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  DVD Review: Cool World
Cool World is what happens when you take a successful film, strip away everything that made that film successful, put what remains into a car, kill the driver and send the car hurtling off of a cliff at terminal velocity.
Deebs has been in prison and believes he invented Cool World as a means to pass the time, little realizing that his doodles have a life of their own.
Cool World was directed by Ralph Bakshi, who has produced some very interesting and ground-breaking animated film, including Fire and Ice, American Pop, The Lord of the Rings and Fritz the Cat.
www.dvddude.net /a_to_z/reviews/coolworld.php   (1120 words)

  
 Cool World (1992)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Tagline: Cool World is such a dangerous place to be in.
"Cool World" is one of those films that feels unfinished, and comes across as a well done test-market film, but not one that's ready for theatrical release.
The story's incomplete, the characters are never entirely explored, and the mechanics of the fictional worlds aren't fully explained.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0104009   (380 words)

  
 Kim Basinger: Cool World - Movie
He doesn't know that the Cool World is real until he is thrown smack dab in the middle of it.
Reportably, Bakshi wrote the original screenplay to Cool World, which, in his version, was about a man who has sex with a cartoon and they have a half-human/half-cartoon child who tries to kill him.
"Cool World" runs only 94 minutes, but tons of extraneous material was thrown in for padding; a sequence in which a Thumper-like rabbit is shooting craps has absolutely nothing to do with the story.
www.superiorpics.com /kim_basinger/movie/1992_cool_world.html   (1570 words)

  
 Cool Your World with ENERGY STAR : ENERGY STAR
Many families spend too much for summer cooling, when there are simple steps that can save them energy and money, improve the comfort of their home, and help protect our environment.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is introducing the ENERGY STAR Cool Your World Campaign, a national effort to educate homeowners on ways to cool their homes smartly with energy-efficient choices — an important step in helping to reduce the risks of global warming.
Using a ceiling fan to cool the room you're in can take the pressure off of your central cooling system if you adjust the temperature on your thermostat by several degrees.
www.energystar.gov /index.cfm?c=heat_cool.pr_cool_your_world   (553 words)

  
 Cool your world with Energy Star   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
They may need to be sealed and insulated to better deliver air throughout your living space and prevent loss of cooled air to areas between walls, ceilings, and floors.
It is very important to get the right sized cooling system for your home and have it installed properly, so your new investment will deliver on its full energy-performance promise.
The ENERGY STAR Cool Your World Campaign is a nationally coordinated summer effort to encourage homeowners to cool their world at home by cooling smartly with ENERGY STAR qualified cooling products.
www.cityofmesa.org /utilities/cool_your_world_with_energystar.asp   (698 words)

  
 Cool World Reviews
So I ask my companion why she fell asleep during COOL WORLD and she says, "Well, when the animator and the cartoon character of Holli Would first meet I was wondering when she was going to say 'Draw me a vagina.'" Yeah, I guess we all were.
A cartoon scientist brings Pitt to Cool World, a world of cartoons (where cartoons are called Doodles and humans are called...
COOL WORLD is the latest effort from Ralph Bakshi, the man who directed such seminal works as FRITZ THE CAT, WIZARDS, and THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
www.killermovies.com /c/coolworld/reviews   (276 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Cool World: DVD: Kim Basinger,Gabriel Byrne,Brad Pitt,Michele Abrams,Deirdre O'Connell,Janni Brenn,William ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The "wooden nickels" scene is an example of this; some guy throws a handful of wooden nickels to some innocent kids, and the nickels proceed to open their mouths and devour the unsuspecting children.
Cool World is a great movie full of some really great creativity and innovation, and really deserves some credit especially for it's time.
The complete insanity and escapism portrayed by the "Cool World" does ring true to the fantasies and different sides of people usually not seen, where instinct and spontonaity rule.
www.amazon.com /Cool-World-Kim-Basinger/dp/B0000AUHQC   (1917 words)

  
 Cool - World at War, The   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
If you were twenty at the time world war two began in 1939, you'd be eighty six today, explaining why that great upheaval is now slipping away from public consciousness...
The World at War is a massive documentary effort, put together by Thames Television back in 1974, when memories of world war two were fresher, but extensive archival footage was also being uncovered from a variety of sources, including Germany and Russia.
And being world war two, there's all kinds of death and destruction to be observed, from the effects of a Russian winter, through Auschwitz and the fire bombing of Dresden to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
www.cool.com.au /films/dvd-reviews/world-at-war-2005092045   (660 words)

