Hollywood Should Take a Stand on Human Rights in North Korea
Sony Pictures' film The Interview, a comedy featuring actors Seth Rogen and James Franco as journalists recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un, has certainly left a raft...
View ArticleWhy Is Katie Couric Giving Stephen Collins a Forum to Defend Sexual Abuse?
When someone brings up the Church, Christ, and religion during an interview about inappropriately touching a young girl, then alarms should go off in the minds of all viewers. Stephen Collins made the...
View ArticleHoly Moses, Ridley Scott!
Never have I seen a movie so profoundly, completely and utterly misunderstand the point of its own story as Exodus: Gods and Kings did. In fact, it's so off that I can't help but wonder if maybe the...
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Five Christmas Songs for People Who Hate Christmas Songs
There are two problems with Christmas music: It's usually very sappy and you wind up hearing the same songs over and over again. If you like loud music, it's even harder to enjoy. Here are some metal...
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25th Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Forum - Night 2
This last weekend KROQ brought their 25th Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas to the newly renovated Forum. After long time home to Almost Acoustic Christmas closed down last year, this was the...
View ArticleReview: Bittersweet
Artist: Anne-Simone Style: Pop, Indie Pop, Electro Pop Release Date: Jan. 11, 2014 Reviewed by Christopher Zoukis and Randy Radic The music guy sent us some PR-info on Anne-Simone, whose CD, called...
View ArticleInnovations in Science: Passing the 'Turing Test'
With the release of the feature film The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch, a long overdue spotlight is being shone on Alan Turing, arguably one of the most unsung heroes in scientific...
View ArticleFreedom of Expression Is Worth Fighting For
It has been a deeply troubling week for defenders of freedom of expression. After a hacking attack that the FBI has now officially connected to the government of North Korea, and subsequent threats by...
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From Side Show to the Main Stage: Will and Anthony Nunziata
It's said that "two heads are better than one," a cliché being cashed in this year, with conjoined twins hyped as the trend of the season. On TV's FX, there's Bette and Dot Tattler of "American Horror...
View ArticleAnnie Is Not as Bad as You Feared, But Not as Good as You Hoped
There have been countless iterations of the Broadway musical "Annie" but never one so modernized as the new motion picture version starring Quvenzhane' Wallis. The story has been completely updated and...
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Annie Review
On the surface, there is absolutely no reason to update the classic Broadway show Annie, which was already adapted for the screen in 1982. But this multicultural cast redux adds a hip swag to the...
View ArticleNow We're Mad?
The recent airing of Sorority Sisters on VH1 has many people really upset (a slight understatement). Social media lit up with emotional rants about crying and broken hearts, threats to snatch sorors...
View ArticleMr. Turner: Movies Butchering History
This is the scene: The housekeeper, in her fifties or sixties, is fully clothed in a long dark Victorian dress and bonnet. She has her back to the camera, perhaps dusting. In strides a heavy, hulk of a...
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Podcast Reviews: No Pressure To Be Funny AND You Made It Weird
No Pressure To Be Funny: Festive Edition 2014 I don't pretend to understand all the issues that are discussed on No Pressure To Be Funny, the excellent monthly panel show from England. That's partially...
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5 Last-Minute Gift Ideas for the TV Fanatics in Your Life
If you've been too busy binge-watching your favorite shows to buy gifts (and who could blame you, with all the stellar streaming series out there right now?), then this is the guide for you. Sure, you...
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The 25 Greatest Taylor Swift Songs of All Time
© Sarah Barlow Co-written with Tiffany Leslie This was a very big year for Taylor Swift. She stood up to Spotify and online streaming sites that undermine the value of artiste's music. She came out...
View Article"Foxcatcher" Catches Fire
Movie Review Jackie K Cooper "Foxcatcher" (Sony Picture Classics) There is an eerie vibe about the movie "Foxcatcher" from its first moments to its last. It is hard to pinpoint what it is but the...
View ArticleAmerican Sniper, Selma, Unbroken: Three 'Important' Movies of 2014 for the...
The idea of Important differs from Best: for American Sniper, Selma, and Unbroken, Best is beside the point. Each film is enormously engaging, highly recommended, and grounded in history on a large...
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Carmen Electra's Christmas
Carmen Electra and her Mom Carmen Electra is certainly a fan of Christmas. She played Ginger Peachum in Christmas in Wonderland, hosted Carmen Electra's - A Malibu Christmas and performed Santa Baby...
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Christmas in Who-ville 2014: A Doctor Who Gift Guide for Your Favorite Time...
Santa Claus is a Time Lord. Like the ancient race of Gallifreyans from the 51-year-old British sci-fi series Doctor Who, St. Nick can manipulate time and space, uses "bigger on the inside" tech with...
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