Peanuts and Popcorn

While you may have to hunt around a bit to find a theater playing the indie film, The Stanford Prison Experiment, it will be well worth it if you enjoy thrillers based on true stories. The film is based on a Stanford University psychology study performed in 1971 where 24 students voluntarily applied to act…

“Although we’re both known for more ‘serious’ films,” says Daniel Junge and Kief Davidson in a statement for the documentary, A Lego Brickumentary, [this movie] might be the most difficult film we’ve ever made.” And for those who think that this is just a big infomercial for the toy brand, you would be wrong. “Once…

Do you remember when you were a kid and you went to the arcade to waste away all your quarters on your favorite video games like PAC-Man, Galaga, Donkey Kong and Centipede? Remember how you had to wait in line behind the better, more experienced players before you got your turn? Sure, it’s fun to…

In all of the incarnations of Sherlock Holmes, from the traditional to the more modern, one personality flaw is consistent. Sherlock has a personality disorder. He is often in his own world, has little tollerance for others and doesn’t really understand how offensive he can be. However, in Mr. Holmes, probably the 142st version of…

This morning, the nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards were announced and coming on top of the heap is HBO’s Game of Thrones with five nominations. With recent events surround Caitlyn Jenner, it is no surprise that the controversial comedy, Transparent is up for four awards. Mad Men has also done very well with four…

We are all fairly familiar with the organization, Make-A-Wish. For the most part, these people work hard to give seriously ill children a chance to do anything they want. Some ask to go to Disneyland. Others want to meet their favorite baseball player. But what do you do when your client wants to be Batman…

Talk about the modern age. On Owl City’s newest album, Mobile Orchestra, Adam Young sings “Unbelievable” with the group Hanson. The album was just released last Friday, but the four of them never sang the song together until their performance on the Today show … today! This morning, Today host Willie Geist asked Young how…

I thoroughly enjoyed myself at the new animated feature, Minions. Probably more than I should. It’s not the best movie. The story is pretty week and you do tend to tire of the Minions’ shenanigans about halfway through the film, but dang it – those little yellow guys are fun. If you haven’t been a…

The latest in the Word Records/Capitol Christian Music Group and Provident Label Group collaboration in the “WOW” series is “WOW Hits Party Mix” which features 30 remixed versions of some favorite hits. Each song is by a different artist, so like the other “Wow” records, there is a lot of variety. However, not every singer’s…

This morning, CBS reported that its new summer show, Zoo, premiered with 8.07 million viewers making it the most-watched new scripted show of the summer. This isn’t surprising as the the story’s premise is intriguing and unlike anything else on TV this season. However, what was surprising is that a show about wild animals on…

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