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"Discussions"
South Park: What it Means to be Free
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment protects us from having our speech, or [...]
Discussion: Why We Love the End of the World
Stories, video games, movies, and even religion have all dealt with the subject of the end of the world in unique and intriguing ways. Whether it be humanity’s extinction by natural forces, scientific mishaps or the good old fashioned zombie apocalypse, there is little doubt that we have some fascination with our own demise. Recently [...]
Discussion: Is UK Poster for “Couples Retreat” Racist?
Source: Yahoo! The image above is a cropped photo of the US promotional poster for Vince Vaughn’s Couples Retreat. No doubt nearly every theater in America carried the poster, which shows each of the pairs with a somewhat bewildered look on their faces. Above their heads lists each of the actors and actresses shown below, [...]
Discussion: Are Jigsaw and Wonka the Same?
Around Halloween, I watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the real one, not the Johnny Depp “assault on my childhood” film). I always thought the movie was pretty dark and had some ominous tone I overlooked as kid, but this time was different. I used to have nightmares that the creepy Slugworth used to [...]
The Six Worst Comic Book Movie Villains
Here is a list of what I think are some of the six worst villains in a comic book movie. I went through my DVD library and I picked out some of the villains that really upset me when I watched them. Some were just awful right out of the gate, while others started out [...]
Remembering Michael Jackson: The King of Pop Dead at 50
When the news broke yesterday that Michael Jackson had been rushed to the hospital suffering cardiac arrest the news outlets were quick to jump the gun on this story. In the world of websites and online news, it is all about driving traffic to your website; and as news of the passing of Jackson, the [...]
2010 Oscars to Feature 10 Best Picture Nominees
Next February, the 82nd annual Academy Awards will feature twice as many nominees for the category of Best Picture. Sid Ganis, the President of the Motion Pictures Academy of Arts and Science made the announcement today at a press conference in Beverly Hills. For over sixty years, the Academy Awards has nominated only five films [...]
Holla Back: What Did You Think of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?
Today is opening day for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and as many of you head to the theaters to check it out, we want to know what you think. Did you catch a midnight show last night? Are you watching it in IMAX? Was the theater you were at packed? How was the experience? [...]
Cover of the Week: Captain America #600
With all the buzz around the ressurection of Steve Rogers in Captain America Reborn, I couldn’t help but put a Cap comic in this weeks COW coulmn. Now you may be saying to yourself “that is a bit bias”, but it helps when the cover is painted by one of the greatest in the biz, [...]
The Top 5 Worst Movie Fathers
Today is Father’s Day, so if you’re reading this and forgot to get him a card, go do that now. Okay, we all know fathers can be difficult to deal with sometimes, but trust me, there’s worse paternal role models out there. Here are the top 5 worst movie fathers.
Captain America Reborn
Weeks ago this image filled comic book readers, and Americans with hope. Rumors circulated that Steve Rogers may have escaped death yet again. It has been confirmed through Daily News that Captain America will be back in a five issue mini series entitled Captain America Reborn. This is huge news. When some heroes die it’s [...]
Battle For The Cowl Winner
I waited a few weeks to report this so that many of you could have the chance to read Battle for the Cowl and I would not ruin it for you. The road was bloody and many of the people who could be Batman would have made a fine choice. The thing about replacing Batman [...]
Holla Back: What is Your Favorite Pixar Movie?
As we all start back to the work week we thought we could get your Monday rolling with a new Holla Back topic. With the latest Pixar movie released this past weekend there has been much talk as to what is the best Pixar movie. Is the new film Up now a Pixar classic? Does [...]
Holla Back: What Did You Think of Star Trek?
On this weeks Holla Back we ask questions about Star Trek. Opening at an impressive $72.5 million this reboot looks to be on a great start. In comparison to the last trek film, Star Trek Nemesis, which only grossed about $43 million in its entire domestic run, this film is well on its way to [...]
Holla Back: What Did You Think of X-Men Origins: Wolverine?
Holla Back is a Sunday discussion that we run in conjunction with a hot topic of the week. What is more hot right now than X-Men Origins: Wolverine? Whether you loved it or hated it, the movie is what everyone is buzzing about this week. With $87 million on opening weekend the movie has bragging [...]
Heroes Recap: Vol 4 Episode 9 – Turn and Face the Strange
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!!! IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS EPISODE YET DO NOT READ By Roman Chavez Air Date: April 6, 2009 This week on Heroes… Parkman decides that he wants to make Danko feel what it’s like to lose someone special. Ando and Hiro set out on their trek to find Matt Parkman Jr’s [...]
Movie Review: Adventureland
By Roman Chavez April 2, 2009 Greg Mottola (Superbad) writes and directs this 80’s inspired tale of a group of misfits working at a local amusement park called Adventureland. In the story we meet James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) a student with aspirations of attending graduate school at Columbia. Due to some unfortunate events his parents [...]
FANFLASH: Is the 3D Experience Worth It?
By Jordan Tunney April 1, 2009 A few weeks ago, I went and watched My Bloody Valentine 3D. And it was a terrible film. But some scenes in 3D were actually pretty entertaining. That got me thinking, is 3D really worth it? Considering the movies in 3D coming up this summer, we will discuss the [...]