  
 Goodbye cool world   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The problem, I am convinced, is not the meaning of cool, but the word itself.
Problem is, "cool" is a word that both Generation X and the Boomers can use to refer to something terminally okay.
And I hope I never live to see the day when those two generations agree on what is "cool." So the word is dead in the sense that it no longer refers to its intended meaning.
www.zug.com /scrawl/cool   (411 words)

  
 Cool Hunting: World Cup Contest Results
At the start of the World Cup, we asked you who was the coolest footballer ever.
There were plenty of votes for Pele, and while he is one of the greatest players ever, some of his fellow countrymen beat him in the cool stakes.
As well as a Gelaskin, Lee will also receive a top from the Umbro by Kim Jones World Cup capsule collection and the soundtrack CD to Once In A Lifetime.
www.coolhunting.com /archives/2006/06/world_cup_conte_1.php   (573 words)

  
 Cool World - Moviefone
Cool World (1992) Cool World on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
1992 Cool World - Movie reviews, trailers, clips and stills Cool World This energetic blend of live action and animation was director Ralph Bakshi's answer to WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT and marked his return to feature...
Cool World - Cast & Crew, movie showtimes, plot, synopsis, exclusive features, trailers, clips, theater listings, reviews, message boards, dvd, videos, rentals and more on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /movie/cool-world/6840/main   (157 words)

  
 INLS 224, Creation: cool, world mythology!
It is our hope that these strands will cross one another frequently as the religious theory adapts to outside pressures.
World Mythology, An Annotated Guide to Collections and Anthologies is definately a source I would use when looking for sources concerned with creation myths.
This book includes bibliographies of sources that deal with the subject of mythology and in those bibliographies are explanations of each source.
www.unc.edu /~mchabib/inls224/2005/05/cool-world-mythology.html   (162 words)

  
 Cool World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During his prison sentence, he had visions of the Cool World and of the sexy blonde humanoid female doodle Holli Would (Kim Basinger).
Shortly after being released from prison and returning to his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, Deebs is pulled into the Cool World (which really exists independently of Deebs) by Holli.
Holli wants to have sexual intercourse with Deebs so she can become real and feel real things and enter the real world, but sexual relationships between noids (humans) and doodles (toons) is illegal in Cool World.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cool_World   (1290 words)

  
 Little tools that are cool - Network World
What it does: If you're looking to elevate your notebook PC to let it cool down or even improve typing ergonomics but don't want to buy an expensive separate laptop stand, then these plastic laptop legs might be just the solution.
Why it's cool : The legs have adhesive that stick to your notebook, so you don't have to bring a separate notebook stand when you're traveling.
These also are probably the most inexpensive way to help dissipate heat from the notebook that we've seen (other than trying to create your own notebook stand).
www.networkworld.com /columnists/2005/0418cooltools.html   (827 words)

  
 Movie Info for Cool World on MSN Movies
Sex is cool, but sex with a hot animated tootsie is way cool.
The story begins with a prologue in postwar Las Vegas, where Vegas cop Frank Harris (Brad Pitt) is catapulted into the cartoon Cool World after crashing his motorcycle.
The Cool World is a jive-animated parallel dimension created by animator Jack Deebs (Gabriel Byrne).
entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=103798   (198 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Cool World [1992]: DVD: Kim Basinger,Gabriel Byrne,Brad Pitt,Michele Abrams,Deirdre O'Connell,Janni ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Whilst lacking the polish of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Cool World is instead darker in tone, and far more anarchic.
Whilst the plot may sometimes be incidental, the designs are often stunning, particularly the cityscapes of Cool World and it's maniacal, axe-wielding inhabitants.
Watching it makes you (disturbingly) want to be in Cool World, with the voluptuous vixen Holly Would (Kim Basinger), the hard-boiled detective (Brad Pitt) and the cartoonist, Jack Deebs, who is convinced that he created the Cool World (Gabriel Byrne).
www.amazon.co.uk /Cool-World-Kim-Basinger/dp/B0000DG5LA   (529 words)

  
 Real Cool World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
"Real Cool World" is a song from the soundtrack of the film Cool World, performed by David Bowie.
The track marked a reunion with Let's Dance producer Nile Rodgers, who Bowie began working with in the summer of 1992 – the bulk of the material would form Bowie’s album Black Tie White Noise.
“Real Cool World” was issued in a variety of mixes, and paired with a video of clips from Cool World, but was overall a rather low-key release, resulting in a modest UK chart showing of #53.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Real_Cool_World   (271 words)

  
 Ralph Bakshi / Films
The creator of cartoon bombshell Holli Would is pulled by his creation into Cool World, a land where all the cartoon characters ("doodles") live and occasionally interact with visiting humans.
Cool World has been compared to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but taken to extremes only Ralph Bakshi would dare attempt.
Moby (songs "Next Is the E [Cool World Mix]" and "Ah-Ah")
www.ralphbakshi.com /films.php?film=coolworld   (88 words)

