0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/17/2014
In 1984, musician Bob Geldof gathered a supergroup of British musicians and rock stars to record a single that would raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. “Band Aid” was an incredible success and has inspired similar charitable efforts over the past 30 years. New recordings of the song were released for the same cause in […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/14/2014
Do you remember Underoos? It’s all right if you don’t because it probably means you’re not that old. I actually wonder if anyone under the age 35 (OK, probably 40) remembers Underoos. For those unaware, Underoos were a line of kids underwear made by Fruit of the Loom in the late-1970s meant to resemble superhero costumes or […]
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Whiplash could be the best sports movie of the year. OK, Whiplash isn’t a sports movie. It’s about music, art, teaching and ambition. The main characters are a 19-year-old jazz drummer and the wrathful instructor who pushes his students mercilessly to achieve greatness. Though this story takes place at the fictional Shaffer Conservatory of Music […]
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Anyone who saw Christoph Waltz’s portrayal of Nazi Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds knows he can play a memorable on-screen villain. Hell, he won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for the performance. Waltz also showed that he could play a flawed hero as Dr. King Schultz in Tarantino’s Django Unchained, a performance for […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/12/2014
Just how many people out there were yearning to see a big-screen, major motion picture remake of The Six Million Dollar Man TV show? Last week, Deadline reported that Mark Wahlberg would star in The Six Billion Dollar Man, with Peter Berg directing. The two previously worked together on last year’s Lone Survivor, about a […]
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We already know that the next Sharknado — titled Sharknado 3 — will wreak havoc upon Washington D.C. and Orlando. But will the third chapter of this epic man vs. nature trilogy aim even higher, like into outer space? That may sound ludicrous, even for a concept that is entirely based on absurdity and trying […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/11/2014
Let it never be said that anything is impossible. Especially when it comes to junk food. Thankfully, we have the makers of Doritos always pushing against the boundaries of the limits we may have imposed on nacho chips. First, they figured out that a Doritos taco shell would be an improvement on the fast-food taco, […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/10/2014
While wrestling fans wonder when CM Punk will return to the ring, the former WWE champ apparently has some other career aspirations he’d like to try. Punk will take a crack at writing comic books, making his Marvel Comics debut with a story in Thor Annual #1, set to be published in Feb. 2015. “[T]he idea […]
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My standard for science fiction movies is rather simple: I want to see something I haven’t seen before. Perhaps that standard should be higher, especially in regards to story over special effects. But above all, when I go to the theater, I want to be dazzled. I want to see something relatively original, something not […]
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Six years after Heath Ledger gave us one of the most memorable villains in recent movie memory with his portrayal of The Joker in The Dark Knight, someone else may be ready to play Batman’s grinning arch-enemy. However, the catch is that this won’t be a Batman movie. According to The Wrap’s Jeff Sneider, Academy […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/8/2014
John Oliver and Cookie Monster are on their way to becoming the internet’s next great comedy team. The HBO host and Sesame Street character paired up in early September for a news special on words. Now, the two are back for the latest edition of The Furchester Hotel, a joint venture between Sesame Street and […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/7/2014
British actor David Oyelowo has been doing good work in smaller roles, but perhaps got noticed by many for playing the bad guy in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the CEO of the pharmaceutical company that orders continued testing of an Alzheimer’s drug on apes despite its dangerous side effects. But the 38-year-old […]
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Earlier this summer, director Quentin Tarantino decided that his next film would indeed be The Hateful Eight. This was after Tarantino threw a fit over the script being leaked by Gawker, filed a lawsuit against the website and said the movie wouldn’t be made. He eventually calmed down and opted to go ahead with the project. […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/6/2014
Typically, Star Wars and movie fans refer to each individual film by its number in the saga. The original 1977 Star Wars is often called “Episode I,” though it also has the title of “A New Hope.” The 1999 Star Wars prequel (if you choose to acknowledge its existence) is “Episode IV” in the overall […]
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Who says there are no original ideas in television anymore? Producers and executives at Discovery are apparently big fans of the 1997 movie Anaconda, and thought it would make a great idea for a new reality TV show. Or should this be called a stunt? On Dec. 7, the network will air a program titled […]
