week-end wrap-up

box office top 5:
1. the covenant, $9 million
2. hollywoodland, $6 million
3. invincible, $5.8 million
4. the protector, $5 million
5. crank, $4.8 million

looks like everyone stuck around at home to watch football--a total bore. broncos lost, raider hopefully will win to tonight, and i'm about to lose my first fantasy-football match ever (unless antonio gates can get like three tds and 100 yards). oh wait, did i say i'm in a fantasy-football league?! nevermind, strike that, i never said it.

barnesyard got four of five in the box-office top 5, but only one in it's correct position (hollywoodland). i got five of five with two in the correct position (covenant and crank). neither of us were top-notch forecasters, but i'm going to have to declare myself the winner, natch.

the oakland a's won the the tampa bay road series 2-1 and start a three gamer in minnesota tonight. frank thomas homered again and tied a franchise record, homering in five straight games! playa!

here's an interview with the director of the documentary death of a president, where the filmmaker uses the device of a bush assassination to examine u.s. foreign policy. hmmm ...




the assassination sequence in death of a president.







i watched united 93 this weekend and am working on a review. tk ...