Take one part myth (various and sundry tales of the Spartans), one part history (the Battle of Thermopylae), one part geekage (300, Frank Miller’s miniseries depicting the battle) and one part Hollywood magic (see above trailer or the high-res version…
Nielsen (the TV/web/whatever ratings company) recently conducted a study regarding the use of iPods for video viewing and, well, the results are about what one would expect: less than 16% of iPod owners had ever used their device to watch…
In honor of the forthcoming Casino Royale (which I’m really, really hoping doesn’t stink – the reviews are calling it “007’s Batman Begins“, which is good), Entertainment Weekly has released their list of 10 Worst Bond Girls as well as…
It appears that Indiana Jones’ application for tenure at Marshall College has been denied, to the shock of few. McSweeney’s has the straight dirt: The committee concurred that Dr. Jones does seem to possess a nearly superhuman breadth of linguistic…
Good times, good times. Sometimes I miss the ol’ USSR, if only for its hockey team. And it’s position as primary supplier of movie villains. I mean, what’s Miracle without the Red Army? Rocky IV without Ivan Drago? Spies Like…
Wilson is a vastly underappreciated actor, in my not-so-humble-opinion, without whose efforts Back to the Future would have been far poorer. It’s a good thing that he seems to have a good sense of self-deprecating humor about himself too. Heh.
I bow before the meat-eating prowess of R. “Bacon Is A Vegetable” Stevens of Diesel Sweeties fame for his construction of the ultimate American food: Hot Dog Loaf. Take two all-beef franks, wrap them in traditional meatloaf-y goodness and then…
I’ve been working like a dog these last few days (’til 11pm Friday and 1:30 am Saturday night/Sunday morning) so I’ve hardly noticed the absence of my family during the daytime. It’s the nights that are killer. I have to…
I’ve been working like a dog these last few days (’til 11pm Friday and 1:30 am Saturday night/Sunday morning) so I’ve hardly noticed the absence of my family during the daytime. It’s the nights that are killer. I have to…
After much speculation as to the current fate of Spaceballs 3: The Search for “Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money”, Mel Brooks has finally come clean and admitted to a forthcoming Spaceballs animated series. So pull those “Spaceballs: The…
