Bangkok Dangerous Brings the Action to DVD and Blu-ray on January 6th
We have all the details on this Nicolas Cage actioner in both formats.
cisco kid :: Oct.31.2008 :: General :: No Comments »
Firehouse Dog (2007)
Firehouse Dog (2007) - Movie trailer, synopsis and information about the Fox movie Firehouse Dog. Celebrity canine becomes a firehouse pet in this live action film.
cisco kid :: Oct.30.2008 :: General :: No Comments »
Borderline Personality Disorder: No Man Is an Island
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the most damaging mental illnesses. By itself, this severe mental illness accounts for up to 10 percent of patients in psychiatric care and 20 percent of those who have to be hospitalized. The defining characteristic of BPD is a pervasive instability in the patient’s life, especially when it comes to interpersonal relationships. BPD patients also have difficulty controlling their impulses and regulating their emotions. Close relationships of patients are often tumultuous and compromised by highly unpredictable behavior that can leave others baffled, angry and frightened. This behavior exerts a tremendous toll not only on those afflicted with the illness, but also on their social network and the health care system. (A well known, if dramatized, example is the character Glenn Close played in the movie Fatal Attraction.) Surprisingly, despite the importance of this disorder, little is yet known about what brain mechanisms might underlie it. In a recent paper in the journal Science, Brooks King-Casas and colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine provide an illuminating look into the brain in people suffering from BPD. [More]
Coming Attractions: Changeling
Opening in select theaters today and more widely next Friday, Changeling boasts a stellar cast—led by Academy Award winning actors Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich—and an Academy Award winning director. Clint Eastwood. In the film, Christine Collins (Jolie) must endure not only the kidnapping of her child but a police force more interested in silencing her criticism than finding her son.
Ghost in the Shell
Espionage, action and a futuristic bad guy… what more could you ask from an Anime film? Get the full review of Ghost in the Shell.
cisco kid :: Oct.29.2008 :: General :: No Comments »
2008 Action Movies
Action movie fans are going to love 2008. Big action films set to hit theaters in 2008 include Bond 22, Iron Man, Speed Racer, Prince Caspian, Cloverfield, The Dark Knight, Star Trek, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, Get Smart, Wanted, Hancock, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
UFC 86 Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Forrest Griffin quick picks
This is going to be a great event with an excellent main event in Rampage vs Forrest and some great undercard fights. Quick picks is all I have time for these days so here they are.
Corey Hill Vs. Justin Buchholz - picking Corey Hill to win by height and ferocity.
Melvin Guillard Vs. Dennis Siver - Guillard is like a mini Randleman in a sense that he has better physical tools than most fighters but lack other important qualities like hard work and mental aspects of the fight game. On talent alone and lots of trashtalk mixed in with some substance abuse in the last year he only managed two very embarassing losses to Stevenson and Clementi. It seems to me he's on his last chance to stay in UFC and this fight with Siver is make it or break it. Siver has good striking credentials and has decent ground game, at least defensively. Siver's loss to Gray Maynard only showed his toughness and ability to stay in the fight when the going gets tough. Picking Siver because he is a serious fighter unlike the underachiving Guilldard.
Jorge Gurgel Vs. Cole Miller - hmm.. I could be entertaining for a little bit, but neither are impressive fighters. Miller should be able to land a tonn on Gurgel's face early on given his reach advantage and hopefully finish it there. There is a chance that Gurgel could smarten up for this fight and try doing the ground game as soon as can, but I think Cole's been training with Marcus Aurelius for this fight at American Top Team and his ground game should be as tight as ever. Picking Cole by Gurgel's inability to do anything serious.
Gabriel Gonzaga Vs. Justin McCully - Gonzaga was on top of the world after KOing Mirco CroCop and should not have had much shame inlosing to Randy Couture. But then fell apart in his cowardly loss to Fabricio Werdum. He definitely took a giant step back as a fighter that night. So hopefully he got some type of help with the mental aspects of the game which nowadays is becoming a necessity for many top fighters, see Chuck Liddell's use of Tony Robinson. Zuffa is throwing Gonzaga a bone here and having him face a scrub really, Tito "The embarrased" Ortiz's training parner Justin McCully. Should be an easy win for Gonzaga by whatever he wants, picking him by a head kick probably.
