Judd Apatow recently mentioned that comedy is a very difficult job. I’m sure that few would disagree that making others laugh is no easy task. It takes quite a bit of talent to be funny. Unfortunately, the following previews...
As described in Part 1 of this article, after much internal debate and heavy reading on the subject, I decided to build my own HTPC and customize it to my preferences. With the help of a very much appreciated buying guide written ...
Like I said in a recent Trailer Park post, too many movies today feel like Frankensteined vehicles of dullness. Either Hollywood is getting lazier with each passing year, or creative originality has completely vanished. However we...
After several years of proudly owning some great Klipsch speakers from the company’s Reference Series line, I thought it time to make an upgrade. The decision was partly due to noticing my center channel not coming in as cle...
The summer of 2012 will be filled with superheroes, Greek gods, ’80s action stars, bourgeois vampires, live-action board games, CGI animation, men in black suits, patriotic action figures, and plenty of remakes. Added to the...
As is often the case, for every few promising movie trailers that come along, there will be at least one that completely ruins the party. We’ll start off with the worst first and then rid ourselves of its godawful taste with...
It’s barely even the start of winter and already we’re seeing trailers for next year’s summer blockbusters. While there are many to choose from, only one can really be considered the most anticipated film of the ...
I’m not really big on the wilderness-survival genre, but when these movies are done right, I tend to enjoy them quite a bit. We don’t see many from this very small sub-genre, but this coming year already sees two produ...
The reason that studios love franchises (and remakes too for that matter) so much is that little effort has to be done in order to create a following. Basically, the characters are already established, so there’s no need for...
As new ideas continue to seem a rarity in Hollywood, audiences are made to choose between a modernized version of an old movie or a new movie with recycled plot lines. For example, take the corrupt cop theme of ‘Training Day...
Unlike the last set of trailers we recently had for movies about adults acting like childish fools, these next two look much more promising. First, we catch up with some old friends at a high school reunion. Then, Roman Polanski r...
During this last summer, I came to the conclusion that I need a better system for managing my movie collection. Yet I need to do something without bringing in more furniture, because the room’s looking a bit crowded. This is...
