Posts Tagged ‘hollywood’

Verdugo Mountains Hike

The Verdugo Mountains are an isolated mountain range that is located near Glendale, Burbank and La Canada near the 2 freeway. It is a little less than six miles to do the loop and is easily one of the best clear-day views that is inland from the coast. Even on an overcast day like this [...]

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“Brothers” Is About Spider-Man Joining the Army

I saw the trailer for Spider-Man 4, which is going by the name Brothers, opening tomorrow and I can’t figure out the missing pieces between the last Spider-Man movie and this one. The best I could figure out is that it’s a retelling of the first one, but they recasted Natalie Portman as Mary Jane [...]

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The Problem With Movies Is That They're Made by People Who Chose to Live in Los Angeles

I wonder if it’s possible that the reason there’s such a dearth of original movies produced by Hollywood studios is because the idea of everyday reality for the people creating these films is the one offered by Los Angeles. The entire essence of Los Angeles is that it’s a cultural wasteland nearly void of human [...]

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Is It Good For Movie Lovers When Films Like "Land of the Lost" Bomb?

I wonder if the pleasure I take in the Land of the Lost bombing last weekend is attributable to taking joy in bad movies going unwatched, or if I really think this will help curb the trend of movies only getting an easy green light if they were a children’s book or TV show many [...]

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Boycott Terminator Salvation For Offensive Portrayal of Robots

It might be The Rise of the Machines, but apparently this means it’s also the rise of ignorant, offensive and downright racist portrayals of robots by the “Liberal” Hollywood elite. Movies like the upcoming Terminator Salvation do nothing but reinforce the stereotype of robots being violent, murderous killing machines that are hell-bent on destroying the [...]

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