Browsing all articles from June, 2005
The Daily Show Gets Indecisive
Peter Jennings has said “The Daily Show, when it’s ruthless and outraged and hilarious, which is a lot of the time, says things that the rest of the media only say in their newsrooms.” Ted Koppel worries how many viewers are getting their news fromContinue reading
Cinderella Man
Grade: A | Genre: Drama Summary: In what is sure to be one of the film highlights of 2005, Crowe and Zellweger are at their best as Ron Howard creates a stunning drama where the human spirit can’t be contained It was the last daysContinue reading
NBA Talent Without a Draft Card
It was an exciting night of NBA draft madness as Utah’s Andrew Bogut took home top honors and the four horsemen of the Carolina Tarheels rounded out the top 14 picks of the first round. What is more interesting though are the players with NBAContinue reading
Cinderella Man Money Back Guarantee
AMC Theatres are so sure that you’ll love Cinderella Man that they will refund your money if you don’t like it. This marks the first money back guarantee that the theatre has offered since Mystic Pizza in 1988. It is seen as a dramatic stepContinue reading
Cruise Loses his Fruit Loops
If it weren’t bad enough that he used Oprah’s couch as a trampoline over his new love, Katie Holmes, now he is kicking commenters in the teeth when they conflict with his wacky Scientology beliefs. Matt Lauer last week questioned Cruise’s stance against psychiatry andContinue reading
Hostage
Grade: C- | Genre: Action Summary: Bruce Willis is an old pro as a one-man army on a mission to thwart the evil powers that be. This time however, the evil powers are juveniles, and even they are punking him just like Ashton Kutcher hasContinue reading
Musicians Mixed on File Sharing Ruling
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court cast down a ruling against Grokster and Morpheus saying the way they were promoting their software was illegal, signaling the demise of these companies. They knowingly were advertising their software for the purpose of trading copyrighted files. Everyone from DonContinue reading
Box Office Estimates
June 24th – June 26th weekend
1. Batman Begins – $27,589,389 2. Bewitched – $20,131,130 3. Mr. & Mrs. Smith – $16,825,209 4. Herbie: Fully Loaded – $12,709,221 5. George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead – $10,221,705 6. Madagascar – $7,434,917 7. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of theContinue reading
The Girl in the Cafe
Grade: B+ | Genre: Romantic Comedy Summary: The Girl in the Cafe sheds important light on the G8 conference by supporting this heavy drama on a light love story that is clever, fresh and inventive. It is a rousing success on all levels and aContinue reading