2009Archive

Dec 31

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The (2003)

IMDB rating: 5.40

Plot: Renowned adventurer Allan Quatermain (Connery) leads a team of extraordinary figures with legendary powers to battle the technological terror of a madman known as “The Fantom.” This “League” comprises seafarer/inventor Captain Nemo (Shah), vampiress Mina Harker (Wilson), an invisible man named Rodney Skinner (Curran), American secret service agent Tom Sawyer (West), the ageless and invincible Dorian Gray (Townsend), and the dangerous split personality of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (Flemyng).

Directors: Norrington Stephen

Actors: Flemyng Jason,Connery Sean,Townsend Stuart,Shah Naseeruddin,Curran Tony,West Shane,Roxburgh Richard,Ryan Max,Goodman-Hill Tom,Hemmings David,O’Neill Terry,Pellar Rudolf,Willox Robert,Orr Robert,Fantasy,Sci-Fi,Action,

What books are represented in 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' film?
I have watched this film several times and finally got the DVD and watched the special features. The director stated about 15 Victorian era books were represented. Most I can name, but I do not know them all. Does anyone have any ideas as to all of them?


1. King Solomon’s Mines
2. Dracula
3. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
4. The Invisible Man
5. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
6. The Mysterious Island
7. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
8. Moby Dick
9. The Final Problem
10. The Phantom of the Opera
11. Serlock Holmes stories
12. The Portrait of Dorian Gray
13. Robin Hood
14. Ivanhoe
15. The Black Arrow

That is according to imdb and they list a couple of other references to portraits in the movie.

I didn’t know them all either and would never have thought to look them up if you hadn’t asked this. Great question.

pipi08_2000 | Oct 24, 2009


Allen Quartermain was the origin (inspiration) for Indiana Jones.
Very good 2 movies.

i think LXG also had Captain Nemo (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea)

not sure beyond that.

the movie sucked cause they made Allen a old fart.
markwillstar | Oct 24, 2009


Allan Quatermain [Sean Connery], an English big game hunter introduced in the King Solomons Mines novels of British author H. Rider Haggard.

Captain Nemo [Naseeruddin Shah], a scientific genius who roams the depths of the sea in his submarine, the Nautilus, in two of French author Jules Verne’s novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1874).

Mina Harker [Peta Wilson], the wife of Jonathan Harker, a solicitor who traveled to Transylvania to sell London properties to Count Dracula and later lived to regret it in the novel Dracula (1897) by Irish author Bram Stoker.

Dorian Gray [Stuart Townsend], a character created by Irish author Oscar Wilde in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891). Dorian’s picture grows older but Dorian does not.

Rodney Skinner, The Invisible Man [Tony Curran], a thief who apparently stole the invisibility formula from the invisible man of English author H.G. Wells’ 1897 novel of the same name (still under copyright).

Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde [Jason Flemyng], from Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.

Special agent Tom Sawyer [Shane West] of the American Secret Service. From the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain although, in that novel, he is only a young boy

He calls himself the Fantom, but he turns out to be Professor James Moriarity, rival of Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
katie d | Oct 24, 2009


The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
20,000 Legues under the Sea (Jules Verne)
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
That’s all I got.
Rob | Oct 24, 2009


"King Solomon’s Mines" (1885) et al.
"Dracula" (1897)
"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1886)
"The Invisible Man" (1897)
"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1870) & "The Mysterious Island" (1874)
"The Portrait Of Dorian Gray" (1891)
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876)
"Moby D ick" (1851)
"The Final Problem" (1893) et al.
"The Phantom Of The Opera" (1911)
"Robin Hood" (1883)
"The Black Arrow" (1888)
"Ivanhoe" (1819)
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841)
"The Three Musketeers" (1844) et al.

Some of the references in the film are only alluded to (pictures of former members, etc.) and I am sure other books are represented as well.
Ars Magica | Oct 24, 2009

Dec 30

My One and Only
My One and Only (2009)

IMDB rating: 7.50

Plot: A 1950s-set comedy in which the glamorous Anne Deveraux (Zellweger) embarks on a drive down the Eastern Seaboard in a quixotic search for a wealthy man to fund a new life for her and her sons.

