The new “found footage” horror entry, “The Devil Inside,” has plenty of problems as a stand alone film. My colleague Christian Toto points out many of them here. Reportedly, Paramount purchased the exorcist story for somewhere around a million dollars,
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has failed to qualify for Virginia’s March 6 Republican primary, a development that complicates his bid to win the GOP presidential nomination. “After verification, RPV has determined that Newt Gingrich did not
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
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), currently the subject of hearings in the House Judiciary Committee, has generated interest far beyond the community of copyright lawyers. To its proponents, SOPA is a critical addition to copyright law, necessary to help
This weekend was supposed to turn all that bad box office news around for Hollywood, but both saviors that went into wide release yesterday are not only trailing their predecessors (as you’ll see below), they are falling well below expectations.
I just sent a comment to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) regarding its proposal to list the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (DSL) on the “endangered” list of the Endangered Species Act, and I feel great about it. Absolutely great!
SIX REASONS ‘STAR TREK: VOYAGER’ NEVER REALLY WORKED Wow. This nails it. Back in 2001, I gave “Voyager” two seasons before giving up. The political correctness was beyond undermining to the show’s plots, it was stifling and insulting. Political correctness
JENNIFER ANISTON NAMED SEXIEST WOMAN OF ALL TIME Nothing against Aniston, who gets better looking every year, but… ever? Here are the Top 100. No Angie Dickinson. Indefensible. In no particular order, my top picks: Ann-Margret, Tina Turner, Barbara Stanwyck,
Alan Moore, the mind behind iconic graphic novels like “Watchmen” and “V for Vendetta,” is joining a new comics lineup that will be creating “art and stories inspired by the protesters,” according to Deadline.com. He joins his “V For Vendetta”
BOX OFFICE ANALYSIS The post-Thanksgiving weekend is usually one of the worst of the year, and this was no exception. There were no big new releases, so it’s all about how the previously released held on. 1. Twilight Saga: Breaking
U.S. Park Police descended upon the Occupy DC Encampment at McPherson Square Sunday Morning after Occupy D.C. Protestors erected what the police labeled, “a non-permitted structure,” in the park around the corner from the White House, which lead to a
LIEV SCHREIBER TO STAR IN SHOWTIME DRAMA PILOT ‘RAY DONOVAN‘ Talk about an underused, under-appreciated actor. Hollywood just doesn’t like MEN. ‘BREAKING DAWN’ PASSES $500 MILLION MARK WORLDWIDE I’ve only seen two or three of these movies, and admittedly they
From the Associated Press: More than 1,400 police officers, some in riot gear, cleared the Occupy Los Angeles camp early Wednesday, driving protesters from a park around City Hall and arresting more than 200 who defied orders to leave. Similar
‘RIDDICK 3’ RESUMES FILMING Best news of the day, other than this, of course. WHY AM I SUPPOSED TO HATE ‘X-MEN: LAST STAND’? The third and final installment of the original is no classic but after watching it again last
BOX OFFICE ANALYSIS: The box office slump hit pretty hard over the holiday weekend. While retail sales everywhere else skyrocketed to record numbers, Hollywood took a 12% hit when compared to this time last year. It’s going to be difficult
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Hundreds of Occupy Los Angeles protesters showed no sign they planned to move Sunday ahead of a city-imposed midnight deadline to abandon their encampment, saying they would instead hold an “eviction block party.” Although city officials
YOUR GUIDE TO 88 THANKSGIVING MARATHONS AND SPECIALS Why do people still watch television? I look at this list and all I see is the promise of endless commercials interrupted by the occasional non-commercial. In the age of DVD and
‘MODERN WARFARE 3′ MAKES $775 MILLION IN 5 DAYS, BLOWS AWAY ALL RECORDS Is this why Hollywood makes movies that recreate the experience of what it’s like to watch someone else play a video game? DEMI MOORE TURNS TO MADONNA
(Washington D.C.) – Today, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Representative Jeb Hensarling and Senator Patty Murray, released the following statement. “After months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today
BOX OFFICE ANALYSIS Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1: $140M — There might be vampires and werewolves, but the real appeal comes from those old-fashioned romantic notions Hollywood’s all but ignored for decades. Happy Feet Two: $22M — Why would
Members of the Supercommittee have still not reached a debt agreement. Co-chair Jeb Hensarling says they’ll meet this weekend if needed. A deal has to be approved by Wednesday to avoid automatic across the board spending cuts.
NEW LINE CINEMA AND ICE CUBE WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER ‘FRIDAY’ FILM If this comes together we will have four “Friday” films and while I’m not advocating for a return to the well after almost a decade, I am a
From Reuters: Chu, a bookish physicist and Nobel laureate, took full responsibility for decisions on the loan, but did not apologize. He said his department did its due diligence on the risks, and was not influenced by Solyndra investor George
Is HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ An Underrated Masterpiece? After the brilliant “Band of Brothers,” I was excited about this HBO mini-series and then Tom Hanks had to get goddamned stupid and partisan and anti-American and ruin the whole thing. I knew
Mark Ruffalo — you know, the millionaire actor who claims to be part of the 99 percent – may not be a scientist. But he plays one on mass e-mailings from left-wing advocacy groups. And with that activism Ruffalo is
