Monthly Archives: September 2008
Hollywood’s newest ‘Bright, Shiny Object’…
Hollywood is filled with grown men [and women] who seem to share one common weakness; An inadequate supply of toys during childhood. Stories of Directors demanding bigger, better and costlier toys for their next creative indulgence are legion. And next … Continue reading
Farewell, and God’s Speed…
‘There is a point where feelings go beyond words. I have lost a real friend.My life – and this country – is better for his being in it.’ Robert Redford. ~~~ ARTICLEURL © 2008, Harlequinade, Inc. If you are not … Continue reading
A Moment of Light Relief…
If you’re as sick of the current political circus as I am, you might welcome some light relief. Well, here it is. This is a trailer for a non-existent movie that is in more dire need of being made than … Continue reading
Let’s just remake Hollywood !
As part of a brilliant and dazzlingly creative scheme to escape the torment of their recent financial morass, MGM has decided to blaze a new trail in Hollywood and make a entirely new movie, based on a completely original idea. … Continue reading
A Blessed Breath of Fresh Air
After months of speculation and a great deal of NBC-sponsored, self-serving hype and hyperbole about how Earth-shakingly great it was going to be, the utterly pointless re-tread of Knight Rider debuted last night. And it sucked. It’s hard to find … Continue reading
Emmys…Failure on an Epic Scale!
Last night, this country was subjected to one of the most boring, incompetent, ego-saturated intellectual vacuums in the history of this or any other sentient race. When you’re sixty you’re expected to be a little slow and forgetful. After fifty-nine … Continue reading
A win for U4S and Sanity
This, my friends, is a great day. Those wonderful folk at Variety are reporting that the moderate SAG group, Unite for Strength, has secured six of the eleven seats they so bravely contested for the last few months. This is … Continue reading
Mr. Pitt Goes to Sacramento…
Segueing neatly from yesterday’s story we have an example of a Celebrity willing to lend both their high-profile weight and their hard-earned cash to a cause others might only claim to believe in: Brad Pitt is donating $100,000 to help … Continue reading
Democrats Should Dig Deeper…
Today’s editions of MSNBC.com carried the news that Mr. Obama was schmoozing with some of Hollywood’s more notable residents last night – including Barbra – and raised [and I quote] ‘an eye-popping $9-million for his Presidential campaign.’ Considering the guest … Continue reading
Fox, I’m calling you out!…
Did you ever have one of those dreams that’s so vivid, you’re convinced you’re awake and it’s real – Then an event in the dream wakes you up with start…and you realize it was all just a ghastly illusion? I’m … Continue reading
