Hollywood’s Cheapskate Secret

Last week on a soundstage on the Disney lot in Burbank, the feds held a press conference to announce that they had taken down some Web sites that were providing illegal free and paid downloads of TV shows and films. Dramatically called “Operation in Our Sites,” this collaboration between the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Read More

Opening This Weekend: Pixar Saves the Summer!

There’s something for everyone at the multiplex this weekend! Here’s a handy guide to the new releases.

Toy Story 3

What’s the story: Just how good is Toy Story 3? Well, as of this writing, it has 98 reviews listed on Rotten Tomatoes and every single one is positive. So, yeah … the critics are Read More

Mommie Dearest

In a world of disposable vocabulary, the word “Mumblecore” has been invented.  It means semi-improvised anti-establishment (i.e. studio financed) movies about the youth culture, centering on post-college drifters who wander aimlessly looking for relationships, signifying nothing and mumbling all the way. Two self-appointed gurus of this regrettable “movement” who have made a tiny Read More