Another Hollywood A-lister goes Republican
Move over, Pat Sajak: In the last week we’ve seen “High School High” star Jon Lovitz and Beach Boys keyboardist Bruce Johnston (who replaced Brian Wilson after the group was [...]
Tag Archives: Hollywood
Coming soon to the Hell Cineplex
“Street Shark,” about a killer shark loose in the streets of Puerto Rico. Cool pic but, alas, a fake. Related articles Wait…Is That Really A Shark Swimming Down A Flooded [...]
If you must remake Peckinpah, stick to the Julian Lennon video
If you’ve seen “Straw Dogs” you know about the complicated rape scene. Disturbing, I admit, but a discussion for another day. I think it’s a brilliant movie. No doubt the [...]
He gives great cliche
Malcontent foil Dustin Lance Black, hired to pen the screenplay of the “Barefoot Bandit,” continues to feed my disdain. “It’s clear that there’s a reason the country has become so [...]
The dud factory
It’s official: Hollywood has outlawed original ideas. The Good Luck Trolls, with their frizzy, pastel-colored hair, are coming to the big screen via DreamWorks Animation. The Glendale-based animation house, which [...]
jackie harvey returns
Once a year is not enough: I know I should buy a CD by Lady Gaga because she is very popular, but I’m still not sure she has the staying [...]
and the oscar for self-congratulation goes to …
According to the Southeastern Film Critics Association, my old pal Dustin Lance Black wrote the year’s best original screenplay. I’m assuming it wasn’t unanimous, based on SFCA member Curt Holman’s [...]
portrait of a dame
A fitting anecdote from Nina Foch‘s Memorial Page: My favorite Nina moment was when she very quietly walked to the back row of the classroom, where all three African-American students [...]
passing of a legend
Just learned that the great Nina Foch, an instructor of mine at USC, has died. Nina was a real dame and a helluva teacher. For some reason, she was once [...]
