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      <title>Film:Alpha Dog</title>
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<strong>Title:</strong> Alpha Dog<br/>
<strong>Year:</strong> 2007<br/>
<strong>Director:</strong> Nick Cassavetes<br/>
<strong>Plot:</strong> A drug dealer moves on to bigger crimes in an effort to settle a score with disastrous results in this drama inspired by actual events. Though barely out of his teens, Johnny Truelove (<a href="/players/P___239003/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Emile Hirsch</a>) has already built a lucrative career for himself selling drugs -- he has his own home, a luxury car, and posse of friends who do double duty as his crew, including Elvis (<a href="/players/P___230471/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Shawn Hatosy</a>), Frankie (<a href="/players/P___277738/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Justin Timberlake</a>), and Tiko (Fernando Vargas). While life at Johnny's house is usually a constant party interrupted by occasional dope deals, Johnny has lost all of his patience with Jake Mazursky (<a href="/players/P___272673/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ben Foster</a>), a regular customer who has run up a large tab that he can't pay. Determined to clear Jake's account, Johnny and his boys plan to kidnap Jake and hold him for ransom, but when they happen upon his 15-year-old stepbrother, Zack (<a href="/players/P___277901/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Anton Yelchin</a>), they impulsively decide to take the youngster instead. Jake's father, Butch (David Thornton), and his stepmother, Olivia (<a href="/players/P____68496/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sharon Stone</a>), are already furious with their junkie son when they learn about Zack's disappearance, and aren't sure what they should do. Meanwhile at Johnny's place, Frankie takes a liking to young Zack, who already admires his brother's high-flying lifestyle, and introduces the kid to the joys of grown-up partying, which he takes to with dangerous zeal. Also featuring <a href="/players/P____76618/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Bruce Willis</a> as Johnny's father, Alpha Dog was based on the real-life story of Jesse James Hollywood, who at the age of 21 became one of the youngest people to ever appear on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide<br/>
<strong>Times Tagged:</strong> 24<br/>
<strong>Number of Lists:</strong> 18<br/>
<strong>Number of blog posts:</strong> 7<br/>
<strong>Number of discussion threads:</strong> 1<br/>
<strong>SpoutRating:</strong> 2<br/>
</td></tr></table>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:07:30 GMT</pubDate><spout:Title>Alpha Dog</spout:Title><spout:Year>2007</spout:Year><spout:Director>Nick Cassavetes</spout:Director><spout:Plot>A drug dealer moves on to bigger crimes in an effort to settle a score with disastrous results in this drama inspired by actual events. Though barely out of his teens, Johnny Truelove (&lt;a href="/players/P___239003/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Emile Hirsch&lt;/a&gt;) has already built a lucrative career for himself selling drugs -- he has his own home, a luxury car, and posse of friends who do double duty as his crew, including Elvis (&lt;a href="/players/P___230471/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Shawn Hatosy&lt;/a&gt;), Frankie (&lt;a href="/players/P___277738/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Justin Timberlake&lt;/a&gt;), and Tiko (Fernando Vargas). While life at Johnny's house is usually a constant party interrupted by occasional dope deals, Johnny has lost all of his patience with Jake Mazursky (&lt;a href="/players/P___272673/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Ben Foster&lt;/a&gt;), a regular customer who has run up a large tab that he can't pay. Determined to clear Jake's account, Johnny and his boys plan to kidnap Jake and hold him for ransom, but when they happen upon his 15-year-old stepbrother, Zack (&lt;a href="/players/P___277901/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Anton Yelchin&lt;/a&gt;), they impulsively decide to take the youngster instead. Jake's father, Butch (David Thornton), and his stepmother, Olivia (&lt;a href="/players/P____68496/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Sharon Stone&lt;/a&gt;), are already furious with their junkie son when they learn about Zack's disappearance, and aren't sure what they should do. Meanwhile at Johnny's place, Frankie takes a liking to young Zack, who already admires his brother's high-flying lifestyle, and introduces the kid to the joys of grown-up partying, which he takes to with dangerous zeal. Also featuring &lt;a href="/players/P____76618/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Bruce Willis&lt;/a&gt; as Johnny's father, Alpha Dog was based on the real-life story of Jesse James Hollywood, who at the age of 21 became one of the youngest people to ever appear on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide</spout:Plot><spout:TimesTagged>24</spout:TimesTagged><spout:taglevel>Tag Target (&gt;10)</spout:taglevel><spout:Numberoflists>18</spout:Numberoflists><spout:NumberOfBlogPosts>7</spout:NumberOfBlogPosts><spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads>1</spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads><spout:SpoutRating>2</spout:SpoutRating><spout:FilmCoverURL>http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u33379zwst5.jpg</spout:FilmCoverURL><spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL>http://www.spout.com/films/Alpha_Dog/255064/default.aspx</spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL><spout:type>Film</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Which of these films that excessively use the word "fuck" or one of its derivatives is your favorite?