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The next Star Trek movie does not come out until Christmas 2008, but here is the first teaser trailer that made its debut last week with Cloverfield in the theatre.

Of course the teaser trailer, does not show us much... but it does get me hyped up for the movie because I am a Trekkie.

Have you seen the movie trailer to Will Smith's latest movie, I am Legend? It looks very interesting. JT and I saw the trailer last Sunday when we saw Tyler Perry's, Why Did I Get Married? I am certain that JT and I will be in the box office for this one, if not on opening night (on December 14, 2007), then shortly there after.

Just a side comment. Why does it always seem that when you see a black movie, the movie theatres always show all the trailers for black movies and movies starring black stars that they can get their hands on? I just want to know.

Anyway, if you have not seen the trailer, what are you waiting on? Check it out now:

If you are interested in viewing the theatrical trailer in high definition go to: http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809768369/trailer

Does this movie have the potential to be a box office hit like Independence Day did in 1996? We shall see.

Did you write a list to Santa when you were little? Do you write a Christmas present wish list now?

Yes for many years I wrote a Christmas List, but it was never to Santa. I also wrote it to my mom. Now that I am all grown up, I no longer write but I do give one verbally to family members.

What are the top 10 things on your list this year?

I actually had not thought about that yet until reading this question. I would like to have some new clothes. I really need to work on getting some business suits. Gift cards to a local spa and nail salon would be nice. Anything from my wishlist here would be great (especially the complete Seinfeld DVD collection that comes out in November. Love that show. Well the wish list brings me well over ten things, so on to the next question.

What are the three (or 1, 2, 4, 5) best presents you ever received as a child and why?

As a child, I one of the gifts I received every Christmas was Legos (as I asked for) so that was a wonderful thing. Other than that some gifts that stand out are NES (Nintendo), Sega Genesis and SNES (Super Nintendo). I do not remember the exact years that we (my brother and I) received them but I remember being excited as hell and playing the games into the wee hours of the morning.

What are the top 5 movies you think everyone should see and why?
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I downloaded a video about a week ago and just got around to playing it last night. I opened the .avi file in Windows Media Player and it said it could not play the audio because I needed a codec. I clicked on the web help link and I was informed that Dolby AC3 (2000) was needed. After I cursed at my computer, I immediately googled the term.

I sifted through a lot of garbage to find a discussion on a forum that had the correct resolution and a link to the file.

Here is the information in case you ever run into the same problem:

The file is available at: http://sourceforge.net/ and the name of the file is AC3Filter.

AC3Filter can be found at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ac3filter/ and the direct download link is: http://sourceforge.net/project/platformdownload.php?group_id=66022

AC3Filter is described as a DirectShow AC3 Decoder filter used to palyback AVI files with AC3 sound tracks and DVDs. Multichannel and S/PDIF support. Focused at flexible controls during playback: gains, mixer, stream information, levels and other.

Enjoy.

Among the IMDB Top 250 movies, I have seen the following:

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and I have yet to see these:

10. Forrest Gump
9. Higher Learning
8. Braveheart
7. Malcolm X
6. Glory
5. City of Angels
4. Rosewood
3. Powder
2. Phenomenon
1. The Color Purple

I am a sucker for love stories, fantasies, movies that focus on the injustices of the country, epics and tragic events. I think that list covers that nicely. *grabs a tissue* And of course the number one movie on the list is my all-time favorite movie. Ever.

Ten on Tuesday

Happy Birthday to the big brother that I have not seen in years and know little about...

I love Jennifer Hudson. Here is an interview from the Today Show with Matt Lauer and Jennifer Hudson. She sings a song at the end:

Direct URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx4feE41S_M

Just a day late on the Friday Five...

1. How far back can you trace your family tree?

Paternal great great great grandfather.

2. What is the most interesting (or strange) thing you've heard about one of your relatives?

The above mentioned relative owned slaves. :/

3. How do you feel about legacy names like John Henry Smith IV or naming children after other relatives?

I love legacy names, but my family seems to think otherwise. Only my little brother is a junior.

4. Would you consider yourself and/or your family to be traditional?

Somewhat.

5. What is one tradition you have passed on to your children and/or plan to pass on to them?

Ass whoopings for discipline. Seriously.

Friday Five http://community.livejournal.com/thefridayfive/40220.html

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To say good bye to Vongo. I am officially fed up with their small selection of movies. I keep wanting more and Vongo just cannot keep up with my needs. I have now had the service for a few months with a sticker price of $9.99 per month. Perhaps instead of paying for Vongo, I will cancel this service and go over to GameTap. Any game service that has Contra is okay in my book. I need a new controller to play the games on my laptop. We shall see.

I also need to cancel my webhost plan with GoDaddy because I know have an account with Host Department.

Other than my decision to part ways with Vongo and GoDaddy webhosting, I am extremely exhausted. I will call the two companies tomorrow to disconnect the service.. I need to get up very early in the morning to work on a project. Good night.

I am very surprised that JT and I were able to see two movies in three days. On Friday we saw Stomp the Yard and this evening we saw Dreamgirls. I enjoyed both movies, but I have to admit that I enjoyed Dreamgirls more. Jennifer Hudson really did an outstanding job in the drama musical. Musicals are generally not my thing but every moment of Dreamgirls had me alert and connected with the development of each charcter.

Of course the highlight of the movie for me was Hudson singing, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going." JT and I had no choice other than to applaud Hudson after she put it down. Several other people throughout the theatre were clapping as well. I truly hope that Hudson wins an Oscar this year.

Jennifer Holiday- And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

And I am telling you I'm not going
You're the best man I'll ever know
There's no way I can ever go
No no no, no way
No no no, no way I'm living without you
I'm not living without you
I don't want to be free
I'm staying, I'm staying
And you, and you, you're gonna love me
You're gonna love me

And I am telling you I'm not going
Even though the rough times are showing
There's just no way, there's no way
We're part of the same place
We're part of the same time
We both share the same blood
We both have the same mind
And time and time, we have so much to share
No no no, no no no
I'm not waking up tomorrow morning
And finding that there's nobody there
Darling, there's no way,
No no no, no way I'm living without you
I'm not living without you
You see, there's just no way
There's no way

Tear down the mountains,
Yell, scream and shout
And you can say what you want
I'm not walking out
Stop all the rivers,
Push, strike, and kill
I'm not gonna leave you
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I finally found the latest Transformers trailer posted on YouTube a month ago.

And here is the teaser trailer:

This year may be promising for great movies.

Another excellent trailer for the movie, 300:

and more recently:

And because I love YouTube so much, let me throw in the Jason Sundance and Sean Michel auditions on American Idol from Tuesday night. Their voices are great.
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