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, […]
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Last week, NBC announced the new cast of Celebrity Apprentice — the seventh season featuring celebs and 14th overall — that will premiere on Jan. 4, 2015. The lineup is interesting, to say the least. And apparently, during an appearance on Today, host Donald Trump alluded to this cast hating each other more than on […]
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Using puppets, a Scottish unicorn, a breakdancing Abraham Lincoln and a Salmon Cannon, the first year of John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight has been a tremendous success for HBO. Averaging about one million viewers per episode, the 24-episode run became one of the network’s biggest non-Game of Thrones highlights and has catapulted John Oliver into the […]
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 […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
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 […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
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 […]
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At one time, Saturday Night Live was considered edgy. It stormed onto television sets in 1975, giving the middle-finger to Johnny Carson and the golden age of television. It aired at a time reserved for late night movies, and on a night when people had more important things to do than watch 90 minutes of comedy. Yet, […]
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 […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
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 […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
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 […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/5/2014
If you think there are just too many superhero franchises taking over movie theaters these days, Birdman might be the movie for you. Based on his script, director Alejandro González Iñárritu certainly seems to feel this way. The entire movie isn’t about this. But it does form part of the foundation for his lead character, Riggan […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
With District 9 and Elysium, Neill Blomkamp has shown himself to be one of the most intriguing directors of sci-fi action movies in recent years. His movies may not be blockbusters, per se, but their stories touch on compelling social issues while dazzling with impressive special effects that weave the fantastic and realistic together seamlessly. […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/4/2014
We all love those DirecTV ads with Rob Lowe and his alternate personality that has cable, right? They’re everywhere, maybe even more so if you watch sports. Far Less Attractive Rob Lowe and Creepy Rob Lowe have become a big part of baseball’s postseason and NFL games this fall. But it’s Painfully Awkward Rob Lowe […]
