Item #1: The 19-day-old stagehand strike of Broadway theaters is more or less over as the stagehands and producers have agreed to a tentative deal. Some shows are going on right now as I write this, others may take a day or two to get up to speed again. Says the Hollywood Reporter:

The new contract [...]

Got a chance during the exceptionally long Holiday weekend to catch up on some movies. It’s been a while. Here’s they, with some pithy notes on their respective viewing environments.
Wednesday Night: The Mist. Fine, scary film. Marcia Gay Harden chews her some serious scenery as a religious fanatic. Did you know director Frank Darabont got [...]

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In today’s show: Writers and Producers are hurling insults again – that’s progress!… Christmas music airplay facts… and in this week’s commentary; Skot wonders why people aren’t watching Iraq War movies! All this and a late August Rush, [...]

There was an article on SFGate.com/The San Francisco Chronicle a few days ago which illuminated the rather stark fact that films about the Iraq War are tanking big-time.
It’s absolutely true. The Valley of Elah, Redacted, Lions for Lambs, and Mideast-themed movies like Rendition and The Kingdom were all Box-Office dogs, despite big casts and [...]