Roger Ebert tries to explain. Ticket prices are too high. People have always made that complaint, but historically the movies have been cheap compared to concerts, major league sports and restaurants. Not so much any longer. No matter what your opinion is about 3D, the charm of paying a hefty surcharge has worn off for [...]
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Titanic II
On Netflix the other night, Mark and I watched Titanic II which is probably the worst movie we have ever seen. The story wasn`t horrible but the acting, CGI, cheap sets, cliched casting, and even the lighting was. Yeah, you heard me, even the lighting was bad. It was so bad, Mark was upset that [...]
Jordonland: Established in 2011
There is a documentary on micronations by Jody Shapiro. Here is the interview in Mother Jones. MJ: In the film you say there are hundreds of micronations being formed, every year—what’s the average lifespan for these things? JS: It’s a loose term right now. It fits from anywhere from a kid in a parent’s basement, [...]
Vanity Fair tries to explain Mel Gibson
Apparently “total idiot” isn’t enough. …one hot Los Angeles night in July 2006, Gibson, who has a history of drinking problems, was stopped for going 80-plus in a 45-m.p.h. zone on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. An open bottle of tequila was found in the car; his blood-alcohol level exceeded the legal limit. When [...]
Randy Quaid has lost it
Randy Quaid and his wife Evi are on the run and living out of their Prius in Canada People started noticing there was something seriously amiss with the Quaids about three years ago, when Randy left the Broadway-bound musical Lone Star Love and was then banned for life from the Actors’ Equity Association, the stage [...]
Hollywood (Saskatchewan)
I am not sure how many of you watch the SCN but every once in a while they show some great programming. Lately I have been enjoying Hollywood (Saskatchewan), a look at the Saskatchewan television and film industry (video clip). While I am on the topic, since the SCN has been purchased by new owners, [...]
Check the boxes creativity
Investors in Disney are getting upset that Pixar isn’t selling out more. “The worries keep coming despite Pixar’s track record, because each film it delivers seems to be less commercial than the last,” Mr. Creutz said. Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, responded, “We seek to make great films first. If a great film gives [...]
The National Film Board Opens the Archives
I think we are all in agreement, that is the greatest Canadian short ever made. I found it while checking out the National Film Board‘s new site which has high quality streaming videos for free. Not only does this excite the historian in me, it excites the Residential Coordinator in me as the guys at [...]
