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Golden Schmoes Picks

Filed Under: Movies by zackery — 1 Comment
02.14.2011

Make your picks here

Favorite Movie of the Year: Inception
Worst Movie of the Year: The Last Airbender
Best Director of the Year: Christopher Nolan – Inception
Best Screenplay of the Year: Black Swan
Most Overrated Movie of the Year: Twilight: Eclipse
Most Underrated Movie of the Year: Kick-Ass
Trippiest Movie of the Year: Black Swan
Best Comedy of the Year: Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Best Horror Movie of the Year: Shutter Island
Best Animated Movie of the Year: Despicable Me
Best Sci-Fi Movie of the Year: Inception
Best Special Effects of the Year: Tron: Legacy
Biggest Disappointment of the Year: Clash of the Titans
Biggest Surprise of the Year: Easy A
Best Actor of the Year: Leonardo DiCaprio – Shutter Island
Best Actress of the Year: Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Best Supporting Actor of the Year: Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Inception
Best Supporting Actress of the Year: Mila Kunis – Black Swan
Breakthrough Performance of the Year: Tom Hardy – Inception
Favorite Celebrity of the Year: Conan O’Brien
Coolest Character(s) of the Year: Arthur – Inception
Best Music in a Movie: Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Favorite Movie Poster of the Year: The Social Network
Best Trailer of the Year: Tron: Legacy
Best DVD of the Year: Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Best Action Sequence of the Year: The Town – Final shootout
Most Memorable Scene in a Movie : Toy Story 3 – Andy says goodbye
Best T&A of the Year: Mary Elizabeth Winstead – Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Best Line of the Year: The Social Network – “I’m 6’5, 220 pounds and there are two of me.”

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Grammy Nominations, Winners and Who I Think Should Have Won

Filed Under: Music, Reviews by zackery — Leave a comment
02.14.2011

(*) = Actually Won
(<3) = Should have won (if there is no <3, then I disliked all of the nominees)

Record of the Year:
* Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Nothin’ On You, B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem feat. Rihanna
F*** You, Cee Lo Green
<3 Empire State of Mind, Jay-Z and Alicia Keyes

Album of the Year:
<3 * The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Recovery, Eminem
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

Song of the Year:
* Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Beg, Steal or Borrow, Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
<3 F*** You, Cee-Lo Green
The House That Built Me, Miranda Lambert
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem, feat. Rihanna

Best New Artist:
* Esperanza Spalding
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence and The Machine
Mumford & Sons

Best Pop Vocal Album
* The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
My World 2.0, Justin Bieber
I Dreamed a Dream, Susan Boyle
<3 Battle Studies, John Mayer
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
* Lady Gaga, Bad Romance
Sara Bareilles, King of Anything
| Beyoncé, Halo (Live)
Norah Jones, Chasing Pirates
Katy Perry, Teenage Dream

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
* Bruno Mars, Just the Way You Are
Michael Bublé, Haven’t Met You Yet
Michael Jackson, This Is It
Adam Lambert, Whataya Want From Me
<3 John Mayer, Half of My Heart

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
<3 * Hey, Soul Sister (Live), Train
Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version), Glee Cast
Misery, Maroon 5
The Only Exception, Paramore
Babyfather, Sade

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
* Imagine, Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
<3 Airplanes II, B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
If It Wasn't For Bad, Elton John & Leon Russell
Telephone, Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
California Gurls, Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Dance Recording:
* Only Girl (In The World), Rihanna
Rocket, Goldfrapp
In For The Kill, La Roux
Dance In The Dark, Lady Gaga
Dancing On My Own, Robyn

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
<3 * Tighten Up, The Black Keys
Ready To Start, Arcade Fire
I Put A Spell On You, Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
Radioactive, Kings Of Leon
Resistance, Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance:
* New Fang, Them Crooked Vultures
A Looking In View, Alice In Chains
Let Me Hear You Scream, Ozzy Osbourne
Black Rain, Soundgarden
<3 Between The Lines, Stone Temple Pilots

Best Rock Song:
* Angry World, Neil Young
Little Lion Man, (Mumford & Sons
Radioactive, Kings Of Leon
Resistance, Muse
<3 Tighten Up, The Black Keys

Best Rock Album
* The Resistance, Muse
Emotion & Commotion, Jeff Beck
Backspacer, Pearl Jam
Mojo, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Le Noise, Neil Young

Best Alternative Music Album
* Brothers, The Black Keys
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms, Band Of Horses
Broken Bells, Broken Bells
<3 Contra, Vampire Weekend

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
* Wake Up! Everybody, John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Commo
Nothin’ On You, B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
Deuces, Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem & Rihanna
<3 Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys n