</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Which_of_these_films_that_excessively_use_the_word/657/41690/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u33379zwst5.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/5353/default.aspx'>Risselada</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/657/discussions.aspx'>Movie Polls</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 4/22/2009 1:07:30 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Please reference this thread for the rules of this group. Don't act like you've never looked this up.  Here are a list of films with some of the most prolific uses of the "F" word.  What is your favorite film about such crass people that use this word so excessively? Please vote only once in each poll.    Movies referenced in this poll:Alpha DogAnother Day in ParadiseDirtyFuckMadeNarcNil by MouthReservoir DogsTwin Town<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:07:30 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Risselada</spout:postby><spout:postto>Movie Polls</spout:postto><spout:postdate>4/22/2009 1:07:30 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Please reference this thread for the rules of this group. Don't act like you've never looked this up.  Here are a list of films with some of the most prolific uses of the "F" word.  What is your favorite film about such crass people that use this word so excessively? Please vote only once in each poll.    Movies referenced in this poll:Alpha DogAnother Day in ParadiseDirtyFuckMadeNarcNil by MouthReservoir DogsTwin Town</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Alpha Dog</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/archive/2007/7/25/16149.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u33379zwst5.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/7741/default.aspx'>MovieBabe</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/default.aspx'>MovieBabe Blog</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/25/2007 3:50:00 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong>  By Tricia Olszewski  A dumb title and Justin Timberlake may sound like two good reasons to avoid Alpha Dog, another apparent yawn about bitches, drugs, and wannabe thugs. Yet writer-director Nick Cassavetes pushes Mr. SexyBack and the rest of his young cast to deliver fine, layered performances in a script that transcends what-up-yo clich&eacute;s. Alpha Dog is based on the true story of Jesse James Hollywood, a murder suspect who became one of the youngest persons on the FBI&rsquo;s Ten Most Wanted list and had eluded authorities right up until 2005, when the movie went into postproduction. (Hollywood unsuccessfully attempted to block the film&rsquo;s release.) Hollywood&rsquo;s film persona is Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch), a midlevel drug dealer who&rsquo;s supplied by his father (Bruce Willis) and enjoys a hedonistic lifestyle with friends and hangers-on in suburban Los Angeles. The group, including the goofy Frankie (Timberlake), devoted Elvis (Shawn Hatosy), and more reluctant Tiko (Fernando Vargas), cracks a few skulls when necessary, but they get themselves into deep shit when they impulsively kidnap 15-year-old Zack (Anton Yelchin). Zack&rsquo;s the half-brother of Jake (Ben Foster), a tweaker who owes Johnny about a thousand bucks. Frankie and company think the hostage thing is just a lark, especially when Zack, having been coddled by his mom (Sharon Stone), starts having a great time hanging out with everybody. Johnny starts getting nervous, though, and one call to his lawyer confirms the gravity of the situation. Cassavetes, who told the Los Angeles Times that his script is 95 percent accurate, adds a car-crash element by noting not only the dates and times of certain scenes but by pausing action to label every future witness as the story unfolds. He goes a bit too far with the gimmickry, using techniques such as split screens and hypercolorization that distract from instead of amping the drama. But the actors are riveting anyway, asking that the characters be seen as likable kids instead of felons. Timberlake is impressively natural in his biggest role to date; Hirsch, as always, is magnetic as the bad boy who shows hints of discomfort with his lifestyle; and Foster is flat-out terrific playing the bugged-out Jake, often looking like he&rsquo;s going to bust out of his skin when, say, telling his boss that he&rsquo;s &ldquo;totally. Fucking. Straight!