Tyson Griffin Vs. Marcus Aurelio - Clay Guida vs Marcus Aurelio should have been a barn burner too, but Marcus supposedly got the "UFC debut jitters" and Clay shaked his long hair enough for a split decision. I believe in Tyson Griffin to not be too scared of Aurelio and really push the action. But I think Aurelio got past the jitters and being more comfortable being in UFC should be able to at least decision Griffin, if not submit him. Picking Aurelio
Josh Koscheck Vs. Chris Lytle - this one is a tough one for me to pick because Lytle has fought some tough competition and even responded to recent critisims of being to timid with being more agressive. Koscheck will be definitely stronger of the two and I hope he'll not be smart and stand with Lytle. Picking Lytle by TKO of some type
Joe Stevenson Vs. Gleison Tibau - Stevenson will most likely come back strong from his bloody affair with BJ Penn and show off his great ground game coupled with constantly pushing the action. Picking Stevenson by decision
Patrick Cote Vs. Ricardo Almeida - I really like Cote and glad he has a 3 fight winning streak with some cool knockouts in his last two fights, but he has very little chance against Almeida. Many years ago, Renzo Gracie's top dog Almeida had a rough run in UFC, then he went to beat up a bunch of tough guys in the longest running Japanese promotion, Pancrase, including Nathan Marquardt and then decided to take an unexpected break to concentrate on the art of jiu-jitsu and teaching. Well, not that UFC is out in the open and is very popular I guess he got another itch to fight and make some serious money this time. His comeback fight in UFC was quick and impressive. Picking Almeida to make a statement and get a title shot at Anderson Silva, though I don't he's ready for that one just yet.
Quinton Jackson Vs. Forrest Griffin - I have lots of emotions about this one. I've been following Rampage since his days in KOTC and Pride, UFC should man up and release Rampage's greatest Prefight Interviews DVD cause there is some funny stuff there. He did pretty good for himself since his entrance to UFC and if Chuck's KO could be argued as a fluke, he did beat Dan Henderson handily. Forrest beat Mauricio Shogun in his last fight which was awesome. I think everyone was rooting for him and he pulled it off smashingly. That night he certainly could hold his own and push for a decisive win. So Forest beat Shogun, Shogun beat Rampage, so….blah blah blah. In reality Rampage wasn't well when he fought Shogun, Shogun wasn't well when he fought Forrest. Rampage has loads more experience of facing top notch competition than Forrest and it will show tonight. I have a feeling this will be some what similar to Wanderlei Silva showing everyone Keith Jardine isn't quite there yet and Rampage will do the same with Forrest. Picking Rampage
Now go order it ……it starts in 30 mins!
cisco kid :: Oct.28.2008 :: General :: No Comments »
Associate General Counsel / Browndorf PEM / Newport Beach, CA
Browndorf PEM/Newport Beach, CA
Emerging Southern California Hedge Fund seeks film finance and development lawyer with 5-7 years experience to work as in-house counsel in position of Associate General Counsel. Salary is commensurate with experience and profit sharing bonuses are available.
Responsibilities include:
1. Structuring special purpose vehicles
2. Creating term sheets for various film financing structures and banking relationships
3. Creating attachment agreements and distribution agreements
4. Review of all financing agreements
5. Creation and maintenance of various corporate structures
The appropriate candidate will have an intimate understanding of soft money and tax credit financing structures and have structured and closed multiple transactions. Position requires an ability to work independently, ambitiously and cooperatively within an energetic and focused team of like-minded legal, financial and industry professionals. The appropriate candidate will successfully complete and negotiate all closing documents and lead all closings. Mention InhouseBlog.com's Job Board when applying.
