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post #51 of 458
4/14/09 at 10:34pm
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Rene's Favorite Character Actors

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1728/...er-Actors.html
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post #52 of 458
4/14/09 at 10:40pm
Pepe Serna. Now there's a guy who should work more. Hand to God, I like him more than Tony Plana.
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post #53 of 458
4/14/09 at 10:56pm
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Tony Plana will always be Jefe to me, but Pepe Serna gets the first horrible death in Scarface, as well as one of the most bizarre (read: hilarious) out of left field lines ever: "It's not a job it's a fucking adventure!!!"
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post #54 of 458
4/14/09 at 11:27pm
I agree that you should have a blog entry focused on Pepe Power. Pepe Serna is a joy to watch in whatever he shows up in, even his short scene in Red Dawn. I would like to read about the man and his life. Perhaps you could research into this? All of these other character actors have had their time in the spotlight except Pepe Serna.
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post #55 of 458
4/15/09 at 12:00am
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Perhaps I will do a write up on good ol' Pepe. Can't forget he was also great in Buckaroo Banzai, also featuring more character actors I neglected to mention: Peter Weller, and Clancy Brown. Although in my defense I was trying to focus more on the guys who are more "I know his face but not his name" like Don Calfa and Mark Boone Junior.
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post #56 of 458
4/15/09 at 2:02am
Let it be known for all time...

The Swagger Truth of Vincent Schiavelli

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post #57 of 458
4/15/09 at 10:04am
Good list. I love character actors too... They are the ones I really look for in films. I care about them more than the actual stars sometimes.

People like Frankie Faison or Peter Greene. It warms my heart to see them in a film.

Speaking of which, I thought Josef Sommer was dead and gone. But, according to IMDB, he's still very much alive with a film in post that has to be released this year.
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post #58 of 458
4/15/09 at 11:12am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ForsakenNoMore View Post
Let it be known for all time...

The Swagger Truth of Vincent Schiavelli
How could I forget about this beautiful man!! He'll be added to the follow up article and listing for sure.
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post #59 of 458
4/15/09 at 10:10pm
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My Favorite Horror Movies Part 1

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1731/...es-Part-1.html
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post #60 of 458
4/19/09 at 4:26am
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Going Into Town

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1743/...Into-Town.html
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post #61 of 458
4/21/09 at 9:32pm
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At The Age Of 2525 I'm Still Living With My Parents

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1752/...y-Parents.html
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post #62 of 458
4/21/09 at 10:17pm
I so get what you're saying. I lived on my own whilst attending university and had to return to the parental home due to work and health dificulties. But unlike you, I'm pretty close to being 28 and I feel like a fucking leech. I hope you don't get to that stage.

Good post!
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post #63 of 458
4/21/09 at 10:40pm
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Thanks!

I put the cutoff mark at 30, because (and this is mostly assuming) that by 30 someone who's still living with their parents should most definitely have their finances settled together enough to move out.

Don't feel like a leech, natalia. You can always give them money as a tribute once you get set up again.
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post #64 of 458
4/24/09 at 10:51pm
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Another Personal Tale: Bee Attack!

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1762/...ee-Attack.html
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post #65 of 458
4/25/09 at 2:03am
That's a wild story. Good thing you made it out just in time.
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post #66 of 458
4/25/09 at 3:04am
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Yeah, it was definitely a fright for me. For a few days after it, it was really getting to me just how much I lucked out. That's what really creeped me out.
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post #67 of 458
4/25/09 at 5:23am
I suffer from an acute insect phobia...

To this day, I have never been stung by a bee or any other insect of any kind. At least, not to my knowledge. No bees, wasps, dragonflies... whatever.

Mosquitoes is about the only thing that has ever pierced my skin.

I continue to be irrationally terrified of insects - particularly spiders.

Your blog horrified me.
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post #68 of 458
4/25/09 at 7:56pm
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I don't really have an insect phobia, but flying cockroaches also creep me out. One flew onto my back about 2 weeks ago and I freaked out. I hate those things. At least they don't have the power to produce fire like the one's from William Castle's Bug.
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post #69 of 458
4/25/09 at 8:13pm
I hate insects. I don't mind bees, but cockroaches … Yuck! They actually very nearly almost cause me to have panic attacks.

