http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:27:06 -0700 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:17:40 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Stephen-Kings-Under-the-Dome--book-review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner STEPHEN KING'S UNDER THE DOME I just finished Stephen King’s brand new gargantuan opus Under the Dome ... and boy are my arms tired.  Kidding, but at nearly 1,100 pages this is his third longest (heaviest) book, behind IT and the revised... Stephen King Book Reviews Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:17:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Stephen-Kings-Under-the-Dome--book-review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m11d21-The-Twilight-Saga-New-Moon--movie-review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner THE TWILIGHT SAGA - NEW MOON theatrical poster No, I do not fit the demographic for this series, but that hasn’t stopped me from doing some investigative reading to see what all the hubbub is about.  My thoughts on Twilight, the book and ... Movie Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:41:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m11d21-The-Twilight-Saga-New-Moon--movie-review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Bionic-Woman-Classic-now-on-Hulu?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner LINDSAY WAGNER AS THE BIONIC WOMAN In a previous article, Bionic Blunder -- Where Are Those Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman DVDs?, I reported on the legal entanglements between Universal Studios (who owns the TV shows) and Dimension Films (... Pop Culture Classics Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:05:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Bionic-Woman-Classic-now-on-Hulu?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Nicholas-Meyers-The-View-From-The-Bridge--book-review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner THE VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (2009) While most all of the cast from the original Star Trek series have written memoirs -- each of which, like the Gospels, tell differing accounts of the same story -- a few stand out from the rest.  William Shatner... Star Trek Book Reviews Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:43:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Nicholas-Meyers-The-View-From-The-Bridge--book-review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m9d13-The-Shining-and-The-Twilight-Zone?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner JACK NICHOLSON IN THE SHINING (1980) - FINAL SHOT After getting a comment from a reader regarding my article King, Kubrick and The Shining, the question was posed: Stephen King says that the Kubrick ending (Jack's 1921 photo) was used in an old Twi... Pop Culture Classics Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:21:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m9d13-The-Shining-and-The-Twilight-Zone?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Dudley-Moores-Arthur-needs-a-DVD-upgrade-stat?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner ARTHUR -- THEATRICAL POSTER 1981 If one takes into account the "laugh quotient" while considering the funniest movie of all time, certainly one of the top contenders would have to be 1981's Arthur.  Bravo places it at number 10 on the... Pop Culture Classics Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:50:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Dudley-Moores-Arthur-needs-a-DVD-upgrade-stat?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Twilight--The-Presley-Factor?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner ELVIS PRESLEY OR EDWARD CULLEN? Other than the numerous Twilight profiles I’ve done on my other Examiner page, the only Twilight-related article I’ve done here was an attempt to ease tensions among Twi-hards after an unfortunately curt c... Pop Culture News Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:49:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Twilight--The-Presley-Factor?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m8d20-James-Camerons-Avatar-trailer-now-online?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner   20th Century Fox revealed the teaser trailer for director James Cameron’s loooooong-awaited Avatar today, and it is nothing less than a wonder to behold.  This looks and feels like a Cameron movie, and boy has it been awhile since w... Pop Culture News Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:06:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m8d20-James-Camerons-Avatar-trailer-now-online?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Clint-Eastwood-American-Icon-Collection-DVD-review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner CLINT EASTWOOD: AMERICAN ICON COLLECTION Clint.  Say it soft.  Say it low.  Say it with a squint. I’m a big Clint Eastwood fan -- if you’ve read my reviews of Dirty Harry: The Ultimate Collector's Edition or Gran Torino, y... DVD Reviews Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:11:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Clint-Eastwood-American-Icon-Collection-DVD-review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m8d3-500-Days-of-Summer--review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner (500) DAYS OF SUMMER Call me an enigma ... I’m a dude who enjoys a good romantic comedy.  Yet I will be the first to admit that the genre has grown stale.  