Kati Garner comment-62856 2012-01-28T03:40:32Z 2012-01-28T03:40:32Z IT'S A GREAT MOVIE!!! Kati Garner 2012-01-28T03:40:32Z Kati Garner comment-62855 2012-01-28T03:39:07Z 2012-01-28T03:39:07Z I saw it today - it was great. One scene had me jump in my seat the highest ever! Kati Garner 2012-01-28T03:39:07Z jendar comment-55497 2011-08-20T03:08:41Z 2011-08-20T03:08:41Z I was truly happy with those who attended. My hope is that the local government constructively recognizes the need for transition age housing in Sacramento. Thank you for the support! jendar 2011-08-20T03:08:41Z Dora Bromme comment-55475 2011-08-19T22:36:01Z 2011-08-19T22:36:01Z I wish I could have made it, Jennifer. I'm so glad there was a great turnout and that you were able to reach so many people on this important issue. Dora Bromme 2011-08-19T22:36:01Z jsf8278 comment-55432 2011-08-19T14:08:33Z 2011-08-19T14:08:33Z Very interesting movie and a great Q&A afterwards. jsf8278 2011-08-19T14:08:33Z Tony Sheppard comment-52533 2011-06-24T06:25:15Z 2011-06-24T06:25:15Z You're likely to sympathize with him after seeing the film. Although you might wonder what he said about you after you met him! Tony Sheppard 2011-06-24T06:25:15Z Phillip Kampel comment-52532 2011-06-24T05:13:58Z 2011-06-24T05:13:58Z This is a film I've been looking forward to seeing. I was able to meet Conan for a couple of minutes when he was in Sacramento, by virtue of being there to photograph his meeting with KJ. A friend of mine from NY, who used to work with Conan, asked me how it went, telling me that Conan could often be less than nice. It sounds like the film backs that up, but those of us who are not celebrities will probably never know how difficult it is. Phillip Kampel 2011-06-24T05:13:58Z Jasper comment-50361 2011-05-09T17:47:27Z 2011-05-09T17:47:27Z Any news on Deon Taylor Enterprises? Chain Letter was a minor success... but they got some new stuff coming out like The Hustle and a new zombie film in the works Jasper 2011-05-09T17:47:27Z trixieb comment-47389 2011-03-14T18:48:50Z 2011-03-14T18:48:50Z I enjoyed the show last night. Ms Rivers was equally offensive to everyone. If you don't like that, you had no business being there. I now know the ASL sign for some very rude words. At 77 Ms Rivers had a great deal of stamina and energy which flowed off the stage. I laughed until my sides hurt. I could have done without people chatting and cell phone use through the show, and found them more offensive than Ms Rivers use of expletives. Even when someone asked them to keep the noise down, they took offense. Manners make the man (or woman) clearly these individuals had no respect for the 20 or so people in surrounding seats and rows, nor for the performer. Rude. trixieb 2011-03-14T18:48:50Z Savage comment-46709 2011-03-02T05:38:12Z 2011-03-02T05:38:12Z Naturally everyone is bloody angry about this mortgage mess. But think about it for a minute -- you say you have a mortgage you can afford, a monthly payment that's probably about the same as what you would have to pay for an apartment if you do walk away from your house. Unless of course you are planning on living with your mother or something. While you make payments on your house, you are still building equity and the market will stabilize and you will end up ahead. Still mortgage lenders are complete wankers, but I say don't walk away for spite. It could hurt you more in the long run than you think. Savage 2011-03-02T05:38:12Z thsas comment-46646 2011-03-01T18:52:23Z 2011-03-01T18:52:23Z Pity the suckers who paid or are paying their debts.... thsas 2011-03-01T18:52:23Z Hunnicutt comment-46645 2011-03-01T18:42:48Z 2011-03-01T18:42:48Z Be a self-preservationist and walk away if the bank doe's not negotiate in the vary near future. I had a home just south of Sutterville Rd. that dropped in value by 70% and I knew I would never break even, even if the price went up $1000 per month for the next 18 years. Walk away or arrange a short-sale, this was the best thing I ever did. Plus, right