Tag Archives: Video

Rob Pegoraro says why bother? The idea of renting movies online seems a lot less silly than it did two years ago, when a site called Movielink debuted. Internet connections have gotten a little faster, we’ve had time to get used to the idea of the computer as home theater …

The William Hung thing is amusing primarily for the public reaction rather than any inherent entertainment value emanating from Willy himself. The “he sucks but don’t we admire his spirit and total lack of self-consciousness” ultimately still boils down to “he sucks.” What the reaction really is is the public …

What in the name of bombastic pricks everywhere do people see in Donald Trump? Is humorless self-aggrandizement really that amusing? Are we to admire asshole businessmen for being asshole businessmen? Usually when non-performers host Saturday Night Live, they set aside their egos – Rudy Giulliani, John McCain and Al Sharpton …

Written, Directed and Edited by KIM Ki-duk The film was Korea’s entry for the 2004 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The title reveals that the film is going to be about the cyclical nature of life and of man. The setting is a monastery that floats on a …

Viacom is planning to launch a new gay channel: Mr Redstone said he was in discussions with cable operators over a gay and lesbian service. At the launch for the new Latin VH1 channel in Mexico City, he said the gay network would be “a good channel for them, and …

Cooke just recently retired from his “Letters From America” show on the BBC after 58 years – hasty he was not: Veteran BBC broadcaster and writer Alistair Cooke has died at his home in New York. ….Leading the tributes, Prime Minister Tony Blair described him as “a remarkable man” and …

24 returns - and is once more back on track.

The drop off in television viewing among young men appears to be a trend that is not going to reverse: Note to the television networks: Pete Brandel is not missing. He’s right here, but like a lot of other 20-something men he’s just not watching as much TV. Mr. Brandel, …

Spike TV's new cartoon "satire" series . . .

I just loved Peter Ustinov’s sophisticated and erudite goofiness. Now he is gone: Double Oscar-winner actor Sir Peter Ustinov, one of Britain’s most respected actors, has died aged 82. ….Sir Peter starred in films such as Spartacus, Death on the Nile and Logan’s Run, as well as many TV shows. …