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Okay, I saw "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" this weekend. Although I thought there was a lot to like about the movie, I have to say I was distracted by the overwhelming number of similarities to "Forrest Gump." Not just mood, tone or theme -- I mean the films have the exact same story beats...

This week my favorite local theater here in the greater Orlando area, AMC Altamonte 18, added an IMAX screen. The complex has been in operation for four years or so now, so this is a retrofit. I don't remember seeing any major construction, so I'm a little curious as to how this was...

This is a bit involved, so I'll try to be brief. My writing partner and I are getting very close to selling a TV Pilot to a production company. They've offered notes, and one of them is that our character doesn't have a "home base." The example they brought up was "The X-Files." Even though...

It was a fittingly intense film that wrings the last thrills out of the premise. It begins with a slight throwback to the time when the isle of Britain was still overrun by the rage infected masses. Holed up in a cabin with his wife and a handful of other survivors, Robert Carlyle's character...

I saw this at a way early preview a little over a week ago. It's from Judd Apatow who last brought us "The 40-year Old Virgin," and stars a good portion of that film's cast. If Judd's anything, he's loyal. The plot is simple, a young woman on the career fast track has a regretful one night...

I don't know how widespread this is, but my local Best Buy had nearly the entire Superbit catalog mispriced at $9.99 when I was there yesterday. They had to do a price correction at the register to honor the price, but every copy was priced this way, properly labeled with the title and their...

Well, this was pretty much a filler episode clueing most of the characters into revelations we already knew, and another ending where Clark and Lana have to re-define their relationship, again. I would like to have a chat with the show's casting director. The kid in this episode looked twelve...

I'm not bothered by most of the nods, except for Alicia Silverstone. How can she get a nomination for a completely nominal show which is on the fluffy side, when the cast of "Gilmore Girls" is routinely snubbed and is no more fluffy than "Miss Match?" Give the girls their due already. The...

So, my wife and I went to the sneak preview offered last night for "Love, Actually" and aside from knowing that it had a good portion of British Beefcake for my wife, I had very little knowledge about it. Basically, it tells nine different stories about love, which are all loosely tied...

I have to admit I'm not digging the management change for 'The West Wing.' Overall, the episodes this season have been lacking everything that made the series so wonderful. First, the writing has become far too obvious and not as subtle as it once was. In seasons past the characters would...

Anyone else feel it was a tad anticlimatic? The way Zoe was found seemed rushed at the end, and the way Walken abdicated the office was also rushed. It just felt like they wasted a little too much time in the first three acts and wrapped everything up too quickly. It didn't build properly. It...

Welcome return to one of TVs most underrated hours. I still like how this show avoids "events" (even if the network tries to sell it that way) and just tells a great story with great characters. Luke yelling at Taylor, Jackson's pin, the Queen of Cream, all elements that are a bit off center of...

I held out hope that perhaps they'd reduce the price on season sets 8 and 9, but alas, Fox has not. With a retail price of $149.99 and a street price of around $100, I just can't justify the expense for the last two seasons. The quality had dropped off too sharply. I can find things to enjoy...

Very interesting ad in the Orlando paper today. A local theater is advertising the 'Indiana Jones' Trilogy to start playing next week in Dolby Digital EX. It will play for one week only. They list all three titles but I don't know if it will be a triple feature or if they'll devote three...

While waiting in line at the grocery my wife pointed out a very eager young man in the express lane with a very funny purchase: Two boxes of condoms, and a disposable camera.;) That got me thinking of some other funny combos I've seen. At the video store I actually saw someone rent in the...

I have been trying to break into Hollywood as a screenwriter for some time now. My writing partner and I currently have a manager (agent), and have signed one or two contracts with production companies (not studios) but have never received one dime for any work we've done. We're not happy...

I had a love/hate thing going with this episode. I liked all the father/son stuff, but the Kryptonite baddie of the week was just laughable. Especially at the end when he basically breaks into a South Park "You know, I learned something today." That was an incredibly weak way to end the episode...

I can't believe no one's started a thread yet. Glad there was no kryptonite villain this week, but thought the violence was a bit much. Really, did we need to see Ryan's stepfather drop so many people with the shotgun? And why didn't he blink at shooting his wife but just dumped Lex out of...

I'm looking for information on how cancer was diagnosed in the early 1960's. I've tried the search engines for web sites but am having little luck. I can find the history of cancer, but nothing in the way we diagnosed and treated it for a specific time period. I just need very general...

It seems that many studios regard the $100 million mark as a special milestone. However, it just seems that with inflated budgets, inflated ticket prices and a record number of venues to play, that it's just not as hard for a movie to make that much money. Foremost is the fact that most major...

Now, I guess I just don't understand India culture. But this struck me as funny. Link Removed "...it will be an Indian version with songs, action, comedy." Like I said, I 've never been to India so I don't know much about their culture, but I just got an image of a sleezy hollywood producer...

I think this may be going a tad far now. It seems the Emmys are toning down the broadcast when the postponed show finally airs on Oct. 7. They are asking the guests to wear 'classy business attire', which means no tuxes or evening gowns. They are taking away the fan bleachers so the arrival will...

I saw the promo spot for the new season of 'Dark Angel' where it hints at her having to fight 'genetically engineered monsters.' As if it wasn't already a big enough rip off of Buffy, now the suits have 'fixed' it in an effort to improve ratings. I only watched it occasionally las season, but...

Fox wraps ``Apes'' DVD in Christmas ribbons By Scott Hettrick HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Fox is planning to release Tim Burton's DVD version of ``The Planet of the Apes'' two days before Christmas. Anticipating a major hit before release, Fox had already planned to produce more than 13 hours...

Since the other thread about the upcoming Star Wars reviews got shot down... In today's Digital Bits column Bill Hunt teases us with the bit about knowing when the next Star Wars film hits DVD. I can't wait until tomorrow to find out.

I read somewhere that these are aimed at the high end DVd consumer (most of us here) so if you want good first week sales you might want to put them off a few weeks. If they are indeed coming out Oct. 9, then a lot of us will have our DVD money going to the hefty Godfather set that week. I...