Jib Jab Sendup of Jaws: Here Is "Jowls"

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Just thought I would give you a good laugh with this video from JibJab.com called "Jowls". Besides myself, this video stars my brothers. Enjoy!\

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US Magazine Provides Video Of Michael Jackson's Pepsi Ad Gone Haywire. Jackson Dances As Flames Engulf His Head.

I had this video posted a little earlier but removed it when I realized the embed code didn't work. The problem has been rectified, so here it is again.

This accident, which caused second and third degree burns to Michael Jackson's head and face, is supposedly what began his years of drug addiction for pain killers. After watching this, I am not surprised. They were on the sixth take of this add for Pepsi-Cola when the pyrotechnics exploded early. Michael continues to perform as flames begin to engulf his head. When he spins around you can see the smoke just fuming from his scalp. It is at that point that crew members surround him and douse the flames. As he is being led away you can see his bald scalp, completely red from where he had been burned.

If you are the least bit squeamish I suggest that you take a pass on this video. It is however, what many people have been curious about for years. I don't think it has ever been shown before.

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New Addition To The Blog-o-rama's Top Ten List For Films

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I have read in the past about how great the film "The Searchers" is and in fact, bought the 2 disk DVD when it was first released a couple of years ago. Since that time, it just sat on my shelf collecting dust. This is even though I am a huge John Wayne fan with more than 100 of his films in my collection.

I go in spurts about watching those films, sometimes not watching them for months, and then getting the urge and watching several of his films over a weekend. This is what happened this past week, as I began watching post True Grit films such as Big Jake, Chisum, and Cahill: US Marshall. It was after those films, that I thought maybe it was time to watch an older film, and I found The Searchers, still wrapped in cellophane.

From the very first minute of the film I knew I had been insane to have never watched this movie sooner. It is truly a remarkable piece of art, and now I believe it is the greatest role that John Wayne ever performed.

The cinematography is breathtaking and I'm sure at the time of it's release, when it was filmed in VistaVision, it must have been unbelievable. The intensity of the performance that John Wayne gives as Ethan is so shockingly incredible that at times you forget that it is the Duke on the screen. His character Ethan being so full of hatred and rage that you see it in every crease on his face, in his eyes, and in his voice.

I see no reason to give the plot away other than to say it is a five- year journey of searching for Debbie (Natalie Wood) who was taken by the Commanche in a raid on his brother's ranch that left everyone else tortured, raped, and murdered.

Rooster Cogburn has always been my favorite Wayne role. I have probably seen True Grit between 75-100 times. And for pure entertainment value, that is indeed a great role. The Searchers was completely overlooked by the Academy and that is a shame. Wayne's performance in this film was truly his finest and the collaboration with Director John Ford, their best.

Here is some extremely interesting trivia about The Searchers that appeared at IMDB.Com. And by the way, I just submitted this same article in the comments section at IMDB. So if you see it there, know that it came from here.

• One of the first movies to market itself with a making-of documentary aired on TV. Gig Young hosted the program, with Jeffrey Hunter as the guest.
• In the climactic scene, John Wayne and Natalie Wood run up the side of a hill in Monument Valley, Utah... and come down the other side of the hill in the Bronson Canyon area of Griffith Park, Los Angeles (647 miles away).
• Considering the part of Ethan Edwards to be the best character he ever portrayed on-screen and his favorite film role, John Wayne named a son Ethan in homage.

There is a lot more interesting bits about the film there and you can read them by visiting here.

Here is the trailer for The Searchers.

Iconic Mansion Up For Sale At Culver Studios.

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The mansion seen at the beginning of "Gone With the Wind" and other Selznick Studios films is back on the rental market.
With approximately 140 Sony employees leaving the Culver Studios lot in the coming weeks, about 60,000 square feet -- including the 15,000-square-foot mansion -- will be available come November.

The mansion achieved its iconic status in the "Gone With the Wind" credits as the backdrop for the logo of the David O. Selznick Studios. The storied lot, built in 1918, has been home to Cecil B. DeMille, RKO, Howard Hughes, Desilu and Grant Tinker. Sony has occupied the space since 1991.

The space represents about 25% of Culver Studios' footprint. The lot is home to 13 soundstages, production offices, bungalows and support services.

All Time Classic TV Western "The Big Valley" Heading To The Big Screen!

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Truly one of my all time favorite TV Westerns, it was announced that "The Big Valley" is heading to the silver screen. The 1960s television Western that starred Barbara Stanwyck is being adapted into an independent feature by Kate Edelman Johnson and Daniel Adams through their Panther Entertainment banner.

In the show, Stanwyck played the widowed matriarch of the wealthy Barkley family living in 19th-century Stockton, Calif.

The series, which ran 1964-69 on ABC, also starred Richard Long, Peter Breck, and launched the careers of Linda Evans and Lee Majors.

Pre-production on “The Big Valley” is expected to begin in January, with filming to take place in April in Michigan and New Mexico.

For those of you who have never had the pleasure of enjoying this great series, here is an episode that guest stars William Shatner.

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Funny People: Redband Trailer Is Pretty Funny.

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I'm always pretty skeptical when it comes to any movie with Adam Sandler lately but this time I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt because of Judd Apatow being at the reins. Also, this latest trailer is adult, funny, and not Disney.

Over the past few years, writer/director Judd Apatow has shown that nothing—not even losing your virginity or the miracle of childbirth—is sacred. About his third film behind the camera, he says, “I’m trying to make a very serious movie that is twice as funny as my other movies. Wish me luck!” Apatow directs Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann in Funny People, the story of a famous comedian who has a near-death experience.

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