Top Ten Black Blogs (Dec 2008)

Our apologies for being absent with the Villager's Black Blog Rankings (BBR) last month.

We began this monthly effort BBR with 75 Black blogs in Sep 2007. This month we publish almost 1,500 Black owned & operated blogs. Also, we note that there are some changes in the Top Ten this month.

We don't have all Black owned & operated blogs on this list. If you see any that are missing ... please let me know in the COMMENTS section.

Here are BBR posts from the past five quarters:
Anyhow, with no further ado, here are the Top Ten Black Blogs for Dec 2008:
  1. Pam Spaulding: Pam's House Blend (Authority: 1,196 / Rank: 1,530) - [Politics] Pam's blog continues to maintain a commanding lead as the top Black blog in the universe. Much of the buzz on her blog over the past month relates to the unfortunate defeat of Prop. 8 in California. Pam's House Blend is the go-to location for anything related to the lesbian and gay community. Pam has been dealing with the backlash against the Black community for the Prop. 8 defeat.

  2. The Bossip: Bossip.com (Authority: 854 / Rank: 2,650) - [Entertainment] Bossip.com moved up to BBR #2 slot this month ... becoming the top-ranked gossip or entertainment blog on our list. This is the second month in a row that Bossip.com has risen in the rankings. I wonder if Bossip.com can continue the climb to the BBR #1 slot? Does anyone know if The Bossip is male or female? One thing is certain ... this blog isn't beloved by progressive woman of color judging from response to Bossip.com posts about Elizabeth Acevedo and Maya Angelou. Click here to see index of the people that are blogged about on Bossip.com.

  3. Ahsmi Rawlins: Nah Right (Authority: 801 / Rank: 2,894) - [Entertainment] Ashmi (a.k.a., ESKAY) has been blogging since May 2005. Both his name and job are based on phonetics, literally and figuratively. The name – eskay – is the phonetic spelling of “SK,” the tag he used as a graffiti writer years ago. His blog (job) focuses on up-to-date information on the verbal artistry we have come to know as hip-hop. And although Nah Right has been proclaimed one of the best (or the best, depending on who you ask) hip-hop blog sites on the web, not much else is known about him. You can learn more from an interview he conducted with Format Magazine earlier this year.

  4. Angel Laws: Concrete Loop (Authority: 695 / Rank: 3,550) - [Entertainment] Angel Laws is the young sister who who owns and operates this dynamic entertainment blog. She created the blog back in 2005. Recently, she published pictures of her time spent in the studio with Kanye West. I encourage you to see the list of the last 50 posts on her blog.

  5. Oliver Willis: Oliver Willis (Authority: 630 / Rank: 4,061) - [Politics] Oliver has been blogging since April 2005. He is having a rough time right now as the Washington Redskins are not currently on track to be in the NFL playoffs this year. However, his distress as a sports fan is counter-balanced by his remarkable success as a top-ranked Black blogger. Oliver has been profiled in Huffington Post. He attended Florida Atlantic University and is a member of the Technology and Online Community Department at Media Matters for America.

  6. Natasha Eubanks: Young, Black & Fabulous (Authority: 614 / Rank: 4,204) - [Entertainment] Natasha Eubanks said, "Young, Black and Fabulous was started three years ago out of my passion for celebrity gossip and was the first blog of its kind to focus on Black celebrity gossip and entertainment news.” One of her 'YBFchicks' shared thoughts on the rise of YBF from nothing to something.

  7. Baratunde Thurston and Cheryl Contee: Jack and Jill Politics (Authority: 587 / Rank: 4,469) - [Politics] Baratunde (a.ka. Jack Turner) and Cheryl (a.k.a. Jill Tubman) were both featured recently on Meet the Bloggers, a weekly podcast sponsored by Brave New Films. I encourage you to follow both Jack and Jill on Twitter. If you're really serious ... you can learn more from Baratunde from his other blog, goodCRIMETHINK.

