Jason strikes again! And so does the remake syndrome

I see that on February 13th 2009, a remake of Friday 13th slashes its way on to our cinema screens, note it is not another sequel as the 13 others before but a remake of the original.

It seems to me that the Hollywood has reach the end of its creative cycle and is finding it increasingly hard to produce any thing new that is good, hence they are going back to the good old classics favorites we grew up with.

Evidence can be seen in the proliferation of remakes which are now being churned out by the tinsel town movie making machinery.

There are so many old movies and TV series that are being remade its amazing, Starsky and Hutch, Knight Rider, Battle Star Galactica, Beverley Hills 90210 and Charlie’s Angels.

They also remade Psycho, the avengers and Mission Impossible; of course some of these remakes were so bad the original should not have been touched at all. (Look what they did to Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho”)

Let’s not forget all the classic songs that are now being sampled and released to a new generation as though they are new.

What is the significance of this? Does this say that in this millennium Hollywood and indeed the world has peaked and reached the end of its creative cycle.

Let’s not forget the new installments of Rocky and Rambo, plus a Terminator 4 is now in production as you read and we have the Terminator TV series. 

The entertainment events of our past are now the highlights of our future.

I am sure there are quite a few more remakes you can add that I might have missed and like Arnold they are now promising …..

“I’ll be back”

Is this a man or a goat?

In light of the news story report of a goat being arrested for armed robbery in Nigeria    http://www.caribnnet.com/Weird-World/12423.html

I think its time we start looking at goats differently.

While they are some that might scoff at the thought at a man transforming himself into a goat as reported in the news, maybe we need to stop and laughing and think for a minute…

How do you know the goat you have in your yard is a real goat and not a man in disguise? 

 Some time ago Barbadian authorities were on the look out for missing Nigerians,  

Did any one notice our goat population seem to increase dramatically after that?

How do you even know the goats we have down here are not Nigerians who have transformed themselves because they don’t want to go back.

While Nigerians might have problems fitting among Barbadians because of their accents as goats they would have no problem.

You might have a woman and you think you are being horned but you can’t catch her with any one, think!!

Is there a goat living by her house?

You might need to go outside and have a conversation with it. Man to goat.

This is a possible man goat who shares horns

This Nigerian goat incident also has international implications, if a goat can commit an armed robbery it could possibly also engage in acts of terror.Don’t let its democratic easy going grass eating demeanor disarm you these animals are lethalIt’s only a matter of time before these

Furry beasts are recruited by El Qaeda to spreadTerror through out the world. If they are not being used already.

I believe an intense study of goats could reveal the answers to questions which we have long searched for, example where is Osama Bin Laden?

For years the United States have been trying to find Osama and have been unable to, is it possible they have been looking for a man when instead they should be looking for a goat?

Have you noticed that in photos Osama has a long beard much like a goat?

Dos’nt that beard look fairly goat like to you?

Now that President Obama has fully taken over this is a matter that should be bought to his attention.

When Obama spoke of “change” was he aware that men could also “change” into goats? Maybe he did!

With the coming of CSME and the possibility that not only Caribbean people but goats will be able to move freely from one territory to a next, we must watch to see what effect this has on our crime rate.

This should be brought to the attention of PM David Thompson as he is now spearheading CSME.It needs to be researched exactly what kind of “grass” the goats down here are into, they could be goats being used as drug mules. This should be brought to the attention of Police Commissioner Darwin Dottin who might not have knowledge of exactly how criminal savy goats have become.

Obviously what is said above would give you reason to be concerned, How can you tell if your goat is really a goat and not a man that change into a goat?

Follow the below instructions;

Grab your goat’s head with both hands!

Put your face right up to the goat’s, if it has trouble maintaining eye contact with you and is acting like it has something to hide, chances are its a man.  

Call the police immediately! 

Do not attempt to apprehend the goat yourself as they can be dangerous and have a tendency to “butt you out of their lives”. 

While a goat above might look innocent like a little kid, remember you can’t judge a goat by its picture,

This has been a public service goat announcement from PBoyce who assures you, he is NOT a goat…..

