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Fascinating... (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:01:44 GMT

by Kenny Ortega

Whatever you think of Michael Jackson, you can’t deny his impact on pop culture and music… for FOUR DECADES. Wow. This movie answers a few questions I had about his musicianship, which is astonishing. I was agog watching MJ working with his band, and fairly impressed by his physical willingness to entertain. Fifty years old… hard to believe.

The film ignores tabloid topics, which is probably appropriate. It is an homage to influence of a man who became a phenomenon. I couldn’t help mourning for the show itself – the people involved in it, pouring so much effort and money into an endeavor that never came to fruition. You feel their enthusiasm as a real force, their worship of this man who was a true icon, for better or worse. Like I said, if nothing else this film is fascinating for the curious.

And yeah, I couldn’t hold back. I did a little Thriller dance in a my seat. I wasn’t alone. :)

Consumed "Michael Jackson: This Is It"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:01:44 GMT

Michael Jackson: This Is It

by Kenny Ortega

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Why I want to consume "NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Podcast"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:50:45 GMT

NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Podcast

by NPR

I have a crush on Peter Sagal. Simple.

Consuming "NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Podcast"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:48:16 GMT

NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Podcast

by NPR

Consuming "Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:47:06 GMT

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit

by P.G. Wodehouse

Consuming "Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney's Humor Category"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:46:01 GMT

Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney's Humor Category

Consuming "Cart and Cwidder (The Dalemark Quartet)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:45:22 GMT

Cart and Cwidder (The Dalemark Quartet)

by Diana Wynne Jones

Consuming "A Spot of Bother (Vintage)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:44:08 GMT

A Spot of Bother (Vintage)

by Mark Haddon

Consumed "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:43:22 GMT

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Sherman Alexie

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Consumed "Clay"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:42:07 GMT

Clay

by David Almond

Consumed "Flash of Genius"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:33:59 GMT

Flash of Genius

by Marc Abraham

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Consumed "Ready? OK!"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:33:34 GMT

Ready? OK!

by James Vasquez

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Consuming "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume 2: The Kingdom on the Waves"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:32:06 GMT

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume 2: The Kingdom on the Waves

by M.T. Anderson

Consumed "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:30:59 GMT

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh

by Robert C. O'Brien

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Consumed "Kensington Gardens"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:16:57 GMT

Kensington Gardens

by Rodrigo Fresan

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Consuming "YELL-Oh Girls! Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:48:45 GMT

YELL-Oh Girls! Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American

by Vickie Nam

Consumed "Clockwork"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:36:51 GMT

Clockwork

by Philip/ Gore, Leonid (ILT) Pullman

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Consumed "Graceling"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:35:10 GMT

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore

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Consumed "Jailbird"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:32:16 GMT

Jailbird

by Kurt Vonnegut

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My, she was yar.

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:53:15 GMT

The Philadelphia Story

by George Cukor

I honestly didn’t know Katherine Hepburn could be funny. This film is full of completely unnecessary scenes and silly dialogue, but that’s exactly why I love it. I mean, Jimmy Stewart opening his coat to show the butler he isn’t hiding the silver…

Cary Grant thaws long enough to give some warm performances, but the women in the cast really shine, Hepburn especially.

Consumed "The Philadelphia Story"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jobiv) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:53:15 GMT

The Philadelphia Story

by George Cukor

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