ITB with AB #2

What's in the Box:

This week is sorta like recommendation week. In Sports Box I talk about about a new documentary show that I have been watching and in Movie Box I give a review for a movie that came out 9 years ago. Also I'm not to proud to beg this week in The Guest Box . So open up the box and take a look.

Sports Box:

So last week I talked about "deflate-gate" and gave my Super Bowl prediction so I'm not going to revisit any of that stuff. So what I'm going to talk about is the new documentary that ESPN has been airing on Wednesday nights called Snoop & Son: A Dad's Dream. The show follows the senior football season of Snoop Dog's son Cordell Broadus a 4 star wide receiver recruit from Bishop Gorman High School. The show really goes into depth with how important family is for the Broadus household. At the same time Snoop puts a lot of pressure on his son to be great, while Cordell is trying to get out from under his father's shadow. It's great to see Snoop out of his element and just being a proud father. It's a really interesting show and if you like this type of behind the scenes show I would highly recommend it.

Movie Box:

Today I'm going to talk about the 2006 film Lucky Number Slevin which stars Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Sir Ben Kingsley, Stanley Tucci, and one of my favorites Bruce Willis. A quick overview of the plot for those who haven't seen it:

A case of mistaken identity lands Selvin (Hartnett) into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi (Kingsley) and The Boss (Freeman). Slevin is under constant surveillance by Detective Brikowski (Tucci) as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat (Willis) and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them before they get him.

This small plot discription is via Internet Movie Database (imdb.com) which is an awesome website. What I love about this movie is that it's not your normal mistaken identity film. Directed by Paul McGuigan the movie almost feels like a mix between a Tarantino movie and a Guy Ritchie movie without being like either. The script was written by Jason Smilovic who has no other movie credits to his name but he has written for the shows My Own Worst Enemy (2008) and Kidnapped (2006). The characters and dialog he wrote for this movie are so likable and interesting. The interaction between Slevin and The Boss' henchmen Elvis and Sloe played by Dorian Missick and Bubba himself Mykelti Williamson are some of the funniest and enjoyable points of the movie. Now I'm not the biggest fan of Lucy Liu but she is actually very enjoyable in this movie and her chemistry with Josh Hartnett is good and believable. Liu plays Lindsey, a coroner who lives across the hall from the man Hartnett is mistaken for. She is a fast talker who is driven to solve the mystery of what the heck is going on. The movie isn't very long just falling 10 minutes shy of 2 hours and it is definitely worth the watch to see how the story unfolds and how things come back around. If you get the chance I certainly recommend that you watch this. It currently has a 7.8 out of 10 rating on IMDB.

The Guest Box:

Come on guys and gals. I don't want to get rid of this section because I think it could be really cool. The thing is if I don't get any material from anyone I can't do anything with it other than keep asking and maybe throw in a funny picture. So please help me out and participate with movie, book, cd, TV show reviews or writing something you just want to write about.

I share this blog on Facebook and Twitter (@acbach27). You can send me any material via those two sites or by email at acbach27@gmail.com.

Final Thoughts:

I know these blog post have kind of been all over the place but writing these posts have been really helpful for me the last couple of weeks. So I really want to thank you all for taking the time to read through them. I hope you all can take something away from each one or even just from one of them. I hope in the future I can increase the quality of these posts to make them more enjoyable for everyone. So thank you all.

Have a great weekend!!

Inside The Box with Adam Bach #1

What's in the Box?:

Today I briefly mention my thoughts on "Deflate-gate" and I overly plug The Dan Patrick Show. I talk about some of the movies I've seen lately and I share my prediction for the Super Bowl. I hope you all enjoy taking a look inside my box.

Sports Box:

So I realize that "Deflate-gate" is all over the place right now but frankly who cares. I'm sure this isn't the first time the Patriots have done this, it's just the first time they got caught. This wouldn't have been as big of a deal if they hadn't gotten in trouble for "Spygate" back in 2007. The NFL will probably just throw out some fines or suspensions or both and maybe they will have another draft pick taken away. Then when the season ends we will get to hear about it for the entire offseason and all the different ways the rules should be changed to check if the footballs are properly inflated during the game.