  8. La Shawn Barber: La Shawn Barber's Corner (Authority: 380 / Rank: 8,116) - [Social Commentary] This top-ranked blog was launched in November 2003. La Shawn was last in the Top 10 back in June 2008. La Shawn comes at things from a unique point of view. She writes about politics, faith, culture, digital technology and, occasionally, how these things intersect. By the way, don’t call her "African American." She hates that term. If you must refer to her race, call her “Black.” And contrary to popular opinion, La Shawn is not a Republican. She’s an independent conservative.

  9. Sandra Rose: Sandra Rose (Authority: 365 / Rank: 8,523) - [Entertainment] Sandra is a world class photographer who has morphed into a top-ranked blogger. It seems that Sandra is feuding with BBR #4 blogger Angel Laws. In any case, she earned her way back as a Top Ten Black Blogger for the first time since August 2008.

  10. Wayne Bennett: Field Negro (Authority: 363 / Rank: 8,585) - [Social Commentary] I should start by saying that I'm not an unbiased observer. In my view, this is the best blog ever written. Period. The Los Angeles Times said it better than me when they interviewed Field last year. Simply stated, I think that you should read this blog every day. Period. Check out Field's post-election thoughts. I seem to recall that he was going to streak buck-naked down a Philadelphia street if Obama won the election. Somebody let me know if he paid off on that bet!

HONORABLE MENTION (11-25): Crunk & Disorderly, Necole Bitchie, AfroBella, What About Our Daughters, Ill Doctrine, Raw Dawg Buffalo, Womanist Musings, How To Split An Atom, Angry Black Bitch, SheGeeks, The Black Snob, Living Life Abundantly, Rod 2.0:Beta, Why Does Everyone Suck? and The Angry Black Woman.

This ranking is open to any blogger of African descent. We invite all Black bloggers to apply for membership into The AfroSpear or join our Facebook group known as the Afrosphere Bloggers Association.

Black Blog Rankings lean heavily on the Technorati Authority and Rank score for each blog. The Technorati authority and rank numbers are shown in parenthesis. The authority figure includes a number of factors including the number of blogs that are linked to this blogger over the past six months. The rank number indicates how many blogs are between the one listed and The Huffington Post, which is the #1 overall blog in the universe.

We do think that these Black blogs are important spheres of influence. Let them know that you appreciate the work they have put in over the past few months and years to get on this list.

I encourage all bloggers to provide some link-love to this post so that your readers can learn about the Villager's Black Blog Rankings! Next step is yours ... what say u?

Horror Hotties- The Girls of True Blood

This past week or so was busy with the holiday, but now were back to it!


As a little tribute to True Blood which ended last Sunday night, and in anticipation of Season 2 coming next summer, I wanted to spotlight the part of the show that truly gives it it's edge; the hot chicks*!

(*Not every chick from the show is included here, just the ones that I'd really enjoy stalking.)


Anna Paquin- Sookie- She's the main girl; kinda awkward, a bit strange, sweet, curious, confused, sometimes annoying... but we love her none the less. I admit that she's a bit odd looking, but that doesn't stop her from being something between cute and sexy.


Carrie Preston- Arlene- The fact that Carrie Preston is married to Ben Linus from LOST, one of the best shows ever, automatically makes her aces in my book. Plus, she has a fairly cute whiskey-tango (white trash) thing about her character that makes you like her.


Lizzy Caplan- Amy- I know she's dead on the show now, but damn was she ever hot. She was too sexy to die, and we will never see just how naked she would have gotten for us. Sigh.


Kristin Bauer- Pam- We don't see enough of Pam on the show, but it's always nice when we do. She needs a hot vamp-human lesbian affair storyline or something... Yeah, that's it.


Michelle Forbes- Maryann- Am I crazy, or does she just keep getting hotter with age? She's definitely up to no good, but I'm hoping that she's so evil that she forsakes clothes at some point... I mean we've already seen her naked with a pig...


Deborah Ann Woll- Jessica- Damn, she seems to be as much trouble as she is hot, but I'm a guy, so I'm all for it. I like hot messes. I can't wait to see what they do with her.

The Storm is Over ... Hope is Here!

I'm still feeling the glow from the November 4th election results. Are you?