Women can also turn themselves into goats, and eat you out of house and grass, see above pic

The American media is so rassole malicious then, according to Kidsite  “malicious and dangerous”
Take a look at what on the internet news and is now being circulated like mad by the American Media

Is Rihanna Pregnant?
Posted in: Celebrity News

Rumors have started to swirl that Rihanna is pregnant–which is entirely unsurprising. Belly bumps are fuel enough, so actual fainting is like a high alert in the celebrity world! MediaTakeOut.com had an interesting scoop that a certain celebrity weekly mag (or maybe a couple) will be releasing news of Rihanna’s pregnancy, and guess what?
“It gets better. According to one of our snitches at the mag, Rihanna is reportedly planning on keeping the child.”
It’s also rumored that Rihanna and her boyfriend Chris Brown will be headed to Barbados next week to visit Rihanna’s parents, which could very possibly mean that a baby announcement is on the way.

The American media are so gipsy then. They worst than Pearlie and Sousie put together,  They make our Pudding and Souse gossip column look tame, at least that “souse” drop hints with out being blatant.
It must be so horrible for Rihanna to live under a microscope where every aspect of your is displayed in public and a malicious media.They are not even sure if there is even a baby but reporting that Rihanna is planning to keep it.  If they were to feel she was planning to get rid of it they would report that too.
I read an article where they discussed the dress Rihanna was wearing at the last awards might be to hide her delicate condition and the camera would not go in for a close front shot of her on purpose.
The Media already know the father of Rihanna’s hypothetical baby is Chris Brown and when he is traveling to Barbados to give the news to the Grand Parents.

They need to get a life, or go home and check and see who is pregnant by their own house and who the father is.
As Kidsite say “they too malicious and dangerous” and Madd Ali Singh lyrics “Mind yuh own, mind yuh own business”

Rihanna Fenty continues to take the world by storm, bringing honor and credit to Barbados and Combermere School!

I know there are some people that don’t like to hear combermere but I will get back to that, let’s not digress.

Lady Fenty’s latest success is the winning two awards at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles last weekend,
Favorite Female Artiste in the soul/R&B category in addition to Favorite Female Artiste in Pop/Rock.

In February there were some persons who sought to cast aspersions on the act of government honoring Rihanna making her a Barbados Ambassador, since then her achievements continue to more than justify this title.

Even as we go into independence with Rihanna’s latest win we should be recognizing and celebrating her latest accolade as well.

Because of Rihanna I now see Barbados being mentioned in international web articles that would not have spit on us before.
Also I am seeing mention of Combermere as well, of course you know that was always a great school, but it is now being officially recongnised internationally as the school that Rihanna attended.
Do you hear Beyonce saying what school she attended or Alicia Keys? No! But you hear that Rihanna went to Combermere that is why we are so freaking great!

So Congrats to Lady Rihanna Fenty (and I use lady deliberately) on her latest international win and for continuing to bring credit to our nation.

Tomorrow I will be cursing American Media on Rihanna’s behalf, log on then!!
In the mean time I leave you with this clip of Rihanna perform hit ”Rehab” at the American Music Awards,click below…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ckL2xLDxs

Boyce is leaving your computer and looking to go in rehab….

President Obama and first family

Some years ago I remember being on a plane coming back from the States and watching a movie about a black man becoming President of the United States.
The name of the movie if my memory serves me correctly was “The man” it starred either James Earl Jones or Paul Winfield.
I searched and googled assiduously to find the movie so I can present it to you to illustrate my point but to no avail. I am convinced because of its subject matter there has been a strategic and deliberate effort to remove it from the records.

The plot of “The Man” was what happened when the President of the United States was shot and the vice who was black became the President.
Notice I said that the black man started out by being vice, not even in fiction it was not fathomable that a black man could be elected to be President of the United States.

As of this morning that has changed, from today the 5th of November 2008 the unthinkable, and perceived impossible has occurred, fiction has become fact and Barack Obama has become the 44th President of the United States of America.

What does this mean to black people in United Sates and throughout the world? I got a call from my friend Ian who said that blacks would now be getting better roles in movies. Will the incidents of Police officers shooting blacks unfairly in the U.S cease? Will Michael Jackson change back his skin colour?

Speculation on the future should not detract from the historical significance of this moment.
Let us rejoice that fact has become fiction and we now have a black President of the United States of America.
Barack Obama is now “The Man” !