Kung Fu Panda
Movie trailer, synopsis and info about the Paramount movie Kung Fu Panda (2008), starring Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, and Lucy Liu. Kung Fu Panda is rated PG, for sequences of martial arts action.
Borderline Personality Disorder: No Man Is an Island
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the most damaging mental illnesses. By itself, this severe mental illness accounts for up to 10 percent of patients in psychiatric care and 20 percent of those who have to be hospitalized. The defining characteristic of BPD is a pervasive instability in the patient’s life, especially when it comes to interpersonal relationships. BPD patients also have difficulty controlling their impulses and regulating their emotions. Close relationships of patients are often tumultuous and compromised by highly unpredictable behavior that can leave others baffled, angry and frightened. This behavior exerts a tremendous toll not only on those afflicted with the illness, but also on their social network and the health care system. (A well known, if dramatized, example is the character Glenn Close played in the movie Fatal Attraction.) Surprisingly, despite the importance of this disorder, little is yet known about what brain mechanisms might underlie it. In a recent paper in the journal Science, Brooks King-Casas and colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine provide an illuminating look into the brain in people suffering from BPD. [More]
cisco kid :: Oct.27.2008 :: General :: No Comments »
Google bolsters Analytics service with new features
Google this week continued to hone its effort to push its Google Analytics service into corporate IT shops by adding a slew of new features, including custom report generation, advanced segmentation and integration with Google AdSense.
The new features will let larger companies using Google Analytics ditch any third-party tools they are using for segmentation or custom reporting of data generated from Google Analytics, noted Brett Crosby, group manager for Google Analytics.
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"This is an enterprise class feature launch," he said. "[Users have] been spending a lot of time and money trying to squeeze out this information from a lot of other tools. We think this will solve the dueling tool problem within these organizations."
The free hosted Google Analytics service was launched three years ago to demand so great Google had to temporarily suspend taking on new users.
The integration with Google's AdSense advertising network lets users see which pages of their site are driving the most revenue from AdSense ads. Integrating AdSense and Google Analytics will allow users to determine what content people like, which referring sources are driving the most revenue and which geographies are driving the most revenue, Crosby added.
"There are a lot of sites that use AdSense to drive revenue, and that is their primary source of revenue," he noted. "They can see what their return on investment is."
The update also adds support for advanced segmentation, allowing users to isolate and analyze subsets of their Web traffic — like visitors who came through an e-mail marketing campaign or those who can from a company buying keywords, Google said. "It allows you to basically zero in on any segment of traffic you want to look at," Crosby said.
Once a company creates a segment for analysis, the tool can be used to compare the past behavior of that subset to the rest of the traffic on the site, Crosby added.
"The idea is to create segments of customer so you can see that buyers behave really differently than my 'looky loo' customers," Crosby noted. "You can start to identify the differences in those sorts of traffic."
Another new feature in Google Analytics allows users to create custom reports using any metrics, Crosby added. This feature could also be used in conjunction with advanced segmentation so users can have more options on how to analyze data.
New advanced visualization capabilities, which provide motion charts of data — bubble charts that can be animated to show trends over time — can help users find aspects of data that might not otherwise be apparent, Crosby added.
Finally, Google unveiled a beta of a new Google Analytics API, which will allow developers to pull data out of the analytics service to build new applications. Crosby said that "renegade developers" have already written scripts or created other ways on their own to build new applications that use Google Analytics data. Examples, he said, include iPhone applications that display Google Analytics data on the iPhone, and a Flash-based desktop version of the analytics service.
"I think this is one of the most significant things we can do is allow people to pull data out of Google Analytics and build applications for it that we might never have dreamed of," Crosby noted. "We have a very large customer base, and a lot of these people are developers and want to do things with the data."
Google plans to roll out most of the new features to users over the next several weeks. Crosby noted that the integration with AdSense may take longer than a few weeks, and that the API is available by invitation only.
A year ago Google updated Google Analytics by adding internal search and event tracking capabilities. The latter feature allows Web site operators to more accurately measure how visitors are using interactive Web site elements like AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), JavaScript, Flash movies, page gadgets, and other multimedia tools, Crosby said.