&rdquo; Nick, you&rsquo;re officially forgiven for The Notebook. <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>MovieBabe</spout:postby><spout:postto>MovieBabe Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/25/2007 3:50:00 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body> By Tricia Olszewski  A dumb title and Justin Timberlake may sound like two good reasons to avoid Alpha Dog, another apparent yawn about bitches, drugs, and wannabe thugs. Yet writer-director Nick Cassavetes pushes Mr. SexyBack and the rest of his young cast to deliver fine, layered performances in a script that transcends what-up-yo clich&amp;eacute;s. Alpha Dog is based on the true story of Jesse James Hollywood, a murder suspect who became one of the youngest persons on the FBI&amp;rsquo;s Ten Most Wanted list and had eluded authorities right up until 2005, when the movie went into postproduction. (Hollywood unsuccessfully attempted to block the film&amp;rsquo;s release.) Hollywood&amp;rsquo;s film persona is Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch), a midlevel drug dealer who&amp;rsquo;s supplied by his father (Bruce Willis) and enjoys a hedonistic lifestyle with friends and hangers-on in suburban Los Angeles. The group, including the goofy Frankie (Timberlake), devoted Elvis (Shawn Hatosy), and more reluctant Tiko (Fernando Vargas), cracks a few skulls when necessary, but they get themselves into deep shit when they impulsively kidnap 15-year-old Zack (Anton Yelchin). Zack&amp;rsquo;s the half-brother of Jake (Ben Foster), a tweaker who owes Johnny about a thousand bucks. Frankie and company think the hostage thing is just a lark, especially when Zack, having been coddled by his mom (Sharon Stone), starts having a great time hanging out with everybody. Johnny starts getting nervous, though, and one call to his lawyer confirms the gravity of the situation. Cassavetes, who told the Los Angeles Times that his script is 95 percent accurate, adds a car-crash element by noting not only the dates and times of certain scenes but by pausing action to label every future witness as the story unfolds. He goes a bit too far with the gimmickry, using techniques such as split screens and hypercolorization that distract from instead of amping the drama. But the actors are riveting anyway, asking that the characters be seen as likable kids instead of felons. Timberlake is impressively natural in his biggest role to date; Hirsch, as always, is magnetic as the bad boy who shows hints of discomfort with his lifestyle; and Foster is flat-out terrific playing the bugged-out Jake, often looking like he&amp;rsquo;s going to bust out of his skin when, say, telling his boss that he&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;totally. Fucking. Straight!&amp;rdquo; Nick, you&amp;rsquo;re officially forgiven for The Notebook. </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: do the work</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/quiche/archive/2007/7/24/15726.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u33379zwst5.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/2413/default.aspx'>Quiche</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/quiche/default.aspx'>Quiche Blog</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/24/2007 4:08:45 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Alpha Dog may quickly be dismissed from the legitamacy list--if you so choose--based on the fact that a former member of N&#39;sync stars, or the fact that a former member of 2+gether also graces the credits.  You may also dismiss it for its unapologtic portrayal of the pseudo riches of california&#39;s seemingly soul-less generation of pop teens, hooked on a materialism and consumption diet fit for the breaking of lives and global records.At the outset of the film you may laugh or cynically criticise the actors, the plot development, or the filmmaker&#39;s glorification of california&#39;s teen drug users.  But if you hang on and listen to the dialogue; if you&#39;ll sit quietly and allow the film to finish... you&#39;ll be led to a lengthy dialogue on a great many things--not the least of which is a question about ourselves. Although the crimes executed in this film are extraordinary-- the events predicating those crimes are not-- and neither are the criminals.  The film intimately details a few days in the lives of ordinary (rich) kids.  Kids.  Relatively nice kids I might add, who (although messed up) are just young guys/girls from the burbs, selling weed, partying, and all foolishly following one another in cyclical futility.  Not at all uncommon characters. But these nice kids--who we&#39;re brought to like throughout the film-- end up adding a monstrous act to their personal life resume&#39;s.Alpha Dog creates a discussion around deeply personal themes with great tension:  How is it that the broken parts of the world around me are somehow at home, even within myself?  There are times we all wish ill things upon our &quot;enemies&quot;--but do not follow through.  Do we really have control on the outcomes of our thoughts/actions/anger?  How wide is the separation between ordinary man and the people we call &quot;murderers&quot;?  Are we all--somewhere---guilty of such crimes?  <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:08:45 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Quiche</spout:postby><spout:postto>Quiche Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/24/2007 4:08:45 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Alpha Dog may quickly be dismissed from the legitamacy list--if you so choose--based on the fact that a former member of N&amp;#39;sync stars, or the fact that a former member of 2+gether also graces the credits.  