With Stephen Colbert gone, the future of late-night talk show TV looks bleak. But Jay Leno once went out in the best way. No not that time, the first time. It had been announced in the mid-2000s that Leno would leave with Conan O’Brien taking over as host of The Tonight Show. For a weekContinue reading “Leno Leaves On A High Note, Then Ruins It With An Encore And Coda”
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Fuhrman’s Legacy Shows Some Cops Are Just Racist, Violent Bullies
Almost 32 years have passed since Nicole Brown and her friend, Ron Goldman, were murdered outside her home. The chief suspect in the case was O.J. Simpson, Brown’s ex-husband. Simpson was later charged, tried and acquitted of the double murder. No one else has ever been charged in connection withe case. On the night ofContinue reading “Fuhrman’s Legacy Shows Some Cops Are Just Racist, Violent Bullies”
‘Lord Of The Flies’ Adaptations A Monster To Connect With Audience
A movie or TV adaptation is like a step-parent. No matter what it does or doesn’t do, people will still be weary. But at the same time, just like a step-parent, it shouldn’t be forced to be appreciated just because someone wants you to. I read William Golding’s Lord of the Flies over 30 yearsContinue reading “‘Lord Of The Flies’ Adaptations A Monster To Connect With Audience”
‘Outbreak’ Horrifying Fiction That Became A Horrifying Reality
Six years have passed since Covid-19 sparked a global pandemic the likes no one had seen in a long time. It’s no surprise movies like “Outbreak” and “Contagion” became so popular while people were having to shelter-in-place. “Outbreak” had been released in March 1995 mostly in an attempt to get ahead of the based onContinue reading “‘Outbreak’ Horrifying Fiction That Became A Horrifying Reality”
‘Into The Manosphere’ Only Skims The Surface Of The Rabbit Hole
I just watched Magnolia in which Tom Cruise received an Oscar nomination for his role as Frank T.J. Mackey, a writer and basic swindler, who has convinced many men that he is on their side. He has a technique he calls Seduce and Destroy that will enable all men to have as much sex as they can withContinue reading “‘Into The Manosphere’ Only Skims The Surface Of The Rabbit Hole”
Shut Up About ‘Crash’ As ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Isn’t Better
For the past 20 years, Crash has been on the lips of everybody on the Internet and movie critics (both professional and amateur) as the “Worst Movie To Win Best Picture Oscar.” This is like calling Plan 9 From Outer Space the worst movie ever made. There have been a lot of movies that came before and a helluva lot more that haveContinue reading “Shut Up About ‘Crash’ As ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Isn’t Better”
‘Storm Of The Century’ Still Hits Hard Many Years Later
When New England recovering from the huge snowstorm that hit less than two weeks ago, I’d thought I’d look at Storm of the Century which Stephen King wrote specifically for TV. Set in February 1989, it aired as a three-part miniseries in the middle of February 1999. Now, Stephen King adaptations are mostly hit or miss. But his work on TV has been less than stellar. There wasContinue reading “‘Storm Of The Century’ Still Hits Hard Many Years Later”
The News Story We Need Right Now
Every now and again, a nice story makes the round that a lot of people really find fascinating. One of my journalism professors said it used to be called a “blight,” a simple feel-good story. And right now, we really need one. Just in a matter of the last few days, the President is suspected of making a phony phoneContinue reading “The News Story We Need Right Now”
One Time I Nearly Met Jesse Jackson
When I was in college, I nearly met Rev. Jesse Jackson. It was around 2000 when I was enrolled at Georgia Southern University and Jackson was scheduled to speak one afternoon. I think there had been some mix up in the location as several people felt it was supposed to be in the main ballroomContinue reading “One Time I Nearly Met Jesse Jackson”
Remember The Columbia Crew
I was living with my ex in a house that is no longer there on the morning of Feb. 1, 2003. Beverly woke me up that morning telling me the space shuttle had exploded. I didn’t know what she really meant. I had briefly heard about the Columbia mission a week or so earlier. What was so creepy was that itContinue reading “Remember The Columbia Crew”
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