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Journey to Center Earth
Read about the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), starring Josh Hutcherson, Brendan Fraser, and Anita Briem. Journey to the Center of the Earth is rated PG, for intense adventure action and some scary moments.
LG’s New Scarlet LG80 LCD TV Resonates with Audio Lovers
Seoul, August 27, 2008 – Is it possible to improve the experience of watching a nonstop action move like Transformers on an immersively large, full HD LCD TV with superb picture quality? Well, perhaps it is if you watch the movie on a transforming TV. No, it isn’t a robot and it doesn’t turn into a sleek car, but the new LG80 from LG Electronics (LG), a major player in the global flat panel display market, quite literally has a surprise waiting in the wings…
cisco kid :: Oct.26.2008 :: General :: No Comments »
Journey to Center Earth
Read about the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), starring Josh Hutcherson, Brendan Fraser, and Anita Briem. Journey to the Center of the Earth is rated PG, for intense adventure action and some scary moments.
Kung Fu Panda
Movie trailer, synopsis and info about the Paramount movie Kung Fu Panda (2008), starring Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, and Lucy Liu. Kung Fu Panda is rated PG, for sequences of martial arts action.
Associate General Counsel / Browndorf PEM / Newport Beach, CA
Browndorf PEM/Newport Beach, CA
Emerging Southern California Hedge Fund seeks film finance and development lawyer with 5-7 years experience to work as in-house counsel in position of Associate General Counsel. Salary is commensurate with experience and profit sharing bonuses are available.
Responsibilities include:
1. Structuring special purpose vehicles
2. Creating term sheets for various film financing structures and banking relationships
3. Creating attachment agreements and distribution agreements
4. Review of all financing agreements
5. Creation and maintenance of various corporate structures
The appropriate candidate will have an intimate understanding of soft money and tax credit financing structures and have structured and closed multiple transactions. Position requires an ability to work independently, ambitiously and cooperatively within an energetic and focused team of like-minded legal, financial and industry professionals. The appropriate candidate will successfully complete and negotiate all closing documents and lead all closings. Mention InhouseBlog.com's Job Board when applying.
cisco kid :: Oct.25.2008 :: General :: No Comments »
2008 Action Movies
Action movie fans are going to love 2008. Big action films set to hit theaters in 2008 include Bond 22, Iron Man, Speed Racer, Prince Caspian, Cloverfield, The Dark Knight, Star Trek, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, Get Smart, Wanted, Hancock, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
cisco kid :: Oct.24.2008 :: General :: No Comments »
"Depleted" Angelina Turned to Guns, Action Movies 
“I was depleted. I was in a state of just wanting to pull the covers over my head and cry about my mom. It was just too much. For me, there have been times when an action movie, even a Tomb…
cisco kid :: Oct.23.2008 :: General :: No Comments »
UFC 86 Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Forrest Griffin quick picks
This is going to be a great event with an excellent main event in Rampage vs Forrest and some great undercard fights. Quick picks is all I have time for these days so here they are.
Corey Hill Vs. Justin Buchholz - picking Corey Hill to win by height and ferocity.
Melvin Guillard Vs. Dennis Siver - Guillard is like a mini Randleman in a sense that he has better physical tools than most fighters but lack other important qualities like hard work and mental aspects of the fight game. On talent alone and lots of trashtalk mixed in with some substance abuse in the last year he only managed two very embarassing losses to Stevenson and Clementi. It seems to me he's on his last chance to stay in UFC and this fight with Siver is make it or break it. Siver has good striking credentials and has decent ground game, at least defensively. Siver's loss to Gray Maynard only showed his toughness and ability to stay in the fight when the going gets tough. Picking Siver because he is a serious fighter unlike the underachiving Guilldard.
