I sat down to write about why newspapers are important ( Read more... )

Why don't you show any good films at the movie theaters in the area I live in?

For three years, it has been a tradition for my family to drive down to Cedar Rapids, which is an hour away, and see a film that you are not showing at one of the venues in the area I live in. Two years ago, The Producers. Last year, Sweeney Todd. This year, Milk. ( Read more... )

There are several things that I dislike about film, television and theater. Poop jokes and fart jokes are at the top of that list because I can't think of anything more sophomoric in nature. But with that same grouping is forced comedy.

You're probably sitting there wondering what I mean by this. For the purposes of this discussion, I mean, the ( Read more... )

Normally, I have personal, angsty rants in "Friends Only" mode, but this is also relevant to my writing ( Read more... )

I am really getting to be sick of this election. This might be because of how tired it's become. I live in Iowa and so candidates have been campaigning since November 2006 ( Read more... )

Those of you who know me well know that nothing annoys me more than the influx of musicals based off of films that keep coming to Broadway. Hey, even Mel Brooks only did it well once.

I amost started to choke on biscotti at a coffee shop when looking at the theatre directory in The New York Times and saw an ad for Shrek: The MusicalMy sister ( Read more... )

Tonight, a storm passed through where I live. However, this interrupted the programmes that my sister and I were watching.

Such as during NCIS, Abby pulled out some severed fingers and ( Read more... )

When I'm bored, I usually end up looking at things on the internet related to various things. Recently, when looking at things about the "new" Disney animated show "The Replacements" I've come across two attacks. One being more frequent ( Read more... )

Their shows aren't that bad. From someone who's older, you could say that the acting is mediocre and the writing isn't too good. But would the target demographic, which I'm assuming is 8 to 14-year-olds, care? I don't think so ( Read more... )

Is PBS Still Necessary?-The New York Times

This rant is mostly thought caused by that article, but it has very little to do with that article. Still interesting to read though.

First of all, the only time I watch PBS is occasionally for BBC World News and Series One of new Doctor Who and old episodes of Doctor Who (aren't the Cybermen from the ( Read more... )