I remember when the first Sweet Valley High book came out in 1993. Captivated by the blonde Wakefield twins on the cover, I eagerly snatched a copy up. The aptly titled “Double…
Shannon Hood
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For the second week in a row, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs garnered the top spot on the weekend box office with around $24 million. The film only dropped about…
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Okay, I think I have the studios figured out. The recent trend toward not screening a movie, or screening it too late for reviewing press to make deadline, must be the…
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In 1992, Executive Producer Aaron Spelling’s latest soap-drama Melrose Place was lacking some serious ratings sizzle. Heather Locklear was recruited to play the stiletto heeled, micro-mini wearing maneater, Amanda Woodward. The…
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Love Happens is a steaming pile of mediocrity. It is so bland, that it took me ten minutes to think of a second sentence to write about it. Despite having star…
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Hey, remember the Emmys last year when five different reality show hosts tackled the duties of hosting the show? Yeah, me either. Dismal ratings required a change of course, and this…
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Don’t be so quick to write this movie off as conventional kiddie-fare. Smart, beautiful and prescient, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is bound to become an animated classic. It tackles the…
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Jennifer’s Body is the eagerly awaited follow up to 2007’s indie film juggernaut Juno. Screenwriter Diablo Cody exploded onto the pop culture landscape, became an overnight sensation, and won an Academy…