Jorge Gurgel Vs. Cole Miller - hmm.. I could be entertaining for a little bit, but neither are impressive fighters. Miller should be able to land a tonn on Gurgel's face early on given his reach advantage and hopefully finish it there. There is a chance that Gurgel could smarten up for this fight and try doing the ground game as soon as can, but I think Cole's been training with Marcus Aurelius for this fight at American Top Team and his ground game should be as tight as ever. Picking Cole by Gurgel's inability to do anything serious.
Gabriel Gonzaga Vs. Justin McCully - Gonzaga was on top of the world after KOing Mirco CroCop and should not have had much shame inlosing to Randy Couture. But then fell apart in his cowardly loss to Fabricio Werdum. He definitely took a giant step back as a fighter that night. So hopefully he got some type of help with the mental aspects of the game which nowadays is becoming a necessity for many top fighters, see Chuck Liddell's use of Tony Robinson. Zuffa is throwing Gonzaga a bone here and having him face a scrub really, Tito "The embarrased" Ortiz's training parner Justin McCully. Should be an easy win for Gonzaga by whatever he wants, picking him by a head kick probably.
Tyson Griffin Vs. Marcus Aurelio - Clay Guida vs Marcus Aurelio should have been a barn burner too, but Marcus supposedly got the "UFC debut jitters" and Clay shaked his long hair enough for a split decision. I believe in Tyson Griffin to not be too scared of Aurelio and really push the action. But I think Aurelio got past the jitters and being more comfortable being in UFC should be able to at least decision Griffin, if not submit him. Picking Aurelio
Josh Koscheck Vs. Chris Lytle - this one is a tough one for me to pick because Lytle has fought some tough competition and even responded to recent critisims of being to timid with being more agressive. Koscheck will be definitely stronger of the two and I hope he'll not be smart and stand with Lytle. Picking Lytle by TKO of some type
Joe Stevenson Vs. Gleison Tibau - Stevenson will most likely come back strong from his bloody affair with BJ Penn and show off his great ground game coupled with constantly pushing the action. Picking Stevenson by decision
Patrick Cote Vs. Ricardo Almeida - I really like Cote and glad he has a 3 fight winning streak with some cool knockouts in his last two fights, but he has very little chance against Almeida. Many years ago, Renzo Gracie's top dog Almeida had a rough run in UFC, then he went to beat up a bunch of tough guys in the longest running Japanese promotion, Pancrase, including Nathan Marquardt and then decided to take an unexpected break to concentrate on the art of jiu-jitsu and teaching. Well, not that UFC is out in the open and is very popular I guess he got another itch to fight and make some serious money this time. His comeback fight in UFC was quick and impressive. Picking Almeida to make a statement and get a title shot at Anderson Silva, though I don't he's ready for that one just yet.
Quinton Jackson Vs. Forrest Griffin - I have lots of emotions about this one. I've been following Rampage since his days in KOTC and Pride, UFC should man up and release Rampage's greatest Prefight Interviews DVD cause there is some funny stuff there. He did pretty good for himself since his entrance to UFC and if Chuck's KO could be argued as a fluke, he did beat Dan Henderson handily. Forrest beat Mauricio Shogun in his last fight which was awesome. I think everyone was rooting for him and he pulled it off smashingly. That night he certainly could hold his own and push for a decisive win. So Forest beat Shogun, Shogun beat Rampage, so….blah blah blah. In reality Rampage wasn't well when he fought Shogun, Shogun wasn't well when he fought Forrest. Rampage has loads more experience of facing top notch competition than Forrest and it will show tonight. I have a feeling this will be some what similar to Wanderlei Silva showing everyone Keith Jardine isn't quite there yet and Rampage will do the same with Forrest. Picking Rampage
Now go order it ……it starts in 30 mins!
DragonBall (Dragon Ball) Live Action Movie Leaked Teaser Trailer
DragonBall is an upcoming 2009 American live-action film adaptation of the Dragon Ball Japanese manga series. For those who have no clue of what DragonBall is, it’s actually a Japanese manga (aka comic) series inspired by Chinese folk novel Journey to the West which was written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama originally serialized in Weekly […]
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cisco kid :: Oct.22.2008 :: General :: No Comments »