Box Office: Paramount Finds Memorial Day Treasure with INDY - May 26, 2008 - 10:20am
Okay, here's my Top 10 theory list for summer: 1) Indiana Jones 4 2) Dark Knight 3) Iron Man 4) Incredible Hulk 5) Wanted 6) Kung Fu Panda 7) Hancock (just because it's Will Smith and July 4th weekend) 8) Hellboy 2 9) CoN: Prince Caspian 10) Wall-E

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TV Wasteland: Get an Early Look at the New Fall Shows - May 19, 2008 - 10:09am
Oh, for the love of God and all that is holy. I love pretty much everything Joss Whedon has ever done, but we ALL know how Fox works. Didn't he learn from Firefly? They'll play the episodes in the order THEY want them in, they'll cancel or reschedule episodes for American Idol, football, and any other ridiculous, desperate reality-based money grab they can find, change it's time slot 4 times in the first 10 episodes, and then cancel it stating that the show "never quite gained the audience we were hoping for."As ridiculous and sophomoric as its lineup is (except Supernatural), even the CW knows how to keep a show consistent enough to gather a dedicated, if small, following to a show. Hell, they've kept Smallville craptastic but functioning for the last 7 seasons. But Fox will treat any decent genre show they get like the red-headed, white trash cousin that no one wants to invite to Thanksgiving, but has to.I'll watch because a) it's Joss Whedon, and b) I'm desperately in love with Eliza Dushku, but I won't be holding my breath to see the show much past Christmas.

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IRON MAN - May 02, 2008 - 09:12am
Velgron, your daughter can safely go see it. I'm taking my 4-year old to see it today. There's no blood, no vulgar language, and no sex other than a brief sexual reference where Tony tumbles into bed with a woman and then they roll out of the bed (about 6-8 seconds long).The reviewer is obviously expecting to be dazzled in the same vein as Superman when we were all kids. But the world has turned, CGI is here, we're not kids anymore, and Superman really isn't ALL that dazzling now that we're not. (Can you really go sit and watch the original Superman now without thinking it looks cheezy when he flies over Metropolis and the city rotates behind him on a projection screen as if he's turning over in the air?) There could have been a bit more action, and a bit more development of Obadiah Stane's character. That said, this movie is a VERY strong A-/A. And, as I said above, it is VERY kid-friendly. I rank it up there with the original Spider-Man movie as well as Batman Begins. I can't wait for the sequels!

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