The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

‘Where the Boys Are’

“I’m not frightened and I’m not being coy. It’s just that I’ve … I’ve never done anything like this before.” — Merrit Andrews (Dolores Hart) in Where the Boys Are I’m on deadline tonight and, knowing I’d be working late, decided to take a late afternoon nap. Drowsing with the TV on, I awoke and flipped […]

Who Is John Galt?

The makers of the new movie Atlas Shrugged: Part I have invited me to an exclusive screening today in Washington, D.C. Here’s the trailer: They’ve taken a huge gamble, producing this ambitious film under a tight deadline and on a tight budget. During the CPAC blogger bash at FreedomWorks, they previewed four scenes from the […]

I’d Never Heard of Amber Heard …

. . . until this morning, when I got a Tweet from King Shamus telling me she will star in the film adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s novel, The Rum Diary, to be released later this year. Other actresses — including Scarlett Johansson — reportedly shied away from the chance to star opposite Johnny Depp […]

Where Do They Get All Those Great Movie Ideas? Of Course: They Steal Them!

A pretty interesting list: There have been 11 feature films released by Pixar, starting with 1995’s “Toy Story” and running all the way through 2010’s “Toy Story 3”. And, believe it or not, all 11 of them have been accused of ripping off the plot of another movie. You can’t copyright a narrative arc, or […]

Natalie Portman Explains Why Lesbian Scenes Are Like CGI Special Effects in 3-D

Whatever it takes to sell tickets: “Everyone was so worried about who was going to want to see this movie [The Black Swan] . . . I remember them being like, ‘How do you get guys to a ballet movie? How do you get girls to a thriller?’ And the answer is a lesbian scene. […]

Prediction: ‘The Black Swan’ Will Break Record for DVD Sales of Ballet Movies

Here’s the trailer for Natalie Portman’s new R-rated movie: Locking Lips With ‘Black Swan’ Trailer – Watch more horror Whether or not Portman gets an Oscar here, her performance will be watched — over and over and over again — on DVD by guys who never before watched a ballet movie: As Nina becomes paranoid […]

Memo to Members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences

Congratulations on your good fortune. It’s usually tough to decide the Oscar for Best Actress, but this year’s gonna be a piece of cake: Finally, ladies: A chick-flick that your boyfriend will love! Heart-warming fun for the whole family! I laughed. I cried. It was better than Cats! And I’m completely objective . . .

Alyssa Milano Is Reese Witherspoon’s Slutty Best Friend and . . .

. . . Mark Wahlberg is disturbingly good as the sociopathic boyfriend in Fear (1996), which was on AMC this afternoon. It was about 3 o’clock and I figured it was time for a nap so I could be fresh for the runoff election results tonight in Georgia, where my buddy Ali Akbar should be celebrating […]

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