* Since I wrote above post my friend Jdid in his comment identified that “The Man” was a 1972 movie starring James Earl Jones, some people would think that it was a display of igrunce I could not find the movie  while Jdid did, I know the truth is the FBI read my post and put back the movie info where it could be found, its a conspiracy, heres the poster to the movie… and in it Jones was secretary of state not Vice President…  

It was intriguing and riveting, for thirty minutes I was glued to my chair awaiting the outcome of this suspenseful tale.

What am I blogging about? An Episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents which I was watching yesterday on the AMC classic cable channel.
The classic Alfred Hitchcock series are example that class is for ever while form is only temporary , these shows first aired in on television back in 1955 that was 53 years ago, I was not born yet and my mother would have been 10.
But yet the Alfred Hitchcock series have withstood the test of time and continue to be a regular staple on television through out the world.

What is unique about the series is  it featured some major names that some are now long gone, Joseph Cotton Vincent Price, Robert Redford, Burt Reynolds, William Shatner,Charles Bronson Dick Van Dyke to name a few. You also see some actors who became stars later in bit parts like Clint Eastwood etc.
What is also outstanding was the opening credits with the signature ‘funeral March” song and the dark humor dead pan delivery of Alfred Hitchcock himself as he did both the intro and the extro to the programs.

I am quite a fan of Hitchcock I find him inspirational not only because of his Director skills but also in the way he marketed himself.
He is a director who managed to be even better known than the movie stars he directed.
So for better or worse my name usually becomes a focal point of attention when I am involved in a production regardless of who else is involved.

Some years ago, I read 1300 pages of an Alfred Hitchcock biography so I am quite an expert on his life movies and the same series.
When next you see the old black and white show starts up and the larger than life Hitchcock steps in with is dead English delivery “Good Evening” keep tuned in, you will not regret it…

Click on below link for some humorous Hitchock intro and extros and the famous theme ….Until next time Good Night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajRpxpYRNwY

Remember watching Kung Fu in the Plaza?

Asiba you seem to have been quite a theatre (Cinema) pimp, who spent quite a bit time in the pit, when I first started going to the cinema that’s the only part of the cinema I went. For one pit admission was $2.50 which was the lowest ticket price.
As far as I was concerned, you saw the same movie as the people in the circle and the balcony.
Let me explain how cinemas were segregated up through out the 60’s and 80’s The pit was the area right in front of the screen then there was a barrier midway which separated and created the “circle”, the balcony speaks for it self.
I can’t tell you what the ticket prices of the circle and balcony was cause I never went there… I was always a cheap Ali Singh from school.
Of course if you had a date you could not take her in the pit, which would be dissing the girl, your friends would laugh at you, and her, and you could forget any baby making activities you might have in mind. Fortunately for me I never had a date back then, or unfortunately.
Some times I would pay for the pit and sneak into the circle when the attendant wasn’t looking. Girls seemed to frown on that too.
I spent most of my time in the Olympic cinema, which was close to the buses, and then I watched kung fu and spaghetti westerns in the Empire and Plaza.
Westerns like “The Good the Bad and the ugly” “Trinity is still my name” and “A Fistful of dollars”

Kung Fu Starring Silver Fox, Wang Yu and Sonny Chiba in “The Drunken Master” “Snake and Crane Arts of Shoalin and “The Big Boss”.

Remember people use to say how the Roxy had in chinks?
When ever any technical malfunction happened in any cinema in Barbados people would shout “Roxy”! ….
The Globe and Vista were considered up market cinemas at that time, that’s where you took a girl when you wanted to impress her..
And here endeth my Boyce Voice Bajan Cinema nostalgia for the day…..

Sarah Palin with producer on Saturday Night Live

I told you so and you thought I was clown, who’s the clown now?
On Boyce Voice back in January I wrote on the ability of local entertainers to influence politics and you laughed. You threw your head back and laughed like a facking idiot and said Boyce is such a clown then…..
Now you are laughing the other side of your face (the igrunt side) with reported news of the roles comedy and talk shows are playing in the presidential campaign now on in the United States of America.

