Not to say Florida Gulf Coast needed a signature moment to cap off its already shocking upset of second-seed Georgetown Friday evening, but Chase Fieler gave it to everyone around the nation watching or in attendance. Who knew who Fieler was, besides his parents, teammates and Gulf Coast faithful, before[...]
Big Dance: Day one draft prospects (live updates)
A full list of draft prospects and border prospects from each day and every game of the NCAA Tournament as noted below with game stats and observations. (3) Michigan State vs. (14) Valparaiso Gary Harris | 10 pts • 4 assists • 4 rebs —- Not a big scoring game,[...]
Timeflies Tuesday: “Stay” review
Conjuring memories of “Sleep Forever” excellence, Timeflies delivered on a nice change of pace for a Tuesday with a remix of Rihanna’s “Stay.” Cal doesn’t return to his “Scream” and “Die Young” quality this week, but Rez gives us quite a head-bobbing beat; however, Cal’s segment from 1:30 to 2:12[...]
“Oz the Great and Powerful” teaches us how higher-power characters came to be
Sam Raimi, director of “Oz the Great and Powerful,” didn’t invent the wheel, but he put his own spin on it in his new film — a pre-Dorothy land of Oz. Raimi shoots the first 15 minutes of the film in black and white, at a 4:3 screen ratio. As[...]
RQR: Seth MacFarlane at the Oscars
I must be turning into my parents. My dad hates “Family Guy,” despised the movie trailer for “Ted,” and was probably turned off by Seth MacFarlane’s hosting at the Oscars. I thought it was man overboard awful and I didn’t even have to watch the first three hours of the[...]
A best guess of the biggest winners from the Oscars
There’s something that happens to a blogger when he or she actually sees most, if not all, of the movies nominated for Academy Awards tonight. You feel somewhat obliged to make predictions and discuss your viewing experiences because you’ve taken the time to see a handful of great movies this year.[...]
Tuesday without Timeflies: suggestions for future remixes
This is how I react when Timeflies doesn’t release a “Timeflies Tuesday” video on YouTube: I make a wish list of things they should do for upcoming Tuesdays. I understand they’ve been wildly successful recently, and I’m both happy and sad about that. But, anyway… this has been a long[...]
Latest risers and fallers; UNLV’s Bennett is No. 1
I updated my pre-NBA Draft player rankings on Feb. 19 and there have been some big risers and fallers, including Nerlens Noel, who suffered a torn ACL recently. The two players who’ve risen to the top, in place of Noel and Shabazz Muhammed, are Anthony Bennett (UNLV) and Ben McLemore[...]
Reel Quick Review: “Django Unchained”
A former-dentist, German bounty hunter acquires a slave to help him seek out the Brittle brothers. He agrees to give the slave, Django (the “D” is silent), his freedom in exchange for a positive identification of the three brothers he’s seeking. Along the way, he agrees to help Django seek[...]
“Zero Dark Thirty” a masterfully crafted, important film by Kathryn Bigelow
“Zero Dark Thirty” is the story you think you know, thanks to extensive news coverage and 60 Minutes interviews, but you really have no idea. It’s the story of a CIA agent named Maya, who never gives up searching for UBL (Usama bin Laden) when so many of her colleagues have.[...]