Undead


Undead
Sub-Genre- Zombie/Comedy

In Attendance- Me, Machine, Geo and Chris (And a bunch of onlookers who sat in the kitchen and laughed at us...)

Cast Members of Note- A bunch of Aussie blokes I'm not too familiar with, and the hotness of Felicity Mason.

What's it about?- A small Aussie town is besieged by zombie fish and rain that makes it burn when you pee... turning the simple minded residents into crazed outback hillbilly zombies. Also, aliens are behind the whole thing.

Wargarbl!

Luckily, there's a creepy redneck guy who know karate and Gun-kata who does his best to save the day! He fails of course, as his kung-fu is no match for the alien invasion taking place, and everyone pretty much gets lifted into the sky, and held at the alien's whim.

You thought I was being a smart ass didn't you? There are really aliens in this zombie movie. Who's the smart ass now, eh?

I don't want to spoil the end of this movie, as what is going on is pretty cool, but suffice it to say that I never knew aliens and zombies could be friends.

The Good- There are times while watching Undead where I can't help but laugh, or say "Oh my god"; if you've seen it, then you know exactly what I mean. Despite it's heavily cheese-laden plot that runs along side of the blood, gore, and zombie goodness, I cant help but love the little flick.

I dare you to tell me you don't want this gun.

Why do the Brit's and Aussie's seem able to pull off the horror comedy so well, while here in the U.S. we rarely get it right? (The Slither's and Feast's of the world are sadly few and far between here in the U.S. of A.) I'm just glad that somebody is getting it right...

Undead fits pretty well on the shelf with Shaun of the Dead, Severance, Slither, My Name is Bruce... All of which remind us that were allowed to have fun with horror flicks now and then, and not feel guilty about it.

The Bad- What is this, The Matrix?

The Downright Horrendous- Zombie fish... I'm half rolling my eyes, half vowing never to venture onto a lake again!

The Gory- There are plenty of severed limbs, random acts of violence, and other messy undead shenanigans to keep the gore hounds amongst us satisfied.

The Naked- Nope, and there were some nice boobies we could have seen too!

Yummy... and she's a pretty good actress too. Also, boobs.

Best Line- "I'll fuckin' finish you off faster than a fuckin' birthday cake at a fat chick's fuckin' birthday party!"

What did we learn?- Rain is evil. Also, Australian people can do crazy Matrix-esque moves when surrounded by zombies.

Rating- B This is a fun type of horror movie; definitely over the top in some aspects, and tongue in cheek for most of it's duration, but it's really, really fun. I urge everyone to give this one a spin in the DVD player.

Final Thoughts- Felicity Mason is really hot. I hope we see more of her.

She's in this.

Who Will Replace Julian Bond as NAACP Board Chair?


Villagers, we didn't talk about it earlier ... but, it is worth noting that Julian Bond, 68, will not seek reelection as NAACP National Board Chairman when his term ends in February 2009. Bro. Bond served in this post for 10 years.

"This is the time for renewal. We have dynamic new leadership. The country has a new President in Barack Obama; the organization has a new CEO in Benjamin Jealous, and we'll soon have a new Chairman of the NAACP Board. The NAACP and the country are in good hands," he added.

It strikes me that the NAACP has a critical decision when they elect their next national board chair. Will they elect another 'old school' person? Or will they take this opportunity to truly turn the NAACP over to the next generation of Black leaders?

The organization made a statement with the selection of Ben Jealous as the CEO. Will they sustain the momentum of becoming relevant in the 21st century with their selection of another young leader to backfill vacancy left by Bond's retirement?

I don't know all of the candidates ... but, I like what I'm hearing about Roslyn Brock, the current NAACP Board Vice-Chair. She seems to represent the NAACP of the future. She became the youngest person and first woman to hold serve as NAACP Board Vice-Chair. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Virginia Union University with a master's degree in health services administration from George Washington University, and a MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

I hope that the NAACP won't miss this opportunity. It would be a shame for them to take a step backwards in time.

What are your thoughts? Do you sense that the NAACP will continue to be relevant to people of African descent in America?

