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Americana is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band The Offspring, released on November 17, 1998
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Americana is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band The Offspring, released on November 17, 1998
7/12 #1
Dark City (1999)
A brilliant science fiction that garnered Roger Ebert’s thumbs-up for the best picture of the year, this Rubik’s Cube mystery slowly comes together as an amnesiac citizen of a nightcast city follows clues to his own identity--and the identity of everything around him.
Dark City (1999)
A brilliant science fiction that garnered Roger Ebert’s thumbs-up for the best picture of the year, this Rubik’s Cube mystery slowly comes together as an amnesiac citizen of a nightcast city follows clues to his own identity--and the identity of everything around him.
7/12 #2
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
A dark-horse contender in a summer of science-fiction movies that conflate "reality" with a simulated alternate universe. While this effort lacked the cerebral quirk of Cronenberg's "eXisteNz" or the cartoon action-adventure energy of "The Matrix," it's still long on style, using its cyberpunk plot contrivance to digitally recreate 1930s Los Angeles in delicious deco fashion. Mr. Fuller (Mueller-Stahl) circulates through the jump-and-jive Hollywood nightclub scene of yesteryear, looking dapper in his vintage formalwear as he enjoys romantic intrigues with fast women. But the fun ends when he disconnects from his virtual-reality hookup; the glamorous Tinseltown of his immigrant youth will exist only in his memory. Or will it? Fuller's colleague, Douglas Hall (Bierko), isn't so sure about that, not after Fuller turns up dead, the victim of murder most foul. Hall suspects Fuller was silenced before he could leak some disturbing information about the game; the police suspect Hall instead. Meanwhile a shadowy, classic-model femme fatale, Jane (Mol), begs Hall to stop the game. But is she trying to keep him out of her world--or back in his? A disappointment at the box office and far from a critical favorite, although many reviewers had kind words for the film's sleek visual stylings and film-noir panache. Based on the novel "Simulacrom-3" by Daniel F. Galouye. -MLH
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
A dark-horse contender in a summer of science-fiction movies that conflate "reality" with a simulated alternate universe. While this effort lacked the cerebral quirk of Cronenberg's "eXisteNz" or the cartoon action-adventure energy of "The Matrix," it's still long on style, using its cyberpunk plot contrivance to digitally recreate 1930s Los Angeles in delicious deco fashion. Mr. Fuller (Mueller-Stahl) circulates through the jump-and-jive Hollywood nightclub scene of yesteryear, looking dapper in his vintage formalwear as he enjoys romantic intrigues with fast women. But the fun ends when he disconnects from his virtual-reality hookup; the glamorous Tinseltown of his immigrant youth will exist only in his memory. Or will it? Fuller's colleague, Douglas Hall (Bierko), isn't so sure about that, not after Fuller turns up dead, the victim of murder most foul. Hall suspects Fuller was silenced before he could leak some disturbing information about the game; the police suspect Hall instead. Meanwhile a shadowy, classic-model femme fatale, Jane (Mol), begs Hall to stop the game. But is she trying to keep him out of her world--or back in his? A disappointment at the box office and far from a critical favorite, although many reviewers had kind words for the film's sleek visual stylings and film-noir panache. Based on the novel "Simulacrom-3" by Daniel F. Galouye. -MLH
7/12 #3
Nick of Time (1995)
A watchable but contrived suspenser shot in real time. Returning from his ex-wife's funeral with his daughter (Chase), mild-mannered Gene Watson (Depp) steps off the train only to be accosted by two false undercover cops, cold-eyed Mr. Smith (Walken) and his associate, the redoubtable Ms. Jones (Maffia), who inform him that he has 90 minutes to kill the Governor of California (Mason) or his little girl gets it. He is turned loose in the Bonaventure Hotel, and the clock starts ticking. The gimmick, of course, is that begining with the moment he receives his instructions, the film itself ticks down, so that one minute passed in the film is one minute less Watson has left in which to fulfill his mission. The technique of constant checking of timepieces throughout the film, unfortunately, backfires, serving less as a reminder of Watson's deadline than of the elapsing of the film. The cast, however--featuring strong turns by Walken with his, by now, familiar heavy role, Dutton's low-key performance as the hotel shoeshine man, and Mason as the incumbant politician running for re-election--manages to carry the Hitchcockian plot through many of its other stumbling blocks. A return, of sorts, for Depp to his"21 Jump Street" action-drama roots.
Nick of Time (1995)
A watchable but contrived suspenser shot in real time. Returning from his ex-wife's funeral with his daughter (Chase), mild-mannered Gene Watson (Depp) steps off the train only to be accosted by two false undercover cops, cold-eyed Mr. Smith (Walken) and his associate, the redoubtable Ms. Jones (Maffia), who inform him that he has 90 minutes to kill the Governor of California (Mason) or his little girl gets it. He is turned loose in the Bonaventure Hotel, and the clock starts ticking. The gimmick, of course, is that begining with the moment he receives his instructions, the film itself ticks down, so that one minute passed in the film is one minute less Watson has left in which to fulfill his mission. The technique of constant checking of timepieces throughout the film, unfortunately, backfires, serving less as a reminder of Watson's deadline than of the elapsing of the film. The cast, however--featuring strong turns by Walken with his, by now, familiar heavy role, Dutton's low-key performance as the hotel shoeshine man, and Mason as the incumbant politician running for re-election--manages to carry the Hitchcockian plot through many of its other stumbling blocks. A return, of sorts, for Depp to his"21 Jump Street" action-drama roots.
07/12 Entry #1
I can't believe I didn't think of this one before now, as it's one of my all time favorite TV shows:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
I can't believe I didn't think of this one before now, as it's one of my all time favorite TV shows:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
7/12
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Wild Mood Swings is the tenth studio album by British alternative rock band The Cure, released on 7 May 1996 through Fiction Records
One of my favorite songs by any band!!!!!
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Wild Mood Swings is the tenth studio album by British alternative rock band The Cure, released on 7 May 1996 through Fiction Records
One of my favorite songs by any band!!!!!
7/12 entry #1
Feb 22nd.1920 1st artificial rabbit used at a dog race track (Emeryville California)
This contest is so interesting! Love seeing all the posts!
Feb 22nd.1920 1st artificial rabbit used at a dog race track (Emeryville California)
This contest is so interesting! Love seeing all the posts!
7/12
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Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic western film directed, produced by, and starring Kevin Costner. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake and tells the story of a Union Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and his dealings with a group of Lakota Indians.
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Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic western film directed, produced by, and starring Kevin Costner. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake and tells the story of a Union Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and his dealings with a group of Lakota Indians.
This is one 1990s movie that I could never finish. For some reason I always fell asleep in the first hour. And I've tried four or five times!7/12
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Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic western film directed, produced by, and starring Kevin Costner. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake and tells the story of a Union Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and his dealings with a group of Lakota Indians.
07/12 Entry #3
Another great TV show from the 90's - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997)
Another great TV show from the 90's - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997)
7/12 #3
WOWZERS!!! thank you for this day! Lol
The World Wide Web is created, along with the first ever web page and web browser
WOWZERS!!! thank you for this day! Lol
The World Wide Web is created, along with the first ever web page and web browser
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