SCENE IT? WIN A CD…


Last week I posted a montage of scenes from some of my favorite films. But now I’m offering up a more challenging test for your movie moxie…

Name the 16 movies represented below AND at least two actors who appear in each scene (obviously solo photos will only have one).

The first person to post the correct answers in a Comment will win an autographed copy of Matt Nathanson’s new CD, Some Mad Hope, which comes out next Tuesday (8/14/07).

Good luck!

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756 FOR NUMBER 25


Say what you will about the man. I sure have. But watching Bonds hit career homerun number 756 to break the all-time record was…great. I LOVE baseball. It was an amazing moment. Goose bumps. And then, the message from Hank Aaron. I teared up, I admit it. A very nice surprise.

I was at Pacific Bell/SBC/AT&T Park when he hit homerun numbers 71 and 72 in 2001, and it was one of the most electric and memorable experiences of my life as a sports fan. I felt that energy tonight, through the TV. Giants fans are VERY dedicated and I’m sure Bonds is relieved to have broken the record at home.

As he hit that homerun tonight, I set aside Bonds’ controversial journey to 756, and just focused on the arrival. 3-2 pitch from Washington Nationals pitcher Mike Bacsik. Bullet to the right field bleachers. Gone.


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COMING SOON: INTRIGUING TRAILERS FOR NEW FILMS


Here are some of the movies I’m looking forward to based on the trailers alone…from the can’t-miss ensemble casts to the downright creepy.

THE INVASION (August 17)
With: Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman

THE KINGDOM (September 28)
With: Jason Bateman, Chris Cooper, Jaime Foxx, Jennifer Garner

WE OWN THE NIGHT (October 12)
With: Robert Duvall, Eva Mendes, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg

RENDITION (October 19)
With: Alan Arkin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon

LIONS FOR LAMBS (November 9)
With: Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, Meryl Streep

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (November 9)
With: Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones

UNTITLED J.J. ABRAMS PROJECT/a.k.a. CLOVERFIELD (January 18)
With: That’s a good question…

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RECOGNIZE THIS SCENE? MOVIE QUIZ, PART 1


This was a week I’d rather forget, but rather than lament and share, I decided to do something fun.

Below is a montage of scenes from films I love. There will be several more of these in the near future.

The first two people to correctly name all of the films in the photo below will receive a copy of Matt Nathanson‘s new CD, Some Mad Hope, which comes out on August 14.

Only Rule: You must submit in a Comment, and not via email. This goes for both this blog and my MySpace blog.

Good luck! I will announce the winners as soon after they emerge as possible.


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