You may also dismiss it for its unapologtic portrayal of the pseudo riches of california&amp;#39;s seemingly soul-less generation of pop teens, hooked on a materialism and consumption diet fit for the breaking of lives and global records.At the outset of the film you may laugh or cynically criticise the actors, the plot development, or the filmmaker&amp;#39;s glorification of california&amp;#39;s teen drug users.  But if you hang on and listen to the dialogue; if you&amp;#39;ll sit quietly and allow the film to finish... you&amp;#39;ll be led to a lengthy dialogue on a great many things--not the least of which is a question about ourselves. Although the crimes executed in this film are extraordinary-- the events predicating those crimes are not-- and neither are the criminals.  The film intimately details a few days in the lives of ordinary (rich) kids.  Kids.  Relatively nice kids I might add, who (although messed up) are just young guys/girls from the burbs, selling weed, partying, and all foolishly following one another in cyclical futility.  Not at all uncommon characters. But these nice kids--who we&amp;#39;re brought to like throughout the film-- end up adding a monstrous act to their personal life resume&amp;#39;s.Alpha Dog creates a discussion around deeply personal themes with great tension:  How is it that the broken parts of the world around me are somehow at home, even within myself?  There are times we all wish ill things upon our &amp;quot;enemies&amp;quot;--but do not follow through.  Do we really have control on the outcomes of our thoughts/actions/anger?  How wide is the separation between ordinary man and the people we call &amp;quot;murderers&amp;quot;?  Are we all--somewhere---guilty of such crimes?  </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Sucked</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/jonnysorrow/archive/2007/7/8/13450.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u33379zwst5.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/39615/default.aspx'>jonnysorrow</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/jonnysorrow/default.aspx'>jonnysorrow Blog</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/8/2007 6:26:59 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> There was one good scene the rest was boring and the same thing over and over again. party, smoke, say the f word, party, smoke, say the f word. not that entertaining. anyone who likes this movie is retarted. ok. i prolly went a little over the top but i dont know about this movie. i just wish i liked the characters more. To me they were pretty lame<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:26:59 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>jonnysorrow</spout:postby><spout:postto>jonnysorrow Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/8/2007 6:26:59 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>There was one good scene the rest was boring and the same thing over and over again. party, smoke, say the f word, party, smoke, say the f word. not that entertaining. anyone who likes this movie is retarted. ok. i prolly went a little over the top but i dont know about this movie. i just wish i liked the characters more. To me they were pretty lame</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Timberlake Surprises</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/the1theonlyjp/archive/2007/5/31/9825.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u33379zwst5.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/18862/default.aspx'>The1TheOnlyJP</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/the1theonlyjp/default.aspx'>The Paxton Log</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 5/31/2007 12:33:42 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Taking place in southern California, &#39;Alpha Dog&#39; is based on the 1999 kidnapping and murder of Nicholas Markowitz (here named Zack Mazursky).  Not only does director Nick Cassavetes focus on the obvious ripped from the headlines story, he also zooms in and sheds light on another aspect.   That of which being not all gangsters, or wannabe gangsters in this case, are masterminds.  Sometimes, the alpha dog is actually the least intelligent member of the pack.Addict Jake Mazursky owes a debt of $1,200 to drug dealer Johnny Trulove.  Convinced he will never pay up, Johnny and some of his lackeys kidnap Jake&#39;s 15-year-old brother, Zack.  What at first is just a simple prank, swiftly becomes a serious situation.  Johnny and lackey, Frankie, played by Justin Timberlake, soon find out they could receive a sentence of life in jail for their little &quot;prank&quot;.  Now in a state of worry, they begin to consider their options.  Fear of Zack spilling the beans in the end overtakes them and leads to what they believe to be the only solution; murdering the young teen.Opening with an odd montage of old family footage set to &#39;Over the Rainbow&#39;, may leave those who don&#39;t know the events the film is based on confused.  The confusion only grows as the film finally starts and looks as if to be going nowhere.  It&#39;s not until Zack&#39;s kidnapping everything comes together and the plot is revealed.  From here on out the film goes into cruise control keeping almost the same feel up until just before the murder.The main problem though in &#39;Alpha Dog&#39; lies within its length.  It&#39;s not really long to begin at one hour and forty-nine minutes.  It looks though like there&#39;s a lot of idle time.  Most of it is taken up by drinking and smoking.  The conclusion is even unnecessary.  