One time, a flying roach got into my house and it tried to climb to the ceiling but it had such a gigantic ass that its little legs couldn’t carry the weight and it fell on the carpet. I proceeded to irrationally scream for about an hour, followed by about 30 minutes of psycho laughter as I tried to kill it with a broom.

Another time, a flying roach got in the house, so I tried to kill it with a broom, but I ended throwing it against a wall. So I basically ended up playing baseball with the roach because every time I hit it, it charged at me. It was nasty.

And one time, I very stupidly but accidentally sat on a fire ant mound. My legs and ass looked “so sexy” after that!
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post #70 of 458
4/25/09 at 8:26pm
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Growing Up?

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1764/Growing-Up.html
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post #71 of 458
4/25/09 at 8:30pm
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Last week I was laying on my bed watching a movie, and I heard something slap the Fight Club poster on my wall next to my bed. There was a flying roach that was on it. I grabbed one of my sandals and slapped it off of the poster. Didn't want to get white roach blood all over Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. It flew across the room and fell to the ground where I smacked the shit out of it till it was flat.
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post #72 of 458
4/25/09 at 9:00pm
Don't sweat it Rene.

I turn 32 this year. I still play video games and don't plan on stopping any time soon.

"Growing Up" is a relative thing.

And it's overrated. Stay young, you'll live longer.

Ask my dad. He's 56 and still acts like a teenager.
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post #73 of 458
4/25/09 at 9:05pm
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I have every intention of staying young at heart. Don't want to make myself all stressed out as I get older. Everyone grows up in their own way, and most retain that little bit of childishness that should never go away.
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post #74 of 458
4/27/09 at 1:40am
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iPod Time!

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1768/iPod-Time.html
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post #75 of 458
4/27/09 at 2:09am
Welcome to the world of the pod, Rene. It is a wonderful place indeed.
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post #76 of 458
4/27/09 at 2:25am
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Thanks, Dranbon. I'm sure it is fabulous place. I'll do a Post iPod Time! blog once I get it and start fiddling around with it.
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post #77 of 458
4/27/09 at 3:06am
Bravo to your purchase, and your taste in music as well. What A Fool Believes sets my soul on fire. I myself bought an ipod shuffle a month or two ago and it was money well spent. It makes yardwork much easier, and its inspired me to start going on daily walks while listening to podcasts.
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post #78 of 458
4/27/09 at 12:25pm
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Thanks, Hans! It was actually you who put a name to the Doobie for me when I was trying to figure out the name of that spectacular song. So thanks for that too.
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post #79 of 458
4/27/09 at 1:36pm
Good purchase!! I have a 5th generation 30gb Ipod and I irrationally love it. I can't leave the house without it. I always keep movies, tv shows, and all my music; it saves me from chronic boredome.

On a less important note, you can convert ebooks to Ipod notes and read on your Ipod. However, the font ends up really small and it's kind of anoying to read on the tiny screen. Still, it's a nice feature.
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post #80 of 458
4/27/09 at 2:27pm
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Wow, it's really starting to sound like I'm getting more than what I paid for. That's awesome.

I only paid $159 for it. The guy had a "make an offer" set up, so I offered him $149, and plus the $10 shipping it came to $159. He originally wanted the $159 plus the shipping. That's a little too much for a used one, that is in decent condition at least. I couldn't fathom dropping the $249 they want at the stores.
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post #81 of 458
4/27/09 at 5:37pm
I have an iPod Nano... 2GB.

It does the job.

I'll upgrade eventually... Probably just go straight to an iPhone.

...And then have it stolen and be really pissed off and angry and furious.
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post #82 of 458
4/27/09 at 7:24pm
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Having your iPhone stolen must be really shitty, also considering that $30 extra bucks alone is only for the data plan. I've had AT&T for a long time, but I think that's ridiculous.

My friend has an 8GB Nano. He loves it.
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post #83 of 458
5/2/09 at 4:22pm
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I (Heart) KFC.

