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New Jack City: Star Bellyflops on 3-D Promo. Next up, Smell-O-Vision?
Since the Kansas City Star’s dated misadventure into 1950’s-like 3-D in last Sunday’s newspaper, several people have asked my opinion of the promotion.
Was I impressed? Yeah, but not in a good way.
I was embarrassed not only for the paper but also for the people I know still working there.
Had the Star been able to utilize today’s widely accepted 3-D process which uses polarized glasses, the promotion would’ve been timely and fun.
But making use of the old red and blue-green lens process makes one wonder who—pardon the pun—greenlighted the stunt in the first place. And whether or not that person or persons actually had a clue?
Newspapering is a tough biz to be in these days and it was Halloween, so some brainiacs at the Star wanted desperately to be timely. Not realizing their edgy Sunday product was embarrassingly dated and decades out of touch.
And since gimmicks are the order of the day, I’ve got another promotion from the past the Star can try?
Smell-O Vision!
New Jack City: MOVIE PORN, YANK MY DOODLE IT’S A DANDY
Several months back I gave you what I thought were some of the best porn-pun movie titles based on legit motion pictures.
The response to that piece was overwhelming—or at least, some people commented about it
My favorite actual title back then was YANK MY DOODLE IT’S A DANDY.
I also liked SCHINDLER’S FIST, SAVING RYAN’S PRIVATES, ROMANCING THE BONE, WILD IN THE SHEETS—and who can ever forget that unforgettable, historic porn offering GLAD HE ATE HER?
Since that column ran I’ve been inundated with other sound-alike adult titles.
Jack Goes Confidential: Hilary Swank Shines in ‘CONVICTION’!
CONVICTION reminds a lot in many ways of ERIN BROKOVICH…
It’s the inspirational, true story of a sister’s unwavering devotion to her brother—the story of Betty Anne Waters 18 year struggle to clear her rowdy, roughneck brother Kenny Waters who was arrested, convicted and sentenced to life in prison Continue reading
New Jack City: Getting It Said for Kansas City!
I truly do love getting Kansas City’s daily newspaper…
But there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. And quite frequently the Kansas City Star thinks enough of me to allot Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: Eastwood Hits Supernatural Afterlife Target with ‘HEREAFTER’!
When executive producer Steven Spielberg chose Clint Eastwood to direct and produce the supernatural thriller, he knew exactly what to expect from Hollywood’s senior Wunderkind.
And Eastwood sure didn’t disappoint!
Let me say right upfront that HEREAFTER is not your typical tale of mortality and the afterlife.
Some of you will love it. Others will feel let down.
Count me amongst those really impressed by the picture. Continue reading
New Jack City: Mexico Puts Squeeze on Gringo Vacation Dollars!
Just when you thought foreign relations couldn’t get much worse, Mexico puts the grabs on our greenbag…
A few weeks back the Mexican government passed a law that’s going into effect regarding the use of U.S. Dollars in the form of cash when making purchases in their country.
Thus far, the new law hasn’t garnered much publicity here yet.
But there’ll be noticeable changes next time you vacation at Mexican hot spots like Cancun, Puerta Vallarta or Cabo. Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘RED’s’ Ex-C.I.A. Team Kicks Geriatric Butt!
You like your action big, loud and over the top? Then RED is your kind’a movie!
It’s actually an explosive action-comedy delivering an impressive AARP lineup to match Sly Stallone’s THE EXPENDABLES earlier this year.
RED stands for Retired Extremely Dangerous—as in retired C.I.A. operatives.
Bruce Willis is Continue reading
New Jack City: German Style Restaurant Brings ‘Guten Appetit’ to Weston
New Jack City this past weekend was Weston, Mo…
Sure, there was the annual Irish Fest which ignited a Woodstock-like population explosion. But it wasn’t the luck of the Irish that drew me in, it was the lure of German food -in October – imagine that.
A German style restaurant in Weston? Jawohl!
