Saw the trailer for this new Martin Scorsese film “The Departed” the other day. Its a remake of a Hong Kong film Internal Affairs, part of a trilogy of acclaimed thrillers.
Leonard Dicaprio plays an undercover state cop infiltrating the Irish Mob in Boston, led by Jack Nicholson; who is stepping away from comedy for the first time in over a decade(with the exception of “The Pledge” which was terrible). Meanwhile, Matt Damon is a mob ally within the police force, keeping the criminals safe. Also featured are Martin Sheen, Marky Mark Wahlberg, and Alec Baldwin: The Greatest Actor Of All Time.
Scorsese is noted for his crime movies, I’m going to personally look forward to this movie a great deal.

1962 – 2006

He was a very brave, and highly entertaining educator who brought his love and fearless repect of animals to millions every week. It is sad that this led to his untimely death, as a Sting Ray barb punctured his chest as he was filming a new documentary off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

Link: MSNBC

Big Barda, Martian Manhunter, and Deadshot, from the new wave of JLU figures
There are tiny figures of female characters all over this line. Supergirl literally looks like a small girl compared to the giganticly manly Superman. Stargirl wasn’t that big to begin with so being short is expected in the toy.
But not Barda. Barda should be a head taller than J’onn J’onzz instead of barely meeting his oversized green torso.
This is not that Barda lovingly honored by novelist Michael Chabon. This looks like a child in a Barda outfit.

Oh well. The rest of the wave has some pretty good figures, including Vigilante, Sinestro, and an appropriately sized Huntress.

Target will get a 6 pack with an exclusive Doomsday figure in additon to another Batman, Superman, and Wonderwoman. I’m as big a beleiver in the Trinity as anyone, but let them rest, Mattel.

NBC10 in Providence followed a fortunate young lad named Austin who got to go to toy maker Hasbro’s Headquarters in Pawtucket, RI. He gets to gives his opinion on forthcoming toys, do some product testing and even chat with Transformers Guru Aaron Archer!
Austin is currently up for adoption, and I’d take him in a second if he promises to share his haul.

Sacrilegious as it may seem, I actually like the Colbert Report more than The Daily Show now. I’m not putting down Jon Stewart, I like TDS as much as I ever have. I just like the Report better.

So what better way to spread the truthiness than with the webs time honored tradition of image generators?

First up, You’re On Notice! This one allows you to customize up to 10 list items to add to Stephen’s “On Notice” board. Go ahead and fill it up with jerks from usenet, bands you hate, and that guy who porked your girlfriend (or boyfriend).

If for some reason you think there is something more dangerous than Bears, try The ThreatDown Generator. Here you can not only add a headline, but also an image of the threat you’re downing.

It goes without saying that true fans also haunt the Colbert Nation, a site that far surpasses the official one.

Details about the most anticipated guitar simulation game of the year have slowly rolled out all summer since the initial showing at E3, but we’ve neglected to post about them until now when we’ve got a lot of new info.
First up, at the Harmonix Myspace Blog they’ve debuted the box art for the individual DVD case, the guitar bundle, and the guitar itself. Ohh, stickers!
Courtesy Logan from our forum, here’s the list of songs current confirmed for GHII

Nirvana – Heart Shaped Box
Primus – John the Fisherman
Stone Temple Pilots – Trippin’ On a Hole in a Paper Heart
Anthrax – Madhouse
Motley Crue – Shout at the Devil
The Police – Message in a Bottle
The Pretenders – Tattooed Love Boys
Cheap Trick – Surrender
Spinal Tap – Tonight I’m Going to Rock You Tonight
Heart – Crazy For You
Allman Brothers Band – Jessica
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Freebird
Avenged Sevenfold – Beast and the Harlot
Dick Dale – Misirlou
Lamb of God – Laid to Rest
Alice in Chains – Them Bones
Reverent Horton Heat – Psychobilly Freakout
Black Sabbath – War Pigs
KISS – Strutter
Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name Of
Butthole Surfers – Who Was in My Room Last Night?
Van Halen – You Really God Me
Guns ‘n Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
The Rolling Stones – Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
Rush – YYZ

In addition, Voivod announced they’ve been contacted for inclusion on GHII, but haven’t mentioned what song yet.

Guitar Hero II is slated for a November 7, 2006 release.

Continue on for gameplay movies…

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Steven Seagal’s feature debut, broken down to only its most awesome moments.

Like a lot of the civilized world, I don’t watch the Emmy Awards. Thankfully, INTER-NET saved host Conan O’brien’s introductory sketch. Conan is heading to the show, and crosses paths with many other TV stars on the way.

Bonus points to whoever selected music for the inclusion of “Police On My Back” by The Clash at the end.