Monthly Archives: September 2008
Memo to Warner Bros. – Don’t do this…
It’s widely agreed that Hollywood is short on ideas. The one area of cranial athletics that seems to be in robust health, however, is a long-standing tendency for covetous exploitation. Evidence of this can be found in the news that … Continue reading
This Spice Should Stay on the Shelf !
According to he who is the repository of all human knowledge – at least that portion of it that pertains to the Entertainment business – Victoria Beckham is in the midst of preparations to open a restaurant. Since arriving in … Continue reading
Jessica Simpson….Live??
After her recent efforts to help the nation become sufficiently inebriated to endure her singing – if not the mere fact of her unbidden existence – Jessica Simpson’s latest musical pop-up book, a loose assemblage of atonal discord known to … Continue reading
The Arrogant Arachnid…
Well, boys and girls, you can sleep easy tonight; After what seems like weeks of self-directed – and entirely self-serving – stories of doom and despair, Sony Pictures has just confirmed that Toby Maguire will be back in Spiderman 4. … Continue reading
I’ve seen the future – And it’s thumb-size!
If you’re as inclined to periods of Geek-ness as me, here’s a story that should leave your Nike’s positively sauteing in drool: Argos, a large chain of retail stores in England, have just started selling the 1984 Bill Murray classic, … Continue reading
In a World…without Don
This business is suffused with a worrying number of people who could be beamed-up by the Klingons tomorrow, and no-one would notice the loss. Don LaFontaine was not one of them. The name may be new to you but I … Continue reading
Jerry’s Annual Miracle
Well, I hope you all had a joyful, barbecue-enhanced Labor Day? Did anyone catch Jerry Lewis performing his annual feats for Jerry’s Kids? It was remarkable. No….More than that. In this economy it was little short of miraculous! This year, … Continue reading
