Almost everyone has heard of Close Encounters of the Third Kind and, in that movie, the third kind referred to visiting aliens.  Yesterday, a new movie took things a step further.  The Fourth Kind has been released in theaters and it is just another opportunity for Milla Jovovich to prove that she’s a great screamer.

The plot unfolds in a small town in Alaska.  While it might look like any other hamlet in America, this town has a secret.  In the last 40 years, people have mysteriously disappeared and it’s possible that a government conspiracy is the reason.
I think this …read more

“Fireflies” by Owl City is starting to pick up in popularity so I thought I’d share the music video for the single.  The song is from their Ocean Eyes album which was released on July 28, 2009.
I don’t want to get all cheesy on you but I love this song because of the lyrics and the fantasy-type feel to it.  It almost feels like it could be from the soundtrack of a movie like Wall-E or something. 
I think the video is good too since it proves that you don’t need a big budget or flashy effects to make …read more

Last night I watched two different Mark Wahlberg movies, Max Payne and The Happening. I’m usually a big fan of his movies, but these were not two of his better efforts in my opinion. The storylines were okay, but they just didn’t connect like some of his other movies I’ve enjoyed.

Max Payne was a movie that came from a video game. It kind of reminded me of the darkness and revenge of original The Crow with Brandon Lee.
The Happening carried on with M. Night Shyamalan freakiness in storyline, but the acting was just okay. In my opinion the premise …read more

Collective Soul is easily one of my favorite rock groups that I can think of enjoying for so long. They’ve always had great music, but have never really had the huge media fame and larger-than-life persona that other groups have had… and I like it that way.

Their major hits like "December", "Gel", "Shine" and "The World I Know" were popular during my college years. However, it wasn’t until I stumbled across their live concert recording for "Home" with the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra that I really gained a huge love for their music. That CD and DVD is absolutely …read more

Have you seen the promos for the new movie The Men Who Stare at Goats?  The name is so cheesy and so are the trailers but I can’t help but be intrigued, especially when you consider the cast.

The movie stars Ewan McGregor as “a reporter who delves into the world of psychic military regiments during the Iraq War.”  I’m not completely sure how goats are involved in the storyline but I do know that the cast is rounded out by George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges.
It looks like a dark comedy and it’s supposedly based on a real story …read more

Your eyes are not deceiving you – yet ANOTHER adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, is being released.  This newest version, starring Jim Carrey, comes to theaters today and, in all honesty, I wonder if they aren’t a little too early with this one.  I know that Halloween is behind us now but American Thanksgiving hasn’t happened yet so I’m not sure I’m quite ready to see a holiday movie.
I don’t know if you really need an explanation but this classic tale features the ghost of Christmas past, present and future but with a twist – this movie …read more

Talk show, Good Morning America aired a clip of Rihanna during an interview with Diane Sawyer this morning. Rihanna opened up for the first time on television about the incident that occurred in February, when ex-boyfriend Chris Brown assaulted her.
The R&B singer discussed the difficulty of having to endure the public analyzing and chatter revolving around the incident. She also assured Diane that she knew what had happened wasn’t her fault and that she was not to blame for the assault.
She was then asked why she had felt so ashamed to speak out about what happened. Rihanna sadly replied by …read more

Okay, I seriously didn’t know that this show existed but, apparently, enough people knew about it and watched it since the Food Network has ordered a second season of What Would Brian Boitano Make?

Production gets underway this December with the 10 new episodes airing in March, 2010.  In case you are like me and you’ve never heard of this series, Olympic figure skating gold-medalist, Boitano, brings people back to his San Francisco home where he prepares elaborate meals.
I’m guessing the name of the show was inspired by the very popular song “What Would Brian Boitano Do?” which was featured in …read more

Bruno was released just days after the death of Michael Jackson and, out of sensitivity for the loss, producers removed a scene from the movie featuring a prank on La Toya Jackson.
The scene is only 90 seconds long but it is pretty rough since it shows Bruno mocking the Jackson family.  According to Usmagazine.com, “La Toya is tricked into doing an interview with a fake Austrian fashion journalist, played by Cohen. Cohen’s character, Bruno, then asks to see her phone, finds Michael’s number and starts saying his number in Austrian to his assistant.  When La Toya gets fed up with …read more

The countdown to OneRepublic’s highly anticipated album, Waking Up, continues but fans have already been enjoying the band’s first single “All The Right Moves” and now they’ve released two more tracks “Secrets” and “Everybody Loves Me” which can be grabbed at the iTunes store now.

OneRepublic is also hosting an awesome contest for fans – they are asking everyone to create a new Twitter background for their official account Twitter.com/1republic.  Check out all of the rules here for the chance to become a featured design.