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The stresses of fame can affect people in some unwelcome ways; One example is the recent case of Toby Maguire, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and some friends being suspected of engaging in illegal poker games. What these three reputable gentlemen appear to have missed is news regarding the option to play [...] Despite the wonders of Blu Ray and Imax there’s still nothing to beat the experience of a live concert. Watching your idol on the screen is one thing but to see them live on stage is usually an experience few fans can forget. Of course, the big snag is the cost [...] Guest post by Piper McCauley As if buying clothing for one kid growing like a weed isn’t bad enough, it’s so much harder to find clothing for two twin boys that refuse to wear the same kinds of clothes. I thought that at least I would be able to get away for a [...] The story of “Slumdog Millionaire,” from its modest birth, to the brush with extinction when Warner Independent closed, then cheating death at the last minute to be re-born as a seemingly irresistible magnet at Award ceremonies is almost worthy of a movie by itself. Here is a film that breaks every [...] Now it’s getting ugly. When Writers don’t work, the shows don’t happen. And the fall-out is becoming depressing – All the folks who work the cameras, lighting, sound, make up, wardrobe, catering and a dozen other fields are getting caught in the net. And some are getting fired. The scripts might not come…but the mortgage [...] It seems the Writers strike is already bearing some fruit. First, the Producers are getting worried [That's good.] Second, some of the most mediocre examples of the television medium will vanish, or fade to re-runs as their scripts disappear. ‘Desperate Housewives,” “Back to You,” “‘Til Death,” “Two and a Half Men,” “Old Christine,” and others [...] It’s not even Thanksgiving but Fox has just announced that 90% of their advertising real estate for next year’s Super Bowl is already sold out. The game doesn’t start for three months, yet less than ten, 30-second spots are left…At a mere $2.7m a piece. The Super Bowl attracts what is arguably the largest single [...] Look into the skies. Do you see flying saucers? Well, count yourself lucky. Almost seventy-years ago today, thousands of people across the country would probably have sworn they did. It was on this day in 1938 that the genius of Orson Welles and the magic of radio combined to both terrorize and transfix an [...] |
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