en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1832596 Comments by America47000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bshapiro/2012/02/20/the-top-10-best-film-composers-of-all-time/#IDComment297374482 Any list of film composers that doesn't list John Williams at number 1 and lists Jerry Goldsmith ahead of him loses some credibility in my book. Granted, it's a matter of taste. Williams may have taken some inspiration from other works. But to borrow a phrase from Mad Men's Bert Cooper, "Who cares?" This list seems to be focused on the main themes of the films, another area in which Williams is unequaled. But the score has to go beyond the theme music, and here's where Williams stands out. Most composers just pass the time with notes. A Williams score tells the entire story of the film just in the music. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:07:05 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bshapiro/2012/02/20/the-top-10-best-film-composers-of-all-time/#IDComment297374482 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/15/daily-call-sheet-hannibal-lecter-the-series-phantom-beats-star-wars-and-mourning-whitney/#IDComment293688823 "“Phantom Menace” is about to pass the original “Star Wars” at the box office. You combine that with the fact that Barack Obama’s approval rating sits at 49% today and suddenly I’m starting to lose faith in my fellow countrymen." And Episode IV will take it back when it gets re-released in 3 years. Relax. Oh, and lay off Phantom Menace. It's not really that bad. It actually was drawing a fresh rating at RottenTomatoes before they started counting wishy-washy neutral internet reviews for the 3D version as bad reviews. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:38:53 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/15/daily-call-sheet-hannibal-lecter-the-series-phantom-beats-star-wars-and-mourning-whitney/#IDComment293688823 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/15/hollywood-sells-its-soul-to-chinas-censors/#IDComment293250466 The MPAA is not a censorship agency nor is it a government agency. It's an organization created by the studios to regulate themselves. The MPAA will actually tell the studios how to trim the film to make it a better rating for their bottom line and usually the studios will comply. The ones who usually cry censorship if a movie is rated R instead of PG-13 or NC-17 instead of R are the directors, and usually only indie directors, who have the choice to release the film without the MPAA stamp anyway. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:14:29 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/15/hollywood-sells-its-soul-to-chinas-censors/#IDComment293250466 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/02/14/media-pounce-on-bill-oreilly-for-saying-houston-wanted-to-destroy-herself/#IDComment292947975 Why must everyone overlook Bill's obvious point about Tony Bennett's rant for legalization of drugs: the drugs Whitney was taking were legal prescription drugs. Legalizing narcotics wouldn't have done anything to help her. In fact I kind of don't get Bennett's point at all. Legalizing drugs is more of a personal choice issue, not a helping drug users issue. You legalize drugs because you think people should have the choice. And if they OD, tough on them, it was their choice. Is Bennett advocating legalization with government-funded drug treatment? Given some of his nutty statements of late that wouldn't surprise me. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:43:50 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/02/14/media-pounce-on-bill-oreilly-for-saying-houston-wanted-to-destroy-herself/#IDComment292947975 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/moviecriticassassins/2012/02/10/box-office-predictions-george-lucas-overrun-by-a-chick-flick/#IDComment289459723 I wonder what George and Miley would rather have, the $1 billion, or your declaration of "awesomeness." At least the money is absolute. No offense. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:12:03 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/moviecriticassassins/2012/02/10/box-office-predictions-george-lucas-overrun-by-a-chick-flick/#IDComment289459723 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/moviecriticassassins/2012/02/10/box-office-predictions-george-lucas-overrun-by-a-chick-flick/#IDComment289331050 Rip it all you want, but Star Wars is about to join the $1 billion club Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:30:29 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/moviecriticassassins/2012/02/10/box-office-predictions-george-lucas-overrun-by-a-chick-flick/#IDComment289331050 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/10/daily-call-sheet-george-lucas-thinks-your-stupid-cable-on-the-decline-and-happy-friday/#IDComment288949194 Your is not the same as You're "The problem is that he practically forces us to purchase his inferior recuts" He forces us? Does he send stormtroopers to our house to drive us to Best Buy? He doesn't force us to buy anything. He just tells us that if we want to own Star Wars, these are the versions we have to buy. If you don't like that but buy it anyway, you have to blame yourself a little Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:23:24 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/10/daily-call-sheet-george-lucas-thinks-your-stupid-cable-on-the-decline-and-happy-friday/#IDComment288949194 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/09/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-blu-ray-review-michael-bay-redeems-his-trilogy/#IDComment288621074 The Smithsonian scene was great. Especially when they blow out the back wall of the Washington DC museum and walk into an aircraft boneyard in Arizona. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:13:47 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/09/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-blu-ray-review-michael-bay-redeems-his-trilogy/#IDComment288621074 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/09/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-blu-ray-review-michael-bay-redeems-his-trilogy/#IDComment288552272 The 2nd and 3rd movies don't really inspire rewatching. The first one is still the best of the three. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:53:41 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/09/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-blu-ray-review-michael-bay-redeems-his-trilogy/#IDComment288552272 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/09/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-blu-ray-review-michael-bay-redeems-his-trilogy/#IDComment288551866 Successful enough to spawn a sequel, which seems to return back to the American military roots. Cobra has taken over the White House! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:52:58 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/09/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-blu-ray-review-michael-bay-redeems-his-trilogy/#IDComment288551866 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/09/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-blu-ray-review-michael-bay-redeems-his-trilogy/#IDComment288551467 I love that TF2, whether intentional or not, makes Obama responsible for getting the world invaded by Decepticons. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:52:11 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/09/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-blu-ray-review-michael-bay-redeems-his-trilogy/#IDComment288551467 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/09/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-blu-ray-review-michael-bay-redeems-his-trilogy/#IDComment288551041 I'm not quite sure that in real life Bill O'Reilly would be opposed to an alliance with the Autobots. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:51:25 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/09/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-blu-ray-review-michael-bay-redeems-his-trilogy/#IDComment288551041 http://www.ragan.com/Main/Articles/44296.aspx#IDComment287294867 You can customize your settings on Facebook to exclude your work contacts from seeing almost everything. I have mine set so that all photos and locations that tag me have to be approved by me before showing up. But yeah, the idea that this would have to be done at all can be annoying Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:40:14 +0000 http://www.ragan.com/Main/Articles/44296.aspx#IDComment287294867 http://www.ragan.com/Main/Articles/44296.aspx#IDComment287293154 One that bugs me is when the PR people contact departments that don't cover what they are trying to pitch, when taking five minutes to look through the magazine would solve the problem. So not only do they show they don't read the product, they also haven't bothered to familiarize themselves with the beat structure. (Which leads to a list about how journalists can annoy other journalists, by taking on stories outside their realm of expertise, outside their beat and that are better served by another department.) Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:37:25 +0000 http://www.ragan.com/Main/Articles/44296.aspx#IDComment287293154 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2012/02/07/sports-broadcast-veteran-super-bowls-birdgate-shouldnt-have-happened/#IDComment287227615 Madonna in an interview before the game was asked about the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction and said, "nothing like that is going to happen this time." Guess she forgot to knock on wood. If you watch the broadcast, a moment after she flips the bird the screen cut to a wide shot of the stage and then wonked out for a second. Since I didn't notice the bird the first time I saw it I figured it was just a technical glitch. Now it seems clear that the director saw the middle finger and quickly cut to a wide shot, and then they mistimed the built-in delay and were late with the obscure switch. So the video distortion was probably meant to block the middle finger, but they didn't hit the button in time, so the screen did its glitch thing a second too late. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:53:30 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2012/02/07/sports-broadcast-veteran-super-bowls-birdgate-shouldnt-have-happened/#IDComment287227615 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/06/super-bowl-trailer-round-up-big-money-big-trailers-for-act-of-valor-battleship-john-carter-more/#IDComment285840922 So, Battleship looks to be about an alien invasion and the efforts of a Navy fleet to fight them off. My edition of the game must be out of date. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 02:56:28 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/06/super-bowl-trailer-round-up-big-money-big-trailers-for-act-of-valor-battleship-john-carter-more/#IDComment285840922 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/02/06/your-obama-apologist-of-the-day-daniel-radcliffe/#IDComment285836926 Let's let English drunks run America! Harry Potter is lame. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 02:50:03 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/02/06/your-obama-apologist-of-the-day-daniel-radcliffe/#IDComment285836926 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/02/daily-call-sheet-hollywood-cuts-their-own-throat-and-bleeds-sopa-letterman-at-30-and-links-galore/#IDComment282237074 In home entertainment terms 3D is just a format for Blu-ray. It's not a next step or anything. Digital streaming isn't an evolution, more like a parallel development. Like DVD and Blu-ray being the dinosaur about to go extinct, and digital being the lowly mammal about to become dominant. Unfortunately the country's broadband infrastructure is too underdeveloped for widespread streaming to be as effective as it needs to be to yet unseat disc as the best way to watch content. When that happens, that would be the asteroid that wipes out the dinosaurs Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:58:39 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/02/02/daily-call-sheet-hollywood-cuts-their-own-throat-and-bleeds-sopa-letterman-at-30-and-links-galore/#IDComment282237074 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hduesing/2012/02/01/homevideodrome-goslings-cool-and-cunning-drive-plus-a-forgettable-killing-fields/#IDComment281521921 And then JMS decided to do a spinoff of B5 by setting it on board a spaceship. Wholly original. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:38:33 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hduesing/2012/02/01/homevideodrome-goslings-cool-and-cunning-drive-plus-a-forgettable-killing-fields/#IDComment281521921 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/01/31/daily-call-sheet-redbox-defies-warners-seinfeld-returns-hugo-hits-dvd-next-month/#IDComment280630121 "Everyone understands the power of streaming and it scares them more than a little bit, especially those who don’t want to see the power a very few hold over our popular culture slip away. About six left-leaning multi-nationals control almost all of the entertainment content created today, and they do it through the intentional bottle-necking of distribution. Streaming is the first step to democratizing distribution, and that freaks many on the left out." I think you mean democratizing the creative process since it opens up distribution to independent content-producers and filmmakers. But I think the studios would say the point is more about production value and the money they invest in the films. Of course, the fact that they spend so much money to produce crap hurts their argument. If anything, wider access to the means for quality filmmaking should force the big studios to be better, but a lot of their marketing focus is really just about convincing people not only to eat crap, but to think it's delicious. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 08:23:28 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/01/31/daily-call-sheet-redbox-defies-warners-seinfeld-returns-hugo-hits-dvd-next-month/#IDComment280630121