Tag Archives: Video

Okay, as a non-video game player and music video skeptic I am not the target audience for this, but am I insane to think this is the most pointless, pandering nonsense in the history of pointless pandering nonsense? Do we need remade versions of videos with the characters and environments …

The big brassy strut begins – everyone knows this means the end. I wore out three copies of the single (bigger sound, brighter mastering) of Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York,” putting the final exclamation point on literally thousands of parties in ’80s and ’90s. When Frank came in, the …

Hi ho, ho hum, another medical detective show!

Howard Zinn: You Can’t Be Neutral On A Moving Train Directed by Deb Ellis & Denis Mueller This film is a documentary about an American patriot, Howard Zinn, historian, activist and author of the book A People’s History of the United States. The film is made up of archival news …

Directed by Joseph Mealey & Michael Shoob Based on the book by James C. Moore & Wayne Slater This is a documentary about how Karl Rove became President George W. Bush’s Senior Advisor and chief political strategist. It shows his political beginnings in the Young Republicans, his political campaign work …

Last weekend was the bittersweet goodbye to James Doohan as Scotty, who at 84 is just too old and sick to carry on with his appearances at conventions and so forth. Coincidentally, Trekkies 2, a documentary about hard core Star Trek fans was just released on DVD: Once wasn’t enough! …

Directed by John McTiernanWritten by Jim Thomas & John Thomas I was certain I had seen Predator before. Not sure when, but years ago. I mean, I’d seen plenty of Arnold’s stuff during the ’80s: Conan, Commando, Running Man, etc. I knew the plot was about Arnold and company being …

In addition to CBS, which will broadcast the awards, I am certain there are several of people who care about the Country Music Association Awards: Brooks & Dunn To Host 2004 CMA Awards With Special Guests Including Shania Twain Country Icon Kris Kristofferson And Industry Veteran Jim Foglesong To Be …

We watched the Athens Olympics every night for over two weeks, and It Was Good. I viewed the Games at a strange remove having been there in person for the previous five, and while TV can give a scope and comprehensiveness not possible in person (unless you have a jet-pack) …

I loved Star Trek as a kid and watched it faithfully in the original run from ’66-’69 (can it really be that long ago?) – it was exciting, fired my young imagination and seemed like a fully-realized creation, manned with real people doing real things in fantastic settings (I wanted …