Old School Friday: Stevie Wonder

I invite you to enjoy some 'grown-folks music'! Ms Grapevine and MarvalusOne have teamed up to create a weekly meme that we call, Old School Friday. It is our effort to post some music from the last millennium to relive some memories and to educate or just entertain each other.

The theme this week is 'Stevie Wonder music'. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Stevie Wonder because of the longevity of his career ... the social awareness of his music ... and his ability to overcome blindness.

However, I must admit that I've not always liked his music. So it was more difficult than I thought to make a selection for this week's OSF-meme. In the end, I realized that this is my favorite song by Stevie Wonder. Kick back and enjoy 'Superstition' with me...




Cincinnati Business Incubator Video Overview

I served as president of the Cincinnati Business Incubator (CBI) for five years. It is a non-profit small business incubator that spurred economic growth and job creation in Cincinnati, Ohio. I am very proud of the work that we did at CBI during the time I spent there. Here is a video with some feedback from CBI clients, sponsors and board members:






Please share comments that you have on small business incubators ... either in Cincinnati or where you are located. I am curious to learn if other villagers have used incubators to help grow their own business.

Am I Not Human? Child Soldiers

We support the 'Am I Not Human?' blogging campaign that lights up the 27th of each month. I encourage all villagers to find a way to support this effort to shine a light on human rights abuses taking place all over the world.

My submission this month was inspired by a television show. I watched the season premiere of "24" a few days ago. I was struck by the use of children as soldiers for the rebels in this show. In fact, the rebels were actually kidnapping children from homes, soccer fields and schools.
The fantasy of television is born from the reality of our world.

It turns out that child soldiers are fighting in at least 17 countries including Angola, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Lebanon, Liberia, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Uganda.

Boys and girls alike are forced into combat, exploited for their labor, and subjected to unspeakable violence. A UN treaty prohibits the participation of children under the age of 18 in hostilities. But too often, it is not enforced.

Physically vulnerable and easily intimidated, children typically make obedient soldiers. Many are abducted or recruited by force, and often compelled to follow orders under threat of death. Others join armed groups out of desperation. As society breaks down during conflict, leaving children no access to school, driving them from their homes, or separating them from family members, many children perceive armed groups as their best chance for survival. Others seek escape from poverty or join military forces to avenge family members who have been killed.

I rarely compliment President Bush ... but, I'm proud to know that he signed a new law last month that calls for the arrest and prosecution of leaders of military forces and armed groups who have recruited child soldiers.

I encourage all villagers to visit the Red Hand Day website. The folks on that website want us to urge the United Nations to take stronger action to end the use of child soldiers.

The aim of the Red Hand Day campaign is to gather one million “red hands” — the symbol of the global campaign against the use of child soldiers — and present them to UN officials in New York on February 12, 2009, the anniversary of the day the treaty banning the use of child soldiers took effect.

Participating in the campaign is easy:

  1. Use red paint to make a handprint on a sheet of paper, and add a personal message about your desire to end the use of child soldiers; organize others at your school or in your community to do the same;

  2. Upload photos or videos of your event to www.redhandday.org;

  3. Send your red hands by February 2009 to Human Rights Watch, 350 5th Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10118





Will you join this effort? What are your thoughts about using children as soldiers?

Black Friday 2008 Has Arrived!


Black Friday deals start today! Don't spend Black Friday 2008 jostling for bargains and parking spots. Amazon will have amazing deals to help villagers get holiday shopping done for less. Our Black Friday page is the central point to find all our Black Friday deals, including the Gold Box hourly deals featured from midnight to 11pm PST and thousands of products that are on sale for a limited time only.

Rep. William Jefferson .... Please, Just Go Away!


UPDATE: The corruption trial of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., will likely be delayed until 2009.

Do you believe that things come in threes? If so, perhaps there is still hope that New Orleans congressman William Jefferson will fade from sight soon. First, Kwame Kilpatrick was forced from his position as mayor of Detroit. Second, OJ Simpson was forced from his position as a sports icon.