Best Rap Song:
* Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem & Rihanna
Not Afraid, Eminem
Nothin’ On You, B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars
<3 On To The Next One, Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap Album:
* Recovery, Eminem
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray, B.o.B
Thank Me Later, Drake
<3 The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z
How I Got Over, The Roots

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
* As She’s Walking Away, Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
Bad Angel, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
Pride (In The Name Of Love), Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
Hillbilly Bone, Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
I Run To You, Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best Country Song:
* Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
The Breath You Take, George Strait
Free, Zac Brown Band
The House That Built Me, Miranda Lambert
I’d Love To Be Your Last, Gretchen Wilson
If I Die Young, The Band Perry

Best Country Album:
* Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Up On The Ridge, Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song, Jamey Johnson
Revolution, Miranda Lambert

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Playing Catch Up

Filed Under: Comics, DCU Online, Reviews, Video Games by zackery — 1 Comment
01.26.2011

Somehow with the “hustle” of life I managed to get behind on comics and I mean WAY behind!!! Currently I’m in the process of catching back up and hopefully should be finished by the beginning of February. My plan at that point is to begin doing my one line comic reviews on a weekly basis again. I’ve also updated the comics page on the site to list my pulls for February, so you can know what to expect for the month.

In other news, Michael and I started playing DC Universe Online and at the moment I’m def preferring it over WoW. We’ll see how long it lasts, when you’ve played Warcraft for as long as I have, it’s easy to get momentarily caught up in new games.

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Top Ten Lists for 2k10

Filed Under: Movies, Music, Personal, Reviews by zackery — 1 Comment
01.04.2011

I probably should have done these a while back, but whatever…

Top Ten Records of 2010
10. Some Things Just Don’t Wash Out – Me, You and Everyone We Know
9. Would it Kill You – Hellogoodbye
8. Contra – Vampire Weekend
7. Cosmogramma – Flying Lotus
6. The Five Ghosts – Stars
5. My Dinosaur Life – Motion City Soundtrack
4. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World OST – Various Artists
3. Blue Sky Noise – Circa Survive
2. Forgiveness Rock Record – Broken Social Scene
1. The Social Network – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Top Ten Movies of 2010
10. Tron: Legacy
9. Kick Ass
8. Youth in Revolt
7. Iron Man 2
6. Despicable Me
5. The Town
4. Shutter Island
3. Inception
2. Scott Pilgrim vs the World
1. The Social Network

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The Begining of a New Age

Filed Under: Android, Apple, Reviews, Technology by zackery — Leave a comment
01.04.2011

So let’s be real, I’m fairly certain that it’s a well known fact that I’m an uber apple fan boy. This obsession doesn’t stop at computers or mp3 playing devices though, it even extends into the arena of mobile phones. I have owned every version of the iphone since launch and more or less loved every moment of it. I will admit there were several frustrations along the way, but I always told myself that Steve and the gang would get around to fixing those issue and for the most part they did.

So when the iphone 4 was announced I was beyond excited. It felt like every design flaw that I had ever complained about in prior iterations of the iphone had been removed. The retina display was amazingly beautiful and there was even a forward facing camera with which I could brett farve my friends with!

Needless to say I purchased this device as soon as I was able to and enjoyed every moment with it. Things were going fairly smoothly in the world of my mobile devices, until something happened and a friend of mine from work began to preach the wonders of the android platform to me. Being the apple fan boy that I am, I ignored him at first, but as time went on I became more and more interested. I wanted to try this new world of mobile wonder, yet I still craved the safety of the ios.
Well recently I was at a Best Buy and started playing with a Dell Streak. I liked that it had a larger screen than an iphone and felt more manageable than an ipad in size, I also liked how it flawlessly integrated with my gmail and google voice accounts, but more than anything else I was intrigued by how it ran android. I had to have one.
So a few days later I purchased this device from best buy and began my adventures with android. I was impressed that it had most of the same apps as my iphone had. I was also impressed with how simple everything felt, yet there was still a high level of customization not available to the iphone. A friend showed me how to “side load” apps and I enjoyed being able to install apps from my drop box account.

The tablet itself is of a manageable size, it’s a little too big to be a phone, but isn’t too big to fit in your pocket should you decide to take it somewhere with you, like the waiting room at the doctor’s office. I did have issues finding a suitable case, but ended up settling with an otterbox impact case and then using a USB hard drive case I found at best buy for transport in my back pack.
I’ve had the device for over a week now and have enjoyed every moment with it. I find android to be a fascinating operating system and I’m excited to learn more about it.

Hopefully in a few weeks I can come back with more of an in-depth review, but I felt like the story of what will probably be the beginning of my transition from iphones to android phones should be told.

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