The mock-interview with Zack&#39;s mother, Olivia played by Sharon Stone, should have been where the film ends.  That would have given the film the power and oomph it aims for, but never quite reaches.As far as the acting seen goes, Justin Timberlake steals the show.  At first it&#39;s a little hard to accept him as a the suburban thug he&#39;s playing.  It doesn&#39;t take long though before the Frankie&#39;s true character comes out, showing he&#39;s actually a softy who doesn&#39;t want anything bad to happen to Zack.  He even tries a few times to let him get away, but Zack doesn&#39;t take him up on the offer.  This side of the role is much more fitting for Timberlake seeing as he doesn&#39;t exactly give off the tough guy vibe.Going into seeing &#39;Alpha Dog&#39; I didn&#39;t expect it to be anything special.  The fact it stars Justin Timberlake kind of turned me off to it a little.  The fact he turned out to be the only real actor to shine in it really surprised me.  He&#39;s not the only upside to the film though.  Cassavetes presents just enough suspense and emotional distress to make it all work.  There&#39;s something else too that I can&#39;t quite put my finger on that made it appealing.  Possibly because even though I knew Zack was going to die, I still held a little bit of hope that he&#39;d live.  I really felt bad for Yelchin&#39;s character.  The lines he gives on the way up the mountain to where his murder takes place all make you want this poor kid to survive the inevitable even more.  With that, I&#39;ll end with saying out of all the films released in 2007 that I&#39;ve seen so far, &#39;Alpha Dog&#39; is the best. - originally written on Jan. 18 &#39;07 <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 16:33:42 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>The1TheOnlyJP</spout:postby><spout:postto>The Paxton Log</spout:postto><spout:postdate>5/31/2007 12:33:42 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Taking place in southern California, &amp;#39;Alpha Dog&amp;#39; is based on the 1999 kidnapping and murder of Nicholas Markowitz (here named Zack Mazursky).  Not only does director Nick Cassavetes focus on the obvious ripped from the headlines story, he also zooms in and sheds light on another aspect.   That of which being not all gangsters, or wannabe gangsters in this case, are masterminds.  Sometimes, the alpha dog is actually the least intelligent member of the pack.Addict Jake Mazursky owes a debt of $1,200 to drug dealer Johnny Trulove.  Convinced he will never pay up, Johnny and some of his lackeys kidnap Jake&amp;#39;s 15-year-old brother, Zack.  What at first is just a simple prank, swiftly becomes a serious situation.  Johnny and lackey, Frankie, played by Justin Timberlake, soon find out they could receive a sentence of life in jail for their little &amp;quot;prank&amp;quot;.  Now in a state of worry, they begin to consider their options.  Fear of Zack spilling the beans in the end overtakes them and leads to what they believe to be the only solution; murdering the young teen.Opening with an odd montage of old family footage set to &amp;#39;Over the Rainbow&amp;#39;, may leave those who don&amp;#39;t know the events the film is based on confused.  The confusion only grows as the film finally starts and looks as if to be going nowhere.  It&amp;#39;s not until Zack&amp;#39;s kidnapping everything comes together and the plot is revealed.  From here on out the film goes into cruise control keeping almost the same feel up until just before the murder.The main problem though in &amp;#39;Alpha Dog&amp;#39; lies within its length.  It&amp;#39;s not really long to begin at one hour and forty-nine minutes.  It looks though like there&amp;#39;s a lot of idle time.  Most of it is taken up by drinking and smoking.  The conclusion is even unnecessary.  The mock-interview with Zack&amp;#39;s mother, Olivia played by Sharon Stone, should have been where the film ends.  That would have given the film the power and oomph it aims for, but never quite reaches.As far as the acting seen goes, Justin Timberlake steals the show.  At first it&amp;#39;s a little hard to accept him as a the suburban thug he&amp;#39;s playing.  It doesn&amp;#39;t take long though before the Frankie&amp;#39;s true character comes out, showing he&amp;#39;s actually a softy who doesn&amp;#39;t want anything bad to happen to Zack.  He even tries a few times to let him get away, but Zack doesn&amp;#39;t take him up on the offer.  This side of the role is much more fitting for Timberlake seeing as he doesn&amp;#39;t exactly give off the tough guy vibe.Going into seeing &amp;#39;Alpha Dog&amp;#39; I didn&amp;#39;t expect it to be anything special.  The fact it stars Justin Timberlake kind of turned me off to it a little.  The fact he turned out to be the only real actor to shine in it really surprised me.  He&amp;#39;s not the only upside to the film though.  Cassavetes presents just enough suspense and emotional distress to make it all work.  There&amp;#39;s something else too that I can&amp;#39;t quite put my finger on that made it appealing.  Possibly because even though I knew Zack was going to die, I still held a little bit of hope that he&amp;#39;d live.  I really felt bad for Yelchin&amp;#39;s character.  The lines he gives on the way up the mountain to where his murder takes place all make you want this poor kid to survive the inevitable even more.  