It seems as though more and more often directors are choosing to go back and re-edit their old movies. Sometimes they change significant plot points, sometimes it is just an addition or subtraction of a few shots here and there,… Read More ›

Every day the world of television changes a little bit. The landscape is constantly being altered, whether it's with web video, mobisodes, time-shifting, and, more recently, place-shifting. Place-shifting, for the uninitiated, is watching one's local television stations (or content one… Read More ›

It’s hard to imagine that a year has passed already, but, December 16 marks the second annual National Forget Your Family, Love Your Television Day. That’s right, the holiday I created last year is back for its second go-round and… Read More ›

Awards season in Hollywood is kind of like Christmas in Dr. Seuss's tale of the Grinch – nothing can stop it from coming, not even a writer's strike. What form exactly the televised awards shows will take as all the… Read More ›

When in doubt, return to your roots.  It is not a bad plan of attack and one that Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, and company deploy successfully in Ocean's Thirteen, the Ocean's franchise's third entry.  For the original film, Danny Ocean… Read More ›

The games people play.  Last night was rife with them.  The 8:00 hour of television alone featured Marshall's playing a first Slapsgiving game with Barney on How I Met Your Mother, and Chuck playing dating games with Lou over on… Read More ›

The sport of soccer is, perhaps, the most popular sport in the world, yet it has never taken off in the country.  Perhaps it is the slow pace of play or the low scoring games, but it has never quite… Read More ›

When an extremely funny movie, like Shrek, puts out an extremely funny sequel, like Shrek 2, the expectations for the third entry into the series are only heightened.  Thus, when the third entry is a disappointment, like Shrek the Third,… Read More ›

I wonder if Bionic Woman will actually stick to the formula it's used for the last three episodes. Certainly, the show has managed to maintain, finally, a relatively consistent tone in its recent episodes, but the ratings aren't very good… Read More ›

Were we supposed to be surprised last night on Heroes when it was revealed that Kristen Bell’s character, Elle, is working for Bob?  The way the two of them were shown together it felt as though we were supposed to… Read More ›