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Yet another way of saying it is: I don't like how he's entwined both ways of thinking (from what I posted & Winston posted) to smoke screen his personal feelings. It's like he's using no offer from Detroit or Seattle etc. to act as a scapegoat to justify his retirement, when in one instance it sounds like he's clearly leaning towards retirement to spend time with his family. It's like "yeah...I'm going to retire if I don't get a deal from Detroit. I'm also going to retire if I don't get a deal from Seattle or on the West Coast". In the other instance he's like "I'm going to spend time with

As a player who is only 28 years old, it appears that he is giving off a very strange ultimatum to several teams or else he's done. It's not like he's pushing 35 or 40, he's a relatively young guy not necessarily past his prime. In essence, it looks like either A) he resigns with the Tigers or bee) he has to sign with someone like the Mariners (who are close to his home) who may not be looking for a starter expecting an "acceptable" offer in the off season. If they couldn't get it done this year with Cliff Lee, I don't think someone like Bonderman is going to add much to their team except f

Jeremy Bonderman is seriously considering retiring at age 28 after the season, reports Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press. Bonderman will be a free agent, and he could hang up the spikes if he doesn't get an acceptable offer to return to the Tigers or sign with a team somewhat near his Pasco, Washington home. Bonderman says he's saved a lot of money, so he has the ability to retire. He's earned over $40MM in his career, most of it coming from a four-year deal signed in '06. Bonderman should find interest if he decides to continue pitching. He's shown good health, decent peripherals, a

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Interesting article from Film Comment: Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore - Kitty Galore: The Phantom Menace? {2 stars} by Adoniram Smith As I sit in this refreshingly air conditioned theater, I am sipping my recently purchased Tazo Passion Tea Lemonade from Starbuck's. It is deelish. It's a hot sticky, summer day out there and it got me to thinking about spending a nice weekend on the Hamptons with Thaddeus & Chad. Maybe they'll break my eventual boredom and tweet me on my fancy iPad. It would be rather nice to have a nice golden tan for the Toronto Film Festival happening i

Wow, I'm surprised that that was broadcast on ESPN. It feels like I've seen all of the No Hitters & Perfect Games this year. Thanks to MLB for breaking into coverage in the past year for that. I've even caught the "almost" on either MLB/NESN or ESPN: Phil Hughes vs. A's in April (broken up in 8th) Daisuke vs. Philadelphia in May (broken up in 8th) Johnny Cueto vs. Pirates in May (broken up in 9th) Mat Latos vs. Giants in May (broken up in 6th) Jered Weaver vs. Seattle in May (broken up in 7th) C.C. Sabathia vs. Tampa Bay in April or May (broken up in 8th) Matt Cain vs. Arizona in May

I listened to the album last night and loved the 1st 6 songs. When it came to Half Light, I thought that my cd (that I made) kept skipping and apparently it didn't capture the next 8 songs. Anyways, I just checked now on my iTunes and I am kind of surprised that for 4 minutes straight they repeat the same phrase over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. I seriously thought that I was going to go crazy or have a stroke on the road while listening to this. Luckily, the cd stopped at Half Light II. I'll have to finish the album later on tonight to hear the 2nd hal

Angels Acquire Dan Haren I'm very surprised at the Angels picking him up. I really thought that the Yankees, Philllies, Cardinals or Tigers would snag him. Does L.A. (or is it Anaheim) think that they're still in it? Good investment, I guess. Although, Lackey is gone and so is Joe Saunders now (who they gave up along with a few others). That leaves behind Scott Kazmir (on the DL), Ervin Santana, Joel Pineiro, & Jered Weaver to join Haren. Not a bad looking bunch at all. Edit: Ah, it looks like Haren is a California man, so that may explain what happened. I seem to remember hearing som

1. I think that 1 & 2 are closely connected, obviously. It was explained in the film: you should use your own totem that you are familiar with the weight and properties of, so that if you are in a dream you can do what you need to do to see if you are in a dream. Much like the top spinning. If you take someone else's totem, are you doing that in reality or in a dream state? I think it boils down to trying to control your subconscious with an item of your own distinction rather than relying on someone else's. Which leads us to... 2. This is something that intrigued me and it works for me

Alright, then's that cool. Although, it would have been interesting if you saw it after reading that review in your local newspaper and then came on here to read what people had to say. Edit: What I ultimately want and I'm sure others on here want is more people to chime in on their thoughts to challenge the film and discuss it. That's what I have in stake for you to watch it. I stay the F away from IMDB which is full of trolls and tweens dissing each other on their limited film knowledge. LOL

I'm not trying to be rude. I'm just trying to figure you out. It's like if in 6 months time I came into a Black Swan (the next Darren Arronofsky film which is supposed to be a mind bender) thread and was curious about it and didn't want to see it because I didn't like what people were saying about it. I would expect people to tell me to go see it.