now till the end of the year neither the State nor Feds will come after you for taxes owed till 2012. Hunnicutt 2011-03-01T18:42:48Z Costanza comment-46631 2011-03-01T15:56:58Z 2011-03-01T15:56:58Z I'm in the same situation and have been thinking about a strategic florclosure as well. Does anyone know of any good real estate attorney's in Sacramento to consult with on this issue before making a final decision? Costanza 2011-03-01T15:56:58Z capcitycarly comment-46629 2011-03-01T12:41:57Z 2011-03-01T12:41:57Z it actually weighs on me and my husband heavily - this question. It really upsets me that banks aren't budging to shoulder at least some of the responsibility for the real estate bust. Even local government has lowered our property taxes to reflect current values. EVERYONE is taking a hit - except mortgage companies and the banking institutions who buy and sell our mortgages. capcitycarly 2011-03-01T12:41:57Z capcitycarly comment-46628 2011-03-01T12:40:15Z 2011-03-01T12:40:15Z i wholeheartedly agree - if mortgage holders acted in their own best interests, just like any corporation or bank, we would walk away. (I'm in exactly the same boat you are. The biggest fear, for me, is the dent in my hard earned credit score.) There's a great WSJ article that mirrors your sentiments and offers some solid logic in support: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126100260600594531.html "Brent White, an associate law professor at the University of Arizona who has written about this issue, says homeowners should make the decision on whether to keep paying based on their own interests, "unclouded by unnecessary guilt or shame." He says borrowers can take a cue from lenders that "ruthlessly seek to maximize profits or minimize losses irrespective of concerns of morality or social responsibility." capcitycarly 2011-03-01T12:40:15Z Tony Sheppard comment-43801 2011-01-15T16:27:27Z 2011-01-15T16:27:27Z "...not having the same effort should not equal the same reward." So the janitor should get paid MORE than the CEO? ;) Tony Sheppard 2011-01-15T16:27:27Z JoesacramentoDotCom comment-43703 2011-01-15T02:57:02Z 2011-01-15T02:57:02Z The sad truth about our taxation system can be summed up in two words: it exists JoesacramentoDotCom 2011-01-15T02:57:02Z thsas comment-43646 2011-01-14T18:59:26Z 2011-01-14T18:59:26Z The efficiencies you describe are not found in government taxation. The more you make, the less your taxes? I understand the merits of some social programs, as you describe. This concern is the level of punishment burdened on someone who works harder or longer than another who chooses not to work harder and longer, yet has the same opportunities and social services. I can find no equality there. thsas 2011-01-14T18:59:26Z thsas comment-43645 2011-01-14T18:58:19Z 2011-01-14T18:58:19Z The same rate is NOT the same amount, and given your specific example, not havig the same effort should not equal the same reward. It is not OK to bill one person more for public service than another person. thsas 2011-01-14T18:58:19Z Joel Rosenberg comment-43647 2011-01-14T18:10:46Z 2011-01-14T18:10:46Z Then let us simply take the cost of running the government, divide that by the number of adults over 18, and send everyone the same bill. Joel Rosenberg 2011-01-14T18:10:46Z Tony Sheppard comment-43630 2011-01-13T23:38:12Z 2011-01-13T23:38:12Z But if equality is exemplified by the janitor paying the same tax rate as the CEO, is it also exemplified by the janitor being paid the same salary as the CEO? Tony Sheppard 2011-01-13T23:38:12Z Tony Sheppard comment-43629 2011-01-13T23:37:15Z 2011-01-13T23:37:15Z Airline prices reflect other pricing dynamics in other industries - as fewer numbers of an available product exist and more people are competing or willing to pay more for it, the price increases. Thus, as a plane fills up and the departure date approaches, prices rise. If you have a full car lot you're more likely to discount the cars than if you have only one popular model left and people willing to pay full price. What is different and makes this dynamic seem odd, is that it's more open and obvious that the way prices change in most.many other industries, but it's not unique. But the tax code is, and always will be, full of things that one person pays for that another uses. I don't have kids but I pay for others' child benefits and I pay in other ways for schools. But I also benefited from those things when I was a child and our (flawed though it might be) representative government has decided that we benefit as a group when those things are made available. Tony Sheppard 2011-01-13T23:37:15Z Tony Sheppard comment-43627 2011-01-13T23:29:10Z 2011-01-13T23:29:10Z Yes - and all I was doing was focusing on the "celebrity" appearance - hence the title of the piece I wrote. This is just one of 34 films over 3 days - and this was a documentary-heavy submission pool, so if you like these kinds of films, there are probably several more that you would find appealing. We have a full day of politics/peace/social justice content on Monday, in keeping with the nature of the holiday and the man it honors. Tony Sheppard 2011-01-13T23:29:10Z Tony Sheppard comment-43626 2011-01-13T23:26:17Z 2011-01-13T23:26:17Z I certainly wasn't trying to hide this fact - in fact before reading this comment I had just mentioned that in answer to your previous comment. She's interviewed in the film but the content isn't about her or self-serving, in that it's not directing people to her company, she's merely describing how powerful the agency is. Whether or not she has any problems with her business (and I haven't followed her case at all, so I don't know the details - although we do have an assumption of innocence until proven guilty) doesn't negate the fact that she's clearly knowledgeable on this topic. Tony Sheppard 2011-01-13T23:26:17Z thsas comment-43625 2011-01-13T23:25:36Z 2011-01-13T23:25:36Z It is just as fair as any other law that takes from one and not the other, or worse, takes from one and gives to the other. Tax rates are as wierd as airline seat prices, no one pays the same price for the same ride. thsas 2011-01-13T23:25:36Z thsas comment-43624 2011-01-13T23:23:09Z 2011-01-13T23:23:09Z Equality Now. thsas 2011-01-13T23:23:09Z Tony Sheppard comment-43623 2011-01-13T23:21:47Z 2011-01-13T23:21:47Z One of the Exec Producers is Roni Deutch - and she has said she was motivated to facilitate the telling of some of these most extreme cases after Joseph Stack flew his small plane into the IRS building in Austin, last February. Tony Sheppard 2011-01-13T23:21:47Z Tony Sheppard comment-43622 2011-01-13T23:17:45Z 2011-01-13T23:17:45Z everybody, even illegal aliens, ends up paying some taxes - payroll taxes (if employed) sales taxes and property taxes (including renters who are funding the payment of property taxes - which fund things like school districts) to refer to somebody who is exempted from paying income taxes based on their income level as a parasite seems to be implicitly blaming them directly for the way the tax code is written - do you voluntarily pay more than you are required? Tony Sheppard 2011-01-13T23:17:45Z Sactransplant comment-43611 2011-01-13T21:21:07Z 2011-01-13T21:21:07Z @Tony...this film sounds very interesting. I will definitely attend the film festival! @Cogmeyer Earlier this week, I read the press release announcing the film's debut; the press release was very clear that the film was backed by Roni Deutch and produced by a Sacramento based production company called SIMZ Productions. Anyone looking up the film, viewing the website, etc. would very quickly come to know the film's background. Even with Roni's current situation, the film's subject matter is still very compelling. Sactransplant 2011-01-13T21:21:07Z OakPark comment-43610 2011-01-13T21:19:19Z 2011-01-13T21:19:19Z cogmeyer, It doesn't seem to be hidden information. I believe the previous mentions of the film refer to the filmmakers, including Ms. Deutch. OakPark 2011-01-13T21:19:19Z cogmeyer comment-43603 