Arnold clears out $450K of past campaign debt in two nights. He is poised to run for governor of California if Gray Davis is recalled: In twin “Terminator 3” events last month, Schwarzenegger used his star power to help raise $421,000 to erase campaign debts from an after-school programs initiative …
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Why Do You Think They Call Him “Rush”?
Limbaugh to join ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown: Hired to “provide the voice of the fan and to spark debate on the show,” according to an ESPN news release, Limbaugh makes his debut Sept. 4, the night of the NFL opener. ….”Football is like life and I know life,” Limbaugh said. …
Read More »Brian Flemming – Auteur
We loudly salute our very own Brian Flemming (note the hairy arms), whose film Nothing So Strange opens in New York July 21! Called “brilliant” by Wired, “chilling” by the Seattle Times, and “a crackling good movie” by Variety, this hyper-realistic faux documentary won the New York Times Claiborne Pell …
Read More »The Grass Is Never Greener
Cleveland’s iconoclastic writer, cartoonist, grump, and now film character, Harvey Pekar has a blog: Right now, I’m being kept busy, mostly by opportunities generated by the movie “American Splendor”. I get these assignments from the various people and companies that advertise “American Splendor” to produce all kinds of things that …
Read More »Oprahworld
Last week, the one-woman zeitgeist that is Oprah reran her Favorite Things for Spring episode, and along with a bunch of stupid girl stuff, she picked an iPod. At least she’s a little bit funkier than Martha. Has her magic wand contributed to Apple’s recent success and high visibility?
Read More »The Dead Zone
USA's Stephen King series returns for new episodes.
Read More »Studio 321 Moving Forward
Flying in the face of the DMCA and the copyright industry, little Studio 321 keeps putting out the goods: DVD software developer Studio 321 is preparing to launch six new applications, including an enhanced version of DVD copying software that is the subject of a US court case brought under …
Read More »Digital Hollywood
BusinessWeek on Hollywood’s digital future: Can Hollywood avoid getting Napsterized? Right now, the pirates are only nibbling at the $65 billion-a-year film and TV business. Downloading a movie is still a clunky affair that can take a few hours, and only 27% of the country’s 66 million online homes have …
Read More »Formula Fraying?
A formula typically only works as long as it doesn’t feel too much like a formula. Apparently this summer’s movies feel formulaic: The summer movies of 2003 have thus far made roughly 2 percent less at the box office than last summer’s fare, and actual attendance has fallen an even …
Read More »Dolly and Martha: Polar Icons
I was thinking about Dolly Parton and gradually it dawned on me how much she has in common with Martha Stewart. Why does this combo seem so absurd? Please see the story on MSNBC.com: Their styles couldn’t be more different, and their stars are currently hurtling in opposite directions. Still, …
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