Since Blockbuster backed down and Wal-Mart wimped out, Netflix has made a comeback as the supreme DVD service. But will the new brawl be with Apple and Tivo over the downloadable movie market?
IN THE COLUMNING line of work, rarely do I put an idea out there that isn't criticized by at least a few. Some are criticized by many. A few are booed by most. Two weeks ago, an exception. Everyone liked my brainstorm to reward nerds, the high schoolers who earn...
Jeff Kanew to Direct Third In-House Title for Comedy Giant LOS ANGELES -- National Lampoon Inc. (AMEX:NLN), the most recognized brand in comedy, today announced production plans for its next in-house feature "National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus" starring Mad TV's Will Sasso (Less than Perfect, For...
Ever wondered why journalists continue to bandy the terms "chav" and "bling" about even though they stopped being funny, current or interesting long ago? It's because most of us were bullied by chavs at school for being speccy nerds, and the reason we got into journalism in the first place...
July 8-10 Kenner Police Chief Steve Caraway and the Kenner Police Department will hold a Women's Self Defense Course at 6 p.m. The program, held at Kenner's Barbre Gym, 1610 3rd St., is free and open to females age 12 and older. For...
I started collecting movie posters half a century ago. It was a nerdy and downmarket hobby for an ambitious East End grammar-school swot, and the posters were worth next to nothing. Yet, recently, the nerd quotient has dropped sharply. Can you believe a vintage poster advertising...
‘A New Kind of Recession’: Readers offered their own analyses of the plummeting consumer confidence that has weakened the U.S. economy. Coping with costly fuel, one reader said, “I’m driving my car only to and from work and trying to combine my errands.” Some emphasized the need to...
Couscous La Graine et le Mulet (15) Abdel Kechiche **** If you crossed Ken Loach with Robert Guediguian, added a pinch of wry comedy and handed it to a thoroughly committed ensemble of actors, the result would...
As geeks become chic in all levels of society, an unlikely subset is starting to roar. Meet the Nerd Girls: they’re smart, they’re techie and they’re hot. It’s sweltering in Boston, and a dozen tufts university coeds are out in shorts and tanks, attracting the...
Global Entertainment AcquisitionCorporation, Inc., trading under the symbol (PINKSHEETS: PSRZ), announcedtoday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the rights toproduce the screenplay "Fatties; Bringing Down the House."The companyannounced that it will produce the full length feature this fall. The newscomes on the heels of yesterday's...
MUSIC/DANCE The Cadillacs, a cappella, today, 8 p.m., Brigham Young Historic Park, State Street and Second Avenue, free Moosebutter, a cappella, today, 8 p.m., Murray Park Amphitheater, 495 E. 5300 South, $6 (264-2614) Salt Lake Symphonic...
Beaufort (15, Joseph Cedar, 131MINS) This contribution to the "war is hell" annals tells the story of an Israeli commander in Lebanon trying to maintain morale during the troop withdrawal in 2000. Limited release Drillbit Taylor ...
Drillbit Taylor (12A, Steven Brill, 101MINS) Revenge of the Nerds meets School of Rock in this high-school comedy, starring Owen Wilson as an army deserter hired by three teens to sort out the class bullies. Nationwide The Orphanage...
Revenge of the nerds? Not quite. But geek heaven abounds on CBS' The Big Bang Theory (tonight, 8:30 ET/PT), one of the rare TV sitcoms to employ a physicist. The science must be working: The freshman series is one of the fall season's few to gain...
ON the September 18 broadcast of Power of 10, a new game show on CBS, host Drew Carey asked contestant D. J. Burgduff this question: What percentage of Americans are willing to pay higher taxes for the government to provide universal health care? While Burgduff thought it...
SYDNEY WHITE -- ** 1/2 -- Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton, Matt Long; rated PG-13 (vulgarity, violence, profanity, drugs) "Sydney White" is the result of sprinkling equal parts "Legally Blonde" and "Revenge of the Nerds" into the oft-told "Snow White" fairy tale. That might sound...
Byline: Doug Zanger I've never had much of a problem with stage fright. I've been a little nervous before going on the air or onstage, but it's never been a paralyzing fear. A few trip-ups make us human, and since ...
It's not exactly "Revenge of the Nerds," but there do seem to be a lot of them on TV this fall. Nerds, that is. Geeks. Socially inept young men who aren't exactly the prototypical lead characters for network series. CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" is all about...
Prisoner of love You've heard of those Web sites like fireronzook.com and firegiacoletti.com, dedicated to the downfall of unpopular coaches. Now there's the opposite. Florida Gators football fans are so worried about losing ubercoach Urban Meyer that they've started keepurbanmeyer.com. Keepurbanmeyer.com vows...
This may become known as the summer Hollywood got it right. Sure, there was plenty of sequelitis -- 14 sequels, the second-most ever. But after a couple of sub-par summers, the movie industry is on track to enjoy its biggest season, thanks largely to some big-screen geeks. Not that there...
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