Trailer: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Here's the new trailer for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Gordon Gekko is back and he looks even more ancient than his cell phone. To be honest America, I was not looking forward to this movie at all. There are a few of reasons I was not thrilled to hear there was a sequel to Wall Street coming out.

One: I liked Wall Street and I thought the statute of limitations had run out for a sequel.

Two: Money Never Sleeps is a horrible sub-title. It's just a little bit better than Wall Street 2: Pig in the City or Wall Street: The Phantom Menace.

Three: I don't want to watch Shia LaBeouf "Nononononononono" through the entire movie.

But this trailer has peeked my interest....Could this movie be any good? It does have Frank Langella in it. That's always good.

Or is this trailer just a enticing facade and have I been tricked once again by Hollywood? We will see. We will see...

Movie Poster Review: Knight and Day

Well, well, well looky what we have here. This is an interesting poster. It's different and I like that. It's Unlike the generic "Orange & Blue" posters you see all over the place now. Boooooooring!

lame

But this Knight and Day poster is different. This poster has a retro style that I can really get into...Aaaaaawwwwwwww crap!

Is Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz staring in this? That's disappointing.

Never mind then...forget I brought any of this up.

To Do List: Movies, Books, Music and Food

Sometimes we all need to be told what to do. Trying to wade through all the crap out there to find the things that are actually good or at least different is tough. Luckily I am willing to throw some recommendations your way to help you out. This is my To Do List to you.

Movie To See: The Hurt Locker

See it. It's still in some theaters and now on DVD. Then after you see it you can tell James Cameron to go to hell. This was one of the best movies this past year and it didn't need giant blue CGI people to shock and awe. It's a solid, tense action movie for people that have a hard time suspending their disbelief. The Hurt Locker stays with you for long after the credits.

If you have time, also see: Up In The Air

Book to read: Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli

Technically it's a "graphic novel" but I am recommending this book to everybody. No superheros in this comic just a 50-something Greek architect from Ithaca, New York. Full of wonderful characters and design Asterios Polyp does more than tell the story of this man's mid life crisis , it examines the mysteries of life and death, design and art and a bunch of other dualities. Never read a graphic novel before? Good, start with this one.

If you have time, also read: How I Became A Famous Novelist by Steve Hely (My book club didn't like it but I laughed my ass off through most of it)

Music to listen to: Tomes

Tomes is the best band that nobody knows. Well, I want to help change that. You need to hear them because my descriptions of their music will not do them justice. Download the free EP, love it and spread the word.

If you got time: The Avett Brothers

I've mentioned them before and I'll do it again. These guys are good. They will be on Austin City limits this Saturday and I will be watching while drinking some cheap bourbon. Who wants to join me?

Food to eat: Pho

Pho, ain't nothing wrong with that!