Yes, a few weeks ago I gave The Proposal a good review, but my affection for ... Movie Reviews Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:22:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m8d3-500-Days-of-Summer--review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Next-Up-on-Steven-Spielbergs-Agenda-remake-Harvey?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner HARVEY Steven Spielberg, wrapping up post-production on his Tin-Tin movie, has announced what his next film will be -- and the internet is already abuzz with both grins of approval and groans of dismay.  Contrary to rumor, it will not be his lo... Pop Culture News Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:15:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Next-Up-on-Steven-Spielbergs-Agenda-remake-Harvey?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Alexa-Ray-Joel--Billys-Little-Girl-Grows-Up?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner ALEXA RAY JOEL Billy Joel has been my favorite singer/songwriter for over three decades now.  And while I could go on at length about this legendary Piano Man ... I’m not here to talk about him.  I want to talk about his daughter.&nb... Pop Culture News Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:13:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Alexa-Ray-Joel--Billys-Little-Girl-Grows-Up?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Relentless-by-Dean-Koontz--review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner   I’ve said it before and am likely to say it again: I am a big fan of Dean Koontz.  Have been for nigh on 30 years.  With over 50 bestsellers to his credit, and over 400 million copies of his books in print, the man is as proli... Book Reviews Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:10:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Relentless-by-Dean-Koontz--review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Forgotten-Classics--VictorVictoria?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner VICTOR/VICTORIA THEATRICAL POSTER EXAMINER’S NOTE: I'm going to start featuring reviews of some of my favorite films, many of which -- while not forgotten -- have been out of the mainstream so long, they've been neglected.  If I can intro... Pop Culture Classics Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:59:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Forgotten-Classics--VictorVictoria?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Watchmen-Directors-Cut--Hollis-Masons-death-online?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner WATCHMEN - DIRECTOR'S CUT Whether you loved or hated Zack Snyder’s Watchmen movie (and there really wasn’t much middle ground here) depended on ... you know what?  I couldn’t tell you what it depended on.  The movie&rsqu... Pop Culture News Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:21:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Watchmen-Directors-Cut--Hollis-Masons-death-online?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Stephen-Kings-Morality-now-online?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner ESQUIRE - JULY 2009 Stephen King's short story Morality, released in the July 2009 issue of Esquire, the one featuring supermodel Bar Refaeli on the cover buck naked but for King's prose writ upon her, is now available online. I stumbled on this a f... Pop Culture News Stephen King Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:40:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Stephen-Kings-Morality-now-online?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen--movie-review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN I have a confession to make --  a dirty little secret, if you will: I like Michael Bay movies.  Notice I did not say “films” ... I said movies.  Don’t get me wrong, I love me some ... Movie Reviews Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:47:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen--movie-review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m6d22-The-Proposal--movie-review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner THE PROPOSAL Sandra Bullock returns to the rom-com genre that made her famous in The Proposal -- her first since 2002’s underrated Two Weeks Notice.  While no one will ever accuse this film of overt originality, what’s lost in predi... Movie Reviews Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:48:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m6d22-The-Proposal--movie-review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Robert-Downey-Jr-does-Sherlock-Holmes?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner ROBERT DOWNEY JR. AS SHERLOCK HOLMES Now that Watchmen has come and gone (can’t wait for that Ultimate Cut DVD), and Star Trek is still boldly going where no Trek film has gone before (over $350 million worldwide and climbing), I’m left h... Pop Culture News Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:43:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Robert-Downey-Jr-does-Sherlock-Holmes?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Gran-Torino--DVD-Review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner GRAN TORINO Clint Eastwood.  Are there two words in the Hollywood lexicon that inspire more awe and respect?  The only other two I can think of are living and legend -- both of which are apt for this cinematic icon.  Fifty plus years a... DVD Reviews Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:35:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4121-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Gran-Torino--DVD-Review?cid=exrss-Pop-Culture-News-Examiner