Payne (10/17/08)
Pride and Glory (10/24/08)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (11/7/08)
Role Models (11/7/08)
Transporter 3 (11/26/08)
The Tale of Despereaux (12/19/08)
The Brothers Bloom (12/19/08*)

SKIP IT
Bangkok Dangerous (9/5/08)
Tyler Perry's The Family that Preys (9/12/08)
Igor (9/19/08)
Lakeview Terrace (9/19/08)
My Best Friend's Girl (9/19/08)
Nights in Rodanthe (9/26/08)
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (10/3/08)
City of Ember (10/10/08)
Soul Men (10/10/08)
Quarantine (10/17/08)
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (10/31/08)
Religulous (11/5/08)
The Punisher: War Zone (12/5/08)
Bedtime Stories (12/25/08)
Marley and Me (12/25/08)

GUANTANAMO BAY'S NEW INTERROGATION TECHNIQUE
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (10/3/08)
Sex Drive (10/17/08)
High School Musical 3 (10/24/08)
Saw 5 (10/24/08)
Twilight (12/12/08)



* = Limited release date, check local listings for release dates and show times in your area
** = Latest estimate on release date
posted by Rockel @ 10:57 AM  
5 Comments:
  • At 18/9/08 1:19 PM, Blogger Andronicus said…

    Did you see the original Earth Stood Still?

    the remake looks like Discount material to me

     
  • At 18/9/08 7:33 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Have you heard about Ray Boltz, craziness!

     
  • At 18/9/08 9:43 PM, Blogger willowlaughter said…

    I cannot WAIT for Australia - it's the only movie on my mind's horizon, so I'm glad to have your list for reference ;-) I hope we can get together the next time J and I are down in SoCal!!!

     
  • At 18/9/08 10:12 PM, Blogger FaithInArts said…

    Hey man I can agree with you on some of the movies, but there are those, maybe due to my own prefrences, I'd treat better. All But one of the titles you've mentioned in the 5/5 category I have never heard of, but maybe I'll check them out. Especially when it comes to our future oscar picks, right.

     
  • At 22/9/08 10:07 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    (Did you sing the months of the year when you wrote the title? Cause I do every time I read it!)

     
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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits

("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")

sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.

so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.

and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.

so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.

so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.

so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.

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