THE DAILY MOJO by Adam Daniel

Coming to you from the Mojo Living Room, it’s the 2009 ARIA Awards Running Diary. This year the awards have moved to Channel 9. Hmmmm. A little worried, but I’m sure they’ve got their fingers on the pulse.
8:30: The night kicks off with Keith Urban’s live performance of “Generic Country Pop Song #24″… actually, that [...]

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James Cameron’s Avatar is only a month away and so far the online response is decidedly mixed.
You just have to look at some of the comments here to see the antipathy towards the trailer.
Personally I am willing to give the director of ‘Aliens’, ‘T2′, and ‘Titanic’ the benefit of the doubt, at least until [...]

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The goofy premise of this film really struck me as fertile comedy ground, particularly for a cast as comedically talented as John Cusack, Rob Cordry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke. But this trailer really really sucks balls.

I mean judging by the trailer, shouldn’t this movie be called “Guys Standing In A Room Talking About [...]

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The Best Actor nominations at the 1987 Academy Awards were as listed below:
Michael Douglas, Wall Street
William Hurt, Broadcast News
Marcello Mastroianni, Dark Eyes
Jack Nicholson, Ironweed
Robin Williams, Good Morning, Vietnam
Michael Douglas took out the award with his masterful performance as Gordon Gekko, but if there was a new award category for Best Acting with Eyebrows in [...]

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Paul Dempsey’s ‘Everything Is True’ album is a sure contender for the top end of my Top 10 Albums of 2009. Here IS one of the reasons why:

Amazing lyrics, beautiful melody. Pretty cool ’speed dating-esque’ concept for the clip too.
You can’t help but empathise with the position of artist as circus exhibit after hearing [...]

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Here’s the teaser trailer for ‘Kick-Ass’. As far as teaser’s go, it’s a pretty effective one.
Kick-AssTrailer Park | MySpace Video
I am trying to go into this one with no knowledge of the concept, but I’m already getting excited about the online positive buzz.

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The lyrics of this song are so good I’m almost tempted to transcribe them. Hang in there through the setup of the joke because the pay off is golden.

From the clever boys at Derrick Comedy.

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Anyone who knows me well will know that the trailer for this film is right in my wheelhouse.

Real life sports story? Check. Class and race issues? Check. The importance of family? Check. Overcoming the odds to achieve a seemingly impossible goal? Check. Sandra Bullock? Ummmm…. Okay, not everything.
‘The Blind Side’ is the story [...]

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This austere but charming little clip is a gem.

I’ve been digging Miss Washington’s outstanding back-up vocals on Whitley’s new album. You can hear more of her fine work here.

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Only in America would they find the need for this ridiculous product:

I know that when I wake up in a panic the best way to blow my own foot off is to have a loaded weapon within easy reach. I mean, god forbid that you have to actually stand up to murder an intruder. It [...]

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