So, you're probably wondering why it took so long for me to write this, aren't you? Well, I was taken a bit by surprise by the fact that I actually thoroughly enjoyed the third (sixth) installment of the Star Wars trilogy (the second, er, first one). I did find out …

The Scotsman has an article about an interview with Peter O'Toole about the movie Troy (in which he starred with Brad Pitt) where he tells it like it is about the film.

Of course it will... silly question. However, this article from On HD purports to provide a list of who looks better and who looks worse on HDTV. I'm sure it'll raise some controversy (although it appears they were careful to make sure the "bad" women are outnumbered by the "good …

Wired had an interesting article about the difficulties in dealing with program licensing when the music industry is involved. Anyone who was alive and watching TV in the US in the late 1970's and early 1980's will remember WKRP in Cincinnati, a campy sitcom about a small-time radio station in …

Halle Berry this past weekend became only one of a handful of stars to show up in person to accept her Razzie award for last year's flop Cat Woman. According to an article from Yahoo! (originally from the AP), she showed up to claim her anti-prize because her mother taught …

The movie, In Good Company, starring Dennis Quaid and Topher Grace (Eric from That Seventy's Show) is called a workplace comedy drama, and for good reason. The acting and writing provide a refreshing step away from many of the pieces of shallow movie-fare that we've been seeing lately and the …

I know, you're wondering why we continue to go to films in the theater if we hate everything we see. Well, here's reason enough: The Aviator. I'm not a huge Leonardo DiCaprio fan, but this is likely his best effort since What's Eating Gilbert Grape. And Cate Blanchett does a …

I hate to come off as an angry man, especially right after the holidays, but I'm trying to get back into the swing of writing reviews and we've just come off a series of disappointing films, so here's the review for yet another one: Meet the Fockers. The capsule is …

Christmas with the Kranks starts out with a an interesting premise (the empty-nest Christmas problem) and quickly runs downhill into the A Christmas Carol plot. On balance, it's not a bad film, but it's not a good film. If you're looking for a film with a nice happy ending and …

Continuing with our holiday fare of movie reviews, is the film with the longest title this Christmas: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. We went to see it with our niece and nephews in Colorado just before Christmas (hi to Kelsey, Kyle, and Richard, if you're reading this) and …

The quick summary is: don't waste your money. Don't go see it in the theater, don't rent it (even if you have NetFlix), and certainly don't buy it! The only exception to this rule that I can see is that if you see it coming up on cable and you …

The New York Times has an interesting article that previews the potential problems of Pixar (creators of Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc. and others) as it approaches it's most ambitious film feat yet, animating human characters. Pixar's upcoming film, The Incredibles, due out this November, will be their first …

Will Smith stars in the namesake of Isaac Asimov's classic book of short stories, I, Robot. I say namesake, because even the credits admit that this film is "suggested by" the book. With that said, on its own, the film is ok. I say "ok", because I didn't find the …

I'd violated my usual rule and read a number of reviews before going to see Spider-Man 2, so I was expecting a surprisingly good movie. However, I've been seeing a lot of "art" films and so an action flick was pretty appealing. Short answer: the critics are right, this movie …

The New York Times has an article discussing the work of John Lowry, a pioneer in the film and video technology area who is working to make DVDs now (and in the future) the best that they can be. Lowry's company, Lowry Digital, which was profiled by Apple in this …

In summary, like former first lady Nancy Reagan used to say, "Just say no!". I was wondering why this movie had gotten no advertising, and I believe the answer is now clear: they didn't want to spend a dollar more than they had already spent to get the film in …

According to an article from the Sydney Morning Herald, the makers of Monty Python's Life of Brian will be re- releasing the movie in April in "response" to Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.

George's buddies at StarWars.com have released pictures of the upcoming boxed sets for the September 21, 2004 release of the original episodes (IV-VI).

According to an article from Commander Bond.net, Die Another Day will be the last Bond film for the Pierce Brosnan. No reason was given, but the site claims confirmation from inside of Eon Productions.

The word on the street is that we should expect to see a boxed set of the special edition of the trilogy this fall. More news as it happens, but here's the article form the Chicago Sun Times.