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Shut yo mouth! I’m just talkin’ about Issac Hayes
The news hit Songspeak early today that Issac Hayes is dead at age 65. He was found collapsed near a treadmill in his Memphis, Tennessee home by his wife, young son, and cousin after they returned home from the grocery store.
Hayes was most famous for 1971’s “Theme From Shaft” for the movie, Shaft, but was also part of John Singleton’s 2000 version of Shaft, starring Samuel L. Jackson and also Bernie Mac, who also died suddenly recently.
Shaft was originally released in 1971. Here’s the 2000 version of Theme From Shaft, with clips of the movie:
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Issac Hayes, who also brilliantly provided the voice for Chef on South Park for many seasons. He provided much wisdom to the children of South Park before leaving the show after Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s episode poking fun at Scientology.One of our favorite Chef song is probably Chocolate Salty Balls. Classic.
Tags: 00s movies, 70s movies, age 65, bernie mac, chef, chocolate salty balls, dead, issac hayes, john singleton, samuel l. jackson, shaft, south park, sudden death, theme from shaft, treadmill
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Morgan Freeman tries to drive to the sto, fails
Who doesn’t like Morgan Freeman? No one, that’s who. I can’t think of another actor so universally beloved. Seriously. So imagine our concern here at Songspeak when we heard that he was in a horrific car accident yesterday.
It looks like he’s gonna be ok, which is a miracle considering his car was seen to go airborne off the highway and flip a few times before landing in a ditch. Since he’s God (as seen in Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty), I guess it’s a shock that he suffered any injury at all. Maybe this will be the kick in the ass he needs to finish his Bucket List. I just hope he’s not found at fault in the accident, or else he may end up in Shawshank prison. I can only imagine the Deep Impact his car had on the side of the highway. Maybe it was a Dark Knight and he just couldn’t see the road. Actually, rumor has it he may have fallen asleep at the wheel. I’m sure Miss Daisy wouldn’t approve.
Whatever happened, I’m glad he’s ok.
What I didn’t remember, however, is that he was on The Electric Company. Anybody remember watching that when they were a kid? I did, but I don’t remember the Easy Reader. I think the following video showcases Morgan Freeman’s range better than any movie could:
Hang in there, Easy Reader. We’re pullin’ for ya.
Tags: 00s movies, 70s tv, 80s movies, 90s movies, accident, airborne, asleep at the wheel, barenaked ladies, bruce almighty, bucket list, dark knight, deep impact, driving miss daisy, evan almighty, God, morgan freeman, morgan freeman car accident, shawshank redemption, tonight is the night i fell asleep at the wheel
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Here lizard lizard
Lately I’ve been seeing tv commercials for an AutoTrader.com featuring Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult. You know, the ones where “the giant guy is looking at the cars?” as Jamie said to me over an IM to me this morning. I was having a hard time remembering which of the plethora of auto sites (Carfax, Vehix, Cars.com, etc.) it actually was.
Whenever I think about Godzilla (which… don’t worry, doesn’t happen often) I think about the time when Jamie won a 4-pack of tickets to a showing of Godzilla 2000 at Cinemark.
Jamie, (his fiance at the time, but now) wife Jo, myself, and my dad went to see this one very special evening.
Godzilla 2000, or Gojira ni-sen mireniamu as it’s known in Japan, is Takao Okawara’s version of the 1954 classic Godzilla. And even though there were films after the 1954 version, this storyline ignores that. It’s all about a UFO invading Tokyo and Godzilla fighting with it.
It’s interesting that this movie was made and released in 1999 in Japan. Remember all the Y2K crap that people were freaking out about?
Anyway, this is not to be confused with the really terrible Hollywood-i-fied version of Godzilla in 1998ish that Taco Bell sponsored.
Taco Bell and the damn chihuahua dog in all their tv commercials. Oh, you don’t remember “I think I need a bigger box”? Jamie and I have been known to quote this from time to time even still.Here’s video of that commercial:
Tags: 00s movies, 50s movies, 90s movies, autotrader, carfax, cars.com, chihuahua, cinemark, dog, godzilla, godzilla 2000, gojira ni-sen mireniamu, i think i need a bigger box, taco bell, takao okawara, vehix
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Tropic Thunder viral video from the 2008 MTV Movie Awards
Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. made a “viral video” for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards to promote their upcoming movie, Tropic Thunder. I didn’t see the awards this year (which were somewhat close to a massive fire at universal studios), but I’m generally of the opinion that the best part of these types shows are these short sequences anyhow, so I don’t feel like I missed much since they’re on the internets.
As Scott Brodeur says on his BlogBeat post about this video, There is no more surefire punchline than the crotchkick. Tropic Thunder isn’t opening until August sometime, but I’m kind of psyched to see it.
Tags: 00s movies, 00s tv, 2008 mtv movie awards, ben stiller, jack black, robert downey jr., tropic thunder, viral video
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It’s gonna take a montage
In anything where you need to go from just a beginner to a pro, you need a montage. This tidbit of wisdom comes from possibly the greatest action / puppet flick I’ve seen, Team America: World Police.
The two dorks who created South Park, Matt Parker and Trey Stone, annoyed about what they considered to be the U.S. tendency to want to “police the world”, made this satirical move about a group of militants trying to destroy a plot by Kim Jong-il to deploy weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Rather than make an animated feature, they somehow decided to make an action movie using a cast of marionettes.
The music is particularly awesome, featuring songs like America, Fuck Yeah, and Freedom Isn’t Free, but my favorite is probably the Rocky-inspired Montage. Here’s a clip of it (a treat especially for those who are trying to learn Spanish!).
Also, it’s pretty awesome that these hooligans are so talented as musicians. Their band, DVDA performs a lot of the music in their various productions.
Tags: 00s movies, matt parker, montage, south park, team america, trey stone