2011-01-13T20:24:45Z 2011-01-13T20:24:45Z Tony Sheppard You probably should disclose that the executive producer of this film is Roni Deutch, the Sacramento based "Tax Lady" who is facing some pretty serious allegations of fraud related to her tax advice business. Apparently she also makes an appearance in the film. If disclosed upfront, this fact shouldn't dissuade someone from attending your film festival, and in fact it may still be a great film on an important and timely topic. But you never want people to feel like they have been "had" when they find out pertinent information like this after the fact. cogmeyer 2011-01-13T20:24:45Z Sactransplant comment-43595 2011-01-13T18:41:08Z 2011-01-13T18:41:08Z Check out the film's background information at deathortaxes.com. Sactransplant 2011-01-13T18:41:08Z cogmeyer comment-43590 2011-01-13T17:23:50Z 2011-01-13T17:23:50Z Maybe Richard Hatch is our next patriot anti-tax crusader, like Sam Adams or Wesley Snipes. Or maybe he is just another tax dodging derelict trying extend his 15 minutes of fame. The film sounds pretty interesting Tony. Do you have any background on the producers and what inspired them to do a film like this? cogmeyer 2011-01-13T17:23:50Z danbearca comment-43588 2011-01-13T16:48:53Z 2011-01-13T16:48:53Z Yes, I realize not everyone has to (read: not legally required) to pay income taxes. But someone who cheats doesn't contribute to your local police, fire, schools, national defense, etc. They reap a benefit for nothing. Also so someone who makes $75K a year is entitled to a child credit and not someone who makes $15K? Doesn't sound equal to me. danbearca 2011-01-13T16:48:53Z Oracle comment-43583 2011-01-13T15:58:33Z 2011-01-13T15:58:33Z Actually, it's 47 percent of earners who don't pay a cent of Federal income tax. These parasites, however, always seem to get a $1,000 to $3,000 refund courtesy of child credits and other "deductions" the government grants them. EVERYBODY needs to pay taxes - even a little - to make it work. By the way, Hatch violated the terms of his release and yesterday a U.S. District judge said he very well may send him back to jail. Oracle 2011-01-13T15:58:33Z thsas comment-43531 2011-01-13T01:47:11Z 2011-01-13T01:47:11Z ".... Flat out not paying them and making an excuse like he did cheats all of us....." Is that true for the 50% who do not pay income tax? thsas 2011-01-13T01:47:11Z Tony Sheppard comment-43524 2011-01-12T23:30:46Z 2011-01-12T23:30:46Z In the film he actually shares the correspondence he received from the IRS and the way that it was addressed. I'm a HUGE cynic/skeptic about stories like this but it's really pretty strange - they've been trying to find out what he's supposed to owe for years and they've never actually told him. There's a lot more to it than the old "I thought CBS paid the taxes" story. Tony Sheppard 2011-01-12T23:30:46Z danbearca comment-43522 2011-01-12T22:52:42Z 2011-01-12T22:52:42Z Richard Hatch is not a "victim" of our tax system. Yes, it has its flaws. However, he chose not to pay them throwing the producers of the show under the bus (i.e. he thought they paid them). As a tax professional, I have heard that excuse over and over. Bottom line: we are all responsible for paying taxes on income we make. If you have problems with the tax laws, write your congressman. Flat out not paying them and making an excuse like he did cheats all of us. danbearca 2011-01-12T22:52:42Z Top Cat 2808 comment-41088 2010-11-22T19:28:08Z 2010-11-22T19:28:08Z To the somewhat credit of our metropolis, we're an area that ranks *last* of the ten Calif non-coastal cities/metropolises that got ranked. [I'm sure that it is the *interior* communities in the huge Los Angeles metropolis that is where the soiled air is, causing its high ranking. Coastal air is clean.] We get the pollution blowing in from the west of us, which is the Bay Area. Top Cat 2808 2010-11-22T19:28:08Z Oracle comment-41041 2010-11-20T18:31:55Z 2010-11-20T18:31:55Z I wasn't thinking air quality when I read