With that, I&amp;#39;ll end with saying out of all the films released in 2007 that I&amp;#39;ve seen so far, &amp;#39;Alpha Dog&amp;#39; is the best. - originally written on Jan. 18 &amp;#39;07 </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Timberlake shines</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/snacks1975/archive/2007/5/9/8476.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u33379zwst5.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/10690/default.aspx'>snacks1975</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 5/9/2007 8:50:34 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> One rule I usually follow is most musicians/singers should not be acting. There are very few that can pull it off. Harry Connick Jr. is one of the few that can, Beyonce can&#39;t. Justin Timberlake.....hmmm. This guy blew me away. His character probaply had the most screen time and deservedly so. He played it with so much emotion, he had me believeing. The story was engrossing and based on actual events. With some exceptions the characters reminded me of when I was that young and the dudes that my brother and myself ran with. I took me back. By the end of the film I was emotionally drained. I was yelling at the screen hoping that these boys would just do the right thing. I really enjoyed the split screen shots and though the movie did seem a bit long I really was pulled into the movie. Sharon Stone pulls off an amazing portrayal of the worried mom (her scene at the end end is almost surreal). Bruce Willis shows he still got it. But the man who steals the show is J.T. I ca&#39;t wait to see what he will do next. Hopefully he keeps getting roles like this one. All in all this movie is the bomb, DOG.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 00:50:34 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>snacks1975</spout:postby><spout:postto>snacks1975 Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>5/9/2007 8:50:34 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>One rule I usually follow is most musicians/singers should not be acting. There are very few that can pull it off. Harry Connick Jr. is one of the few that can, Beyonce can&amp;#39;t. Justin Timberlake.....hmmm. This guy blew me away. His character probaply had the most screen time and deservedly so. He played it with so much emotion, he had me believeing. The story was engrossing and based on actual events. With some exceptions the characters reminded me of when I was that young and the dudes that my brother and myself ran with. I took me back. By the end of the film I was emotionally drained. I was yelling at the screen hoping that these boys would just do the right thing. I really enjoyed the split screen shots and though the movie did seem a bit long I really was pulled into the movie. Sharon Stone pulls off an amazing portrayal of the worried mom (her scene at the end end is almost surreal). Bruce Willis shows he still got it. But the man who steals the show is J.T. I ca&amp;#39;t wait to see what he will do next. Hopefully he keeps getting roles like this one. All in all this movie is the bomb, DOG.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: My favorite film at Sundance 2006</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/daryn/archive/2007/3/28/6546.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u33379zwst5.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/2144/default.aspx'>daryn</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 3/28/2007 10:05:00 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> I was only able to see 8-10 films while at sundance &#39;06. Those films I saw did not include Alpha Dog which I am glad I did not stand and wait for in the 10 degree weather. From what I was able to see, Come Early Morning was by far my favorite. I was at the first screening as it was premiered and to hear Joey Lauren Adams introduce it was amazing.   I left Sundance wanting to see it again and told so many people about it.  When I saw spout.com let me pre order it, I signed up! Two weeks ago it should up in the mail as it was just released.  Ashley Judd does a great job I think as Lucy a single hard working female who enjoys drinking and making poor choices who early the next morning regrets them. (thus the name)  You can see this as she throws something away every morning.  Lucy&#39;s relationships are not the best with her father and grandparents and and it seems she holds many of them responsible for things that have happened to her.  The film is slow at times, but I think Adams does a great job in this film and really makes you think about relationships you have or have had with both family and friends.   -"before you fall in love, you need to love yourself" <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>daryn</spout:postby><spout:postto>Daryn's Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>3/28/2007 10:05:00 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>I was only able to see 8-10 films while at sundance &amp;#39;06. Those films I saw did not include Alpha Dog which I am glad I did not stand and wait for in the 10 degree weather. From what I was able to see, Come Early Morning was by far my favorite. I was at the first screening as it was premiered and to hear Joey Lauren Adams introduce it was amazing.   I left Sundance wanting to see it again and told so many people about it.  When I saw spout.com let me pre order it, I signed up! Two weeks ago it should up in the mail as it was just released.  