Every time I think that hell has frozen over, in comes another fine mind-boggling addition to the freeze. Case in point, Big Momma 2 was the #1 hit at the box office this weekend. OK, now can anyone tell me why? And can anyone tell me why it even needed a sequel? Will there be a third one so we can get a glorious trilogy boxed set DVD later on? And will people sit around and talk of the trilogy like they do the Indiana Jones movies, or the first three Star Wars flicks? There’s no need for this kind of money wastage to be going on (a full $28 million even). Let’s make Martin Lawrence go broke for making this shit, whaddaya say?
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I just saw it posted on Ain’t It Cool News. (Here’s the link to the link they provided.) I am totally floored. I mean, in truth, he’s looked rather bloated for awhile, but, still, the guy was only 43 years old.
He might’ve been a lesser Penn brother, but I will always remember him for “Footloose,” “Reservoir Dogs” and, perhaps more importantly, “The Wild Life.”
It’s casual.
It sure is.
Rest in peace, Chris.
Each tired of waiting for the other to surrender, UPN and the WB have agreed to join forces. Take one half-baked network struggling to find an audience for anything that doesn’t star Tyra Banks or a large man in tights, mix it with an only slightly more baked network struggling to broaden its audience beyond its core fan base of teens and young adults…and what do you get? The CW, a new joint venture between CBS Corp. and Warner Bros. Entertainment that is poised (both companies hope) to rise like a phoenix from the ashes of its parent networks.
The new network will schedule 13 hours of primetime programming each week, which means that less successful shows on both UPN and the WB can be sent packing. Who will go, and who gets to stay? No word yet, but smart money says Veronica Mars and Superman needn’t worry about packing up their trailers…but Fran Drescher might want to dust off her resume and practice charming casting directors with that godawful laugh of hers.
When he’s not busy making twelve-year-old girls cry, George Clooney may well be fuming over the Academy’s classification of his film “Syriana” as an original screenplay rather than an adaptation. The move may jeopardize “Syriana”’s chances for a screenplay nomination, since Warner Brothers touted the film as an adaptation in its “For Your Consideration” campaign, and ballots inadvertently cast in the wrong category cannot be corrected in the film’s favor.
Could this be a right-wing conspiracy led by the hard-line geezers who still control much of the Academy’s activity? Is this a political commentary, or a true oversight? If “Syriana” is missing from the screenplay nominees to be announced January 31, controversy will surely rage.
But of course, all this assumes that anyone wants to nominate “Syriana” for an Oscar in either screenplay category…which may be wishful thinking.
After a seven-year run, NBC has axed “The West Wing.” The show has been quite compelling this season, alternating between Jed Bartlett’s final year in office and the ongoing campaign to replace him. The series was set up nicely to transition to a new President, with either Democrat Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits) or Republican Arnold Vinnick (Alan Alda) taking over the lead role.
The cancellation leaves me scratching my head. I’m not sure how “Commander In Chief” can survive while “The West Wing” cannot. Don’t get me wrong, “Chief” is decent, but it isn’t on the same level as “The West Wing.”
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