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Filed under: Cinematical Seven, Lists Jack Black, whose Kung Fu Panda opens this week, seemed to move awfully quickly from rising star to overexposed. His always-moving, rock 'n' roll persona seems to be everywhere, turning up in several movies a year, always pitched at the same high level. It's all too easy to concentrate on his most annoying performances, as lazy fast-talkers, or selfish schemers in films like Saving Silverman, Shallow Hal, Envy and The Holiday. But a closer look at his filmography shows more than a few samples of the Jack Black that we initially liked and elevated to stardom. 1. High Fidelity (2000) This was the first time Black came onto my radar, although he had previously been in at least 30 other movies and TV shows. It's arguably the first time he tapped into the Jack Black persona for the length of an entire movie, and he was nicely fitted in the mix between cool, confused John Cusack and Todd Louiso (as the withdrawn music nerd). His was a supporting role, rather than a lead, which is the best place for a character actor of his caliber. Moreover, Black played a nerd with a wide-ranging knowledge of music, implying that he was at least using his brain for something (as opposed to many of his other films). As for his performance, he showed enough natural, unhinged exuberance (especially in his surprise rendition of "Let's Get It On") that, frankly, he deserved an Oscar nomination. Continue reading Cinematical Seven: Least Annoying Jack Black RolesPermalink | Email this | Comments

In this week's episode, we begin with Sportage, and develop several exciting alternative rule sets for curling. How could curling possibly get more exciting? Just listen and find out. (OK, here's a hint: our ideas include fighting, exploding rocks, and bags of pubic hair.) As if that's not exciting enough, at one point Johnzo admits he has never seen Lanny McDonald naked. Loser! In Dictionary Plus, Warren asks us to find the opposite of the phrase, "There ain't no telling, I reckon." This predictably leads to a high-minded discussion about fuckin' epistemology. If you think you know the age of the tree from Dead Man Walking, email us (maskedman@limitedappeal.net). Theme music courtesy of General Patton vs. The X-ecutioners and Ipecac Recordings.

Sister Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking" and "The Death of Innocents."

We start the episode by digging into our mail sack, where we find our sexy voice girl has left a note. John fantasizes about how cool it would be if she were a bum. If you would like us to imagine YOU were a bum, send us an email (maskedman@limitedappeal.net). In this week's "Nature Walk", we present the 4th episode of "Who's That Bird?", and try to interpret an unusual bird call with even less success than usual. Can you say "big, orange penguin-like bird with an elephant trunk"? I didn't think so. But even if you can't say that, I'll bet your guess on "Who's That Bird" will be better than any of ours.

Sister Helen Prejean, author of the national bestseller Dead Man Walking, discusses and reads from the new paperback edition of her important second book, The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions. The Death of Innocents is a brave and firecely argued book that tests the moral edge of the debate on capital punishment: What if we re executing innocent men? As Sister Prejean recounts several cases of innocent men being executed, and takes us through their terrible last moments, she brilliantly dismantles the legal and religious arguments that have been used to justify the death penalty. ($14.00) Vintage ISBN # 0-679-75948-4. You can visit Sister Helen Prejean s official web site as well. author podcasts, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, sister helen prejean, death of innocents, Dead Man Walking