While the whole world mourns over the passing of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, a good number have expressed concern over the outcome of the pedophilia allegations being launched against the performer. Read the rest of this entry »
Makes you want to throw up, doesn’t it????
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on June 29, 2009
Posted in music | Tagged: Evan Chandler, Gavin Arvizo, Jordan Chandler, King of Pop, Macaulay Culkin, mass media, Michael Jackson, moonwalk, pedophilia, tabloid journalism, The King of Pop | 5 Comments »
Dispatches from the Lazy Lounge, vol. 9
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on June 26, 2009

A Sampla-delic Tribute to the One and Only Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
As of now, the shockwaves reverberating around the blogosphere as well as in the real world generated by the sudden announcement of Michael Jackson’s death earlier today due to cardiac arrest complications at a Los Angeles hospital shows no signs of abating. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in music | Tagged: Aaliyah, Bad, Beastie Boys, Blackalicious, De La Soul, Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Ghostface, Ghostface Killah, Heavy D, Heavy D & the Boyz, Jackson 5, Jacksons, Jay-Z, Kanye West, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, MC Hammer, MC Lyte, Michael Jackson, Nas, NWA, ODB, Off The Wall, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Public Enemy, Puff Daddy, sampling, Tamperer, Tamperer featuring Maya, The Beastie Boys, The Jackson 5, The Jackson Five, The Jacksons, Thriller, Toto, Tupac, Tupac Shakur | Leave a Comment »
How Far Bay Must Have “Fallen”
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on June 25, 2009
Warning: may contain spoilers.
What made Michael Bay’s initial live-action adaptation of Hasbro’s toy line- turned-80’s-era-cartoon series Transformers so (guilt-pleasuringly) enjoyable was not just the way he managed to have real-life vehicles transform on-screen into humanoid robots (and vice versa) look so convincing, he even gets these verbose hunks o’ metal to show a comic side. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in film, movies | Tagged: Autobots, Constructicons, Cybertron, Decepticons, Devastator, Jar Jar Binks, JetFire, Megan Fox, Megatron, Michael Bay, movie review, Mudflap, Optimus Prime, Ravager, Shia Laboeuf, Skid, Starscream, The Fallen, The Twins, Transformers, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, Wheelie | Leave a Comment »
There will be Reviews…soon!!! June 2009 Movie Releases in the Philippines
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on June 11, 2009
Again, it’s this time of the year when we officially welcome the Summer Blockbuster™ season – it’s that time when the event pictures all come rolling out, over here more or less day-to-date with the US (you know, piracy is such a pain the ass for Hollywood). Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in film, movies | Tagged: Blood: The Last Vampire, Drag Me to Hell, movie releases, movie trailer, Philippine movie releases, Philippine movies, Shinjuku Incident, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, UPCAT, X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Leave a Comment »
Zai jian, Kwai Chang Caine
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on June 5, 2009

David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine
RIP, David Carradine (1936-2009) Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in film, movies, tv | Tagged: Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Kill Bill, Kill Bill vol. 1, Kung Fu, Kwai Chang Caine, Quentin Tarantino, Spider-Man, Spiderman, Superman | Leave a Comment »
Now…THAT’S the way to go!!!
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on June 3, 2009
Just last week, I got to finish viewing the oh-so-obviously-titled “Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness: The Director’s Cut”. Apparently enough, that installment has Bruce’s “boomstick”-wieldin’ hero Ash literally exiled to the Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in film, movies | Tagged: Alison Lohman, Army of Darkness, Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness, Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness: The Director's Cut, Drag Me to Hell, Evil Dead, Evil Dead trilogy, movie review, Necronomicon, Sam Raimi, Saw, Shaun of the Dead | 1 Comment »
All sound, all fury
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on June 3, 2009
Terminator Salvation, honestly, got me sleeping in some parts (in spite of the THX-enhanced sound). Could it be because what that film really needed was a sense of humor, one that was present (surprisingly enough) in the first Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in film, movies | Tagged: Anton Yelchin, Christian Bale, Joseph McGinty Nichol, Linda Hamilton, McG, movie review, Sam Worthington, Terminator II: Judgement Day, Terminator Salvation, Terminator: Rise of the Machines, The Terminator | Leave a Comment »
Let’s stop this dumbing down of our country!!!
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on May 24, 2009
As I have posted in my previous column, our good ol’ Department of Finance has gone through and amended Order 17-09 calling for taxation of all reading materials imported into this country last April 27. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Fantasy books, rant, reading | Tagged: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dan Brown, Department of Customs, Department of Finance, Dubbing, Enid Blyton, Fritz Leiber, H. P. Lovecraft, J. K. Rowling, J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Michael Moorcock, Order 17-09, Philippine Government, scandal, sex scandal, Stephanie Meyer, Subtitles, taxation, taxes, The Florence Agreement, Tolkien | 4 Comments »
Dispatches from the Lazy Lounge, vol. 7
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on May 19, 2009

A Brief, Concise History of White Rappers
Contrary to popular belief, white rappers have always been around for just as long as hip-hop has been. Many contemporary music historians cite The Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in music | Tagged: 3rd Bass, 8 Mile, Asher Roth, Asleep In The Bread Aisle, Atmosphere, Beastie Boys, Blondie, Check Your Head, Debbie Harry, Dr. Dre, El-P, Eminem, Fab 5 Freddy, hip hop, House of Pain, Licensed to Ill, Paul's Boutique, rap, Relapse, The Clash, Vanilla Ice | Leave a Comment »