Directors: Loncraine Richard

Actors: Noth Chris,Bacon Kevin,Bowerman Matthew,Addabbo Anthony,Alban Michael,Blumenstock Michael,Chreky Jean-Paul,Di Salvo Christian,Ferguson Liam,Ferro Daniel,Garity Troy,Gentry Bill,Ginsberg Maury,Comedy,

Is it possible to have ovulation discharge for one day only?
Hi.

I noticed a VERY stretchy discharge when i went to the toilet afew days ago. I didn’t touch it but it after i wiped myself (sorry about the details), it was hanging down off the toilet paper for 10cm in length and didn’t look like it was gonna break anytime soon.

I only had discharge this one day though? would this have been my most fertile day? is it possible to have discharge for one day only? i thought the consistency of the discharge was meant to change over afew days?

Thank you.

Dec 29

Constant Gardener, The
Constant Gardener, The (2005)

IMDB rating: 7.70

Plot: British diplomat Justin Quayle meets the impulsive activist Tessa, marries her quickly at her behest and takes her on diplomatic mission in Kenya. When Tessa is brutally murdered, Justin decides to investigate her death against the strong wish of his superiors to let the matter quietly disappear. He discovers a powerful mystery involving the members of the British High Commission and the not-so-savory business practices of the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry. In the process of learning the secrets of his powerful enemies, Justin must learn all of his wife’s many secrets as well.

Directors: Meirelles Fernando

Actors: Fiennes Ralph,Kounde Hubert,Huston Danny,Ngugi Packson,Oduor Bernard Otieno,McSorley Gerard,Nighy Bill,Pearson Keith,Sibi-Okumu John,Sumpter Donald,Reding Nick,Drama,Romance,Thriller,

What movies do you suggest?
I love movies like The Constant Gardener and Hotel Rwanda. I like movies like this that deal with humanitarian work or the struggles in Africa. Do you have any suggestions?
Even movies like Schindler’s List. Can you just suggest anything that has substance?


I recommend Beyond Borders (with Angelina Jolie <3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETDSMxkLs Vc
Love it.

And Last King of Scotland:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV_QgKJFZ P0
A chilling movie.

Blood Diamond:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtPX2kXhu 7I
Amazing film. Leonardo DiCaprio with a Zimbabwean accent = win.

There’s always Tears of the Sun too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-bralMVT _U
Very American blockbuster though (aka unrealistic) but I’ll admit I enjoyed it.

These are all very big and well-known films. Maybe someone else can recommend some less well-known films since this is a genre I am interested in too. :)

Serendipity | Jan 29, 2009


Cry Freedom

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092804/
Elanshaw | Jan 29, 2009


i odn;t kniw ummmmmm no nothing sorry
lezly d | Jan 29, 2009


Blood Diamond…..excellent movie!!
Pari | Jan 29, 2009


Blood Diamond

If you like African stories, I suggest the miniseries "Roots."
perryclayton1 | Jan 29, 2009

Dec 29

My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career (1979)

IMDB rating: 7.50

Plot: The heroine, Sybylla (Davis), a headstrong girl growing up in early 20th century Australia, has the opportunity of marriage to a wealthy young man (Harry played by Niel) whom she loves, but rejects it in order to maintain her independence, preferring to take a job as governess/housekeeper to the family of an illiterate neighbor to whom her father owes money.

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Directors: Armstrong Gillian

Actors: Neill Sam,Grubb Robert,Cullen Max,Whitford Peter,Hopgood Alan,Franklin David,Wood Aaron,Piper Gordon,Biography,Drama,Romance,

Are there any IVY LEAGUE STUDENTS who've committed integrity violations during their high school career?
Or did all the students currently at Cornell (a reach school for me) have a spotless record?

Does having an integrity violation (plagiarism) automatically disqualify me from Cornell? What about NYU? (I know NYU’s not an ivy league, its one of my target schools)

I’m not particularly brilliant either - I have A’s and B’s and like 2 C+s. I was, however, a National Merit Commended Student (wish I was a semi-finalist). There were 30-something kids in my class of more than 600 who were either commended or semi-finalists. 2100 on the SATS, waiting for tomorrow’s scores….

