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Mel Gibson Is a Man on a Mission in ‘Edge of Darkness’

ablogaboutthings — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:15:00 +0000

Mel Gibson is back and possibly better than ever in his new flick Edge of Darkness. I got to check out a screening of the film and I LOVED it. Just like The Book of Eli it wasn’t a film that screamed out to me to be seen, but I’m so happy I got to watch it.

Gibson stars as Boston Detective Thomas Craven, an older, single dad who gets a visit from his 24-year-old daughter Emma (played by Bojana Novakovic) after some time of separation. Emma is gunned down in front of the Craven home in a brutal attack. News outlets and the police assume that Detective Craven was the intended target, but new pieces to an elaborate conspiracy against Craven’s daughter keep bubbling to the surface. Craven’s sole purpose becomes to find out what was going on with his daughter’s secret life and why so many people were trying to cover it up.

The flick had action, thrills and even bits of laughter. Mel Gibson is the man — THE MAN — In this movie. His character is a man possessed and will not stop until he gets to the bottom of things. There were moments of white-knuckle suspense and times where the entire theater, including me, burst out into cheers. “Go, Mel, Go!” could be the subtext of the film. I can’t say enough about Gibson’s performance. He was just awesome.

The real star of the film, though, would have to be Gibson’s face. Yes, his face. It was weathered and stoic like a big old tree trunk. His forehead had three deep, deep lines across them. Dissecting those lines were two diagonal wrinkles coming inward from his temples. Connect those lines with the deep lines around his mouth and they formed a weathered X across his face. Gibson’s eyes were dead throughout the movie. No emotion, no feelings, no soul. Dead eyes. Whether he was saying things that were vengeful and demented, or cracking a dark-humored joke or two his eyes never flickered nor shined. He was a man on the edge of darkness with nothing to lose. Awesome.

Check out the trailer for Edge of Darkness:

Edge of Darkness opens on on Friday January 29th and you should definitely go see it.

The Ru-Mix: I Want It All

ablogaboutthings — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:20:00 +0000

Pick yourself up from the winter blues with this really fun pop version of The Ru-Mix!

I Want It All

A purely pop-tacular mix here featuring fresh new turns by Sia and Goldfrapp, a house influenced Róisín Murphy single, and a newly surfaced Madonna / Justin Timberlake collaboration. It’s upbeat, it’s happy and it’s guaranteed to warm up your winter.

Click here to download

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Plaid Shirts!

ablogaboutthings — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:39:00 +0000

I don’t know why everyone says that I have too many plaid shirts. I have no idea what they’re talking about.

Free time + too many plaid shirts + limited editing skills = stupid videos like this!

Put Your Mind at Ease with RainyMood.com

ablogaboutthings — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:30:00 +0000

I feel like I say this all the time, but the Internet is awesome. There is a website for anything and everything. I just stumbled across this new site over the weekend and it’s definitely going to be one that I frequent often.

Ever find yourself sitting at home thinking, “I wish it was a rainy day so I could just stay under a blanket”? Well, now you can have a rainy day whenever you want. RainyMood.com turns your computer into a gloomy day in a simple and clean display.

Just go to the site for a 30-minute high-quality look of a thunderstorm. When the 30 minutes is over it just reloads and starts again. I used to to take a nap and it was amazingly relaxing. Better yet, you can play your most relaxing iTunes playlist at the same time for even more zen!

Happy lounging.

Quick Things 01.23.10

ablogaboutthings — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Some things to occupy your downtime…

Vanity Fair says Gaga in, old people out at this year’s Grammys
10 words you need to stop misspelling
Jay Leno visits the Conan O’Brien rally (ha!)
Twi-hards! Chat live with Peter Faccinelli tonight at 7:30pm
Ever wonder if there are new ways to wear a circle scarf?
Nana Babe Helen Mirren regrets her drunken tattoo
Pat and Carolyn love candy and TV

Cool Game: Must Pop Words

ablogaboutthings — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:45:00 +0000

Here’s another fun game to waste precious minutes (or hours) from your busy workday! Must Pop Words by Bart Bonte is a fast word game where speed is the key.

As the letter bubbles fall you have to make words out of them — the longer the better. As they stack up it will become increasingly difficult, plus there are some random roadblocks thrown in your way.

Enjoy the game and don’t get fired!

VLOG: We Love Candy and TV

ablogaboutthings — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:50:00 +0000

Carolyn and I may not be vlogging about any current TV shows, but we still like to get together and make videos and watch TV and eat candy… and make videos talking about it. Enjoy!

What’s your favorite food to snack on while watching TV?

Dad Helps His Daughter Dance Through 2009

ablogaboutthings — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:30:00 +0000

Check out this really cute father/daughter video. Inspired by Matt Harding’s “Where the Hell is Matt?” video, this father helps his daughter find the courage to dance through the last year. Don’t worry, nothing bad happens to her at the end (that’s what I was expecting).

Cute!

[thanks, Carolyn]

‘Lost’ Premiere to Make Fans More Annoying Than Ever

ablogaboutthings — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:25:00 +0000

The final season of Lost is set to premiere on Tuesday Feb. 2 on ABC and Lost nerds like me are already foaming at the mouth. Check out this news report from The Onion on why non-Lost fans are going to want to gouge their own eyes out.

Final Season Of ‘Lost’ Promises To Make Fans More Annoying Than Ever
The Island is PEOPLE!

It Made My Day!

ablogaboutthings — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:45:00 +0000

Feeling bad? Having a rough day? Need a pick me up so badly that even a LOLcat can’t suffice? Check out It Made My Day! Think of it as the anti-FML site, It Made My Day serves up little moments of WIN from people’s day.

For example…

“During the first day of class one of my professors was handing out the course syllabus. Underneath the grading scale there was a quote. “You shall not pass!” -Gandalf the Grey. IMMD.“

“My friend’s mother was recently admitted to the hospital for heart troubles. A few hours later, she called my friend to remind him to maintain her FarmVille! IMMD.“

“My mom and I were shopping and we have a game where she throws the toilet paper into the cart. This time, a random stranger screams “GIANTS WIN THE SUPERBOWL!” from out of nowhere. IMMD.“

“I work in an animal clinic, and a man brought in his pet python. It’s name? Lt. Dan. (Because “he ain’t got no legs”) IMMD.“

My most recent IMMD would have to be yesterday when I was at the NY Aquarium. We were watching the walrus tank from underneath and this little boy couldn’t stop yelling about how the last time he was there the walrus had diarrhea all over the window. His mom was desperately trying to shut him up but the kid couldn’t help himself. IMMD!

What made your day?