PLEASE READ ME, FOR I AM A VERY IMPORTANT BLOG UPDATE.

Hopefully, that got your attention and got you to click on the old bloggola for a second. Now, those of you who are observant may have noticed that MCFTR has been on auto-pilot for the last several weeks. New-old articles, poems I pulled out of a gutter somewhere, articles written by everyone except for yours truly. This is not a coincidence.

But don't worry. I haven't lost my will or drive or creative energy. Not at all. I've simply lost time. This should hopefully resolve itself soon, but it's really kind of kicking my ass right now. The day job has kicked into high gear, and I've barely been able to afford myself time to eat, much less think about writing up a review. I'm so tired at night that the last thing I want to do is try and be clever. And on top of it all, it's the winter, which means a dearth of good movies in the theater for me to write about.

But never fear, loyal MCFTR-ites! Things should return to normal very soon. I have a couple of things in the works as we speak, including an ALL-NEW (except technically kinda old) version of the much-lauded Rambo song I'll be posting soon, as well as some reviews and articles I've been saving up for on a rainy day. In the meantime, I will try to get some of the new classics up on the site for the very first time.

So for now, consider MCFTR in reruns. I mean, there are some 300ish reviews on the site, plus another 100ish articles to skim through, so catch up on some you might have missed in the past. I'll still try to keep the front page fresh with new material, but it'll probably be a few weeks before I go back to being the article-slinging madman you've grown to know and love.

Oh, and happy V.D.

- posted by Noel @ 2:19 PM

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Man, Dean Wormer and Elvis's superhero partner JFK in the same day? This is a sad turn of events.

Rest in Peace, John Vernon

Farewell, Ossie Davis

Today's new old article is brought to you by the ghost of Chad J. Shonk, who penned his TWISTER review eight years ago. Besides the multiple references to NewsRadio, it still pretty much holds up. I'm sure, however, I'll be receiving a phone call from Mr. Shonk within a few hours yelling at me for embarassing him with the stuff he did before he went all Hollywood and stuff.

- posted by Noel @ 3:02 PM

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Now, normally I don't post news articles here, but this was just too good to pass up.:

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=108830620&p=yx883yzxx

Oscar-winner Michael Moore has taken a veiled swipe at Mel Gibson's controversial movie The Passion of the Christ - his revenge after Gibson refused to back Fahrenheit 9/11.

Moore was disappointed when the Australian heart-throb actor pulled out his financial backing of his expose of George W Bush's regime and his reaction to the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The Braveheart star then refused to join Moore for a joint discussion with Time Magazine's editors, who were considering them for a joint Man Of The Year award last year.

On the subject of Gibson's biblical opus, Moore tells Vanity Fair: "If I were to make a movie, it would be about turning the other cheek… And the meek shall inherit the earth.

Moore added he was disturbed at: "How easily the vulnerable can be manipulated, twisted by images on the screen."

Is that irony at its finest, or what? Isn't that more or less the way that Mr. Moore has made his entire career?

The wonders never cease.

- posted by Noel @ 8:15 AM

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