Archive for the 'Entertainment' Category

Shatner’s Kidney Stone Sold for $25,000

Thursday, January 19th, 2006

Who is weirder: the person who sold the kidney stone or the people who bought it? LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Going maybe where no other actor has gone before, “Star Trek” star William Shatner has sold a piece of his body for charity. Shatner, famed for playing Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship [...]

Random Facts About Jack Bauer of 24

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

This has got to be one of the funniest things I’ve read lately: If you wake up in the morning, it’s because Jack Bauer spared your life. Jack Bauer got Hellen Keller to talk. Jack Bauer once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next half-hour torturing himself until he gave up [...]

Parents, Children, and Movies

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

My wife and I went out to the movies last weekend and saw King Kong. This is an excellent picture and we both enjoyed every second of it. However, our enjoyment was tempered by the fact that about a third of the audience was comprised of children who were only 6 or 7 years of [...]

Golden Globe Nominations (YAWN!)

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

One look at the nominations for best picture, drama will tell you why nobody cares about the award shows this year: Picture, Drama: “Brokeback Mountain,” “The Constant Gardener,” “Good Night, and Good Luck,” “A History of Violence,” “Match Point.” Not only have I not seen any of these movies, I can’t even tell you what [...]

Inside Hollywood

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

If you have not read it yet, you need to read Help! I’m A Hollywood Republican! Written by Robert J. Avrech, a Hollywood screen writer, it describes a world which most conservatives have known to exist for years: Hollywood, once upon a time, was one of the most patriotic colonies on the planet. During World [...]

Poll: Movies Cost Too Much, Suck

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

From the Department of the Obvious, a Gallop Poll was released today confirming what everybody has known for a long time: people have stopped going to movies because they cost too much and are horrible. Asked why they are reducing their habit, one in three said they “prefer to watch movies at home” (the DVD [...]

Thursday Loose Ends

Thursday, May 5th, 2005

Corey Clark vs. American Idol: Last night ABC’s Primetime Live ran an “investigative” peice on Fox’s American Idol. Basically, a former contestant (Clark) is now saying that one of the judges on the show (Paula Abdul) gave him lots of help with song choice and wardrobe while he was competing on the show, and that [...]