So... you've probably noticed that my updates have been a "little" sporadic lately.

I've just changed jobs recently, and the new job is taking a little while to get use to it. One of the things that I have to do is answer telephone calls, and now I'm having dreams/nightmares of phones ringing.

I also plan on moving soon.

How this affects Popcorn is that new installments are going to be a little less frequent for a little bit.

Sorry for the lame excuse. I'll try to get my act together as soon as possible. Thanks for sticking with me.

JR

PS This includes Young Cannibals (I do plan on doing that again, too). If you haven't read it before, then start reading it here... http://youngcannibals.smackjeeves.com/comics/77673/young-cannibals-01/

These are my predictions for the Oscars.

Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis for "There Will Be Blood". If you're blind and can only read braille, you can see that one coming.

Best Supporting Actor: that crazy guy from "No Country for Old Men."

Best Actress: that French chick from "La Vie en Rose."

Best Supporting Actress: Bob Dylan... I mean Cate Blanchett.

Best Animated Feature: seriously, why was "Surf's Up" nominated? That was the stupidest looking film since "Daddy Day Camp" or whatever the last Martin Lawrence film was. Oh wait, what was I talking about? Oh yeah, "Ratoutille."

Best Picture: I didn't see a lot of the films nominated this year, but the consensus seems to be "No Country" is going to win it this year. Who am I to argue with the masses?

JR

So I was watching the Super Bowl like just about everybody else, and I was looking forward to a really good game and equally good commercials.

The one commercial that I was really, really looking forward to was the new Iron Man trailer.

The first trailer was just about awesome, and the new version was really cool, too. But... what the hell. It was like friggin' 30 seconds long!!! I know the TV station was asking for a lot of money per second, but couldn't someone at Marvel Enterprises or Paramount Pictures cough up an extra million or two. I mean, it was only the Super Bowl. Only everybody in the country (except for those poor souls who went to watch "Over Her Dead Body" instead)was watching.

Anyway... if you didn't see the commercial, here's a link to see the trailer. http://marvel.com/movietrailer

JR

The Super Bowl is this weekend!!! In America, this is practically a holiday: lots of eating, drinking and celebrating.

As a child and a young adult, I was never really interested in sports; but within the last ten years, I warmed up to them. First with the NBA (Go Lakers!!), and later with Major League Baseball (no real favorite team there, but I’ve been known to root for the Angels). Lately, I’ve even started to enjoy the NFL (even though it’s kind of difficult with the lack of a team in LA and all).

Since this is a site about movies, I put together this list of my favorite movies based on sports. Feel free to come up with your own list if you don’t like mine. You won’t hurt my feelings… much.

In no particular order:
Any Given Sunday (Al Pacino is the coolest)
Rocky (“Adrienne!”)
Major League (don’t judge me)
Pumping Iron (body building is a sport, right?)
Bull Durham (because Susan Sarandon is hot)


JR

OJ and JR are back. Let the movie industry beware!

JR

P.S. Hopefully Young Cannibals will be coming back soon, too.

"Daddy Day Camp."

Why?

JR

I saw "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", and it totally rocked!!! It's full of piratey-goodness. That's all.

JR

It's true, it's true!!!!

Spider-Man 3 was awful!!!!

I may never see movies again!!!

JR