the headline, I was thinking trash and filth downtown. Oops. Oracle 2010-11-20T18:31:55Z MidtownSquinter comment-41011 2010-11-19T23:08:17Z 2010-11-19T23:08:17Z And this is AFTER decades of Cal EPA's earnest action, regulatory improvements and leadership. Imagine what this state's air "quality" would be without their diligence and vision? MidtownSquinter 2010-11-19T23:08:17Z mendykay comment-34922 2010-08-16T04:12:06Z 2010-08-16T04:12:06Z Tony, Hi, my name is Mendy DeGennaro. Im a student and free-lance writer. I wanted to drop a line and let you know I am reviewing your article for an Eng. Comp 101 class...just picking out adverbs and adjectives and how you've "effectively" used them. Ha, pretty elementary but imperative, none the less. So thank you and write on! Oh and great article, nicely put. Informative... mendykay 2010-08-16T04:12:06Z Tony Sheppard comment-33608 2010-07-27T16:39:19Z 2010-07-27T16:39:19Z This may be the first time I've put my mathematics degree to good use ;) Tony Sheppard 2010-07-27T16:39:19Z Davi Rodrigues comment-33602 2010-07-27T14:49:27Z 2010-07-27T14:49:27Z "It's also the focus of three short documentaries that play at the Crest Theatre on Tuesday evening on the fifth day (of ten) of the 11th Annual Sacramento Film & Music Festival." Jeez! You almost need a mathematics degree to figure out what that's about. Davi Rodrigues 2010-07-27T14:49:27Z Julia Beckner comment-33531 2010-07-26T15:41:48Z 2010-07-26T15:41:48Z Congrats, Sid! Julia Beckner 2010-07-26T15:41:48Z MSA comment-33396 2010-07-23T15:37:47Z 2010-07-23T15:37:47Z Congrats to you, Sid!!! MSA 2010-07-23T15:37:47Z LikeWhoa comment-33114 2010-07-19T23:21:28Z 2010-07-19T23:21:28Z How fun!! The same company has a movie called Chain Letter that coming out October 8, 2010. LikeWhoa 2010-07-19T23:21:28Z Casey Kirk comment-22762 2010-03-02T03:01:08Z 2010-03-02T03:01:08Z Typo fixed. Casey Kirk 2010-03-02T03:01:08Z Tony Sheppard comment-22755 2010-03-01T21:34:33Z 2010-03-01T21:34:33Z oops: typo! Tony Sheppard 2010-03-01T21:34:33Z sienn comment-19231 2009-12-13T18:30:39Z 2009-12-13T18:30:39Z a movie that was self indulgent?? mann...that sounds horrible. and too much time spent w rush? you sound like a jelous 44 yr old. sorry tootsie...i think paul rudd is in his forties, still a perfect call for that roll...any/either age, very PRIME era for rush! ...im 27 and i know/knew rush was the shizz.. (i said shizz)...im sure if it was a band in "their era" like system?? ud still find someth'n to complain about...its okay though sir. thats what these blogs are for. and i know old people like to complain. sienn 2009-12-13T18:30:39Z ticktick comment-17504 2009-11-09T04:30:07Z 2009-11-09T04:30:07Z Stunning photos, insightful questions, thought-provoking answers. ticktick 2009-11-09T04:30:07Z Kati Garner comment-17317 2009-11-05T17:46:55Z 2009-11-05T17:46:55Z WOW!!! Kati Garner 2009-11-05T17:46:55Z lukem comment-13625 2009-09-11T18:42:45Z 2009-09-11T18:42:45Z Great review, and great film. Hopefully more people start seeing it while it's in theaters. The better it does, the more we'll see powerful people taking notice. Spread the word! lukem 2009-09-11T18:42:45Z Marc Christensen comment-12497 2009-08-23T20:00:46Z 2009-08-23T20:00:46Z I really enjoyed District 9 -- there's so much substance there. It is a good story that is well-told and well-rendered on screen. I am looking forward to the sequel which is sure to follow. One story line that interested me is how the human species is shown to be overly violent and concerned with weapons and their power. This trait was common to the scientists at MSU testing the alien weaponry, their brutal security force who lived by it and the Nigerians who took an ancient approach at acquiring the use of the alien technology. All levels of society demonstrated the violence trait, which I suspect will become a fatal flaw as the story unfolds... Marc Christensen 2009-08-23T20:00:46Z Tony Sheppard comment-12460 2009-08-22T20:09:25Z 2009-08-22T20:09:25Z Agreed - I also enjoyed