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    Image of RachelSklar RachelSklar
    02:16 AM

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" the new "New York, New York"?
    I can't believe no one has invoked the Beastie Boys here. Compare and contrast: "Big lights will inspire you" with "Dear New York this is a love letter/To you and how you brought us together/We can't say enough about all you do/'Cause in the city we're ourselves and electric too." Like, come ON.

    Also, have to say it: Zeke Turner was way ahead of the curve on this last week: [www.mediaite.com]

    But it's still a pretty great hook. #jayz
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" the new "New York, New York"?
    GUYS. I know who Ty-Ty is. Come on. #jayz
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" the new "New York, New York"?
    I honestly and unironically enjoy Keys' soaring vocals on this. Fuck haters saying it's trite. She's singing of the beauty, glamour and inspiration NYC does have for the unjaded. I was jaded, away from NY for a long while. To return is to be exhilarated anew. And I love this romantic, hopeful optimism in Alicia's part.

    Jay-Z is still bragging about turning nice girls into whores. I'm feeling mightily over praising guys like this merely for their massive success. Ultimately not my thing I guess. #jayz
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    03:09 AM

    @Baroness: The thing is her voice sounds processed to hell. It does not sound human or heartfelt. It sounds calculated. #jayz
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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    11/07/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" the new "New York, New York"?
    Hey, here's an idea - stop trying to define New York City with one fucking song! #jayz
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" the new "New York, New York"?
    Jay-Z is so overrated. He was lucky enough to be the last guy standing after Tupac and Biggie were murdered. I will give Jay this, he is a master at marketing and publicity. He's also ruthless (check his list of enemies which include Dame, Beans and Biggs, people he used to call his family before he threw them under the bus).

    Oh, and Ty-Ty is his childhood friend. #jayz
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    Image of JRS-One JRS-One
    11/07/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" the new "New York, New York"?
    Neon McDonald's arches are the most recognizable trademark behind Alicia Keys' piano scenes. Those big lights really will inspire you... Or at least get you a hankering over a Filet-O-Fish. #jayz
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    11/07/09

    @JRS-One: McRib! #jayz
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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    11/07/09

    @JRS-One: Mc DLT. #jayz
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    Image of Magister Magister
    11/07/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" the new "New York, New York"?
    The Sinatra song is aspirational, it's about someone dreaming of going to New York to become a success, while a cursory listen to the Jay-Z rap is that it'd appeal to those from the city, but I don't know why a kid in Peoria or someone who recently moved to town would want to crank it. It's not about them.

    IOW: The Jay-Z thing might play better with natives, but the city's economy and its place among capitals relies a great deal on convincing folks to move to town.

    Plus, there's a lot of chest-thumping.
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" the new "New York, New York"?
    I went to a basketball game at Columbia University once, in their dinky little high school-sized gymnasium. They lost. At the end, they played "New York, New York," as if they were in some huge stadium like Yankee Stadium. At that moment, I knew the song had gotten old. #jayz
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    11/07/09

    @randomnessish: That being said, it's not like I want to rap about Ty-Ty's at the end of every Yankee game. #jayz
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" the new "New York, New York"?
    You're not a real New Yorker if you think any song other than Ace Frehley's "New York Groove" is the defining song of the city. #jayz
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    11/07/09

    @badasscat: You're close but the original by Hello is the classic. #jayz
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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    11/07/09

    @badasscat: GOOD CALL. Back when the Giants used be able to score touchdowns that song always rang out at Giants Stadium. #jayz
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    Image of Hockeymom Hockeymom
    11/07/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" the new "New York, New York"?
    I still like Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" the best. #jayz
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    Image of SarahHeartburn SarahHeartburn
    11/07/09

    @Hockeymom: It still jerks my tears here in Yurp, 3500 miles away. But I vote for JZ. Enough already with the old chestnut (and to be fair, Tony Bennett should have had the hit instead of Frank. HE'S from Astoria, after all. #jayz
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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    11/07/09

    @Hockeymom: I have a distinct young childhood memory of my father listening to the song, stopping it, rewinding it, over and over and over, and then I realized that he had written down all the lyrics on a little notecard. Awwwwww #jayz
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    Image of VoxPopuli VoxPopuli
    11/07/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" the new "New York, New York"?
    Or we could go the Grandmaster Flash route.
    I can't find the "New York, New York" video on YouTube, so I'll link to the video I found here. (The wardrobe alone is worth the click through):
    [www.dailymotion.com] #jayz
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    11/07/09

    @VoxPopuli: You are awesome! I hadn't heard that song in decades! #jayz
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Project Runway: Getty Us the Hell out of Here
    Remember when Charlie Brown goes trick-or-treating? Everyone inventories the candy they got except for poor Chuck who sadly announces, "I got a rock." Also remember how his ghost costume had holes all over it because he had trouble with the scissors? I'm now picturing Real Tears Chrissy (TM) back in Minnesota with his kite stuck in a tree crying "Aaaaargh!" #projectrunway
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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    11/07/09

    In reply to Clooney, Carrey and Oscar's Frontrunner Are Coming to the Movies
    These CGI-fests have a habit of celebrating the technology over the story that grows very old 40 minutes in.

    A-effing-men. #themenwhostareatgoats
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    Image of Sunshineyness Sunshineyness
    11/07/09

    In reply to A History of the Theater Gimmicks Meant to Save Hollywood
    My ultimate problem with 3D so far is that it's not new. It's, like mentioned, nearly 50 years old... and they are still doing the same dumb things with it. It's still just a novelty. When you watch a movie in 2D that was released in theaters as 3D you totally know it because stuff is needlessly chucked at the audience and what not.

    Until someone figures out how to do something un-gimmicky with it it will always be just that- a gimmick. #3d
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    Image of Communist Pope Communist Pope
    11/07/09

    @Sunshineyness: Agreed. Not only that, but you still have to wear stupid glasses to watch a 3D flick (or view one of those 3D monitors that are becoming quite popular amongst my techy friends). That alone will probably keep me from seeing Avatar in theaters, no matter how gorgeous some of the preview footage has looked.

    I'm sure that, someday, someone will come up with a way to project 3D on a screen without requiring the viewer to put on glasses. Until then, 3D's not for me. #3d
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    Image of MyNameIsChris MyNameIsChris
    11/07/09

    @Sunshineyness: You know, it's not exactly the same. It IS getting a bit different. Sure, most of the cheap-o shit is just stuff flying at the camera.

    The better computer animated films or mocap films have succeeded to varying degrees. Is it a game changer? Eh... probably not. But something like Beowulf (an awful awful movie) had a very lovely pop up book feeling to it where every thing in frame was at it's own depth. Sure, they had a couple swords pushed into the lens, but the highlight was really just the subtle depth in every single shot. I don't think it's enough to change the industry, but it can be a fun thing to see every once and awhile. If only it were coupled with a good movie. #3d
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    11/06/09

    In reply to A History of the Theater Gimmicks Meant to Save Hollywood
    I recall that one of the reasons sensurround was removed from theaters was that it actually made movies a little too intense. I remember seeing "Rollercoaster" in sensurround when I was about 5 years old, and I had to actually run out of the theater during the first scene, it was so scary. The seats actually rumbled as the rollercoaster went around the track. And I don't mean a little bit. It really was like one of those VR rides they have nowadays. And it was LOUD. Louder than any movie I've seen since.

    Reading the wikipedia article on sensurround now, they do mention that some theater patrons actually became sick, and there were reports of property damage.

    Say what you want about it, but this was one movie novelty that really brought it. 3D has always been kind of disappointing and lame, but sensurround was actually a little too much.
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