A lot of the red-state, blue-state clichés are stupid and misleading. A lot of people were stunned at how well 'The Passion of the Christ' did in San Francisco, in Madison, Wis., in Philadelphia and New York. |
Americans spend an average of 29 hours a week watching television ... which means in a typical life span we devote 13 uninterrupted years to our TV sets! ... Cutting down just an hour a day would provide extra years of life — for music and family, exercise and reading, conversation and coffee. |
For several decades, Hollywood has tried to ignore the increasingly overwhelming evidence that edgy, adult-themed entertainment usually constitutes a bad investment and a sucker bet at the box office, |
For several decades, Hollywood has tried to ignore the increasingly overwhelming evidence that edgy, adult-themed entertainment usually constitutes a bad investment and a sucker bet at the box office. |
He's done everybody a favor by pointing out if you oppose the mission [you are] undermining the troops, not supporting them. |
I saw a great film over the weekend. |
I think it combines an outrageously obvious agenda with outstanding artistry. |
It wasn't that expectations changed. But [teens] went from general expectations of success to having no idea of the right thing to do. In the '60s there was a strong prejudice against careerism. We were self-indulgent and self-destructive. |
It's a very well-made film and extremely well-acted, (and) it's one of the few movies out there that's worth talking about. The film's outrageous, obvious agenda was combined with real artistry. |
It's ridiculous. Everyone knows about this movie because of relentless publicity, not great controversy or popularity. I have to remind myself it's a good movie. |
Look, this is not a movie for kids. It is a movie that does put that violence in context and it shows the idea of sacrifice, and it emphasizes -- in a way that I think a lot of people don't expect -- that this sacrifice, this death, this suffering was chosen by Jesus, at least according to the Gospels account. |
March of the Penguins, ... the motion picture this summer that most passionately affirms traditional norms like monogamy, sacrifice and child rearing. |
March of the Penguins, ... the motion picture this summer that most passionately affirms traditional norms like monogamy, sacrifice and child-rearing. |
My objection is not that it's pro-gay but that it appears to be anti-marriage. |
The message is that this (infidelity) is different because the characters are gay and just being true to themselves. If that's the standard of one's behavior, then anything is excusable. |