While promoting "The Happening," Mark Wahlberg had nothing but good things to say about the movie and working with "The Sixth Sense" director M Night Shyamalan. But now that a little has passed, the actor's feelings toward the film have changed a bit.
During a press conference for "The Fighter," Wahlberg talked about previously meeting with Amy Adams about "The Happening," which the actress eventually dropped out of and replaced with Zooey Deschanel.
"It was a bad movie that I did. She dodged the bullet," he said. "F*cking trees, man, the plants. F*ck it. You can't blame me for wanting to try to play a science teacher. You know? I wasn't playing a cop or a crook."
"The Happening" has an unimpressive 18% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes.
While promoting "The Happening," Mark Wahlberg had nothing but good things to say about the movie and working with "The Sixth Sense" director M Night Shyamalan. But now that a little has passed, the actor's feelings toward the film have changed a bit.
During a press conference for "The Fighter," Wahlberg talked about previously meeting with Amy Adams about "The Happening," which the actress eventually dropped out of and replaced with Zooey Deschanel.
"It was a bad movie that I did. She dodged the bullet," he said. "F*cking trees, man, the plants. F*ck it. You can't blame me for wanting to try to play a science teacher. You know? I wasn't playing a cop or a crook."
"The Happening" has an unimpressive 18% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes.
Just when it looked as if Mark Buehrle couldn't pull off any more surprises in what already has to be considered one of the most illustrious pitching careers in White Sox history, the left-hander reached back and hit an absolute sublime level during Monday's 6-0 whitewash of the Indians on Opening Day at U.S. Cellular Field.
The White Sox held a 4-0 lead in the fifth with one out when Lou Marson hit a shot back toward the mound. Buehrle stuck out his left foot in an attempt to stop the ground ball, only to have it strike his left shin and role toward the first-base line.
Buehrle raced after the ricochet, avoided colliding with Marson and grabbed the ball with his glove. Then, the play just became ridiculous.
Buehrle flipped the ball with his glove between his legs -- sort of like one of those remarkable Roger Federer winners on the tennis court. This no-look, glove-hand flip ended up being a perfect strike to first baseman Paul Konerko, who caught the ball with his bare hand.
This effort astonished Buehrle's teammates and the Indians alike.
"Unbelievable," said Cleveland right fielder Shin-Soo Choo. "I think that was the best play I've ever seen. I thought he had no chance."
"He made a good play. A really good play," Marson said.
"Whether it's pitching, fielding, whatever it takes, he gets it done," said White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski of his batterymate for the past six seasons. "He just has a knack for doing great things."
This last part of Pierzynski's comments would be considered a true understatement where the list of Buehrle's greatness is concerned.
Reach the Majors fewer than two years after being selected in the 38th round of the 1998 First-Year Player Draft? Check.
Make at least 30 starts, throw at least 200 innings and win in double-digits during each of his nine years as a starter? Mark that off the list also.
All-Star appearances, a no-hitter, a perfect game, start a World Series game and save the next one and earn a Gold Glove -- all of them are part of Buehrle's resume, which includes a career mark of 136-97.
And these accomplishments belong to a crafty veteran who once joked that he would retire if his fastball reached 90 mph. One of Buehrle's pitches actually showed up at 107 on the U.S. Cellular Field scoreboard speed gun Monday, but clearly, that pitch was a malfunction more than another amazing Buehrle feat.
Along with Monday's web gem, Buehrle's steady mound effort deserves credit. He allowed only one Cleveland runner to go as far as second base over his seven scoreless innings, while giving up three singles. One was of the bloop variety from Travis Hafner leading off the second, and Mark Grudzielanek reached on an infield single to open the third.
Simply put, Buehrle set the tone for the Opening Day victory in every facet of the game but offensively. By the way, the light-hitting Buehrle also has a home run to his credit ranking just below Monday's spectacular moment on his personal list of shockers.
"When stuff like that happens, it surprised me just like it did 40,000 people here today," Buehrle said. "It's one of those when you are running over to do, you see a play happening, you are saying, 'Do I slide and spin or grab the ball and throw it?' Every thought went through my head but that one."
"Typical Buehrle, any pitch at any time, mixing it up, throwing the ball in, throwing the ball out, throwing changeups, cutters, curveballs," Pierzynski said. "He threw it all and his ball was sinking today. When his ball is sinking, he's as tough as anybody."
Just when it looked as if Mark Buehrle couldn't pull off any more surprises in what already has to be considered one of the most illustrious pitching careers in White Sox history, the left-hander reached back and hit an absolute sublime level during Monday's 6-0 whitewash of the Indians on Opening Day at U.S. Cellular Field.
The White Sox held a 4-0 lead in the fifth with one out when Lou Marson hit a shot back toward the mound. Buehrle stuck out his left foot in an attempt to stop the ground ball, only to have it strike his left shin and role toward the first-base line.
Buehrle raced after the ricochet, avoided colliding with Marson and grabbed the ball with his glove. Then, the play just became ridiculous.
Buehrle flipped the ball with his glove between his legs -- sort of like one of those remarkable Roger Federer winners on the tennis court. This no-look, glove-hand flip ended up being a perfect strike to first baseman Paul Konerko, who caught the ball with his bare hand.