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1784/I-Heart-KFC.html
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post #84 of 458
5/2/09 at 9:21pm
There's a chicken joint here... Pollos Copacabana. Not as good as KFC, but I think you would enjoy it. Their burgers are also pretty good.

Also... A couple of Chinese chicken places (Chifa Hong Kong or the superior Pollos Ja Ja Ja) that give you the choice of deep fried or rotisserie chicken, it comes accompanied with rice, lo mein noodles and fries. And they also give you this awesome spicy peanut sauce.

That's some good eatin'

Particularly after a night of drinking.
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post #85 of 458
5/2/09 at 11:38pm
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That sounds Chinese combo sounds DELICIOUS, Erix. Especially since Lo Mein noodles are one of my favorite foods.
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post #86 of 458
5/4/09 at 1:08am
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Spoiler Sport

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1785/Spoiler-Sport.html
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post #87 of 458
5/4/09 at 11:34am
To each his own Rene... But what about cool, unexpected plot twists and surprise endings? Don't you think it ruins the experience somewhat if you go into, say, The Sixth Sense knowing how it ends?
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post #88 of 458
5/4/09 at 12:00pm
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I'll cop to wanting to be surprised every now and then. Like I said in the blog, sometimes I intentionally avoid spoilers because I actually want to be surprised. Like with Spider-Man 2.

One movie that I saw in the theater back in 2001 was Reindeer Games. That one had so many plot twists that I was genuinely surprised. That's one time that I'm glad I didn't know anything about the movie. I know it has a lot of detractors, but I love that movie for the sharp left turn plot twists alone. It was a decent final movie for Frankenheimer.
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post #89 of 458
5/8/09 at 10:55pm
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iPod Time! Update!

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1799/...me-Update.html

My first follow up blog. It's short, but I'm going to have another one on something else up soon.
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post #90 of 458
5/9/09 at 10:39pm
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From Razr To Eternity

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1800/...-Eternity.html
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post #91 of 458
5/12/09 at 12:58am
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3rd Times The Charm.

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1804/...The-Charm.html
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post #92 of 458
5/12/09 at 12:51pm
Congrats!!!!!!

Certification tests are evil. I have one coming in a few months. Scary!
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post #93 of 458
5/12/09 at 1:41pm
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Thanks Natalia! Good luck on your certification test. I hope you pass it your first time around. As I said before, it's damn sad having to belt out the additional funds for each test. Especially at $120.
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post #94 of 458
5/13/09 at 1:18am
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W For Wikipedia

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1807/...Wikipedia.html
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post #95 of 458
5/17/09 at 5:32am
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Sounds Of Scores.

http://chud.com/articles/blogs/1814/...Of-Scores.html
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post #96 of 458
5/17/09 at 7:13am
We talked about him recently: Basil Poledouris is really great!

-Steve Jablonsky killed it with the first TRANSFORMERS score. My fav(s) are Bumblebee and Arrival to Earth.

-Lisa Gerrard did nice work on ALI and LAYERCAKE.

-Michael Giacchino's end track for CLOVERFIELD, I like massively.

-James Newton Howard on I AM LEGEND, I found quite good.

-I'm always a fan of Harry Gregson-Williams. The Evacuating London piece from the first NARNIA is just fab.
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post #97 of 458
5/17/09 at 3:07pm
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I was going to mention Jablonsky for Transformers, Forsaken. His score is epic. He's done right by Zimmer.

Can't believe I neglected to mention Poledouris. Conan and Robocop are two scores that I've always had nearby when I'm driving. I especially love "Van Chase" from Robocop.
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post #98 of 458
5/17/09 at 10:06pm
Jeff Rona's work on WHITE SQUALL is decent.

"Still Waters" the opening theme is very good.

EDIT: Link. Hope you like it...
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post #99 of 458
5/17/09 at 10:46pm
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That's a great track. It's seems like it's going to get intense, but it doesn't. I dig that about Still Waters. It reminded me of a cross between the scores from Black Rain, and Jacob's Ladder.
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post #100 of 458
5/18/09 at 5:03am
This one is AWESOME!

The Jablonsky Variation On A By HZ / Cameroon Border Post
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3thngs2mbw

I LOVE the man's voice, such a dark and powerful emotion added into the equation.
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