I saw "Revolutionary Road" this afternoon. I'm sort of glad the trailers didn't reveal what this movie was about it. God, this married couple HATED each other, pretty much from the opening credits. At least we didn't spend 90 minutes to finally reach that point. Life in the suburban fifties must have sucked hard.

Anyhow, we get Kate Winslet looking better than ever in this movie. Even better than her nakedness in "The Reader". Looks good smokin' a cig, too. I mean your real-life husband isn't gonna make you look bad, would he? Leo, is well, Leo. He and Tom Cruise have this unique habit of making everyone they are on screen with a whole lot better. And they both never get nominated for crap.

Michael Shannon, oh, Michael Shannon! In a non-Heath Ledger year, the Supporting Actor Oscar would be his. OK, his character is served a hanging slider but he hits it out of the park. He is in only two scenes but the movie is quite the cracker when he shows up. He is crazy, certifiably they tell us, but is the only one that recognizes what is truly going on and isn't afraid to say it.

Overall, it's pretty good. Not a cheery topic, but has some surprising laughs, including, most of all, the final scene.

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OK, I have, from time to time, mentioned the size of Sandra Bullock's ass in "The Lake House". Well, take a look at the ad campaign for her next movie, "The Proposal", which I saw in its full-blown glory at the Cinemark today:















































Republicans aren't exactly doing backflips over the stimulus plan. They want permanent tax cuts.

Table hockey is still alive. Sorta like Strat-O-Matic these days, I'm sure.

Another gem from Google Maps. This one from Pittsburgh.

Exercise Yard

I've never seen Shane Mosley, at age 37 mind you, better than in his dismantling of Antonio Margarito on HBO Boxing. Stunning can't even begin to describe his effort. I've never been a Mosley fan, but he almost threw a shutout last night before notching a KO in the ninth.

Mosley could not miss with the right hand throughout the fight and they correctly pointed out even his jab was working. It really throws the welterweights into more of a big dogpile. Cotto whipped Mosley, Margarito whipped Cotto and now Mosley whips Margarito. How about a Mosley-Mayweather follow up to Pacquiao-Hatton?

A very good start to HBO's year with the most unexpected of results.

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