The Unmistakable Odor of Celebrity

p {text-align:justify;}   We all want to be one, don’t we? To hold the attention of millions, to receive crazed fan mail, to be stalked by paparazzi and make the front pages of tabloids. We all want that, don’t we?   I remember (well, to be honest, I can only imagine, as I’ve been born long after) [...]

The Dynamic Duos of Contemporary Cinema

p {text-align:justify}   There’s rarely a case where talented directors seek out new talent for a film’s lead, or constantly challenge their own vision by choosing someone they haven’t worked with. In most cases, if they’re lucky, they find that one (or several in some cases) actor that clicks with them and form a collaboration. Often [...]

What Makes a TV Show Successful?

“Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” Dylan Thomas p {text-align: justify}   What makes a TV show a success? Is it the writing? The cast? The look and feel of the show? Originality? Well, if any of these were the case, “Firefly” would’ve lasted more than [...]

Spam !?!

p {text-align: justify}   We all know what it is. We’ve all received our fair share of it, and quite possibly, most of us still get at the occasional unwanted message in our mailbox. It comes in all shapes, sizes, colours, misspellings and dubious offers. And yet can we imagine a world without it? A world [...]

This Week in Gossip

Well, I was curious the other day and decided to do a Google search. “pop culture blog” resulted in pages and pages of gossip filled, uninteresting stuff. Well, to be honest the sexy celebrity pics weren’t so bad. And since I’m easily influenced I decid to create a new category to post in, and that [...]