Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Dec 31 2007 | Filed under: Feature Article, Sometimes Hollywood
The conservative side of the internet has been enjoying the fact that Americans have rather consistently been rejecting the anti-War films oozing out of Hollywood. There’s a flip-side to this story, which is that Hollywood is slowly figuring out the wholesomeness sells:
The family values era is dead - with Britney Spears and her little [...]
Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Nov 28 2007 | Filed under: Sometimes Hollywood
Okay, I admit it. For years I’ve thought of Fabio as a joke. The bulging muscles, the overly squared jaw, the flowing locks — to me he looked like a caricature of a man, rather than a man. I’m now doing mea culpas for having been guilty of that kind of look-ism. It turns out [...]
Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Jun 19 2007 | Filed under: Sometimes Hollywood
I was pleased to see this flattering profile of writer-director Brad Bird. There are a lot of things I like about him. I thought The Incredibles was (and is) a brilliant movie, and especially appreciated its digs at the dumbing down of American education. It also showcased yet another one of Bird’s [...]