I really think you should see the film again and I can guarantee you that you will feel that something is much greater at stake than on 1st viewing. I'll admit I kind of felt the same way to a certain degree and it made me think up my theory which is on page 1. On the 2nd viewing the Inception, Murphy's coming to terms with his father, & Leo's letting go of Mal all hit harder in such a satisfying way. I think maybe the film is too dense for even the most aware viewers on 1st watch. Wow! I didn't realize that Beltmann was your God to your Moses on the mountain? You can do what you wan

I truly disagree with that. It got me thinking about who I would want to reconnect with in my dream state. Would it be someone I lost that is still alive? Would it be a fantasy woman that I could control? Would it be a dead relative? Or would I just want to create awesome dreamscapes? Leo's story is completely believable in its' own right. Not only does it deal with the concept of memories, but it kind of deals with the concept of souls. These people were so in love that he could just conjure her up in his dream state is quit a romantic idea. I'm not saying that everything was peaches n' cr

Sadly, that's in the eye of the beholder. While I praise/d Inception for "actually being smart", my friend said the opposite and there's nothing I can do to change that perception. This isn't the only case. I'm sure that it happens a lot in discussions like this. Sure, Inception is "actually smart", but if the audience doesn't understand the film then they usually don't like the film or dismiss it as "trying too hard to be smart". Of course though at the end of the day and in my eyes I know that I am right. I mean, I have Christopher Nolan and his resume on my side in this one. So while I kind

I you a few questions: Who do you think will be traded by July 31st? Dan Haren is linked to Detroit, Philadelphia, & St. Louis. Roy Oswalt's 1st choice for a trade is St. Louis. Miguel Tejada looks like a decent fit for San Deigo, while David Eckstein is out. Red Sox are looking into Jayson Werth, David DeJesus, Chris Snyder & Chris Iannetta. White Sox are looking at Prince Fielder & Adam Dunn. Corey Hart can take his sunglasses at night to any team at this point. Mets are looking to move Jeff Francoeur. Are Ben Sheets & Ted Lilly going to come out smelling like roses

I fully agree with this statement and said something similar in one of my many Spoiler commentaries in regards to defending the film to a friend who fell asleep and bashed it saying "it tried too hard to be smart" and ultimately didn't like it because it was "convoluted & repetitive".

I wouldn't rush to judgment on that until all the facts are in....

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Since we're using spoiler tags now, I figured I'd come back to this.

For the folks out there who want to compartmentalize everything in pop culture, then ok yeah it is a teeny tiny bit like The Matrix. In both films they "jack in" to a different reality: in The Matrix it was the virtual world and in Inception it is a dream state. I like to say Inception is the psychological cousin to the philosophical Matrix, if someone has a gun to my head. It did piss me off though when the old ladies with their quiet husbands said as they walked out "Well, that was just like The Matrix. Even the music is/was the same." Thanks a lot critics for calling this "The Matrix me

Spoiler button is under Other Styles on the top left under Post. Edit: I'll try to answer your question in your 1st paragraph. I'm not sure about the 2nd one.

I firmly believe that Sam Jones decided to use the look of grainy film as his aesthetic choice to mimic the look of those old Black & White music documentaries. Of course, film grain is achieved through the specific film stock used and the size of the grains of silver halide in the emulsion. Larger grains give the film a sensitivity to light. Fast films (or highly sensitive to light) produce grainier images because they are used for shooting in poor light/fast motion. As a filmmaker myself, I am happy that Jones' vision hasn't been tampered with for the sake of a PR nightmare. This is in

For the eyes of jakobnicholas, PopTodd & The Cowboy Poet only...of course, anyone else who has seen it and wants to read what I have to say about my theory:

Another refreshing thing about this film that I don't really want to get into, but for the people on here who have seen it and loved it I think we can all agree on one thing: