Movie Monday: Real Steel
Et tu, Hugh? Real Steel, the Hugh Jackman-fronted action flick, KO’d George Clooney’s The Ides of March to win the box office trophy this week. And it wasn’t all that close. Steel—based partly on Mattel’s game Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots—thumbed its way to $27.3 million, far outdistancing the $10.4 million made by Ides. That […]
The Role of Role Models
“You’re my hero.” This is one of my favorite throwaway phrases. I say this to my daughter when she unloads the dishwasher. I say it to my co-workers when they remind me of a meeting. I say it to my editor every day, without fail, in the hopes he won’t slice my latest review to […]
Steve Jobs: 1955-2011
Steve Jobs, founder of Apple and one of our era’s most influential entrepreneurs, died yesterday at the age of 56 after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. I don’t think it’s really my place to recount Jobs’ life here. There are plenty of journalists and pundits doing that this morning. And we’ve talked previously about […]
Movie Monday: Dolphin Tale
Aak! Aaa-aa-aak! Klaa-aaak! For those of you who don’t speak dolphin, those series of squeaks and clicks translate to, “Take that, you bipedal excuses for thespians! Dolphins rule!” And so they do—for a weekend, at least. Dolphin Tale, the heartwarming story of a lovable ocean mammal who (with a little help from some bipeds) learned […]
Not 127 Hours, but Would You Believe 96?
Inspiration comes in many forms. We may be inspired by an act of heroism or derring-do. We may find encouragement within the depths of trial. And sometimes, we may see an act of heroism in the depths of trial and tell ourselves, “Is that dude crazy?! Never in a gazillion years would I do that!” […]
Movie Monday: Lion King Still Money
Sorry, Brad Pitt. Tough luck, Taylor Lautner. Better luck next time, you cute little dolphin with the missing tail. For the second straight week Disney’s The Lion King—a 17-year-old movie that got a 21st-century 3-D revamp—was king of the box office, too. Simba and company collected another $22.1 million this weekend, edging the acclaimed drama […]
Idol Gossip
A few days ago, Plugged In published a story of mine (“To Worship the Web“) that asked the question, “Is the Internet God?” Now obviously, being a Christian site and all, I don’t imagine too many folks were biting their nails over how we’d answer. The Internet is a great tool … but it falls […]
Movie Monday: The Lion King
Make way for the king. The Lion King, that is. In a cinematic landscape pocked with violent newcomers and tired holdovers, Disney’s classic story of a pad-footed prince—this time told in 3-D—roared to the top of the heap this week with a $29.3 million North American take. Add that tally to The Lion King’s previous […]
Kate Minus a TV Show
TLC’s Kate Plus 8 aired its last episode Monday, bringing to a close one of the strangest, most meteoric chapters in reality television. For those of you who were too busy raising your own families to pay much mind to this weird little pop saga, a brief recap is in order: In 2007, TLC began […]
Movie Monday: Contagion
The local cineplex was a sick, sick place this weekend. Contagion, a film that some have surely been waiting for with feverish expectation, inspired moviegoers to cough up $23.1 million and took down The Help with nary a sniffle. Nothing like the threat of worldwide pandemic to cause folks to flock to the movie theaters. […]
