yeah, probably not the best guy … February 11, 2008

*SPOILER ALERT!!* 

movies where women hooked up with guys who ended up wanting them dead:

1. sleeping with the enemy
2. gaslight
3. what lies beneath
4. what’s love got to do with it
5. scream 1
6. fear (compiler’s note: never watch this movie.  please.)

I swear, I didn’t do it February 9, 2008

Songs where the person is accused of murder, but swears he/she didn’t do it:

1. Hazard, Richard Marx
2. Jenny Was a Friend of Mine, The Killers
3. Long Black Veil, written by Danny Dill, covered by everyone
4. I Have Not Been To Oxford Town, David Bowie (recommended by Carrie,who reminds me of my shame for neglecting the great David Bowie in the first place)
5. The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia, written by Bobby Russell, sung by Vicki Lawrence (technically, the singer not the one claiming to be innocent, but, rather, his sister)

the good guys are the bad guys? February 7, 2008

movies where a person does something technically illegal, but gets away with it and that’s OK because, gosh, that’s a likeable character.

1. The Italian Job
2. All Ocean’s movies
3. The Thomas Crown Affair
4. O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Contributions:

1. Pirates of the Caribbean (justin)
2. Shawshank Redemption (justin)

The Newton Boys will not appear on this list, since they *SPOILER ALERT* get arrested in the end; but good suggestion, Justin.

And a thought: justin’s suggestions are getting me thinking that we need another list of people who stick it to The Man and get away with it and we like that, because we hate The Man.  look for that list within the next week.

Animated Disney Films with Absentee or Evil Moms February 5, 2008

has anyone considered this before?  frankly, i’m disturbed.

1. The Little Mermaid
2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
3. Aladdin
4. Cinderella
5. Pinnochio
6. Beauty and the Beast
7. Pocahontas
8. Lilo and Stitch

movies where someone ditches a fiancee for another person February 5, 2008

the list of movies where a person ditches their significant other for another person, but it’s OK because the ditchee is a jerk or doesn’t care or finds someone else. 

1.  while you were sleeping
2. family stone
3. sleepless in seatle
4. sweet home alabama
5. it’s a guy thing
6. the wedding singer
7. the wedding planner
8. what’s up, doc?
9. Enchanted

rock songs with kid choirs February 3, 2008

rock songs that feature children’s choirs:

1. Can’t Always Get What You Want – Rolling Stones
2. The Wall – Pink Floyd
3. Good Woman – Cat Power
4. Hit the Ground Running – Smog
5. They – Gem
6. Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
7. Turn It Up (Loud) – Onida
8. Panic – The Smiths
9. Year of the Rat – Badly Drawn Boy
10. The Youngest Was the Most Loved – Morrisey
11. School’s Out – Alice Cooper
12. Last Year’s Man – Leonard Cohen
13. Tepel – The Klezmatics
14. My Dad’s Gone Crazy – Eminem
15. We Belong – Pat Benetar
16. Happy Christmas (War is Over) – John Lennon
17. Aeroplane – Red Hot Chili Peppers
18. In the Living Years – Mike and the Mechanics
19. Nuclear War – Yo La Tango
20. Hard Knock Life – Jay Z
21. Career Opportunities – The Clash

Bad things happen when men leave in movies February 3, 2008

Movies in which bad things happen to women when men leave them for a while (horror genre excluded):

1. Braveheart
2. Rob Roy
3. Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves
4. The Patriot
5. The Searchers
6. The Princess Bride
7. Fugitive
8. Gladiator

(list note – most of these seem to be period pieces… something to that?)