Star Trek and thought it was well written, but I think District 9 is better Sci-Fi in the tradition of thought-provoking material. That said, I think that Star Trek as a larger set of work has a lot of interesting material also, but the new movie was mostly just a fun way to re-introduce the original cast of characters. My review for Star Trek is on here too: http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/7381/Review_Star_Trek Tony Sheppard 2009-08-22T20:09:25Z Anthony Bento comment-12459 2009-08-22T19:35:12Z 2009-08-22T19:35:12Z I found District 9 to be a really interesting film. The film's structure, a hybrid between documentary and narrative cinema, beautifully complements the thought-provoking story. I also very much enjoyed Star Trek, but for entirely different reasons. One film is and gruesome and socially challenging, while the other is a well-made escapist adventure. Anthony Bento 2009-08-22T19:35:12Z Colleen Belcher comment-11868 2009-08-10T21:35:31Z 2009-08-10T21:35:31Z I'm going to see this movie tonight. Thanks for the review! On a similar note to what Greg asked, was it like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in terms of sequence? Colleen Belcher 2009-08-10T21:35:31Z Greg Majewski comment-11860 2009-08-10T19:28:09Z 2009-08-10T19:28:09Z This movie sounds similar to High Fidelity in feel and concept. Would I like it if I enjoyed that film? Also, the soundtrack looks pretty solid. Greg Majewski 2009-08-10T19:28:09Z thatneuro comment-7073 2009-05-02T20:58:28Z 2009-05-02T20:58:28Z fun movie, and they'll be performing live after the 5:40 & 8:00 Monday 5/4 shows! http://www.thecrest.com/calendar/expand.cfm?EventID=3159 thatneuro 2009-05-02T20:58:28Z Yvette Lessard comment-6993 2009-04-30T22:41:03Z 2009-04-30T22:41:03Z Shameful and unsurprising. Yvette Lessard 2009-04-30T22:41:03Z Colleen Belcher comment-6979 2009-04-30T19:49:49Z 2009-04-30T19:49:49Z California made the list 6 times! Wow... Colleen Belcher 2009-04-30T19:49:49Z Angelina Turner comment-6875 2009-04-29T03:13:23Z 2009-04-29T03:13:23Z All the foreclosures and unemployed doesn't help; this was a volatile community during good economic times.Does this really surprise anyone? I lived in Stockton for a year in '89--scary even in the nice areas, because the next block over is dangerous even in the middle of the day. Angelina Turner 2009-04-29T03:13:23Z supersyd comment-6496 2009-04-22T17:54:24Z 2009-04-22T17:54:24Z Didn't get to go to the auditions but I did go to the launch party! It was awesome! Danny Glover was there, as well as Bai Ling and Dante Basco! They mostly stayed in the VIP room, but the rest of the party was really fun too. supersyd 2009-04-22T17:54:24Z Tony Sheppard comment-6354 2009-04-18T08:26:24Z 2009-04-18T08:26:24Z Time's up! Tony Sheppard 2009-04-18T08:26:24Z Tony Sheppard comment-6351 2009-04-18T05:59:28Z 2009-04-18T05:59:28Z if you wrote a marvelously exclamation point-free article about it, i wouldn't need to google it! ;) Tony Sheppard 2009-04-18T05:59:28Z Zemog Gomez comment-6350 2009-04-18T05:12:39Z 2009-04-18T05:12:39Z wow, how about the 100,000 people who will show up for picnic day tomorrow in Davis. Exclamation points are not used in real journalism, just promotions. But I digress, the real story in Davis is Picnic Day - google it. Zemog Gomez 2009-04-18T05:12:39Z Geoff Samek comment-6221 2009-04-16T13:32:14Z 2009-04-16T13:32:14Z Wow, what movie was it? Geoff Samek 2009-04-16T13:32:14Z Gail comment-6203 2009-04-15T23:55:54Z 2009-04-15T23:55:54Z This story brought back a memory from over 20 years ago when the audience at the Tower Theatre was asked to vacate due to a fire alarm. I can see an image in my mind of the smoke seeping in slowly near the screen. What I remember more vividly is the audience, including myself, backing out slowly wanting to see as much of the movie as possible before leaving! Gail 2009-04-15T23:55:54Z Zemog Gomez comment-5940 2009-04-11T16:39:02Z 2009-04-11T16:39:02Z dork. Zemog Gomez 2009-04-11T16:39:02Z Tony Sheppard comment-5605 