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Is the Writers Strike Insanity and Too Stupid?
I don’t have any horses in this current spat between the Writers Guild of America and their members versus the suits in Hollywood. To be honest with you, it all sounds a lot like two rich guys arguing about who will get that nickel they both happened to run across at exactly the same time, [...]
November 7th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreThe WGA Strike is On
After a lot of will they, won’t they, maybe it’ll all just go away like one bad nightmare, that included a last-ditch effort on Sunday to resolve the dispute, the Writers Guild of America have officially gone on strike with WGA members in New York walking the picket line. According to all the experts, the [...]
November 5th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreWriters Strike Set for Monday
It’s official, folks, Hollywood writers are set to walk the picket line on Monday, tomorrow. This means film and TV writers will walk off the job (or actually, just not go to work) in protest of not being able to share in the profits generated from DVDs and programming on the Internet, the main sticking [...]
November 4th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreHollywood Writers Strike Update
I have to tell you, every time I hear about the impending Hollywood writers strike, my eyes start glossing over. I can’t decide whose side I’m on, or if I’m even on anyone’s side. And from the sounds of this L.A. Times article, everyone is freaking out about the strike, set to go into affect [...]
October 24th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreThe Warner Bros./Movies with Female Leads Debacle Continues
Oh boy, I bet Warner Bros’ Jeff Robinov is regretting that he ever woke up and put pen to paper when he (reportedly) put out the decree that Warner would no longer make movies with female leads in the aftermath of “The Brave One” and “The Invasion” stinking up the box office joint. Over at [...]
October 10th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreQuickie Movie News: Art of War 2, Red State, Warner Bros. and Chick Flicks
The Art of War 2: Yup, they’re making a sequel to the 2000 Wesley Snipes actioner “The Art of War”. Wesley Snipes once again steps into the role of super agent Neil Shaw. There is some confusion if this is the same movie starring Anthony ‘Treach’ Criss, which was also originally called “Art of War [...]
October 8th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreTransformers 2 is on Hold Until the Strike Ends
That stupid writers strike. It looks like another victim will be “Transformers 2″, or at least according to everything I’ve read. Hollywood studios are rushing everything they can into production before the strike hits next year (if negotiations are still unresolved, that is), but it doesn’t appear as if Transformers 2 will be one of [...]
September 18th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreThe Big List of 2007 Emmy Award Winners
Who knew the 59th Annual Emmy Awards was behind held last night? I didn’t, until one of the announcers plugged the show during a football game on FOX. Go figure. So I stayed around to watch the thing, then I found out that guy from American Idol was hosting it, and then they started to [...]
September 17th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreJon Stewart To Host the Oscars Again
Industry trade Variety is reporting that The New York Times reported that diminutive faux talk show host Jon Stewart will host The Oscars telecast for the second time in three years. I guess last year’s host, Ellen DeGeneres, didn’t do very well. Or maybe she did. The fact is, I stopped watching the Oscars about [...]
September 11th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreJohn Singleton Struck and Killed Woman with SUV
Friday was a bad day for John Singleton. The “Boyz in the Hood” director accidentally struck a woman with his SUV when the woman failed to use a designated crosswalk while trying to cross the street. The reports state that the woman was taken to a hospital after the accident, where she unfortunately died. Fortunately [...]
August 26th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreYellow Simpsons Collect Green Bucks at the Box Office
Well color me yellow with shock! The first weekend of “The Simpsons” opened to rave reviews (88% positive at Rotten Tomatoes) and did likewise at the box office, pulling in a very impressive $71 million in its first weekend, over $30 million more than was anticipated by industry experts. The film has performed equally well [...]
July 29th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreQuickie Movie News for July 27, 2007
“Indiana Jones 4″: The love of Indy’s life, Marion Ravenwood, is back in “Indiana Jones 4″. The news was announced at the geek-dom known as the 2007 Comic Con in San Diego over the week. Who is Marion Ravenwood? I have no idea, since I’ve only seen the Indiana Jones movies a couple of times, [...]
July 27th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More














