Category Archives: Editorial and Opinion

Could This Have Been The U.S. Version Of ‘Spaced’?

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Matt Raub

Any real fans of the Simon Pegg/Nick Frost/Edgar Wright trio know that they all didn’t meet on the set of Shaun of the Dead. In fact, the reason they got the chance to do Shaun was due to the success … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Editorial and Opinion, News, Reboots and Remakes, TV, Video | Tagged Edgar Wright, Jessica Hynes, Josh Lawson, McG, Nick Frost, peter johnson, Sara Rue, shaun of the dead, Simon Pegg, Spaced, Will Sasso | 2 Comments

Stan Lee Weighs In On Kevin Smith’s Airline Debacle

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Bob Starr

If you haven’t heard by now Clerks and Cop Out director Kevin Smith was asked to leave a Southwest Airlines flight last weekend. The reason, he was deemed a “safety risk”, or in Smith’s words, “too fat to fly.” That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial and Opinion, Marvel, News, Social Networking | Tagged Clerks, Cop Out, Kevin Smith, Mallrats, Marvel, Silent Bob, Southwest Airlines, Stan Lee, Twitter | 10 Comments

The Apple iPad: What’s Missing?

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

Now that I’ve had a chance to think about it and perhaps Steve Jobs’ “reality distortion field” has worn off a bit, there are some things about the iPad I don’t like or wish had been, or hadn’t been, included … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Editorial and Opinion, Gear, Geek, News, Tech | Tagged 3G, Adobe, Apple, AT&T, Editorial, Flash, iPad, iTunes, iWork | 6 Comments

No Big Budget Films for ‘District 9’ Director

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Bob Starr

Avatar is getting a lot of fanfare at the moment. As it passes the $700 Million mark, people can’t help but wonder if it will go on to beat The Dark Knight’s billion dollar box office take. However, as huge … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-D, Action, Editorial and Opinion, Interviews, Movies, Sci-Fi | Tagged Avatar, District 9, James Cameron, Movies, Neill Blomkamp, Paranormal Activity, Sci-Fi | 30 Comments

‘Avatar’ Showing It Might Have Some Legs

Posted on December 23, 2009 by John Muth

Box Office Mojo has reported that Avatar added another $16 million to it’s box office on Monday. Considering the soft opening that the movie had over the weekend ($77 Million), due to sold out shows and a snow storm that … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Action, Box Office, Editorial and Opinion, Movies, News, Sci-Fi | Tagged Avatar, Box Office, Guy Ritchie, James Cameron, Sam Worthington, Sherlock Holmes, Titanic, Transformers 2 | Comments Off

Sorry Hollywood, Piracy Is Here To Stay

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Bob Starr

There’s no arguing that the proliferation of file sharing technology (e.g. BitTorrent or similar) has changed the industry for content creators. Never before has it been easier to acquire free movies or music. Or has it? For the last several … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Editorial and Opinion, Filmmaking, Legal, Marketing, Movies, Prequels and Sequels, Web, Writers | Tagged BitTorrent, File Sharing, Piracy, Rhett Reese, Zombieland | 2 Comments

Is Twitter The New Film Critic?

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Bob Starr

Whether you understand Twitter or not, it’s hard to argue the phenomenal success of the social web site. For those few of you who don’t know, Twitter is an online service that allows you to follow other people’s message “stream,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial and Opinion, Filmmaking, Movies, Viral Marketing | Tagged Dell, Facebook, L.A. Times, Social Networking, Twitter, Viral Marketing | 1 Comment

How ‘Zombieland’ Inspired This Writer

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Bob Starr

Zombieland opened this week and let me tell you it is, in my opinion, one of the best films of 2009. Only a day into its release Hollywood insiders were predicting the movie could go onto make $30 million in … Continue reading →