Culture: Get Ready for the Horror of the Fall Movie Season
Most suicides in the United States take place in the fall and holiday season. Experts have suggested a number of reasons for this spike: everything from people having no friends, … Continue reading
Culture: The Long Ranger Flops and the Next Pirates Movie Shudders
Johnny Depp’s new big budget extravaganza The Long Ranger is collapsing at the US box office. Made at a budget of over $250 million, this revisionist take on a one-popular … Continue reading
Movies: Silver Linings Playbook is a Traditional Rom-Com Dressed Up in a Sheen of Critical Positivity
It’s notoriously difficult to mount a successful romantic comedy (rom-com) because even though the movie is composed of a humorous plot and romantic ideals, one can never get over the … Continue reading
Movies: The Hobbit is Another Example of Why the Taliban Hate Us or How My Admiration for Peter Jackson Turned into Pure Unadulterated Hatred for Him and New Zealand
Most people in the United States and around the world met Peter Jackson upon the release of the first “Lord of the Rings” movie. A relatively lean cinematic experience, filled … Continue reading
Movies: The Campaign Totally Sucks
Political movies are a rare breed in the current film culture. Some of its understandable since consumers get more than their fill of political shenanigans from the 24 news-cycle and … Continue reading
Dark Shadows: Johnny Depp and Tim Burton Jump The Shark
Continuing this weekend’s entertainment theme, this post is about the disaster that is Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s (B&D) Dark Shadows. I never saw the original show but I can … Continue reading
Battleship: Launching a Product While Ignoring the Basics
I understand branding and I support expanding the brand across multiple channels. Despite the horror that was John Carter, no one does this better than the Walt Disney Company and … Continue reading
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