Perhaps U.S. Rep. William Jefferson will be #3 on this list. Jefferson, seeking his 10th term in Congress, faces a December trial on charges that he took bribes, laundered money and misused his congressional office for business dealings in Africa.

Of course, the people of New Orleans can end his career on November 4 when his congressional district holds a runoff. Jefferson was the first Black elected to Congress from Louisiana since Reconstruction. But, it is time for him to go away. Since he won't retire, it is up to the people to put him away.

OJ Simpson had false hope before he was found guilty by Las Vegas jury. Perhaps Jefferson is a wee bit too confident. He addressed a few dozen family members and supporters at a restaurant in a section of eastern New Orleans still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina. “We look forward to a rigorous campaign but a successful outcome,” Jefferson said.

A victory in the Nov. 4 runoff would send Jefferson to a Dec. 6 general election in the heavily Democratic district against a little-known Republican.

Jefferson’s campaign stressed his influence in Washington and prominently featured pictures of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders joining him in touring New Orleans, still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

But his clout was already dropping even before his last election two years ago. By then, news had broken that he was under investigation for alleged bribery and that federal agents said they found $90,000 hidden in his freezer. He survived, winning re-election in 2006 easily, but he subsequently was stripped of a seat on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. Last year, he was indicted on corruption charges by a federal grand jury in Virginia. Other family members also have been caught up in an unrelated scandal. Two siblings face federal corruption charges in New Orleans and a third has pleaded guilty.

Jefferson has denied wrongdoing, while refusing to discuss details of the accusations against him. Sounds like Kwame and OJ, huh?!

What do you think villagers? Ain't it time for this guy to just go away?

New AfroSpear Member: The Liberator Magazine

I'm proud to let villagers know that a new member has been added to The AfroSpear. The Liberator Magazine recently earned membership in The AfroSpear.

The Liberator's mission is to help preserve humanity by creating and supporting excellent spaces of dialogue that provide fresh and forceful analysis and critique of art, culture, education, and politics. And they have a vision for how to do it. The Liberator effortlessly transcends boundaries because serious discussion is the precursor to serious action.

Brian Kasoro is the editor of 'The Liberator Magazine' (BBR #392). His blog started in March 2006. He feels that his blog will support The AfroSpear in its efforts "to provide a network of discussion and ideas on African issues in the diaspora and the continent." When asked how his blog would support that purpose, he wrote, "The Liberator is dedicated to supporting and creating excellent spaces of discussion in order to better serve humanity. The Afrospear is such a space."

Please join me in welcoming Brian Kasoro and his crew from The Liberator Magazine into our progressive group of Black bloggers.

Wordless Wednesday: Mixed-Race Animals





Saw V... A Really Quick Review


This series needs to stop.

The traps are still cool, the blood and gore content still heavy, but can the plot get any more convoluted?

So parts of this one takes place concurrently with parts of both 3 and 4? And parts of it are directly related to the goings on of 1 and 2? By the end of the movie, I didn't care who had been doing what, because with all of the jumps in both plot and logic, I just wanted it to be over.

And are they serious handing the reigns over to Costas Mandylor? Can you name one thing other than Mobsters he was in that was any good? No, you sure can't. He's no Tobin Bell... and in fact, they may as well call the character Crapsaw now.

This series is starting to get as lame as an M.Night Shaymalananan movie; oooh, another breathtaking "Twist" ending that leaves us feeling both underwhelmed and cheated. Yay.

It's not total garbage or anything, but Saw V is light years from being as good as the first Saw was, and the really need to get back to basics... because you know Saw VI is coming.

Why Won't Jeremiah Wright Just Go Away?


Rev. Jeremiah Wright almost cost Barack Obama his chance at becoming our 44th president. Not from his incendiary sermons that were caught on tape. Barack Obama handled the uproar from those video images when he gave that remarkable speech on race in Philadelphia.

Rev. Wright used poor judgement in making a speeches and interviews one weekend on PBS television, NAACP Detroit banquet and Washington Press Club. His comments were so out-of-line that weekend that the Obama family had to resign their membership in Wright's church and distance themselves from Rev. Wright on a personal basis.

