Somewhere in Los Angeles, an army of spin doctors is working hard to present the current box office report in a positive light. After all, just last weekend the movie Hop played much better than anyone in their right mind thought possible. So maybe there...
The more things change, the more they stay...
We all believe in a lot of half-truths. Mostly they are little things that help get us through the day. Minor things like “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Often these half-truths are harmless. After all, that apple may not do you any...
Predication about the immediate future of the film industry is a lot like watching a pack of ten-year-olds go careening through a round of bumper cars. Lots of theories and ideas are whizzing around out there, wildly colliding into each other until somebody gets a...
It's official. Hollywood has discovered old people. They're right there in the front row of the theater. Well, not the front row. They tend to sit more toward the back, near the exit door. It's closer to the restrooms, you know. Yep, the hot scoop from...
It is really getting to be more and more difficult to tell the difference between the Oscars and the Film Independent Spirit Award presentation. OK, there are some differences. For one, two-time Spirit winner James Franco seemed more animated at the Spirit Fest than he...
Previously I asked if everything was changing at an alarming rate. The question was meant to be provocative. But now, it is simply rhetorical. The political landscape is changing as a battle for the economic soul of the nation erupts throughout various state houses. Diametrically opposed...
Is it just me, or are we living in some pretty confusing times? Seemingly this is an era so lacking a center that everything appears to be flying every which way like a handful of nuts in a washing machine during the spin cycle. A year...
This is truly a land of opportunity. Why, hardly a day goes by when I don't receive various offers via e-mail, social networks or even the good old-fashioned telephone. I've got people in Africa who want to make me a millionaire, timeshare companies in Florida...
Death and taxes are life's two certainties. However, death rarely changes its rules, while tax laws can be more fluid than the Mississippi during a flash flood. This is especially true with the system of tax incentives used by various states as an attraction for...