The Super Bowl is usually a good opportunity to ogle some hot upcoming movie trailers. Generally speaking, the ads on this year’s Super Bowl were a surprisingly dull lot. But we still managed a few big movie trailers. Alice in Wonderland, The Wolfman and Shutter Island all slipped in trailers. Of course, we’ve seen plenty previews of these three films in the last couple of months, so that was no big deal.

Among the new batch of trailers was Ridley Scott’s take on Robin Hood. Although Russell Crowe looks good as the bow-slinging hero, it’s hard to shake the “been there, done that” vibe of the trailer.

Next up was the Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy The Back-Up Plan. While I can’t get excited about another Jennifer Lopez rom-com, the trailer manages a couple of edgy laughs.

The final trailer was probably the most exciting, a sneak-peak at Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Videogames aren’t the best source of inspiration for movies (Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, anyone?), but this could be decent pre-summer blockbuster fun.

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• Jake Gyllenhaal (romaine) [ Mon Feb 8 2010 4:49 PM ]
  

1587 - Mary Queen of Scots beheaded.
It took two or three strikes to decapitate Mary (depending on who you ask). She then turned into a zombie and massacred the entire Elizabethan court.

1622 – King James I of England disbands the English Parliament, because he did not like them.

1725 - Peter the Great dies - Proving to the world he wasn’t that great.

1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
Canteen Boy

1924 – The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada. Gee Jong has the honor.

1923- Coal mine explosion at Dawson, New Mexico kills 120

1943 - Americans secure Guadalcanal. Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, leaving the island in Allied possession. Hotterdeedoo.

1955 - John Grisham is born, proceeds to write a bunch of shitty books.

1969 – Allende meteorite falls near Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico. above pictured.

2007 - Anna Nicole Smith died- model/addled golddigger

• Mary Queen of Scots did not (DarcyBennet) [ Mon Feb 8 2010 2:01 PM ]
  

Is it an acronym? Devil as Texan?

Commoners of America: What does “Who Dat?” mean? Who asks it? Is it a genuine question being asked of me, or is its rhetorical purpose to underscore and emphasize something? Why is this emblazoned everywhere, such as on the shirt of the Best Buy employee who assisted me in last night’s purchase of a washer and dryer? I just don’t have an answer prepared if someone asks me, and I hate to be caught unawares.

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There was a dead guy found in airplane landing gear.

A deadly power plant explosion kills five.

There are mudslides in Los Angeles.

Leif Garrett busted with heroin.

Iran is making attack drones.

Jack Nicholson wants to be picked apart by vultures when he dies.

Sarah Palin is considering a 2012 Presidential bid.

School officials confiscated copies of a school newspaper to suppress its content.

Read about the son of the Chicken Soup for the Soul guy.

Read about the search for living thylacines.

Look at some very cool model cars.

The New York accent is fading away.

Read about the coolest and lamest superhero weaknesses.

Dear John takes down Avatar on Superbowl weekend.

The homeless create tent cities along the Rail Runner tracks.

Berry's "property criminal" ads led to arrests. Good for you, Albuquerque.

Elizabeth Silva: captured in the North Valley.

There was a fatal canoeing accident at Caballo Lake.

It’s Mary Steenburgen’s birthday. Here she is in Dead of Winter.

In case you didn't watch the game, the Colts pulled ahead early with a 10 point lead, but the Saints dominated in the Second Quarter and never stopped, leading with an on-side kick in the Second Half. The Colts made a push with less than two minutes left on the clock, but it was all over when they turned over possession without scoring.

This man does not know how to run an animal shelter.

Roommates shoot at each other in Tijeras.

"Police bust up rave ..." People still have raves?

New Mexico taxes go up.

You should get a H1N1 vaccination.

Some people will not be watching the Super Bowl.

The history of the fleur-de-lis.

New Orleans gets its first white mayor in three decades.

See the Alice In Wonderland beast.

A look at the mentality of Mexico's narco murderers.

Prius may be recalled.

Fuck it. All the news is pretty much about the Super Bowl or its commercials.

And now the weather: It's raining.

Brion Gysin

Our special guest blogger on the beat.

Let's start with the liquid nitrogen.

Yesterday was the first anniversary of the passing of Erick Lee Purkhiser, aka Lux Interior, the voice of The Cramps.

We've got the Heartbreaking Harlot, The Mouthy Broad, The Girl, The Precocious Princess, and The Monstrous Mother.

If you need snacking ideas, the library can help.

I thought I was going to have to resort to reviewing Olive Garden's beer selection.

To my surprise it was decked out like a 50s diner!

"We always say, ‘If your car gets stolen, go look for it on Pajarito Mesa.’

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The word "extreme" conjures up images of explosions, injury-inducing stunts, Eddie Van Halen guitar solos and horrendous MTV shows hosted by has-beens. If all of these things are your idea of a good time, schedule a death-defying date today as XiiR, the Xtreme International Ice Racing AMA Pro Tour, holds its 12^th championship round at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho. Watch motorcycles and ATVs race across the rink for frozen supremacy from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Do you drive an ATV? You can be part of the event by calling 891-7309. Tickets can be had for as little as $17 at santaanastarcenter.com. (Adam Fox)

Party with your four-legged friends today as Animal Humane opens a brand-spankin'-new adoption center at 9132 Montgomery NE. The 3,290 square-foot facility will house up to 20 adoptable cats, dogs, kittens and puppies. The center will contain a shop for outfitting your newly acquired friend and a variety of classes to sign up for. The center will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. For more information, visit animalhumanenm.org or call 255-5523. (Adam Fox)

None other than Gallagher is bringing his snack-seeking Sledge-O-Matic to town on Saturday for a show at El Rey Theater (620 Central SW, 8 p.m., $15 to $35 advance tickets at GetTix.net). But before he starts wailing on watermelons, Gallagher's slated to be in the produce department of the Academy Whole Foods (5815 Wyoming NE, 856-0474) from 2 to 4 p.m. for—what else?—a fruit signing. Whole Foods asks that fans buy their fruit onsite, of course.