Wright said he was hurt when the campaign removed him from Obama’s African American religious advisory committee last spring without sending word. [SOURCE]

“That kind of opened up a wound because … I found out I was put off the committee by watching television on a family cruise in the Caribbean,” Wright said. “Now that hurt.”

Wright was unapologetic about his April 2008 remarks that were widely condemned — including by Obama — saying reporters had “spat in my face” by not asking a single question about the 30-minute speech he gave about his theological views before he took questions.

Though he hopes to talk with Obama again once he leaves office, he also said he won’t hold back in criticizing Obama’s administration.

“I’ve already told … Obama: On Nov. 5, I’m coming after you,” he said.

“It’s not you the person … it’s the policies of this country. And as long as you are presiding over policies that grind God’s people into the earth, I’m coming after you."

Am I the only one who thought that Rev. Wright retired? Why doesn't he just fade away and enjoy his retirement years in quiet solitude?

Some of you might remember how Bill Buckner was reviled in Boston after his error at first base that many Red Sox fans thought cost them chance for world championship. Can you imagine how much Black America would have reviled Rev. Wright if his error cost Obama the presidency?

Personally, I don't have any love lost for Rev. Wright. I figure that he will be on Fox News before long. What are your thoughts on th future of Rev. Wright?

The True Blood Season Finale

I fucking love this show; I try not to use my curse words too blatantly here, but having just seen the season finale, I'm fired up. I'm also pissed. We have to wait until next summer to find out what happens next?!? Ugh.

OMG, spoilers!

**FINALE SPOILERS**
We saw Rene finally revealed as the killer, almost killing Sookie and Sam, and nearly Bill by default; We saw Bill burn himself to a crisp in broad daylight trying to save Sookie; We saw Sam show his true colors by not letting Bill die; We saw Lafayette attacked, and show up two weeks later in the back seat of Andy's car, and we don't know if he's alive or dead; We saw Tara falling under Maryann's spell, and that she isn't exactly just a kind soul as she pretends to be; Sam not only knows Maryann, but she seems not to like him, and I'm wondering what he was doing with all of that money in the sack at the end; Jason has fallen under the spell of a bunch of religious nut anti-vampire freaks; We saw Terry, the shell shocked war vet make sweet with Arlene; We saw Eric and Pam dump Jessica on Bill, because she's too much for even them to handle... We saw a lot!
**END FINALE SPOILERS**

Why isn't he sparkling in the sunlight like the Twilight vampires do? Oh, because he's actually a vampire.

What True Blood gave us this season:
-Sookie fell in love with a vampire, Fell in love with a shape shifter, saw her grandmother die, nearly died herself, caught a murderer, got laid, and came more to grips with her abilities...
-Bill fell in love with a human, nearly got drained, gave away some vampire secrets, killed one of his own, went on trial, turned a human into a bloodsucker, nearly died, and got saddled with a hot little headache...
-Tara gave all kinds of attitude, slept with her boss, had an exorcism, and was rescued by a witchy woman...
-Lafayette cracked me up every episode, sold some V, was really gay, had gay sex for money, laid the smack down on some cracka's, and would up in the back of a cops car...
-Sam loved Sookie, annoyed me, turned into a cool little dog, banged Tara, annoyed me less, saved Sookie's life, saved Bill's life, was "found' by Tara's new friend, and ended up making me like him...
-Eric ruled!
-Jason annoyed me to no end...
-The secondary characters mad things pretty interesting. Pam, Jessica, Eddie, Rene, Terry, Gran, Amy... the all made the show better, deeper, and just more enjoyable.
-There was plenty of sex and nudity, which is something that more prime time shows desperately need!

mmmmmmm.

So what will happen next season?
-What is up with Lafayette? He better not be dead!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Who did Bill feed on? It better not be Lafayette!
-How big of a mess is Tara Really in? Will she eat Eggs? (LOL. See what I did there?)
-How does Sam know The Maenad(Maryann)? what was he doing putting all of that money in a bag?
-How much trouble will Jessica cause? Will she get naked?
-Will Terry (shell-shock) get lucky with Arlene?
-Will Jason's douche-baggery ever end?

Whether you think True Blood is the best show on TV, just decent, or you really couldn't get into it, we as horror fans all won; A major network ran a quality vampire show that met both critical and ratings success. Horror gained a little bit of credibility this fall, and not even that god-awful Twilight can taint that. (Sorry, I had to.)

Thanks for giving us a great showHBO; now try not to cancel it prematurely like you did Deadwood, Rome and Carnivale.

Season 2 needs to hurry up and get here!

Me too girls, me too.

America's New Face to the World

It will feel good to have a president that is respected by other world leaders. It will be wonderful to travel to other parts of the world where people talk about our leaders with a smile instead of with a scowl. I imagine that we will need to get comprehensive immigration policy as there is sure to be an uptick in people wanting to come to America!

My Name is Bruce (2008)



My Name is Bruce (2008)

Sub-Genre- Horror Comedy



In Attendance- Me, Machine, Chris, and Susan.



Cast Members of Note- Bruce Campbell, only one of the coolest guys ever, and some hot chick who I never knew existed named Grace Thorsen.



What's it about?- Basically, Bruce Campbell is a star of crappy b-movies, and is also a prick. His wife left him for his sleazy agent and is trying to bleed him dry, (pre-op) tranny hookers show up on his doorstep on his birthday, his dog is an alcoholic, he lives in a trailer, drives a crappy old beat up junker of a car... I didn't know things had been so rough for him since Evil Dead. Poor guy.



So he's kidnapped by a crazed fan to fight the Chinese god of bean curd protection, and save some podunk little redneck town. The town is full of gay cowboys, hicks, a girl with the best boobs ever, and more hicks.



Love the shirt.


I don't want to spoil the movie here, because really there isn't much to spoil, but I will say that demon ass is kicked!



The Good- Bruce Campbell... the name just screams goodness, doesn't it? This movie was more funny that horrific, but it doesn't matter; from start to finish I loved it, especially since it was being cheesy on purpose. Nobody does what Bruce does as well as he does... Bad ass and funny all in the same bag.



I think I'm in love.


The next best thing about this movie, aside from it being funny as hell and starring The Chin, is this little phillie in the picture above; Grace Thorsen is a hottie, and she may have the best boobs ever. She needs to get more genre work, now!



The Bad- "I wish I could quit you?" Seriously?



The Downright Horrendous- How in the hell does pee taste like lemon water? That's just so wrong.



The Gory- Despite there being all kinds of beheading's and slashing's, the gore was more campy that in was disturbing. If gore can be fun, then this gore was really fun. Yet gory. Whatever.



The Naked- No naked goodness, but Grace Thorsen has some sweater monkeys that NEED to be unleashed...





Best Line- "For the love of god man, I can smell her Chapstick." or "Are you ok, Honey?"



What did we learn?- Bruce Campbell is gold in everything he touches. Also, bean curds stave off demons. Who knew?



Rating- B+ This movie is just a plain old fun, tongue in cheek, take-it-seriously-and-you're-missing-the-point, type of film experience. Bruce proves again that he's the man, and that the genre absolutely needs what he brings to the table. Go see it if you can, and grab the DVD when it hits stores!



Final Thoughts-



Hail to the king, baby!

(Th)ink by Keith Knight: 'W Reaches Out to Sasha'



(Th)ink is an editorial cartoon written and drawn
by cartoonist Keith Knight (the K Chronicles).

Tonight, we meet Bruce


One of the cool things (and there aren't all that many) about living in Michigan, is that when Bruce Campbell has a new movie coming out, he tends to stop by one of our local theaters here to promote them. Last time he did it was for Bubba Ho-Tep, which I missed because of work, which didn't please me too much. Well he's doing it again for My Name is Bruce, and I'm finally going to get to meet him... hopefully.

A few of us from THC are heading out to the 7 P.M. screening, which promises a meet and greet and Q&A session with the man who is nothing less than a genre legend.

I hope to get some pics and maybe a question or two to post here after all is said and done, so stay tuned to see what happens!


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