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Tag Archives: Video

Simpsons Cross Pond Next Season

J.K. Rowling and Ian McKellen both appear in a Simpsons episode next season when the family travels to London: Rowling fumes sarcastically when young Lisa Simpson pesters her for details about how the “Harry Potter” series will end. McKellen is besieged by falling anvils and other disasters when Homer Simpson …

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Mister Rogers: Fair Use Activist

Fred Rogers was one hell of a guy, and according to all reports, he was exactly who he appeared to be on the air. No wonder he was so calm and relaxed. In perfectly logical keeping with his personal empowerment philosophy, Mister Rogers was also a fair use advocate: In …

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Celebration of Fred

People seem to be feeling the death of Fred Rogers very deeply – we have had three very personal and sweet dedications on our site already. For me personally, I think he was a bit too sincere and anacronistic – I fear that I don’t quite trust entertainment completely devoid …

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Minority Report

We watched the DVD of Minority Report last night and I was shocked how good it is. The film works as an Fugitive-type crime thriller, a psychological study of loss and grief, as a clever and convincing sci-fi gee-whiz spectacle, and most importantly as as provocative cautionary tale regarding factors …

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DreamWorks – S – K – G

Forbes interviews Spielberg, Katzenberg, and Geffenberg, I mean Geffen. Spielberg: Forbes interviewed Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks’ de facto chief creative officer, at Amblin, the mini-studio that Universal Studios built for him on the corner of its Burbank lot, and discussed his work and the future of the company. The following is …

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“Hillbillies”: PC Bigotry or Good Clean Fun?

Are crackers the last bastion of PC-acceptable bigotry? Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) thinks so, and he’s madder than a cheese curd in a box of grits: A southern senator Tuesday accused a major U.S. television network of peddling “bigotry for big bucks” by planning a “reality” show based on “The …

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Berman Bill May Be Beaten

Controversial bill enabling vigilante hacking may not be revived: Rep. Howard L. Berman said he may abandon his controversial proposal to help Hollywood battle Internet piracy, in part because of complaints from an unexpected source: Hollywood. Berman (D-Van Nuys) introduced a bill in July to give movie studios, record companies …

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Pee-wee’s Porn

I don’t know if you have been following the Paul Reubens child pornography possession case, but it’s tawdry and grim all the way around: A judge in Los Angeles Friday declined to dismiss the lone misdemeanor charge against actor Paul Reubens, arrested last November 15, on suspicion of possession of …

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