Like most everyone else, The Daily Helping loves Samuel L Jackson. He’s like Michael Cain in that he’ll sign on to do any movie that won’t conflict with the shooting schedule of another. Sometimes his roles are fantastic (Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable) and sometimes they’re downright laughable, (xXx, Snakes on the Plane, Black Snake [...]

People don’t really talk like David Mamet writes, but that’s OK.  We can always try. His words are carefully chosen and have weight. His characters say just enough.  If you’re trying to recall whether you’ve seen some of his movies before, consider Glengarry Glen Ross. “Coffee is for closers.” I love his movies. “The Spanish [...]

San Francisco’s Virgin Megastore has announced that it will close this upcoming April. Virgin has also announced that it will close it’s two Megastores in New York City, including it’s flagship store in Times Square.  Though this feels like just another victim of the recession closing up shop, there’s more to it than that. Virgin’s [...]

If you’re someone who watches either Lost, Heroes or both, do you actually understand what the hell is going on? These are two shows that were very popular, but to this casual observer it looks like they’re leaving their viewers completely baffled with plotlines that make absolutely no sense at all. Says  one character on [...]

1. Best Picture: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Milk,” “The Reader,” “Slumdog Millionaire.” Will win: Slumdog Millionaire   Should win: Slumdog Millionaire. 2. Actor: Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor”; Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”; Sean Penn, “Milk”; Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler.” Will win: Mickey Rourke   Should win: Mickey Rourke

It may be time to give up on Salma Hayek. First there were the restraining orders, then a baby,  now this sham marriage to the French Billionaire.  It may be time to move on. Fortunately there’s someone like adult film star and professional hand model, Tera Patrick. Runway model, soft core, hard core, fetish and [...]

Boost Mobile is one of a slew of phone service providers to surface over the past few years.  It’s been the favorite of the extreme sports and hip hop crowd.  It offers flat rate billing for unlimited national calls, provides a few sleek looking phones and has the prerequisite Nelly ring tones. It’s the pre-paid [...]

I have a friend who happens to be a talented cartoonist.  He’s been cultivating his craft over the years that I’ve known him and now he’s finally beginning to get the attention he deserves. Fritz puts out a daily, one frame comic on his website Rackafracka, and has drawn the attention (no pun intended) of [...]

The Watchmen are coming. You may have started to see some of the publicity emerge on bus kiosks, billboards and commercials.  It’s only going to get bigger and as the March 6th launch draws closer you may find yourself asking…is this really worth it? Based on a episodic comic book series by comic book writer, [...]