  
 PC World - Cool Laptops for School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In PC World tests, laptop battery life runs the gamut from about 2 hours up to 6 or 7.
Among ultraportables in recent PC World charts, the IBM ThinkPad X31 was tops in battery life, lasting 4 hours and 49 minutes on one charge.
If you like PC WORLD, pay just $19.97 for 10 more issues (12 in all).
www.pcworld.com /article/id,116727-page,4/article.html   (516 words)

  
 GameSpy: Cool World
Cartoonist Jack Deebs has crossed the fine line between fantasy and reality, finding himself in the world of the Doodles Cool World.
Her only way out is to grab the Golden Spike of Power the one thing keeping Cool World separated from the real world!
If she's able to steal the Spike, both worlds are in jeopardy of being obliterated.
cheats.gamespy.com /nes/cool-world   (226 words)

  
 HelloCoolWorld.com : Welcome!
We do social marketing and PR for our clients, who are mostly non-profits, filmmakers and other independent cultural creators with an eye for creating social outcome.
Oh, and by the way, we sell cool stuff at our web store to sustain these efforts over the long haul.
I saw Jennifer Baichwal's film for the first time at the Vancouver Film Festival last week.
www.hellocoolworld.com   (154 words)

  
 Cool World
This energetic blend of live-action and animation was director Ralph Bakshi's answer to WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT and marked his return to feature films after an eight-year hiatus.
Critics often use the word 'incomprehensible' when referring to a poorly constructed movie, but nowhere is this assessment more accurate than in the case of Cool World.
Certain Cool World article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/1040378-cool_world   (409 words)

  
 Cool Running World
World Championship Marathon Full of History, Ancient and Current
On the scene and around town: notes from the World Championships
Gebrselassie has a world of woe at Worlds
www.coolrunning.com /headline/97/worldchp.htm   (430 words)

  
 Cool World
She's interested in using him to get herself a real body and transfer into this world.
She just needs to get her hands on one special piece of magic.
*As you explore Cool World, collect Nickels and avoid the Popper Police.
www.gamesurge.com /playstation/strategy/psx_man/Coolworld.shtml   (698 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Cool World at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Cool World at Epinions.com
Cool World - A Ghastly "Sequel" To Heavy Metal
You should confirm all information before relying on it.
www.epinions.com /mvie_mu-1040378   (59 words)

  
 Cool World - MobyGames
You play Frank Harris and your task is to stop Holli Would from entering the real world.
Gameplay is set by 4 World with 4 levels each.
Same as the movie, the game is based in cartoon graphics.
www.mobygames.com /game/cool-world   (134 words)

  
 Cool World (1992)
A cartoonist is lured into his own adult cartoon by a sex-kitten character who wishes to leave the cartoon world and become human.
Her plan is opposed by a slick detective who tries to protect the balance between the two worlds.
Enjoyable flick uses similar effects to tell a more creative story.
www.reel.com /movie.asp?mid=2343   (84 words)

  
 Spike2000.com Cool World Page
Home >> Cool World >> North America >> United States
Welcome to Pocantico Hills School - Come take a tour of our school's really cool web site located in Pocantico, New York.
Welcome to the Skyscraper Museum - A private, non-profit, educational corporation devoted to the study of high-rise buildings, past, present, and future.
www.spike2000.com /coolworld/northamerica/usa   (231 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Cool World: DVD: Kim Basinger,Gabriel Byrne,Brad Pitt,Michele Abrams,Deirdre O'Connell,Janni Brenn,William ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Audio CD Cool World: Original Motion Picture Score
When ex-con cartoonist Jack Deebs (Gabriel Byrne) was behind bars he found escape by creating "Cool World," a cartoon series featuring a voluptuous vixen named Holli Would.
Saturday morning cartoons look cheap, but that's because they're low budget.
www.amazon.com /Cool-World-Ralph-Bakshi/dp/B0000AUHQC   (1917 words)

  
 Cool Green World
Here are a few of our favorite recipes that we've been cooking up lately.
We're also putting together a great Vegetarian Cook Book with recipes from around the world.
And we'd like to use your favorite recipes, too.
www.coolgreenworld.net /fun   (652 words)

  
 eBay - Product Info - eBay - Game: Cool World (UPC: 020295030087)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The hit movie that combined live action with animation makes its way to the SNES in COOL WORLD.
Based on the hit movie; all your favorite characters from the film; cool graphics that pull you right into the action; seven challenging levels
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product.ebay.com /Cool-World_UPC_020295030087_W0QQfvcsZ1453QQsoprZ4495   (343 words)

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