In 2006, the docudrama titled The Path to 9-11 was released for public viewing. It was produced by the Disney Corporation. When aired the first night on ABC, it was the second most watched show on television; soon, it became
Last month, Disney attempted to cash in on the Navy SEAL Team 6 name fame by submitting a US trademark application for the name SEAL Team 6. The US Navy countered with their own trademark submissions and Disney backed down
Last month, Disney attempted to cash in on the Navy SEAL Team 6 name fame by submitting a US trademark application for “SEAL Team 6.” The US Navy countered with their own trademark submissions and Disney backed down by abandoning
One of the worst Oscar years in recent memory was 2005, a year where the slate of so-called prestige pictures offered little other than self-important, self-congratulatory garbage. Hollywood has always been very good at patting itself on the back, but
Four years ago, Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp’s alter ego) sailed out of our lives in “At World’s End,” in a chaotic, action-packed ending to a three-part series. But the only way to really get rid of Jack, or any pirate
It’s no stretch to say that Disney’s new film Prom is a squeaky clean affair, but according to Washington Post film critic Sandie Angulo Chen, this is apparently a bad thing. Prompting responses from Newsbusters and Christian Toto, Chen’s piece
Just in time for that royal wedding I actively avoid any news on, we’re getting the latest film to take home top honors at the Oscars, The King’s Speech. While it wasn’t my personal pick to win Best Picture, The
Late last week, Emmy award-winning producer Joel Surnow (co-creator of “24”) was gracious enough to give me a sizable chunk of his time for a broad-ranging interview that touched on everything from the current controversy surrounding the History Channel’s decision
Ed. Note: Please welcome Hunter Duesing to the BH family. For a while now he’s put together a terrific weekly review of new DVD releases for our friends over at Parcbench. My thanks to both for allowing us to syndicate
The Hollywood Reporter delivers an absolutely terrific and in-depth look at some of the maddening behind-the-scenes nonsense that ended, quite incredibly, with the History Channel’s cancellation of a $30 million miniseries, a move that likely cost its parent company, A&E
I always try to boil a movie down to its essence once I’ve seen it. If I can do it according to the principles in Aristotle’s Poetics, then chances are the movie had a theme and it was probably a
We the People, in order to form a more perfect union, Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, Promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty To ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish
As you all know, I am a producer of feature films, well mostly TV movies. Thus far, most of my films have shot overseas in order to keep costs down. A number of them could have and would have been
First, some background. Two years ago, on a cloudy and cold Saturday morning, I met a guy in a K-Mart parking lot to hand him the cash in exchange for the goods. We nervously approached each other, after he arrived
So an entertaining film comes out about a woman who bucks up against societal norms in the early seventies, puts career over family, and still comes out a winner — sounds like someone’s flirting with Oscar! Strangely, it doesn’t earn
If we’ve learned anything from the Huffington Post, it’s that celebrity’ attempts at political eloquence almost always ends in disaster. A recent op-ed by Canadian singer Raffi was no exception; while God dumped enough snow on America to collapse the
2010 was a great year for music, and these next few articles list my favorites from 2010. We’ve already gone through tracks 25-11 for the top individual songs of the year, and today we’ve got the top 10. If you’re
Media Matters’ Senior Fellow Eric Boehlert is apoplectic because Chris Christie went on vacation to Disney World when a blizzard hit New Jersey. I am almost positive that Boehlert’s job description in the Senior Fellows sacred Buffalo Bob skin-bound job
Actor Chris Tierney, dressed in the iconic Spider-Man superhero costume, teetered on the edge of the set piece representing the Brooklyn Bridge. After a dramatic moment, Tierney leapt out toward the audience, just as Director Julie Taymor had choreographed. The
Walden Media is the production company responsible for “Waiting for Superman,” “Amazing Grace,” “Bridge to Terabitha,” and many more titles most film-goers and especially parents are familiar with. The company is owned by Philip Anschultz who has made clear he
Are we buying this? People don’t want to see Christmas movies? Steven Zeitchik of the L.A. Times: Studios don’t usually take sides in culture-wars debates. They do, however, pay attention to the shifting winds. And as Joe Roth, the former
– Director Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan (December 3rd) is getting good reviews from some reviewers I trust but it’s all so Oscar-baity and bloated with importance, especially the widely publicized and now seemingly obligatory (if you want Academy attention) lesbian
Glenn Beck had some nice things to say about newly announced ABC President Ben Sherwood today describing him as “fair.” The Freedomist notes that the Ventura Tea Party includes Sherwood’s book on its reading list. The announcement: After an extensive
—– “The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Dawn Treader” hits theatres Friday, December 10th. According to our friends at Screen Rant, a teaser trailer for “Transformers 3” will screen before “Dawn Treader.” Pretty amazing how well Hollywood’s managed to make the
The Cameraman marks an exact crossroads in the career of Buster Keaton. It was his last genuine silent film, made after his previous three pictures (all now hailed as classics) had underperformed at the box office. Coming at the very
