If you haven't seen them yet you should have your head examined. Both A Christmas Story and Home Alone are great films to enjoy during the holiday season.I have long been a fan of A Christmas Story. It may very well be one of the best films ever made period. The cast is a great of not so popular character actors, all of whom are fantastic. It is without question a classic that will be shown for years to come. I guarantee you that it will be available to watch countless times during t... Read Full Story
First there was Regis and Kathie Lee. They were entertaining. They definitely appealed to a given demographic. Stay at home moms and wives I'm sure found them to be a welcome addition to their mornings. I never got that much into the show. It just wasn't my cup of tea.Now Kathie Lee is gone and we have Kelly Ripa. She has been on the show for a while now. I can only presume people like her. Every once and a while my wife tunes in to watch. Today I decided to watch little and ... Read Full Story
News has begun to spread that one of the best crime dramas on television could be in danger. The HBO mainstay Dexter, the story of a serial killer working as a blood spatter expert with the Miami Police Department, may be in trouble.For my two cents, I just don't buy it. This show is great. If you haven't caught an episode just yet, go catch up. It is the kind of show that helps to watch from the beginning. Numerous previous story lines are constantly referred to throughout and knowin... Read Full Story
What looks like a tremendously fun film, What Just Happened has Robert De Niro acting as a producer behind the scenes wrestling with Hollywood's elite.It is based on Art Linson's book of the same name which chronicled the writer's stint as a producer. It is sure to be entertaining having snagged an all star cast including Sean Penn, John Turturro, Stanley Tucci and more.It is interesting to note that Hollywood often doesn't like doing pictures or other types of production that... Read Full Story
It is remarkable to me how the face of pop music has changed. When I was a kid there was definitely those popular bands that most people were embarrassed to admit they enjoyed. A certain group that rhymes with Buran Buran comes to mind.I seem to remember however, that while there were a few of these groups controlling the top spots on the pop chart there were still several great rock bands prominently appearing on the radio. Despite some synthesized group getting air play, you could still cat... Read Full Story
There were news stories going across every major wire this morning that Nicole Kidman had a blowout on the Late Show with David Letterman the other night. They said that Kidman "lost it." There were suggestions that the interview between Kidman and Letterman was a complete train wreck and "difficult to watch" at times. These statements couldn't be further from the truth.Nicole Kidman was appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman to promote her new movie Australi... Read Full Story
James Bond has always been the coolest of the cool. He never seems to get rattled by the bad guys and he always gets the girl. Quantum of Solace seems to have taken James Bond to a new place. Perhaps, Bond is only human after all.The new James Bond thriller Quantum of Solace has numerous elements that previous Bond flicks have shied away from. What becomes immediately evident is that Quantum of Solace picks up where the last James Bond film left off. Never before has there been a continuation... Read Full Story
There used to be a time when music was incredible. You could turn on the radio or watch a music video and be assured to hear a number of musicians playing instruments and be a witness to truly gifted performers. Watching the American Music Awards last night, it became apparent that things have really changed. There were performances from so many different kinds of acts and so many different styles of music. What seemed to be missing a lot of the time was anything meaningful or a display of ge... Read Full Story
It was a huge weekend for the vampire thriller Twilight. Twilight the movie took in $70.6 million, pretty much blowing away the weekend competition.The film set a new opening weekend record for a movie directed by a female, in this case, Catherine Hardwicke. The previous record holder was Deep Impact directed by Mimi Leder, that took in $41.1 million.I have not seen the movie as of yet and to be honest, I will probably wait for DVD if I am to see it at all. It is understood that the film is b... Read Full Story
Just got a chance to catch Chris Rock's Kill the Messenger this weekend. I had not seen Rock's stand-up for quite a while. The last concert of his that I was fortunate enough to see was his Never Scared. Historically Chris Rock will put out a good HBO special. His previous works were edgy, cutting at the everyday social fabric that weaves its way through the modern world's presentation of such things as race relations and culture. His stuff has been really funny since he left SNL ... Read Full Story
