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 [...]

Looking Forward to Star Trek XI

p {text-align: justify} “Random chance seems to have operated in our favor” – Spock You know Spock, I never understood why you were more popular, after all I was the one kicking ass and getting the girls, whatever color they were.   Indeed it has. I doubt anyone would’ve expected Hollywood to revive the original Star [...]

Declaration of Intent

Yes, they’re as shocked as you are at my suggestion.    After an awkward start, and some rather self-conscious posts, that didn’t know where they were headed or whether they wanted to go anywhere, I can safely say (that is until my next change of heart) I know what I want to do, to write, [...]