A massive 69 million Americans tuned in to Saturday Night Live (SNL) to see comedienne Tina Frey meet the real McCain running mate Sarah Palin.
For months now Frey has been lampooning Palin on the hit show SNL so much so that people are now saying that when Palin speaks they see her as imitating Frey.
That means that comedienne Tina is now more seen as Palin than Palin her self…! You probably will have to pause and figure that one out.

Can you guess who is the real Sarah Pailin?

All the leading politicians Obama, McCain and of course  Pailin it is now a must that you appear on Letterman show or Ellen or SNL to let America see how human you are and how you can make people laugh. If you want to be the most powerful man in the world and make decisions on where to drop bombs and start wars, it helps if you can also tell a joke.

McCain made the mistake of standing up Letterman late night show some weeks ago and regretted it dearly.
Letterman took a turn in his ass cracking jokes on him; see where he is in the polls now?? Yuh idiot.
So much that McCain realized his mistake and hired a helicopter to make sure he got to Letterman’s show on time the second time around.
So in January when Boyce spoke of the Lil Rick factor playing a role in the changing of the government along with other entertainment factors and you thought I was an idiot, you should now see me for what I really am….. A visionary who once wearing his contact lens can see clearly.

click to read rick post here;  http://www.boycevoice.com/blog/2008/01/18/entertainment-and-politics-the-lil-rick-factor/
Note to America; you have got to be careful when you make decisions on who will be president based on how they well they make you laugh…. Look at George Bush for example…. Need I say more…..?

For your comedic edification I am posting the Tina Frey meets the Sarah Palin link, Click below

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdDqSvJ6aHc

This was quite a loquacious post, maybe I should run in politics too

Here’s a Press release sent to me by Boyce Voice reader CiCi about her new Jazz album recorded live at the Calgary Club… Expand your musical horizons and take a read…

Live at the Beat Niq captures a magical performance by CiCi and her quartet of masterful musicians at the famed Calgary jazz club.   The accomplished vocalist and her dexterous band captivated the audience with enthralling performances that run the gamut from the reggae-inspired “Summertime” to the breathtaking ballad “If.”

The venue’s intimate environment allowed the recorded songs to jump out at you like an old Ella Fitzgerald live record, but that didn’t stop the spellbound audience from pushing aside tables to clear space for impromptu dancing inspired by the rhythmic show.   Live at the Beat Niq is packed with marvelous, fresh takes on some of history’s most treasured songs.

CiCi – Live at the Beat Niq
1. The Lady Is A Tramp
2. Summertime
3. If
4. It’s All Right With Me
5. Route 66
6. All Of Me
7. Just In Time
8. Over The Rainbow
9. Teach Me Tonight

 

We are honoured to announce that Shontelle’s song Battle Cry has been chosen for the historic compilation “Yes We Can: Voices of a Grass roots Movement”.
 The official album celebrating Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign will be made available tomorrow!
 
The above announcement was made by Shontelle Layne’s management earlier this week and that is quite an honour indeed.
 With a mere t-shirt on, Barbadian Shontelle Layne has been going places, and I don’t mean to the supermarket and beach like I’ve been doing.
She has been making an indelible Stamp on the international music world.
 Not only are her songs making it on Obama’s compilation but her song t-shirt has been burning up the airwaves.
Its number 37 on the international music charts and still looking to move up especially with the release of the music video
Shontelle has gone a long way since performing in Bacchanal Time calypso tent.
In 2005 she made her debut in the tent performing “colours” with Natalee, also in that year she wrote the famous “Roll” song which is performed by Alison hinds.

While some might have said the success of Rihanna was a freak occurrence, Shontelle is evidence that opportunities exist and that even from in Barbados there is a chance you will be discovered. So it benefits you to be always be your best regardless of where you perform as you can never tell when an international scout is in the audience.

It is also important that we support with a capital “S” our people making it outside, not only like Shontelle but Rihanna and David Kirton etc. We must be sincerely happy for them because if it could happen to them, it could happen to you.When you speak of them only say good things and glorify their accomplishments other wise I’ll have to curse your ass.
 But I digest*, back to shontelle.
Now the international sky’s the limit for Barbadian shontelle Layne who is going places and “only with her t-shirt on”.

Congrats to Shontelle her management Sonia Mullins and her dad Raymond!

*I did that digest thing deliberately so don’t be home laughing saying that Peter Boyce is a cant write idiot, yuh idiot!