“Tree of Life” grossed a pretty pathetic $13 million, “Happy Feet Two” grossed an abysmal $60 million, and “Moneyball” grossed only an okay $75 million. But in this market, where the concept of the movie star is all but dead,
IS ‘BATTLE: LOS ANGELES’ THE MOST UNDERRATED MOVIE OF 2011? If it wasn’t for the evil shaky-cam, this would rank as a contemporary conservative classic right alongside “300,” “Taken,” and “The Dark Knight.” Battle: Los Angeles is a totally un-ironic
Personally, I don’t care what Michelle Antoinette wears on her taxpayer-funded lavish Hawaiian vacations with her husband President FailureTeleprompterDuffer. Thanks to an autobiography that was probably ghost-written by domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, Obama’s a millionaire and more power to him.
So many elements of this five-part HBO mini-series (available next week on DVD and Blu-ray) are impeccable, including the production design, cinematography, and an overall production value that takes you back to the 1930’s Los Angeles in the most believable
‘LADY AND THE TRAMP’ ARRIVES ON BLU-RAY FEBRUARY 7 The link above is a hi-def clip from the upcoming Diamond Edition, which will be a three-pack that includes a Blu-ray, DVD, and digital copy. ‘TRANSFORMERS’ FANS REJOICE Coming Jan 31:
THIS YEAR’S LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SELECTIONS FOR THE NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY The Big Heat (1953) – You always enjoy seeing personal favorites receive the recognition they deserve, and this hard-boiled noir starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin is
The subtext of this unbelievably stupid article brought to us courtesy of The Incredible Shrinking Los Angeles Times, is that adultery sells on television because our society is changing to the point where we’re now warming up to the idea
It is inconceivable to me that on issues not involving the fairly declarative Ten Commandments, anyone would skew the Hebrew Scriptures or the New Testament into something that fits their partisan political point of view. And as far as the
Van Halen Reunites With David Lee Roth Years ago I predicted the exact date this would happen: The second Tuesday after everyone stopped caring. Whether you like their music or not, go back and watch Van Halen in their late
You’ll have to click on the image below to watch the video, which is legitimately clever and funny. Christianity takes a few hits, but I don’t know of any Christian who can’t laugh at his or herself as long we’re
Something to understand about how bias works in the corrupt mainstream media is that it has less to do with what Obama’s Media Palace Guards cover than what you might think. Frequently, bias can be found in what isn‘t covered,
DO 2012’s NEW RELEASES PROMISE A BOX OFFICE COMEBACK? In the New York Times story I wrote about earlier today, there was this quote: The good news for Hollywood is that the first quarter of 2012 looks much stronger than
1. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol: $26.5M — The only real bright spot, the only unqualified hit of the season. Cruise’s 4th outing with impossible missions should exceed the take of the last one. You can’t ask for more than
According to the New York Times, even with upwards of 40 blockbusters released in 3D (meaning much higher ticket prices), box office revenues in North America dropped 4.5% this year. In worse news, overall attendance dropped 5.3%, which means that
Is Colbert’s trained-seal audience even enjoying these increasingly pathetic and boorish stunts? You’d think there would be a cheaper and more dignified way to kiss Barack Obama’s ass. Like, say, actually doing so. Associated Press: Comedian Stephen Colbert is offering
‘WAR HORSE’ WARNING FOR PARENTS FROM ORSON BEAN Yesterday Orson emailed me a heads up for parents with respect to Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse,” which hits theatres Sunday. Some vague plot points are given away, so consider this a spoiler
Writer/director J.C. Chandor makes the kind of debut that assures we’ll be seeing more from him, and that’s a very good thing. Part “Wall Street,” part “Glengarry Glen Ross,” “Margin Call” takes us back to 2008, just before the economic
You have to figure that after they turned that nothingburger of a story about age-old sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain into a firestorm of a narrative, Politico has pretty much decided that it’s just too much work to keep
Director Charles Martin Smith’s “Dolphin Tale” was one of the few pleasant surprises in what has been an otherwise disappointing year for Hollywood at the box office. Over the fall, the 3D children’s film, based on the true story of
ANOTHER REASON TO LOVE ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Found this at Hollywood Elsewhere: I’d so much rather be doing this than some little indie movie that everyone says is fantastic and it kinda sucks and is boring. Now that I’m back
—— Other than focusing the narrative on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the only other news here is how bad Julianne Moore’s accent is and that the tele-film will broadcast this coming March. As far as the film itself, I
Where to begin with my disappointment? Fishbowl DC editor Betsy Rothstein promised (in writing, no less) retaliation against Big Government. For some reason, that didn’t happen. Worse still, what was flung at me came in the form of … an
KYLE SMITH RIPS ‘DRAGON TATTOO’ Ouch: Once the hype dies, this movie will be best enjoyed as a drinking game. Down a shot of Absolut every time Craig whips his glasses on or off and you’ll be blitzed by the
Not long after my Friday piece ran that exposed FishBowl DC’s unbelievably nasty attack on the Daily Caller‘s Michelle Fields, Fishbowl DC started tweeting me. The person behind the tweets is editor Betsy Rothstein (I think this is her) and
As a young boy touchingly sings “The Star Spangled Banner” at that most American of events, a football game, the new trailer for “The Dark Knight Rises” cuts to scenes of impending mayhem and violence as Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) menacingly