2009-04-06T06:07:00Z 2009-04-06T06:07:00Z any subtlety was purely unintentional! Tony Sheppard 2009-04-06T06:07:00Z Tony Sheppard comment-5589 2009-04-05T08:11:07Z 2009-04-05T08:11:07Z You might want to be a little careful with your spoilers - but, yes, that's where I think it should have ended. And thanks. Tony Sheppard 2009-04-05T08:11:07Z Geoff Samek comment-5588 2009-04-05T07:36:56Z 2009-04-05T07:36:56Z I really like your observation about the Bill Hader character, I think it's very astute. I think I probably liked the movie more than you, but for me it is at least in part because of the the familiarity (having worked all manner of menial jobs, including my favorite, landscaping Taco Bells with immigrant laborers). I also appreciated the lack of cliches in the movie and the subtlety by which the main character recognizes the faults in other characters. For instance when he realizes at the end who the Ryan Reynolds character really is. There isn't a big argument, just a subtle recognition. I did like the fact that the main character makes it to NYC in the end, but I think it might have ended nicely in the street. Although as my girlfriend points out, a lot of movies end that way. Great review, keep them coming (I also love your tags, very appropriate). Geoff Samek 2009-04-05T07:36:56Z Joe Krause comment-5561 2009-04-04T08:15:02Z 2009-04-04T08:15:02Z Well, it was subtle up until that point. I know that there had been discussions about releasing a print version before the Sac Press launched, so I wasn't surprised by the headline. I figured that with the Bee on the verge of collapsing, maybe the Sac Press was making a land grab for its readers. For a brief moment, synapses fired, worlds collided, and there existed, in my mind's eye, a pristine copy of the first edition of Sacramento Press "Print Edition". But then I read "wildly successful" and I realized it was an April Fool's joke. Probably better that way... Joe Krause 2009-04-04T08:15:02Z Tony Sheppard comment-5430 2009-04-02T03:48:07Z 2009-04-02T03:48:07Z was there anything subtle in it at all? meanwhile, sadly, this will go down in history as my most popular piece of writing *sigh* Tony Sheppard 2009-04-02T03:48:07Z Joe Krause comment-5429 2009-04-02T03:17:16Z 2009-04-02T03:17:16Z I realized it was a joke when you wrote "wildly successful". Joe Krause 2009-04-02T03:17:16Z Paul Cox comment-5419 2009-04-01T21:49:09Z 2009-04-01T21:49:09Z I can see the headline already "Bee = Lose" Paul Cox 2009-04-01T21:49:09Z William Burg comment-5417 2009-04-01T21:32:09Z 2009-04-01T21:32:09Z Look for my article in the first print edition, "Why Sacramento History Is Totally Boring." William Burg 2009-04-01T21:32:09Z Dustin L. Littrell comment-5415 2009-04-01T21:24:43Z 2009-04-01T21:24:43Z April Fools? Dustin L. Littrell 2009-04-01T21:24:43Z Tony Sheppard comment-5397 2009-04-01T18:07:06Z 2009-04-01T18:07:06Z 2 columns! one for the content and one for all of the links Tony Sheppard 2009-04-01T18:07:06Z Jeff McCrory comment-5395 2009-04-01T17:51:38Z 2009-04-01T17:51:38Z I hope the Sac Press does the right thing and gives the ghosthunter guy a column. Jeff McCrory 2009-04-01T17:51:38Z Harry Osibin comment-5387 2009-04-01T16:33:39Z 2009-04-01T16:33:39Z If I haven't subscribed for sixty days, do I get one month for the price of two? Harry Osibin 2009-04-01T16:33:39Z Colleen Belcher comment-5386 2009-04-01T15:49:22Z 2009-04-01T15:49:22Z You totally scooped us! Colleen Belcher 2009-04-01T15:49:22Z Sonny Mayugba comment-5385 2009-04-01T15:32:43Z 2009-04-01T15:32:43Z And make sure to charge a really high subscription rate too! Sonny Mayugba 2009-04-01T15:32:43Z Tony Sheppard comment-5329 2009-03-31T19:33:58Z 2009-03-31T19:33:58Z In fairness, if you like horror films, you'll probably dig it - it's like horror/possession by the numbers with a TV movie of the week cast. Tony Sheppard 2009-03-31T19:33:58Z Tony Sheppard comment-5328 2009-03-31T19:31:55Z 2009-03-31T19:31:55Z yup - that was the "...true experiences of horror..." reference :) Tony Sheppard 2009-03-31T19:31:55Z Colleen Belcher comment-5325 2009-03-31T18:52:29Z 2009-03-31T18:52:29Z Wasn't it based on a true story? I wanted to see this movie... Well, thanks for the heads up. I'll spend my money on I Love You, Man first. Colleen Belcher 2009-03-31T18:52:29Z Scott Holbrook comment-4869 2009-03-21T02:13:14Z 2009-03-21T02:13:14Z I was at a pre-screening a couple weeks ago, I think it would be a good DVD rental, some funny moments, but became very self indulgent, too much time spent with Rush also, besides Rush did not fit the age of the prime actors. I would not spend hard earned dollars on this one! Scott Holbrook 2009-03-21T02:13:14Z Tony Sheppard comment-4827 2009-03-20T07:25:35Z 2009-03-20T07:25:35Z i was very pleasantly surprised and the audience was laughing very hard - in fairness, it starts slightly slow but it builds nicely - it's R-rated, so some of the humor is somewhat crass Tony Sheppard 2009-03-20T07:25:35Z Mark Forsyth comment-4825 2009-03-20T07:09:50Z 2009-03-20T07:09:50Z sweet. I was wondering how that would turn out. It seems to have a lot of potential. Thanks for the review Mark Forsyth 2009-03-20T07:09:50Z David Watts Barton comment-4790 2009-03-19T19:57:50Z 2009-03-19T19:57:50Z Tony, I don't have your email handy. Would you please contact me? David Watts Barton 2009-03-19T19:57:50Z Scott Holbrook comment-4068 2009-03-02T04:12:16Z 2009-03-02T04:12:16Z The link didn't work right Tony, but I searched oscar, and a pretty good article by a guy named Anthony appeared! Good reading, I somewhat agree but like the Grammy's I am giving up on most "Hollywood" award show's - Scott Holbrook 2009-03-02T04:12:16Z Mark Forsyth comment-3998 2009-02-28T09:25:58Z 2009-02-28T09:25:58Z haha, excellent. I loved it. Thanks Tony. Mark Forsyth 2009-02-28T09:25:58Z Tony Sheppard comment-4000 2009-02-28T05:58:02Z 2009-02-28T05:58:02Z You might dig this other piece on the Oscars: http://capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=xsth5hoke7hmcd&issueId=xsnwlbcd0tt4ed&xid=xsma7q5to0hxia :) Tony Sheppard 2009-02-28T05:58:02Z Scott Holbrook comment-3978 2009-02-28T04:06:51Z 2009-02-28T04:06:51Z Thanks Tony - after all the news I have been hearing today, I needed a smile, laughed out loud! ,,,,, Movie wins Oscar based on cinematic excellence, results not typical... Scott Holbrook 2009-02-28T04:06:51Z Susan Arroyo comment-3969 2009-02-28T00:24:26Z 2009-02-28T00:24:26Z yes! Susan Arroyo 2009-02-28T00:24:26Z Sonny Mayugba comment-3917 2009-02-27T17:19:04Z 2009-02-27T17:19:04Z All you're missing is a Mafia request, other than that, you're all good. Sonny Mayugba 2009-02-27T17:19:04Z Tony Sheppard comment-3743 2009-02-20T20:21:27Z 2009-02-20T20:21:27Z I was excited that they had scheduled me for Sunday, until I discovered the event ended Saturday. Tony Sheppard 2009-02-20T20:21:27Z David Watts Barton comment-3732 2009-02-20T17:25:25Z 2009-02-20T17:25:25Z I don't know, this sounds kinda sketchy (not to draw this out). This is a funny piece (funny hah hah, and ok, a little funny weird) and it raises hopes (not too much) that this could be come a regular (no bowel jokes) fixture (no pun intended) of our local cultural (such as it is) scene (not that old defunct Bee section, but something more zeitgeisty). Know what I mean (as the rappers say, or do they anymore?)? And Tony, when is YOUR set at the All-Sketch? David Watts Barton 2009-02-20T17:25:25Z Angelina Turner comment-3605 2009-02-16T08:01:56Z 2009-02-16T08:01:56Z I find that I have become a resident in Dan's camp. I monitor the friends request (Hi Colleen), friend suggestions, events/calendar/reminders and I'm a sucker for movie triva and those ridiculous quizzes. Other than that I ignore 90% of the apps because it can suck you into the darkness. I just don't have that kind of time - - and I'm unemployed! LOL Angelina Turner 2009-02-16T08:01:56Z SunnySideUp comment-3559 2009-02-15T04:35:13Z 2009-02-15T04:35:13Z ummm,,,,you didn't finish your story. no back pedaling. SunnySideUp 2009-02-15T04:35:13Z