Alerting audiences to the painful problems in Malawi is an exceptionally good thing, but Madonna's new film is weak, largely due to Madonna's over-the-top urge to make this a film of hope.
The Incredible Hulk is forging a new paradigm for superhero movies that recalls the Silver Age of comics, where the characters can't be contained by the arbitary limits of a single movie.
As a lifelong oilman, I've been disappointed by the way Hollywood has portrayed my industry. So when I was approached about the development of Black Gold, my initial response was a profound "no."
But one of the reasons Battlestar works so well is that humanity's demise is rooted in its Alfred E. Neuman-esque attitude toward the machines of war.
As much as we wanted to pretend In the Heights would be seen the same as any other show on Broadway, us Latinos were crossing our fingers in hopes it would make it past any ethnicity barriers -- and it did.
What I'll cherish most is how Tim listened to my particular brand of political discourse and patiently, but not patronizingly, corrected me when I was off base.
Here's how she can protect herself from the Right Wing Attack Pack.
The top brass of the hapless New York Mets have had up to their ears with the team's crappy play. When it came to addressing the problem, they put on a clinic in abominable management practices.
For Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte, the friendship works because they talk. And they forgive each other. Obama and Clinton gals -- let's get it on! And get on with it.
I have always loved Disneyland. I'm not ashamed to say it. Even as a five year-old curmudgeon I marveled at the imagination, scope, and vision of this wondrous (albeit highly profitable) world.
When did we give up on selecting the Cezannes, Fleetwood Macs and, yes, Hillary Clintons of the world? Why have we lost patience with those whose genius takes longer to blossom?
Clearly Dina sees herself as a tough "Mama Bear" who's just defending her cubs from the mean, nasty paparazzi, but this is a woman who allows her 14-year old to go to Vegas to "lay down tracks."
Atticus Finch isn't the only memorable movie patriarch who's moved me -- There are many others. Please share some of your favorite on-screen fathers.
