Category: media

“Movies had the glamour, perks, press coverage and accolades. Nothing could match the glitter of the Academy Awards. Now, entertainment professionals are migrating eagerly in the opposite direction.”

“When she was 11, Maya’s family moved to a Texan border town, and in an attempt to make friends she followed the tips from a 1950s popularity guide, with painful and ‘profound’ results.”

“In the end, SOAPnet was a casualty of a shift in corporate priorities for Disney — and technology.”

“The failure of this film means that we’ll never get a film of The Amber Spyglass. We’ll never get to see the film where Nicole Kidman murders God. And for that reason alone, I really wish that The Golden Compass had done better.”

“To stay out of (financial) trouble, Hollywood has long modified, obfuscated and even eliminated content that is deemed inappropriate in an effort to appease worldwide audiences of vastly different cultural, religious and political persuasions.”

But what about the original movie? It’s ripe for snark.

“‘At Berkeley’ is a four-hour, four-minute tour, without narration, of literature classes, robotics labs, football games and the inner sanctums of administrators facing tough decisions on a beautiful campus.”

“A NYC-based federal judge today granted final approval to Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Disney, Comedy Partners and Warner Bros’ request to dismiss their almost two year case against LimeWire and its founder Mark Gorton.”

“Disney ended its fiscal year in blockbuster style on Thursday, reporting solid growth in fourth-quarter profit, unveiling a substantial Netflix deal and savoring a stock price that has climbed 35 percent over the last 12 months.”

“History is taking on one of most celebrated TV programs of all time, blockbuster 1977 miniseries Roots. The cable network is planning a new eight-hour Roots miniseries after acquiring rights to the 12-hour original.”