Dec 28

Just Pals
Just Pals (1920)

IMDB rating: 6.80

Plot: This picture was a departure, both for star Buck Jones and director John Ford (in those days known as Jack Ford). Instead of a manly Western, the focus here is on simple character study, even if it does end with a flurry of action. Bim (Jones) is the town ne’er-do’well, but he proves to be of some worth when he befriends a scruffy 13-year-old youngster Bill (George Stone), who has been thrown off a freight train. Teacher Mary Bruce (Helen Ferguson) takes note of the affection Bim shows towards the boy and insists that Bill be sent to school. Bim is also an admirer of Mary’s, but she already has a sweetheart, the shifty Harvey Cahill (William Buckly). Harvey, the cashier at the express office, has come up short at work, so he asks Mary to loan him the school memorial fund. She does, but the school committee asks for the money before Mary can replace it. To save her Bim gets the money back and makes it look like he took it in the first place. Then Bill is virtually held captive by a couple who believe he is the missing son of a rich family. Bim exposes a gang of robbers and becomes a hero. In addition he finds the real missing boy and his parents give him — and Bill — the ten thousand dollar reward.

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Directors: Ford John

Actors: Jones Buck,Stone George,Lee Duke R.,Buckley William,Appling Bert,Tilton Edwin B.,Padgett Slim,Cooke John B.,Leon Pedro,Western,

Would anyone like to trade starting pokemon?
I have and can trade a turtwig, chimchar, charmander, and piplup. I need all the other starter pokemon from the older games. Anyone would like to trade? Comment me for the pal code, trainer name, and time. Leave your email address……trainer name and pal code to if you want.


you’re supposed to be 13 to use y/a…
ez80227 | Dec 09, 2009


i will trade you a mew,plygon ex ,alakazam and ancient mew.

email:jamaicaboy@hotmail.com.
Finn M | Dec 09, 2009

Dec 28

Guinevere
Guinevere (1999)

IMDB rating: 5.60

Plot: Connie, an aging Bohemian photographer, meets mousy Harper, headed for Harvard Law from a high-powered San Francisco family, and immediately sees her beauty. He also guesses she has talent and invites her to be his pupil and share his bed. He’s Alfred Stieglitz, she’s Georgia O’Keefe, and he calls her his Guinevere. When she realizes she’s the latest Guinevere in a string of ingenues, she bolts, only to return, sick of her family. She’s blossoming, reading, learning, but hasn’t yet taken her first photograph when he tells her they’re going to L.A., broke, him drinking too much, to sell some photographs. On the trip, she finally snaps the shutter; so does her awe and dependence.

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Directors: Wells Audrey

Actors: Rea Stephen,Dooley Paul,Letts Tracy,Watanabe Gedde,Carlton Wilborn,Guinan Francis,Gross Oded,Drama,Romance,

FOR AS FAST AS SHE'S RUNNING SHE'S STILL HERE SONG!!!?
its a country song sung by a guy, i’m thinking jason aldean? or someone who sounds similar?
but here’s the only thing i can remember
"for as fast as she’s running she’s still here" …something something… "guinevere"
that’s all i can remember! please help!


Eli Young Band - Guinevere

She’s got a bumper like a billboard
Covered in stickers of her favorita band
She’s got a hangful of records that she turns to
When she needs to land
She’s a saturday night parade through the streets
That all eyes some to see including me

She carries memories around like souvenirs down in her pockets
She should have let some go by now but can’t seem to drop it
Says forgiveness ain’t nothing but a lifeless tire on the shoulder of her soul
That never rolls

Chours:
For as much as she stumbled she’s runnin’
For as much as she runs she’s still here
Always hoping to find something quicker than heaven
To make the damage of her days disappear
Just like Guinevere
Just like Guinevere

She don’t hold onto nothin’ new for very long
Yeah she writes you in as just one more tale
and then you’re gone
‘Cause she once fell hard ’cause she dropped her guard
And no one gets to stay it’s just too late

