The first round of Tom Lehrer’s song tournament is upon us. Vote early, vote often. We’ll leave this round open until Thursday, August 7th, at 8PM EDT (2000 hours). Also I’ll be doing something a bit different since I know … Continue reading Tom Lehrer: Best song round 1!
Okay friends, I was going to hold with pausing all tournaments until the video game music tournaments had run their course, so as not to steal their thunder, but some legends have passed recently, so tribute must be paid. From … Continue reading Best of Tom Lehrer: Nominations and Seeding Round
My friends, dear hearts and gentle people; let us come together to talk about the Superman that is hitting screens this week. As the next few days roll around, more and more people will have the opportunity to see it, … Continue reading Superman: Spoiler Space
In the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman, I’m writing a series of short essays about what I think are the important things I feel ought to be in a Superman movie. Or at least, this one. Not every Supe movie … Continue reading Superman Topic V: “Look Up”
In the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman, I’m writing a series of short essays about what I think are the important things I feel ought to be in a Superman movie. Or at least, this one. Not every Supe movie … Continue reading Superman Topic IV: The Justice Gang
Looks like Sue has the baby during the course of the film, so “First Steps” has a nee meaning, huh? (new… why you doing me like this, WordPress?) Continue reading New F4: First Steps Trailer Discussion Thread
In the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman, I’m writing a series of short essays about what I think are the important things I feel ought to be in a Superman movie. Or at least, this one. Not every Supe movie … Continue reading Superman Topic III: The Kents
In the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman, I’m writing a series of short essays about what I think are the important things I feel ought to be in a Superman movie. Or at least, this one. Not every Supe movie … Continue reading Superman Topic II: Lex Luthor
In the lead-up to James Gunn’s Superman, I’m writing a series of short essays about what I think are the important things I feel ought to be in a Superman movie. Or at least, this one. Not every Supe movie … Continue reading Superman Topic I: Lois and Clark
The OTHER trailer that dropped today. Made sure to put Ryan Coogler’s name front and center early on, too. Continue reading Marvel’s “Ironheart” Trailer Reaction Thread
Well, since it wasn’t going to be Doom, this is the only real alternative, isn’t it? Continue reading Fantastic 4: First Steps Trailer Thread
At CinemaCon, a 5-minute sneak peek of James Gunn’s upcoming Superman was unveiled. Share your thoughts, hopes, fears, and such below. Continue reading ‘Superman’ Sneak Peek Discussion Thread
Is it… clobberin’ time? Continue reading The Fantastic Four: First Steps Trailer Thread
Hello! Here’s round 2 of our tournament. Round one had some real blow-outs, by the roles you’d probably expect. The greatest of these was Darth Vader himself, who triumphed over JEJ’s portrayal of Malcolm X in the Muhammad Ali biopic … Continue reading James Earl Jones Best Role Tournament: Round 2!
Just less than two weeks after his passing, let’s celebrate the amazing career of James Earl Jones. This tournament will pit essentially all of his movie performances (less a few where he had cameos or played himself), and a few … Continue reading James Earl Jones Tournament: His Best Roles Round 1
Well the semis were a bit surprising in that the two songs that I’d heard bandied for being a lock to win the whole thing, both were brought up short by two powerhouse cover songs by Black ladies. So without … Continue reading Best Cover Song Finals!
Hello all! Here’s the delayed Semifinals. Sorry for the wait, but not too much longer now! We’re down to 4, and this round will stay open until Friday, 4/26 at 8PM Eastern. Continue reading Cover Song Tournament: Semifinals
Finally I’ve gotten around to going through the results of Round 5 so that we may enjoy our quarterfinals! Here are last round’s results: The closest round was a tie between The Animals’ “House of the Rising Sun” and “Tainted … Continue reading Best Cover Song Tournament: Quarterfinals
Hello everyone! I delayed posting this round a couple of days because well, this round is going to be up for a while. I’m going on a trip starting tomorrow and won’t be home or on computer for about a … Continue reading Best Cover Song Tournament: Round 5 (Round of 16)
Here we go again! You’re down to 16 contests this time around. Highlights of Round 3: The closest match was #218, where you made me break a 32-32 tie between “Venus” by Bananarama and “Mr. Tambourine Man” by the Byrds. … Continue reading Best Cover Song Round 4 (Round of 32)
