Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The Dark Knight Rises

Christopher Nolen is back in what he says is "the last chapter of our Batman saga." The director, Hollywood darling and apparently the man that can do no wrong behind the camera , is in the director's chair for what appears to be just that, the final chapter (although we've all heard that before with Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Star Trek to name but a few)

All indications are that this will be the last Batman film, at least under Nolen's watch. A good opinion piece on this can be found here.

Here is the official full trailer:


Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Legendary Rock and Roll Lyricist Jerry Leiber Dies at 78

Jerry Lieber, along with his long-time partner, composer Mike Stoller who together created some of the miost memorable songs in rock and roll history, has died.

You may not know him by name, but along with Stoller, they were one of the most prolific writing teams in music history. They wrote such classic hits such as Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock for Elvis Presley, Stand by Me by Ben E. King and The Coasters' Yakkety Yak. They compiled a great anthology of hits over their career that were recorded at different times for such acts as The Beatles, (including their early hit, Twist and Shout) Brenda Lee, James Brown and the Everly Brothers.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Kraft Launches the Triple Double Oreo

Of course I have to try these. A stack of these babies and a tall glass of milk...ooh baby!

It may just be compensation for not getting a chance to devour one of those "Double Down" Chicken sandwiches from KFC. I'm still upset over missing out on that cholesterol-fest. D'OH!

I mean cheese and bacon between two pieces of succulent chicken breast. What's not to like?