gdp's Comments

Big Hollywood : ABC News Caves Completely to Intolerant Left, Cancels Breitbart Election Night Appearance

Thu, 4 Nov 2010 13:32:01 +0000

C'mon folks, flaming troll bitter about his life...nothing to see here. Move along, move along.

Big Hollywood : Today's Open Thread

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:58:35 +0000

Great film with some great quotable lines and great characters. "Shut up, Donnie!" "The Dude abides." "That rug tied the whole room together."

Big Hollywood : 'L.A. Times' Profiles 'Hollywood-Hating, Mainstream-Media-Loathing' Andrew Breitbart

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:55:57 +0000

From the article, about the ACORN scandal and accompanying video: "ACORN was embarrassed when some of its workers seemed too helpful..." Err, a little bit of an understatement, methinks.

Big Hollywood : Today's Inconvenient Truth: Al Gore Lied, James J. Lee Died

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:10:03 +0000

No, I didn't miss the point. It matters not whether you are telling the truth or not. If some nut latches onto it and attempts to injure other people or themselves, they are a troubled person doing horrible things. The truth of the matter is not the point. For example, the people who shoot abortion doctors and bomb their clinics, are anti-abortion advocates responsible for the actions of these people? My point is disturbed people will find causes to attach themselves to whether it be eco terrorism or the superiority of one race over another or one religion attempting to dominate another, etc;

Big Hollywood : Today's Open Thread

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:41:36 +0000

First time I saw this in college, I just sat there, shocked at the ending. I remember thinking, "This is what good cinema can be." I loved this movie.

Big Hollywood : '100 Miles to Memphis' Review: Sheryl Crow Keeps Muzak Alive!

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:35:32 +0000

I can see the good people of Memphis saying "No, that isn't far enough away! Farther, farther!" Ugh, thanks for reinforcing my use of an iPod and if I want to discover new music, I'll do it on the internet or in music culture magazines like Paste or Relevant.

Big Hollywood : Today's Inconvenient Truth: Al Gore Lied, James J. Lee Died

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:16:41 +0000

Great article, Mr. Nolte. But I will have to disagree with you on one point: this tragedy could have still happened even if this disturbed person hadn't latched onto the eco-lies of "An Inconvenient Truth". He might have just pledged himself to some other cause, real or imagined. Troubled people are still troubled people. Even so, I am sick of this alarmist entertainment posing as "pseudo science" that Gore and his ilk parade around. Recorded human history has only existed about 3000-5000 years, right? The changes they talk about in their models took thousands or millions of years to affect the changes they claim are happening now. How are they sure that this is not some normal, cyclic pattern the earth goes through? As smart as we humans think we are, we are constantly being shown that what we think we know is wrong...until it's proven that the thing we were wrong about is actually right, five years later. Hell, we don't even know all the ends and outs of our own bodies, as we constantly learn from the medical community. I forget, are eggs bad for us or good for us right now?

Big Hollywood : A Few Surprises and No Politics at This Year's Emmy Awards

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:30:13 +0000

Burn Notice is one of the best shows on TV right now, in my opinion. I wanna be cool like Michael Weston.

Big Hollywood : A Few Surprises and No Politics at This Year's Emmy Awards

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:25:23 +0000

That hasn't stopped Obama from blaming the previous administration for his woes (unless it's an off handed and very hypocritical comment on Bush having the right vision for Iraq) or others for slamming the Tea Party or Glenn Beck or Christians or conservatives or any other entity they hold with disdain. Give these people a platform and they will use it to push whatever agenda they hold dear or bash those on the other side of the ideological fence.

Big Hollywood : 'Hollywood Stories': A Look at a Classier Tinseltown That Could Laugh at Itself

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:10:00 +0000

As someone who is a fan of TCM and the behind the scenes anecdotes and back stories of classic Hollywood, this book sounds like something I will need to check out. Like some of the things I've read here so far and I'm looking forward to reading the forthcoming excerpts.