Repeat Chorus

For as much as she stumbled she’s runnin’
For as much as she runs she’s still here

For as much as she stumbled she’s runnin’
For as much as she runs she’s still here
Always hoping to find something quicker than heaven
To make the damage of her days disappear
Just like Guinevere
Just like Guinevere
Andrea | Nov 24, 2009


Artist: Eli Young Band
Song: Guinevere
Album: Jet Black & Jealous

She’s got a bumper like a billboard
Covered in stickers of her favorita band
She’s got a hangful of records that she turns to
When she needs to land
She’s a saturday night parade through the streets
That all eyes some to see including me

She carries memories around like souvenirs down in her pockets
She should have let some go by now but can’t seem to drop it
Says forgiveness ain’t nothing but a lifeless tire on the shoulder of her soul
That never rolls

Chours:
For as much as she stumbled she’s runnin’
For as much as she runs she’s still here
Always hoping to find something quicker than heaven
To make the damage of her days disappear
Just like Guinevere
Just like Guinevere

She don’t hold onto nothin’ new for very long
Yeah she writes you in as just one more tale
and then you’re gone
‘Cause she once fell hard ’cause she dropped her guard
And no one gets to stay it’s just too late

Repeat Chorus

For as much as she stumbled she’s runnin’
For as much as she runs she’s still here

For as much as she stumbled she’s runnin’
For as much as she runs she’s still here
Always hoping to find something quicker than heaven
To make the damage of her days disappear
Just like Guinevere
Just like Guinevere

Lean into me Guinevere
Be mine tonight Guinevere

***********************************
USA | Nov 24, 2009

Dec 20

Last Word, The
Last Word, The (2008)

IMDB rating: 6.80

Plot: A man (Bentley) who makes his living composing other people’s suicide notes enters into a romance with the sister (Ryder) of a recent client.

Directors: Haley Geoffrey

Actors: Bentley Wes,Romano Ray,Miller Brendan,Caceres Kurt,Cornacchia Michael,Haasch Paul,Marshall Edwin L.,Parekh Kal,Rich Allan,Shalaj Zef,Trauth A.J.,Comedy,Romance,

Can someone help me with my homework, please!?
In my homework it asks me to identify 3 characteristics for this character. I’ve already done 2. I’m on the last one. The character was very confident. Is being confident a characteristic? Could someone give me the correct word if it isn’t. Answer quick! Please and Thank you. :)


It is an adjective.
yogabbagaba | Nov 23, 2009


it’s fine. kinda weak, but an acceptable answer.
TeeEl | Nov 23, 2009

Dec 20

Borrowers, The
Borrowers, The (1997)

IMDB rating: 5.60

Plot: The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, “borrowing” such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks face the risk of being exposed to the normal-sized world.

Directors:

Actors: Goodman John,Williams Mark,Broadbent Jim,Felton Tom,Pickard Raymond,Pierce Bradley,Gillett Aden,Laurie Hugh,Dunford Andrew,Goody Bob,Monckton Patrick,Ward Dick,Yiasoumi George,Winter Alex,Hewitt Michael,Comedy,Family,

A financial contract /pledge agreement between financer and borrower,without registered and notarised valid ?
A financial contract /pledge agreement between financer and borrower,without registered and notarised valid ?
a financial contract /pledge agreement between financier and borrower (lender and bow rower ),without registered and notarised valid ? witnesses and their signatures are compulsory or not ? is the place /date at the time of signing the contract should be the same or not?


yes
willsmith | Dec 11, 2009


1) Yes.
2) No witnesses required.
3) Document needs to be dated ,indicating where it has been signed.Further the document requires to be stamped according to the duty exigible in the State in which it is signed.Moreover,if the document is going to be used in another state,and if the duty in that state for the document is more than the duty paid in the state where it was signed ,additional stamps covering the difference need to be affixed to the document.Have a Nice Day.
Raj Kish | Dec 11, 2009


To Lend money, mere Promissory Note is itself enough, the borrower has to sign in the Revenue Stamp affixed in the Pronote. In case of bond, he has to sign in the bond [Non Judicial Stamp Paper]