Now for those of you who are like me and enjoy sports talk radio or TV shows but are getting tired of ESPN beating the metaphorical "dead horse" that is whatever story is big at the moment I have a recommendation for you. The Dan Patrick Show might be the best 3 hours of sports talk I have ever heard or seen. Dan Patrick of course used to work for ESPN which on his show he refers to as "The Mothership." Patrick, who is also the current host of Football Night America, started broadcasting The Dan Patrick Show from his studio dubbed the Man Cave in Milford, CT back in 2007. The making of his man cave studio was featured on an episode of the DIY network's show Man Caves. The show can be heard on the radio or streamed on the shows website www.danpatrick.com or you can watch the show on DirecTV's Audience Network and on NBC Sports Network. In addition to Dan the show features his "Danettes" which include executive producers Paul "Paulie" Pabst, Todd "Fritzy" Fritz, director of operations Patrick "Seton" O'Connor, and show blogger writer Andrew "McLovin" Perloff. The show airs Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm ET. The show typically features 3 call in guests with one featured per hour with Reggie Miller and Rich Eisen normally calling in once a week. In addition to all the good sports talk the guys get into some crazy antics and have fun conversations about other current events and pop culture.

Movie Box:

So although the Oscar nominations came out recently I'm not really going to talk about my thoughts on them. I'm just going to mention a few of the movies I've seen recently. So in the last few weeks I have seen Gone Girl, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Inherent Vice, American Sniper, and Birdman. I enjoyed all of these films and I would recommend all of them to anyone who enjoys movies. Although frustrating Gone Girl makes for a really good mystery thriller. The Grand Budapest Hotel is a fun and goofy movie that is full of witty dialogue and fun costumes. Inherent Vice is a drug fueled story of a hippie private investigator played by Joaquin Phoenix. American Sniper follows the story of US Navy Seal Chris Kyle. Bradley Cooper does a great job in a movie that tells a great story about an American Hero. I would classify Birdman as half dark drama, half dark comedy. It had great acting and featured a story that kept me intrigued the entire time. So if you get the chance go out and see these movies. You wont regret it.

The Guest Box:

Well there is nothing here for this section because nobody wrote in with anything...

 
If anyone does have any ideas for a review or a thought or anything for the Guest Box section you can send me a message on facebook, twitter, or acbach27@gmail.com.

Final Thoughts:

I will leave you all with my Super Bowl prediction even though I wish this game didn't exist. I'm going Patriots over Seahawks 28-24. I say this only in hopes that Tom Brady will retire at the end of the season if he wins another Super Bowl.

Everyone have a great Weekend!

Inside The Box with Adam Bach #0

The Low Down:

Hey everyone! I'm back but with a newer better blog. How is it better you ask? It's because it will no longer be limited to the entity of sports. That's right! Inside the Box will oddly be going outside the box from what I used to blog about. ITB with AB (Inside the Box with Adam Bach for those readers who don't catch on as fast as others) will incorporate anything I feel like writing about whether it's entertainment, current events, politics (not likely), or good old sports. It is also very possible I might just use this to rant on occasion and if that is the case...enjoy. 

New Feature:

The new aspect of the blog that I really want to work will require participation from the readers. I want to include a guest writer for each post whether it's family, friends, or even strangers. The goal is to try to put out a new post weekly and the job of the guest writer will be to send me a review our thoughts on something. The guest has free range of what they want to write about but don't send me a book, keep it to a few paragraphs. You can either send me your suggestions in a Facebook message or via email. That email address is acbach27@gmail.com.

Final Thoughts:

If this blog ever gets past family and friends I'd like to clear something up right now. The pronunciation of my last name is the same as German Composer Johann Sebastian Bach. It is not pronounced like the word "back." Sorry just had to clear that up.

Thank You:

I just want to say thank you to everyone who takes some time out of their day to read this. If this goes well I'd like to think this could expand to something bigger in the future.

Final Final Thought:

I couldn't end this without mentioning the NFL Playoffs. I am going to leave you with my predictions for this weekends Conference Championship games. Eddie Lacy explodes for a career game which gives Green Bay a 31-28 victory over Seattle and Andrew Luck returns to his early season form and helps the Colts top Tom Brady and the Pats 35-34. That's right double upsets baby!!

Everyone have a great day!