Big Hollywood : For Conservative Movie Lovers: James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, and ‘Aliens’ Part 2

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:52:20 +0000

Watching his first film on the above two links, specifically the second clip, I almost expected the girl to bust through the wall with the walker and calmly say to the tank robot: "Get away from him, you b***ch!" Interesting side note about Al Matthews (the actor who played Apone): he was the first black Marine in the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam, to be meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant. One of my favorite sci-fi/action films. Really enjoy this series of columns, keep 'em coming!

Big Hollywood : 'Machete': Sheriff Arpaio Character Shoots Pregnant Mexican Woman -- 'Welcome to America'

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:43:23 +0000

You mean like this? http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr73/hehateme/... or this... http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/bg/Brand+s+short+... or this... http://cdn.celebuzz.com/cb/assets/users16/celebuz... or... http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJkIVhIn1MWHEAM1ejzbk... But most importantly, what the hell did any of that have to do with the original thread?

Big Hollywood : 'Lights Off, Camera Off, Action Now!': Andrew Breitbart's Eco-Challenge to James Cameron and Hollywo

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:23:21 +0000

Absolutely. Hence the tactic of crying racism or fascism or any other heavy-handed, broad generalization. And yes, I agree, the fault is primarily with the left. But in the name intellectual honesty, one must admit there are those few on the right that engage in the same kind of name calling and hyperbole. And no, I don't think "tit-for-tat" is justification for this.

Big Hollywood : Maybe 1994 Wasn't the Best Movie Year Ever

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:23:39 +0000

I know it's almost the expected answer to say "1939" but it is really hard to disagree with that assessment. Some examples: Gone With The Wind, Rules of The Game, The Wizard of Oz, Stagecoach, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, Ninotchka, The Women, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Beau Geste, Dark Victory, Gunga Din, Destry Rides Again, Drums Along The Mohawk, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Golden Boy, Wuthering Heights, Young Mr. Lincoln... Another year, 1941, could certainly qualify as well. Citizen Kane, Sergeant York, 49th Parallel, Dumbo, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, How Green Was My Valley, The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Maltese Falcon, The Lady Eve, Suspicion, Sullivan's Travels... I could do some more research and find comparable years but these two years stuck out for me.

Big Hollywood : Castro's Dumps on His Own Useful Idiots From Woodstock

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:38:01 +0000

Wait, you said music and artists. I have to take exception with the inclusion of Ms. Crowe. She pertains to neither.

Big Hollywood : Meet Some of the People Jon Stewart Trashes as Bigots

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:33:20 +0000

Interesting that you invoke the Alamo. I was thinking the other day about other instances where it would be inappropriate to put something near a memorial. Like putting a monument or museum glorifying Santa Anna near the Alamo or a Timothy McVeigh statue near the site of the Federal building in Oklahoma City. There's no way. The furor raised would be deafening. Even with the PC sensitivity of the immigration issue and after 174 years have passed since the siege of the Alamo, as a native Texan, I can tell you it wouldn't happen.

Big Hollywood : Even More Intellectual Dishonesty From Jon Stewart

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:15:19 +0000

Yup, in glass houses you can see everything. Even the bathroom.

Big Hollywood : The Pretentious, Hypocritical Demands of Sheryl Crow

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:03:24 +0000

Uselessness and vapidity, thy name is Sheryl Crow.

Big Hollywood : Happy 90th Birthday to Maureen O'Hara

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:56:53 +0000

I'm gonna assume you are being deliberately obtuse. Olivia de Havilland played the part of Melanie Wilkes and Vivien Leigh was Scarlett O'Hara. Look it up anywhere.

Big Hollywood : Today's Open Thread

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:50:58 +0000

Didn't read the book but did have the misfortune of witnessing the televised train wreck. I wanted to stick a pencil in my brain. I just remember thinking "So, what if Ilsa flew back to Casablanca and tried to hook up with Rick again? But they shifted the story to Marrakesh and made Rick a whiny jerk and Ilsa was actually a war profiteer. I figured Leonardo DiCaprio could play Rick and Glenn Close could play Ilsa. Wouldn't that be great?" Please Hollywood, continue to have no original ideas.