Robert Redford made a fairly entertaining movie entitled Quiz Show that, despite his popularity and generally popular reviews, was considered to be something of a flop. If I were to assign a reason for
I hate to mock any artists, especially ones who like vintage 50’s music, but …
Sometimes, right wingers can be funny, albeit in a deeply spine chilling scary way. The other day I saw some guy on a panel show mention Joe Francis. He said something to the effect
My late Grandfather was for some reason proud to be a Clevelander. One of his daughter’s proudly lived in Los Angeles. Everytime there was some sort of California-centric disaster (quake, flood, drought, fire, riot),
You can’t go wrong watching any of Bruce Lee’s completed films, and I have a special place in my heart for Rob Cohen’s Dragon, which posits Lee’s life had it resembled something as exciting
Jesus, I hate to care about politics. Only a couple hours over gasping at the 500 Billion we’ve spent on the Iraq war, I go pick up a copy of USA Today (for the
500 Billion Dollars! That’s what the Iraq war has cost us so far. So next time someone tells you that we have done good things over there, ask them to ponder whether it was
TV Guide, as if that’s ever been a magazine you should be proud to read, came out a few years ago and named Hogan’s Heroes the fifth worst television show in the history of the
Where is the FCC when I need them? Can we stop worrying about people’s kids seeing a stray nipple and start protecting me from these creepy commercials where guys camp, swim, golf, and cookout,
The Patriot is a very “American” movie in that not only does America win the war, but it has to all be done by one guy (Mel Gibson – not very American). There’s nothing
Bill James is mostly known as a numbers man, but I really admire his historical writing more. He wrote a very long and fascinating piece on Ernie Lombardi and other profiles that I loved,
If you ever want to see what a huge missed opportunity Ron Shelton’s movie Cobb was, you should read (or see a production of if you are lucky enough to find one) Lee Blessing’s