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David Cate comment on Moon - 2 hours ago

There's always something sweet about discovering a movie that's on the shelf that doesn't receive the fanfare the blockbusters receive.

A couple of days ago, I rented 'Moon' starring Sam Rockwell. The title credits had all kinds of cool awards and Sam has always done a great job in indie films. Besides, I'm a sucker for Sci-fi and this is certainly one of the best I've seen this year.

This movie is one of those rare solo performances that really make you think - the dna of any good sci-fi.

Basic premise. Sam is assigned to the dark side of the moon. He's mining a energy source he sends back to Earth. He's all alone working out a three year contract.

One day, he ventures outside to gather an ore sample and wrecks his rover. He wakes up in the base ER where robot voice (Kevin Spacey – aka Hal) tells him he's OK. After his health returns he goes back outside to the site of the accident and sees his rover - inside - there he is (or was).

Movie goes on from there, but I thought this was a wonderful performance and a great movie. It's not got a big cast, but it's a dreamy nightmare that poses some intriguing ideas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhIB0mqbPiE
David Cate comment on Deflowered - 2 hours ago

Hey Dave this site is looking pretty sweet

Thanks Bart - We've still got lots to do, but wait til you guys see what we're planning. :-)

Saw that you put Hillbilly Justice in The Band Database. That's cool. Did you upload a photo?

This is the first time we've given users the ability to update and manage their own band listings. We want to help you as much as we can.
BartD comment on Deflowered - 2 hours ago

Hey Dave this site is looking pretty sweet
David Cate comment on Peavey monitor mixer - 3 hours ago

This is a test of the image size.
David Cate comment on Posting kind of weird - 4 hours ago

Hi Morphic and Madcat,

Thanks for the feedback. We're still wrestling with a couple of gremlins in the login code. Ultimately, we believe a single sign-in would be great and I agree multiple logins are frustrating.

We're going to consider an app that allows people to stay logged on to the forum as long as they like – until they log-off. Maybe this would be the best user experience.

again- thanks for the feedback and the patience.
David Cate comment on Super Bowl 44 - The Who? - The Whoa... - 4 hours ago

I enjoyed this editorial from The Dallas Morning News...titled...

The Who is upstaged by stage at Super Bowl halftime show http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-who_0208gd.ART.State.Edition2.4bcc6f8.html

10:57 AM CST on Monday, February 8, 2010

Tom Maurstad/ Media Critic

The Who was the band, the What was the halftime show of Super Bowl XLIV, and you already know the Where and When. But the Why is a little trickier to answer.

The easy answer is that since 2005 and Paul McCartney's performance, Super Bowl organizers have adhered to the lesson they should have learned after U2's triumphant 2002 appearance. The big game's big halftime show works best with one big group giving a mini-concert.

After all the N'Sync/Aerosmith/Britney Spears or Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson-and-her-breast fiascos, the Who was the latest super group to be the singular star. Of course, super groups aren't what they used to be and just as Paul McCartney was a Beatles reunion of one, the Who really means singer Roger Daltrey, 65, and guitarist Pete Townshend, 64, the only two original members still alive and rocking.

This year's speed-reading of greatest hits kicked off with "Pinball Wizard." Almost immediately, it was clear this would not be a time-machine trip back to the band's – and the band's fans – glory days. Daltrey sounded strained – and judging from his singing, straining to hear himself – and Townshend looked and sounded desperate. He can still windmill his guitar, but he wasn't so much singing as shouting.

The stage was the most exciting part of the show. It featured a circle of radiating lights that achieved all kinds of cool effects. By the time the group got around to singing "Who Are You?" the title's question had taken on a pointed irony it didn't use to have: Who are the Who now?