gdp's Comments

Big Hollywood : Davy Jones of The Monkees Dies at 66

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:27:23 +0000

The Monkeys were a little too "teeny-bopper" for me at my age back in the day (being cynical was the fashion), but they were a guilty pleasure! Loved the pure joy of their music.

Big Hollywood : Eastwood on Chrysler Ad: Actor 'Surprised' People Interpreting It for Partisan Purposes

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:19:55 +0000

If he was "stunned" by the ad he should have disavowed it instead of denying the obvious. I never though Eastwood was a weasel-worder, never thought he was a fool, and I never thought he would throw his support behind these kinds of people. So all-in-all, I am very confused by this. Edit: Perhaps he is constrained by his contract with Chrysler so can't say much of anything else.

Big Hollywood : Eastwood's Chrysler Super Bowl Ad a Nod to Obama?

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:10:01 +0000

Clint, Looks more like post game than half time and Detroit lost. See Detroit vs. Hiroshima.

Big Hollywood : Consequences Rule: GOP Lets Hollywood Twist in the Wind on SOPA

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:46:58 +0000

Connections: Just saw Clint Eastwood's Changling. One of the messages of that film was the dire consequences of a system where someone could be committed to a sanitarium solely on the basis of a letter from a police captain. No due process. SOPA is ("was", I hope) another example of "no due process". (See you Section-12ers in Room 18!)

Big Hollywood : Why Haunted House Films Can't Scare Us Anymore

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:27:50 +0000

Makes me think of a couple of my favorite old haunted house movies. How about 1961's The Innocents? Perhaps it is less haunted house and more haunted *inhabitants* of house. The beauty of the movie is that you are never sure of exactly what is happening. Then of course there is 1932's The Old Dark House by James Whale, he of Frankenstein and, better yet, Bride of Frankenstein fame. Not all that scary but a delight to watch. "Please excuse the flickering lights. We make our own electricity here --- and we're not very good at it. Have another potato, and some more gin."

Big Hollywood : As Economy Slowly Recovers, Home Video Sales Drop

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:41:53 +0000

That picture is looking east so the sun/disc must be rising, quite the opposite of the thrust of the article!

Big Hollywood : Audiences Share Some Blame in Hollywood's Decline

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:33:07 +0000

When I go to a movie (well, when I used to go -- haven't been in a long time) I go to be entertained, not to provide charitable contributions, moral support, or a policing service. If the industry can't get its act together without me, they are not trying hard enough.

Big Hollywood : The Ten Best Movies of 2011

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:31:53 +0000

I love it when someone recognizes Ben!

Big Hollywood : The Ten Best Movies of 2011

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:44:48 +0000

Yikes! I've only even heard of two of them. Haven't seen any of them.

Big Hollywood : Top 10 Thanksgiving Moments in TV and Film

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:26:46 +0000

YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY! YOU'RE GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY!

Big Hollywood : Howard Stern Slams Hollywood Hypocrisy on Ratner-Gate

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:44:26 +0000

I think the "boycott" is already happening. Not as an organized event, but as natural (organic, even!) response to a growing revulsion of the Hollywood crowd. Much better this way.

Big Hollywood : The Curious Case of Christoph Waltz

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 23:34:26 +0000

I'm another that was blown away by the opening if IB, I have remarked more than once that it was worth the price of admission even if the movie ended there. Waltz was amazing, but you could also see Tarantino shine through. His choice of opening music was beyond brilliant: "The green leaves of summer are calling me home". An idyllic intro to emotional abuse and physical violence. Another Waltz scene worth the price of admission all on its own: In the restaurant ordering (for Shoshanna) milk to drink and cream for the strudel. Somehow Waltz made this absolutely terrifying. You can't understand if you haven't seen the movie. It was an unacknowledged verbal battle right below the surface.

Big Hollywood : Heidi Klum - Supermodel, Reality Show Star ... Political Pundit?

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:01:44 +0000

Insert blonde joke here!

Big Hollywood : Herman Cain Responds to Harry Belafonte: 'I Left the Democrat Plantation a Long Time Ago'

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:44:59 +0000

Go Cain!

Big Hollywood : Top 20 Horror Films You Absolutely Must See Before You Die

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:02:50 +0000

Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1970's version) Yes! Someone else who appreciates this movie -- someone else who's even seen it! I didn't know there was a remake.

Big Hollywood : Will Mainstream Media Grill Jackson, Freeman on Tea Party Racism Claims?

Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:00:07 +0000

Does it make me racist if I'm starting to think that famous Black people are idiots? Answer my own question: That would make me racist except that I realize there is also a high proportion of famous White people who are idiots.

Big Hollywood : Herman Cain: Short-sighted Morgan Freeman Needs to Visit a Tea Party

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:56:57 +0000

Quote: I suspect if he showed up at a Tea Party rally the reaction of the crowd would be "Hey - It's Morgan Freeman. I hope I can get an autograph." Well, up until now!

Big Hollywood : Herman Cain: Short-sighted Morgan Freeman Needs to Visit a Tea Party

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:53:23 +0000

As Bugs would say, "What a maroon!" P.S. I'd give this guy a thumbs down except I think he like to collect as many as he can.

Big Hollywood : Morgan Freeman Calls Tea Party Racist

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:09:14 +0000

How dense can these people be? I have to keep telling myself it's not just blacks.

Big Hollywood : 'Executing People Che Guevara-Style': Why I Decided to Self-Publish

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:02:59 +0000

No, I don't remember the book, but it seems you are already ahead of me. To get your book on Amazon you must have some contact there. Perhaps they have something to help. Another thing I'd try is Google. Their main business is really advertising. Whatever, it will probably involve $$$!.