As per law/courts, no witnesses required for a Pronote. To strengthen the case, we get signatures in Pronote and bonds

Place, time are all should be same

Noting with Notary is optional
Bennet Raj J Advocate | Dec 11, 2009

Dec 20

Innerspace
Innerspace (1987)

IMDB rating: 6.40

Plot: Cocky space ace Tuck Pendelton volunteers to be minaturized and injected into a lab rabbit. Some techno-terrorists foul up these plans and Tuck is mistakenly injected into hypochondriac Jack Putter instead. Now the terrorists are after Jack with all-American hero Tuck shrunk inside him. Their only hope is Tuck’s journalist girl- friend Lydia, but Jack has developed a crush on her.

Directors: Dante Joe

Actors: Quaid Dennis,Short Martin,McCarthy Kevin,Wells Vernon,Picardo Robert,Sylvester Harold,Schallert William,Gibson Henry,Hora John,Taylor Mark L.,Bean Orson,Hooks Kevin,Action,Adventure,Comedy,Sci-Fi,

I'm going to sell some of my movies. are their any movies i should keep?
12 monkeys
13th Warrior, The
A History of Violence
A Nightmare on Elm St.
A Nightmare on Elm St. 2
A Nightmare on Elm St. 3
A Nightmare on Elm St. 4
A Nightmare on Elm St. 5
Ace Ventura: pet detective
Ace Ventura: when nature calls
Akira
Alamo, The
Alien 3
American Pie
American Pie 2
American Pie: Band Camp
American Wedding
Amistad
An American Tail
Arachnophobia
Armageddon
Austin Powers: gold member
Austin Powers: international man of mystery
Austin Powers: the spy who shagged me
Barbershop
Barbershop 2
Beverly Hills Cop
Big Momma

Dec 20

Appaloosa
Appaloosa (2008)

IMDB rating: 7.10

Plot: Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.

Directors: Harris Ed

Actors: Jauregui Robert,Irons Jeremy,Murphy Timothy V.,Rains Luce,Tarwater James,Boyd Kestner,Marantz Gabriel,Harris Ed,Mortensen Viggo,Rosenshein Benjamin,Gammon James,Spall Timothy,Bower Tom,Bockemeier Erik J.,Western,

What is your favorite horse color?
I like duns and rare colors a lot. No breeds like paints or appaloosas please. (even though they’re awesome)


brown
Rogelio J | Nov 23, 2009


Black
Katherine | Nov 23, 2009


Horses with a little bit of every color seem to be very pretty.
Madison Page | Nov 23, 2009


I love dapple greys, but with a dark steely grey colour.
I only like them with more grey than white, and black points.
Charlie20.1 | Nov 23, 2009


Dapple grey, or bay.
lisa maria | Nov 23, 2009


Grey, prefer pure white, followed by black.
Lisa | Nov 23, 2009


I love shetland ponies that are kind of shady.
Cheer it up | Nov 23, 2009


I love liver chestnuts when they have lots of white - especially stockings and blazes. I also love some of the darker blue roans
Cassie | Nov 23, 2009


Dapple grey: http://www.bergoiata.org/fe/horses/Horse %20Dapple%20Grey%20Cantering%20Left.jpg
Grullo: http://www.hopespringsrmh.com/images/Spa nish%20Sundown%20New2%20WEB.jpg
Rocky Mountain Horse color: http://www.rockymountainhorsevermont.com /images/Able%20021.jpg
Annuhh | Nov 23, 2009


I like bays. Plain, classic, beautiful. Other horses are pretty too, but bays just have a lot more class.
Julie | Nov 23, 2009


blue roan they are so rare and so flipping pretty , I want one!
cowgirl22 | Nov 24, 2009


I would say a white horse is the best. Its like my dream come true to have a white horse with long beautiful brown or black hair. BEST WHITE HORSE EVER!!!!!
pakiprincess3 | Nov 24, 2009


It would have to be Dapple Grey’s. They are the best.
Eh? | Nov 24, 2009


love the blacks and dark bays
Steener | Nov 24, 2009


Black
Richard | Nov 24, 2009


I love and own a BUCKSKIN!!!!

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