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Movie mistakes happen most often because of "continuity."  It's supposed to be someone's job to watch that scenes that continue after "cut" and before "action" retain details.  It's said that Bette Davis, arguably a chain smoker, would remember exactly how much her cigarette had burned down and would smoke to precisely that place before starting the next take.A lot of these flubs were no...

Producers are thrilled to see big numbers as their U.S. movies open in foreign countries.  They don't, however, have a lot of control over the various countries' new names for American movies.  Here are a few strange ones. China --  Knocked Up:  One Night, Big Belly.  Nixon: The Big Liar. (Writer's Note: Love it!)  Free Willy:  A Very Powerful Whale Runs to ...

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For some people the big day is the Super Bowl.  For others, like me, it's the Oscars.  Watching the red carpet for three hours.  (I know, I know, one channel actually starts with previous years, because no one has arrived yet.)  It means those attending are dressed formally at 3:00 in the afteroon.  It means smiling faces toward their competitors.  It might mean now o...

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Well, he warned you.  Before January 17's Golden Globe Awards, Ricky Gervais created several promotional commercials reminding us that he would host the awards show, and it would be live.  And the network should be ready.Gervais took aim at many in the Hollywood community, but with a tongue-in-cheek, good-natured manner.  There were groans when he remarked about Paul McCartney, "We ...

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Stage names can be fun.  They can also be memorable when they're one-syllable first names only.  Cher, Madonna and Sting come to mind.  Now there's Pink.Pink is a singer/songwriter as well as an actor.  Born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, she now has sold over 32 million albums since 2000.  She changed her name from Alecia Beth Moore to Pink because of a tendency to blush as...

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It's a pleasure to give you a movie critique from a regular commenter, Mateo Caliente.  Thank you for your review.A Review of Julie and JuliaI liked it, but Julie and Julia is a total chick-flick. Straight men beware, the two male characters are extremely supportive of their spouses. The points you get for sitting through a chick-flick could vaporize in contrast to Julie's husband, "Saint Eri...

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I saw "Twilight" because I had to know what all the fuss was about.  I just saw "New Moon."  Let's start with some boffo box office details. "New Moon" grabbed $140.7 million for the first three days in theaters.  It placed third on the all-time chart behind "The Dark Knight" at $158.4 million and "Spider-Man 3's" $151.1 million.  (These numbers represent first weekends....

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A comment was made on this article:Movie Remakes - For Better or Worse?Author: Mike @ 11/30/2009 5:46:41 AMHi Mike, This is your comment:Pellam 1-2-3 did not do as well as they hoped. They remade "The Hulk" only a few years after the first (though not the same story, but they changed the origin of the Hulk). I liked both the original and the remake equally.Response:Pelham 1-2-3 was a great 1973 bo...

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It doesn't happen often that the book you loved turns into a movie you love.  Your mental picture of the characters doesn't match up at all with the actors.  Or that whole great middle part is cut out.  But then, sometimes the movie's as good as the book.  Then you keep the book on your shelf along with the movie's DVD.  Are you like me, rereading favorite books and watchi...

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It was a great book.  You look forward to reliving it in a great movie.  Unfortunately, it doesn't do justice to the book on the screen.  Here are some examples, and where they went wrong.Striptease - Carl Hiaasen is a witty, prolific writer who formerly had a daily newspaper column.  He's in southern Florida, and that's where all his books are based.  "Striptease" was a p...

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It once was a great relationship.  But now it's not working.  Before you break up in a way that will hurt the other person, think of it this way.  How would you want the other person to break up with you?Just disappearing, or not returning calls, is cowardly.  Breaking up through texts?  E-mails?  Voicemail?  Tacky.  And cruel.  Starting a fight may eas...

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Ooohh, just in time for Halloween.  The vampires are out there, especially in movies and TV.  "Twilight" and its sequel, "New Moon" are hits with just the right bite.  Robert Pattinson has become a big star with tweens (and other ages) despite his need for orthodontia.  Vampires are also found on TV, in "True Blood."  Subtle title, huh?Our fascination used to be with zombi...

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Roman Polanski is a famous and award-winning director who has created movies all over the world.  He has had tragedy in his life.  The 76-year-old experienced Nazi persecution in Poland during World War II.  His parents were sent to separate prison camps.  The whole experience -- traumatic.As an adult, Polanski became a director and created movies in Poland, France and the UK i...

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Thanks to the trend of releasing old movies on DVD, we can now revisit some of the greatest classics of all time. While many of these films already exist on VHS, DVDs are much easier to store and do not show the same wear and tear as tapes. Also, a lot of the classic movies have been restored, such as "Random Harvest" and "Lost Horizon." Some of the great classics now available on DVD are Shirley ...

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September 4All About Steve - Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper.  Directed by Phil Traill.  Mary Horowitz is a crossword puzzle constructor.  She meets news cameraman Steve on a blind date.  Mary decides Steve is "the one" and follows him all over the country as he covers news stories.Extract - Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck.  Directed by Mike Judge.  Bateman play...

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