en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1368090 Comments by BumbaK http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jfrazier/2012/02/26/predictions-for-an-out-of-touch-oscar-night/#IDComment302340214 The Oscars will matter again when movies matter again. And that will not happen until filmmakers begin producing films for the mass audience rather than each other. Alas, that probably means the Oscars will never matter again. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:01:47 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jfrazier/2012/02/26/predictions-for-an-out-of-touch-oscar-night/#IDComment302340214 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kmooney/2012/02/04/william-shatner-dishes-on-khan-george-takei-and-el-rushbo/#IDComment284111005 Wrong. He was Sulu. Sun, 5 Feb 2012 01:08:23 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kmooney/2012/02/04/william-shatner-dishes-on-khan-george-takei-and-el-rushbo/#IDComment284111005 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/12/14/trailer-talk-sacha-baron-cohens-the-dictator-trailer-kicks-off-with-obama/#IDComment237487983 It looks like something Monty Python would have done if they decided not to be funny. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:11:48 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/12/14/trailer-talk-sacha-baron-cohens-the-dictator-trailer-kicks-off-with-obama/#IDComment237487983 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2011/12/09/the-debt-deserves-a-second-life-on-blu-ray/#IDComment235585145 The flashback portion is far superior to the present day sequences, and the ending is horrible. I think the main problem is that the stakes in the "past" are so much greater than in the present. In the former, the group are attempting to bring justice to a monster, to repay the debt they owe his victims. The contemporary story is about two bitter people engaged in a cover-up to prevent personal embarrassment. It's a decent movie, but not a great one. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:41:26 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2011/12/09/the-debt-deserves-a-second-life-on-blu-ray/#IDComment235585145 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lveneziani/2011/12/02/sleeping-beauty-review-a-trashy-empty-bizarre-sex-worker-story/#IDComment231807600 You know the movie's probably a stinker when the blurb to promote it in the trailer comes from the producer. And I still haven't forgiven Ms. Campion for that dreadful piece of overpraised dreck known as "The Piano." I think I'll be missing this one. Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:08:33 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lveneziani/2011/12/02/sleeping-beauty-review-a-trashy-empty-bizarre-sex-worker-story/#IDComment231807600 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/aprice/2011/08/04/harry-potter-conservative-hero/#IDComment180210087 She intended it all. I saw an interview where she said the books reflected the struggle of living as a believer. She identifies herself as a Christian. The imagery and ethos is not from her upbringing, which was not devout, but from her present. Ironic that so many Christians found the books objectionable on religious grounds. Thu, 4 Aug 2011 23:13:05 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/aprice/2011/08/04/harry-potter-conservative-hero/#IDComment180210087 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/07/30/todays-open-thread-10-saturday-night-live-1975-1980/#IDComment178607303 We remember it being better than it was because we forget the bits that missed–the skits that were there because they had to fill time. But when something worked, it was often transcendent. I especially remember the Chevy Chase-Richard Pryor word association skit with fondness and am somewhat sad that it could not even be proposed, let alone performed today. My favorite all time skit was a 70's variety show-style performance of "Let's Kill Gary Gilmore for Christmas." It was simultaneously so brilliant, tasteless and funny. If I recall correctly, the audience booed it a bit in the beginning and NBC cut it out of the show when they reran it, replacing it with a montage of happy reunions in a bus station. Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:49:54 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/07/30/todays-open-thread-10-saturday-night-live-1975-1980/#IDComment178607303 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/07/13/military-times-interviews-u-s-marine-escorting-mila-kunis-to-a-corps-ball/#IDComment173560806 The point may be valid, but the syllogism is faulty. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:16:48 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/07/13/military-times-interviews-u-s-marine-escorting-mila-kunis-to-a-corps-ball/#IDComment173560806 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/06/26/todays-open-thread-8-the-office/#IDComment166892476 I love how this list is twisting people in knots. As I understand it from the introductory sentence, this list is Nolte's 25 favorite sitcoms, not the best 25 of all time. You can like or dislike his choices, but they can't really be wrong, can they? Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:24:56 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/06/26/todays-open-thread-8-the-office/#IDComment166892476 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2011/04/13/trailer-talk-ryan-goslings-crazy-stupid-love/#IDComment142602599 "If that isn’t enough, it also stars Julianne Moore as Carell’s husband in a story that seems to focus on their marital difficulties. " The main difficulty seems like it could be gender roles. Looks like one to miss. Seriously, what can you say about Hollywood, when even the "original" movies seem like you've seen them before? Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:26:12 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2011/04/13/trailer-talk-ryan-goslings-crazy-stupid-love/#IDComment142602599 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/03/23/sickening-westboro-baptist-church-to-protest-elizabeth-taylors-funeral/#IDComment137152228 This "church" is a scam. They're trying to score a monster pay day by inciting violence at these funerals. When that happens everyone even on the periphery of the event is going to get hit with a big lawsuit. A meaningless protest at Elizabeth Taylor's funeral only makes sense when you look at it in this light. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:09:13 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/03/23/sickening-westboro-baptist-church-to-protest-elizabeth-taylors-funeral/#IDComment137152228 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/02/12/atlas-shrugged-trailer/#IDComment127540098 Retro? Trains, if you remember from the State of the Union, are a way to win the future. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:59:47 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/02/12/atlas-shrugged-trailer/#IDComment127540098 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/02/06/christina-aguilera-the-nfl-knows-how-to-honor-america-hollywood-cant-even-remember-the-words/#IDComment126412079 It reminds me of that old joke: They played the national anthem before the game, and the anthem lost. Some folks can pull it off; some can't. Christina has always been one who lacks the interpretive brilliance to match her vocal gifts. As for halftime, I heard about two minutes of the Black Eyed Peas and hit the mute button. I assume it didn't get any better. Mon, 7 Feb 2011 04:49:08 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/02/06/christina-aguilera-the-nfl-knows-how-to-honor-america-hollywood-cant-even-remember-the-words/#IDComment126412079 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/02/04/jon-stewart-rips-keith-olbermann-and-msnbc-to-pieces/#IDComment126048630 Am I the only one that finds this weak? Perhaps because I find nothing entertaining about MSNBC or amusing about the smugness of Stewart, this bit just didn't work for me. Maybe you just have to like seeing someone you dislike being attacked in order to appreciate the "humor." Olbie deserves to be skewered like a shish kabob, but this skit is beneath him. It's not mean enough, nor true enough. But most importantly, it's not funny. Sat, 5 Feb 2011 01:39:27 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/02/04/jon-stewart-rips-keith-olbermann-and-msnbc-to-pieces/#IDComment126048630 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/tshillue/2010/12/24/things-i-learned-from-tv-christmas-specials/#IDComment118049426 I think we had this one, too. If memory serves, it was a recording of Hans Christian Andersen stories and the one you can't remember is "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" about a one-legged tin soldier in love with a paper ballerina. In the end, both are consumed by fire, but it's a supposedly happy ending because the soldier melts into the shape of a heart. HCA might have written fairy tales, but he certainly didn't believe in "happily ever after." Sun, 26 Dec 2010 04:02:32 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/tshillue/2010/12/24/things-i-learned-from-tv-christmas-specials/#IDComment118049426 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/tslagle/2010/09/22/petas-rock-star-chinese-are-sub-species/#IDComment100451801 Let's be honest. Jimmy Carter never actually said that; it was just implied. Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:40:58 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/tslagle/2010/09/22/petas-rock-star-chinese-are-sub-species/#IDComment100451801 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/tayh/2010/09/12/fck-tea-well-see-you-in-november/#IDComment98454884 The slogan tells it all. It perfectly illustrates "progressivism." It's tasteless and childish and leaves (yo)u out. Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:30:48 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/tayh/2010/09/12/fck-tea-well-see-you-in-november/#IDComment98454884 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ggutfeld/2010/09/10/you-can-deal-with-our-crazies-you-cant-deal-with-theirs/#IDComment98121391 The one thing I've learned in my lifetime is that everything that happens in the world is a reaction to something America did first, and that America has the most reactionary government ever. It never made sense to me either, which probably explains why I had problems in college. Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:56:42 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ggutfeld/2010/09/10/you-can-deal-with-our-crazies-you-cant-deal-with-theirs/#IDComment98121391 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2010/08/28/jon-stewarts-weak-attack-on-glenn-becks-dc-rally/#IDComment95726908 An important day in African American history? Shouldn't he have said that it was an important day in American history? Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:44:55 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2010/08/28/jon-stewarts-weak-attack-on-glenn-becks-dc-rally/#IDComment95726908 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2010/08/27/grass-is-green-waters-wet-roger-eberts-a-hypocrite/#IDComment95609316 Why would anyone take Ebert's musings on politics any more seriously than any other rambling bozo? Because he was a movie reviewer? At least in that position, he had his expertise as the screenwriter of the sequel to Valley of the Dolls to fall back on. Wait a minute. He co-wrote "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls?" Why would anyone take him seriously as a movie reviewer? Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:23:11 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2010/08/27/grass-is-green-waters-wet-roger-eberts-a-hypocrite/#IDComment95609316