Pixar vs Dreamworks Story development

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Bulls and Bakkies

Bakkies shows Kanko how many points the Sharks need to make the semis.
And here you will find a great clip on the referee missing a few...

Pixar's "UP" out on 18th September

Just a heads up to all SAfricans, "Up" will be released in glorious 3D by Nu-Metro on 18th September. Unfortunately it is not as early as the US release date of 29th May but I guess it will have to do.

Here is a link to the offical site to keep you entertained until then.

Slumdog Millionaire

With South Africa being bowled out for 138 runs, at Durban in the 2nd Test against Australia, it was good to see at least a few South African cricketers doing something right over the weekend... unfortunately it was in a movie.

During Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" a scene revolves around a cricket match on television where India's Sachin Tendulkar gets run out for 99 and it just so happens they are plaing against South Africa. Andre Nel is the bowler that one first gets a glimpse of as the ganglord changes the channel of the television.
In the next scene Sachin gets run out which greatly upsets the ganglord Javed
A bit of trivia regarding the match, this ODI was actually played in Ireland and with the help of Jacque Kallis, a nicely hit 91 runs off 116 balls, we won the match by four wickets. However we went on to lose the three match series 2-1... oh well.

One problem with using such a well known cricket match, and it's well known because only four Indians have been out on 99 in ODI's and only five batsmen in the world have been run out, is that it can be dated - 26th June 2007 in fact, and such create factual errors in the movie.
The cheque that Jamal receives at the end of the movie is dated 2005, even though the movie is supposedly set in 2006 and the game in 2007, and the commentator announces that the game is being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai but in fact it was played in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

World Cup Ticket - update

After numerous emails to the ticketing centre, they have addressed three of my concerns - the major one being the guest details. Here is their response.

"If you require more than 1 ticket on an application form, Guest passport reference details are mandatory in order to identify your guests and to facilitate the successful processing of applications. The data is required for purposes relating to Ticket allocation procedures, relevant safety and security measures and/or rights protection measures in connection with the event. Consent to this use is required as part of the application process.

If your guest can’t make it to the games you applied for, then you need to supply us with the details of the new guests so that we amend the details on our side."

I guess I can live with that...
They also promptly addressed the website problem that locked me into choosing one category ticket for all seven of my choices.
Basically I can continue now and apply for my tickets. Knowing that in a years time I can change the guest details to whomever I invite.

World Cup Ticket - the pain Part I

Here I was getting all excited to apply for my tickets today but they have made it almost impossible to complete the form.

As we all know, tickets are non-transferable, unless with the written consent of FIFA (good grief), and on the application form I have to tell FIFA who I am taking as my guest to each game I want to buy tickets for.
I also have to give their ID numbers, date of birth and Nationality. (From what I read in their FAQ's its for security and fairness reasons.)

So I have to know who, in sixteen months time, I might be friends with, dating, living with, engaged or married to.
It may be a good excuse to get out of taking the wife. "Sorry honey, but I wasnt sure if we were still going to be married, thats why I'm going with my boet."
Say I buy tickets for me and three mates (the maximum allowed) and two mates move overseas... I can't even give the other tickets to a girlfriend or another friend. Geez, that sucks.

Ok, I agree that FIFA knowing if a soccer hooligan or Osama Bin Laden is applying for a ticket and stopping black market sales is a good thing but to make me decide now who I want to take... utter BOLLOCKS!!!!

So I have emailed enquiries asking for more info as I have scoured their terms and conditions and could not find anything... lets see what they say.

I have labelled this post Part I because I am very sure that the pain will not stop anytime soon.

Christian Bale goes ape$h!t

Holy crud - found at various sites, so I wont credit any site in particular, this is a gem - Christian Bale loses it with a director of photography on the set of Terminator:Salvation. "Loses it" is probably an understatement. He rips this guy a new one.
He sure is full of himself as he goes on and on and on about how big a f&k up this was... get over yourself Mr Bale.

Respect for Chris - GONE!
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