This effort astonished Buehrle's teammates and the Indians alike.
"Unbelievable," said Cleveland right fielder Shin-Soo Choo. "I think that was the best play I've ever seen. I thought he had no chance."
"He made a good play. A really good play," Marson said.
"Whether it's pitching, fielding, whatever it takes, he gets it done," said White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski of his batterymate for the past six seasons. "He just has a knack for doing great things."
This last part of Pierzynski's comments would be considered a true understatement where the list of Buehrle's greatness is concerned.
Reach the Majors fewer than two years after being selected in the 38th round of the 1998 First-Year Player Draft? Check.
Make at least 30 starts, throw at least 200 innings and win in double-digits during each of his nine years as a starter? Mark that off the list also.
All-Star appearances, a no-hitter, a perfect game, start a World Series game and save the next one and earn a Gold Glove -- all of them are part of Buehrle's resume, which includes a career mark of 136-97.
And these accomplishments belong to a crafty veteran who once joked that he would retire if his fastball reached 90 mph. One of Buehrle's pitches actually showed up at 107 on the U.S. Cellular Field scoreboard speed gun Monday, but clearly, that pitch was a malfunction more than another amazing Buehrle feat.
Along with Monday's web gem, Buehrle's steady mound effort deserves credit. He allowed only one Cleveland runner to go as far as second base over his seven scoreless innings, while giving up three singles. One was of the bloop variety from Travis Hafner leading off the second, and Mark Grudzielanek reached on an infield single to open the third.
Simply put, Buehrle set the tone for the Opening Day victory in every facet of the game but offensively. By the way, the light-hitting Buehrle also has a home run to his credit ranking just below Monday's spectacular moment on his personal list of shockers.
"When stuff like that happens, it surprised me just like it did 40,000 people here today," Buehrle said. "It's one of those when you are running over to do, you see a play happening, you are saying, 'Do I slide and spin or grab the ball and throw it?' Every thought went through my head but that one."
"Typical Buehrle, any pitch at any time, mixing it up, throwing the ball in, throwing the ball out, throwing changeups, cutters, curveballs," Pierzynski said. "He threw it all and his ball was sinking today. When his ball is sinking, he's as tough as anybody."
When I found myself in the American Southeast for a few years after giving up on college, one of the ways of making myself feel as though I kind of belonged was to immerse myself in the music.
Even early on, Mark Linkous’ albums as Sparklehorse held far more pull for me than other Americana artists. His approach to music was innovative, to be sure, but also desperately and distinctly melancholy. Love songs, as love itself so often is, were immersed in confusion, loneliness and despair. Even the ostensibly happy ones.
I didn’t know Linkous, though I met him once and found him to be an absolutely lovely man. He signed a poster, “Best Witches, Mark Linkous.” And now, according to a Rolling Stone report, he’s committed suicide. Even those among us who didn’t know him except through his music, maybe we’re shocked and not at all surprised. That’s what Linkous was always best at, evoking emotions along a wide spectrum, giving us nothing and everything to hold on to.
Everyone who loves anyone has their favorite song or album. With Sparklehorse, there was a lot to love, from Linkous’ debut vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot through his Dark Night of the Soul collaboration with Danger Mouse, which just this week was finally given the green light by EMI after leaking last year. My personal favorite was Good Morning Spider, though I thought maybe today the pair of songs which opened It’s a Wonderful Life were the way to go. The title track is almost unbearably sad, especially if taken at face value with the news of Linkous’ suicide still shaking music fans at their core. The second, “Gold Day”, is as uplifting as any music I’ve ever heard. And that’s kind of how I’d like to remember Mark Linkous, lovely and lonely and capable of such incredible beauty it’s impossible to remember what life was like before his music touched you.
When I found myself in the American Southeast for a few years after giving up on college, one of the ways of making myself feel as though I kind of belonged was to immerse myself in the music.
Even early on, Mark Linkous’ albums as Sparklehorse held far more pull for me than other Americana artists. His approach to music was innovative, to be sure, but also desperately and distinctly melancholy. Love songs, as love itself so often is, were immersed in confusion, loneliness and despair. Even the ostensibly happy ones.
I didn’t know Linkous, though I met him once and found him to be an absolutely lovely man. He signed a poster, “Best Witches, Mark Linkous.” And now, according to a Rolling Stone report, he’s committed suicide. Even those among us who didn’t know him except through his music, maybe we’re shocked and not at all surprised. That’s what Linkous was always best at, evoking emotions along a wide spectrum, giving us nothing and everything to hold on to.
Everyone who loves anyone has their favorite song or album. With Sparklehorse, there was a lot to love, from Linkous’ debut vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot through his Dark Night of the Soul collaboration with Danger Mouse, which just this week was finally given the green light by EMI after leaking last year. My personal favorite was Good Morning Spider, though I thought maybe today the pair of songs which opened It’s a Wonderful Life were the way to go. The title track is almost unbearably sad, especially if taken at face value with the news of Linkous’ suicide still shaking music fans at their core. The second, “Gold Day”, is as uplifting as any music I’ve ever heard. And that’s kind of how I’d like to remember Mark Linkous, lovely and lonely and capable of such incredible beauty it’s impossible to remember what life was like before his music touched you.