Guten Appetit is what CHARLEMAGNE’S BISTRO & GERMAN RESTAURANT inside the historic Saint George Hotel at 500 Main Street is all about.
That’s where executive chef Jonathan Phillips serves up a variety of German favorites that he’s encountered during his many travels to Deutschland.
And judging by his brimming business during our visit I’d venture to say that he’s hit on Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: Is Heigl Stuck in Chick-Flick Hell?
Actress Katherine Heigl is good enough that she shouldn’t Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: Everything You’ve Heard About THE SOCIAL NETWORK—Is True!
It was the fall of 2003 when Harvard undergrad Mark Zuckerberg sat down at his computer and began heatedly working out the kinks on a new idea.
Facebook.
What started in his dorm room would soon become the global social network and a revolution in communication.
A mere 6 years and 500 million ‘friends’ later, the arrogant Zuckerberg became the youngest billionaire in history.
But the story behind the birth of FACEBOOK is as fascinating as the enormous popularity this friend-sharing network enjoys.
THE SOCIAL NETWORK squarely targets computer savvy 18 to 34 year olds and is one of the best movie you’ll see this year.
How it all got started? Continue reading
New Jack City: Spring Break & Holiday Getaways Not for Faint of Heart
Haven’t got Spring Break 2011 booked yet? Good luck!
Believe it or not, smart vacationers have already locked in the air portion of their trips. Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: “Wall Street II” to Mainstreet—Something Lost in Translation
It took 23 years to come up with this sequel…
But Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: Violence, Language, Sexuality, Drug Use; ‘The Town’ Has it All
Kansas City’s Fall Film Season kicks off in style this weekend with a top-notch, action filled, very convincing crime drama starring Ben Affleck.
THE TOWN is set in Charlestown, Mass—a burg just outside Boston known for its high robbery rate, where washed up Continue reading
New Jack City: Joaquin Phoenix Returns to Late Show & Facebook Founder Faces Music/Movie
You may recall actor Joaquin Phoenix’s infamous appearance on Letterman during which he apparently reinvented himself as a mumbling hip-hop artist.
His appearance became a Continue reading
New Jack City: Zona Rosa’s Studio Movie Grill Closes
Kansas City’s latest addition to full service food Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife’ vs ‘Flipped”
If you’re wondering why I’m not focusing on RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE today—especially since it’s the first in the franchise to be presented in 3-D—it’s because the studio wouldn’t screen it for critics.
Which of course makes you wonder WHY?
I have my suspicions.
So instead let’s go with Rob Reiner’s new nostalgic, coming-of-age tale of teen angst and schmaltz called FLIPPED!
This is the story of a one-sided grade school crush eventually evolving into a full-blown Junior High School romance. Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: Rodriguez’s ‘Machete’ Brings Political Pinata to the Movies
You’ve got to love an action-thriller in which the underground network for illegal immigrants is headquartered in a taco truck!
MACHETE is a completely over-the top blast (literally) and is probably the only movie ever to be totally based on a fake movie trailer—one of several Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: With ‘The American’ You Don’t Get What You Think!
It has all the trappings Continue reading
New Jack City: K.C.’s ‘NEON BEAT’ Plays Baby Boomer Hits on the Radio!
During the week John Morris is one of corporate radio’s mild-mannered engineers who keep Entercom’s 8 local stations humming.
But on weekends John transforms his persona to K.C. Music Man John Christopher offering fans the sounds of the greatest records ever pressed.
John calls the program THE NEON BEAT airing all day Saturday’s through noon and on Continue reading
New Jack City: Will Conan O’Brien Have Last Laff Sunday Night?
I hadn’t planned on watching the PRIMETIME EMMYS this Sunday night.
But on second thought I think I will.
Why?
Because Conan O’Brien is nominated in the Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series catagory for his short-lived stint as NBC’s TONIGHT SHOW host.
And should he win, his acceptance speech could be one for the books! Continue reading