Ashley Judd does a great job I think as Lucy a single hard working female who enjoys drinking and making poor choices who early the next morning regrets them. (thus the name)  You can see this as she throws something away every morning.  Lucy&amp;#39;s relationships are not the best with her father and grandparents and and it seems she holds many of them responsible for things that have happened to her.  The film is slow at times, but I think Adams does a great job in this film and really makes you think about relationships you have or have had with both family and friends.   -"before you fall in love, you need to love yourself" </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Alpha Dog</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/91civichb/archive/2007/2/24/5723.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u33379zwst5.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/7819/default.aspx'>91civichb</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 2/24/2007 1:16:30 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> I saw this movie in the theaters, and it was fantastic. The director and cast and crew did an amazing job.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:16:30 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>91civichb</spout:postby><spout:postto>91civichb Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>2/24/2007 1:16:30 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>I saw this movie in the theaters, and it was fantastic. The director and cast and crew did an amazing job.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:murder</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/murder/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/murder/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>murder</a>
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      <title>Spout Tag:friendship</title>
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      <title>Spout Tag:revenge</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/revenge/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/revenge/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>revenge</a>
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      <title>Spout Tag:death</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/death/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/death/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>death</a>
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      <title>Spout Tag:drugs</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/drugs/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/drugs/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>drugs</a>
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      <title>Spout Tag:sex</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/sex/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/sex/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>sex</a>
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      <title>Spout Tag:comingofage</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/comingofage/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/comingofage/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>comingofage</a>
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      <title>Spout Tag:kidnapping</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/kidnapping/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/kidnapping/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>kidnapping</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 2851</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:dog</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/dog/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/dog/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>dog</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 1373</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:terrible</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/terrible/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/terrible/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>terrible</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 59</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 47</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:California</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/California/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/California/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>California</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 84</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:drugdealer</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/drugdealer/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/drugdealer/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>drugdealer</a>
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      <title>Spout Tag:debt</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/debt/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/debt/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>debt</a>
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      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/losangeles/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/losangeles/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>losangeles</a>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 97</br><br/>
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