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Big Hollywood : Conor Friedersdorf: The Colonel Klink of the Blogosphere Responds to Breitbart and The Bigs

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:16:03 +0000

Re-written dialogue from "Hogan's Heroes" and twisting last names. Highbrow enterprise reporting I see here. Not mentioned in any of the "reporting" of this site (and I use that word loosely since no one here actually reports a damn thing) is that Kyle Smith of the New York Post ripped "The Undefeated," and has since suffered blowback from the movies producers. That to me seems more dangerous red-on-red than anything Friedersdorf has written, but I doubt that will be acknowledged here. Honest criticism seems to be a dead thing for many on the right, especially here at "Big" Hollywood. I see you make no mention of Friedersdorf's reaction to Larry O'Connor and Dan Riehl making mention of him as lecherous or any of Breitbart's ridiculous and conspiratorial Tweets on the subject. You want to hammer the left - fine. But don't do the same behavior times 10.

Big Hollywood : Twenty Most Overrated Films of All Time: Part 1

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:58:25 +0000

God awful, even for someone who thought Hitchcock was overrated.

Big Hollywood : 2011 Best Picture Nomination Countdown: #7 – ‘The Fighter’

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:33:24 +0000

There are a couple problems the Gatti trilogy presents. First of all, I don't think capturing the trilogy on film is possible. I started following Gatti in the mid 1990s, Ward a bit later - to know those two guys through their careers, then see them thrown together in the ring ,was like having the Death Star arrive at D-Day while Stallone knocks out the Russian -- and somehow the fights still exceeded all expectations. I don't know if anyone can capture it in a fictional film what those fights meant, and ending "The Fighter" by reducing "The Trilogy" (as it should forever be known) to just Rocky or Karate Kid-esque fodder for the end of another underdog sports movie doesn't seem right. Maybe if "The Fighter" focused on the trilogy or both Gatti and Ward, it might be possible. As a standalone film on Mickey Ward, I just don't think it can be done justice. And I've done judo, trained with MMA fighters and have befriended a few over the years. I love the sport and the guys - but boxing will always be the sport of kings. Boxing, to this day, is sports as epic.

Big Hollywood : Would Sam Kinison Have Survived In Today's Brave New PC World?

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:35:17 +0000

Imagine doing a joke about Pelosi "swinging over the drain" and attacking kids after the election. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj9DdTXxDFU

Big Hollywood : Would Sam Kinison Have Survived In Today's Brave New PC World?

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:26:41 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3HPZp67K4I NSFW. Dude's girlfriend was banging his boss.

Big Hollywood : 'Newsweek': 'Undercovers' Canceled By NBC Because America Can't Handle 'Super-Negroes'

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:16:45 +0000

There are too many spy shows on television. "Burn Notice" which is opening its new season tonight, then "Covert Affairs" on NBC's Viacom sibling USA Network, not to mention "Chuck," and that's off the top of my head. And the married-spy deal has been beaten to death with "True Lies" and " Mr. and Mrs. Smith." I watched nearly every preview for "Undercovers" and nary a hint of tension or originality anywhere to be had. This screams of the token "race column," where someone digging for some type of fresh take or idea goes the comfortable route. It's a habit among many sports columnists, and you see it in political and entertainment journalism as well.

Big Hollywood : In Which I Defend Keith Olbermann From Jon Stewart's Sanctimony

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:20:44 +0000

Speaking of sanctimony.

Big Hollywood : He Should Be Scared: 'Salon's' Andrew O'Hehir Freaks Out, Screams 'Master-Race' at 'Secretariat'

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 22:44:40 +0000

In the words of "Stripes" - "Lighten up, Francis." "Secretariat" has a 64 at Rotten Tomatoes, a high score for a Disney real-world flick, and has good reviews from the three "top critics" on the first page of reviews. I hadn't paid much attention to the movie (I figured it to be a poor man's "Seabiscuit," a movie I loved), but thanks to Salon piquing my attention, I'm off to the theater this weekend.

Big Hollywood : Lady Gaga: Servant to Stale Conformity of the PC Establishment

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:39:31 +0000

Again, I remember when artists used to make waves with their music - not their catch-phrases, pseudo-cult Facebook-addicted mobs or their meat bras, even though that part is almost kind of cool.

Big Hollywood : Madden NFL 11: Indoctrination, Obama Style

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 21:10:06 +0000

Clearly, John Madden should be lynched, and the people at EA Sports should be forced to only play their game as the Browns.

Big Hollywood : 'Jewish Domination of the Media': What Will Hollywood Do About Oliver Stone?

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:47:15 +0000

Argh

Big Peace : Big Peace Attacked... by Zombies?

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:14:16 +0000

I wonder if anyone commenting here actually went to Foreign Policy and read Drezner's blog.

Big Journalism : Reward: $100,000 for Full 'JournoList' Archive; Source Fully Protected

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:18:40 +0000

I'm sure Ezra Klein is doing a lot of thinking this evening.

Big Hollywood : 'The Tillman Story': Reviews Uniformly Glowing and Trusting

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:30:01 +0000

Here's the question I would ask hard-left film reviewers when it comes to Pat Tillman - how interested were you in him and what did you think of him before he died by friendly fire? I think we know the answer to that question. Holding people accountable is one thing, but it's awfully twisted how some make a martyr out of someone purely for their own political reasons and because the circumstances of his death make it convenient for them to do so. I challenge these reviewers to do one thing - look more at how Tillman lived, not how he died.

Big Hollywood : Daily Gut: Korn 'Bravely' Announces BP Boycott

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:20:57 +0000

Slayer wouldn't boycott BP. They would dig a bigger hole, bring a few matches, and have the greatest light/metal s how in rock history. Every craptastic faux nu-metal band should ask themselves - What Would Slayer Do?

Big Hollywood : 'Lost' Finale: Best Show in Television History Comes to 'The End'

Fri, 28 May 2010 20:54:54 +0000

Considering the sterling record of the author on such pronouncements, I'll take it this show sucks.

Big Hollywood : BREAKING: Latest Polanski Accuser Claims to Have Corroborating Witness

Fri, 21 May 2010 02:47:55 +0000

How about a little grammar and punctuation.

Big Hollywood : BREAKING: Latest Polanski Accuser Claims to Have Corroborating Witness

Fri, 21 May 2010 02:46:23 +0000

Man, did I have a crush on Charlotte Lewis.

Big Hollywood : R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio

Tue, 18 May 2010 04:24:40 +0000

Better than Ozzy. I said it.

Big Hollywood : Extended Clip From Sean Penn's 'Fair Game'

Fri, 14 May 2010 02:42:35 +0000

Normally like Liman. I just wonder how much of his magic Penn actually lets him lend to this, since this is Penn's pet project. Maybe they'll re-write all those "bad" newspapers to be the Wall Street Journal like "Green Zone."