(click pic for four, count ’em four, trailers) The Bob is coming NEXT WEEK. Yes, the SpongeBob Squarepants Movie opens November 19 and the spigots of publicity are fully open. Even reclusive marine biologist-turned-animator Stephen Hillenburg is talking, at least to the NY Times. The cool, indie-rocking movie soundtrack is …

We mentioned at the end of October the fascinating discovery of a new species of little humans on the Indonesian island of Flores. Now, inevitably, controversy has erupted over whether Homo floresiensis is descended from an archaic human species, Homo erectus, or from modern humans, Homo sapien. The knives are …

I mentioned last week that Pierce Brosnan won’t be back as James Bond – he recommended Colin Farrell as his replacement. Now Farrell has declined: In an interview with Reuters on Sunday to discuss his soon to be released film “Alexander,” Farrell, 28, was asked about a suggestion by the …

As I stated here in September when the FCC unanimously imposed a fine against CBS for Janet Jackson’s Nipplegate, it was time to close the book and move on. CBS disagrees and has appealed the $550K fine (the maximum $27,500 for each of the twenty Viacom-owned CBS affiliates), the largest …

The producer of HBO’s Six Feet Under is pulling the plug after its upcoming fifth season: Alan Ball, creator and executive producer of the ensemble drama starring Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths (news), says he feels the show has run its course. “Working on `Six …

As U.S. and Iraqi forces push through Fallujah in the second day of a major offensive to retake the town from insurgents, there is legitimate and deep concern over the conduct of the war, and certainly the “winning the peace” phase that has been more deadly than the original invasion …

The arrival of Disney’s National Treasure is now just a couple of weeks away (November 19). Disney is going all out with the interactive goodies on film website: search for clues, find treasure, research the historical facts and assumptions behind the film. Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage stars as Benjamin …

Unexpected, jarring events — such as Sen. John Kerry’s relatively decisive loss to President Bush in last week’s election — can cause a cognitive dissonance that some seek to explain by denying “apparent” reality rather than coming to terms with the meaning of that reality. The campaign to discredit the …

Madonna – that American werewolf in London – is out, but Paul McCartney will play bass and possibly sing on the new, 20th anniversary Band Aid recording of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Busted, Will Young and Ms Dynamite have also confirmed they will appear on the new version of …

Pierce Brosnan will not return for his fifth film as James Bond, he has confirmed: Brosnan, who has appeared in four Bond blockbusters, said he agreed to film a fifth but was “gutted” when filmmakers changed their minds. “When they told me, I was angry and the conversation was pretty …