The Real Reason the Birthers Don't Like Obama
There is an unspoken subtext to all this Obama-bashing that has been heard at the health care town halls and in the Birther movement. And I'm not talking about the racism which others have already...
View ArticleHow Does a Genius Spend $500,000?
What does a genius do with $500,000? On Tuesday, the MacArthur Foundation announces the 2009 recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship, otherwise known as the "genius grant." Each year, about twenty or so...
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Good Actors ... Bad Casting
Filed under: FeaturesThe recent news that Adrien Brody is being cast as the action lead in a new 'Predator' franchise has us a little bit worried. Brody has a unique combination of cool and edge,...
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A Brief History of Vaughn & Favreau Collaborations
Filed under: Hot TopicAbbot and Costello. Martin and Lewis. Favreau and Vaughn? Cinematic buddies have always been a treat; and even before 'Swingers' -- back to 1993's 'Rudy,' when Vince was Vincent...
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The Original Movie Monsters
Filed under: Features, Halloween'Twilight,' 'Vampire Diaries,' 'True Blood,' 'Cirque du Freak.' We're drowning in blood! If we have to see another iteration of the vampire saga, we're going to scream....
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Clooney's Best & Worst Movie Roles
Filed under: FeaturesIn the early '90s, TV star George Clooney transformed himself from sideline dud/e on 'Roseanne' to 'ER's' hunk of wood with one visual expression -- that tilt of the head...
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Movies That Aren't Nearly as Boring as Their Movie Titles Make Them Sound
Filed under: Hot TopicThe new war comedy 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' has the sort of intellectually challenging title that can make theater-goers skip straight to Disney's 'A Christmas Carol' or...
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Robert Zemeckis Eyes 'Nutcracker' Adaptation: What Will He Motion-Capture Next?
Filed under: Movie NewsWord recently broke that director Robert Zemeckis will soon be adapting 'The Nutcracker,' using his favorite toy: 3-D computer animation. His last three films have all been of...
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Do Movie Critics Still Matter?
Filed under: Features, Hot TopicIt was like spitting against the wind, or in this case, the tsunami, when Rolling Stone's film critic Peter Travers said that 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' "failed to...
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Humanitarian Hollywood: International Crises Portrayed in Movies
Filed under: Features, Hot TopicThe horrific images coming from Haiti after this week's devastating earthquake should give us all more than a moment's pause. Celebrities are rallying to the cause, led...
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Is Reboot the New Sequel?
Filed under: Hot TopicYou've got to hand it to them. Hollywood executives are not normally known for their bravery and ability to embrace change. But, in rebooting the 'Spider-Man' franchise, as we've...
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Michael Winterbottom Finds the 'Promised Land'
Filed under: Movie NewsBritish director Michael Winterbottom is going to the 'Promised Land,' which is not always such a pretty place, and he's taking fellow-Brit actor Jim Sturgess with him. Variety...
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The Scoop on 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'
Filed under: Hot Topic Read any good Swedish novels by dead authors about financial corruption lately? If that sounds obscure, then your Amazon cart has probably been woefully neglected of late -- and...
View ArticleSurviving That First Crazy Week of Motherhood
It may be rewarding but it sure isn't easy being a mom. That's never more true than that first week after birth when the first-time mom, fresh from the hospital, arrives home totally unhinged by the...
View ArticleBring the Kyrgyz 65 Children Home: An International Adoption Nightmare
Hey, Hillary Clinton (Secretary of State. . . mother of one. . . person with a beating heart), are you listening? Tonight, there's a 3-and-a-half-year-old toddler who will sleep without the love,...
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