The end of the world may be fun to watch.
I went to see 2012 because New Moon was sold out and although I give Dawn a hard time about not wanting to see the vampire flick, I think it will actually be pretty decent. I was happy to take in 2012 though because I have wanted to see it ever since I took in the previews. My expectat

Marketing to kids - not just for cigarettes
Why is it wrong for Camel cigarettes to use a cartoon character and not for junk food companies to do the same? Think about it. Obesity is a much larger (pun intended) threat to the lives of America’s children than cigarettes. In 2008, an article reported by the BBC stated that of the 19 cartoon characters used to sell food to kids, not one of them promoted healthy food. All of these were junk food products. That doesn’t even touch on promotional marketing such as Spider-man, Shrek, and the numerous movie and television tie-in licensing. In

Maybe we should lighten up on Angelina Jolie?
Okay - so I’ve never been a big fan of Angelina Jolie. Sure, she’s not hard to look at. Sure, she has some amazing… uh, assets. I finally saw the movie that took her personal quest and made it visual - Beyond Borders. Okay, I admit it. I started writing this review about fifteen minutes into the movie. At that point, all I had seen was a solid scene by

Chris-isms
“Sometimes you have to take a break from the pursuit of happiness… and just be happy!”

I guess I am just ‘that’ out of it - who the heck is Megan Fox?
I recently watched the SNL episode hosted by Megan Fox and was struck by the fact that I had no flippin’ idea who the heck Megan Fox is. Seriously. She claims that we may know her from TV - uh… that doesn’t help at all. Now, I have never been a big celebrity maven, but I thought I was somewhat connected to what was going on in the world of entertainment. Am I really that disconnected from the world… or has the world of entertainment finally gotten so boring that I just don’t care? Okay, it is likely that s