Consider that stroll you take as you move down the aisle of your favorite rental shop.  You first look at the new releases and after quickly scanning the titles about three times in both directions you realize there may not actually be anything worth renting. You had hoped something would just spring out at you…something [...]

The Daily Helping misses screenwriter and producer Aaron Sorkin.  His most recent work, wasn’t so recent.   NBC’s “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” was a show behind  a show like “Saturday Night Live“.  It barely survived a full season which was particularly painful given the very high expectations that Sorkins’ work tends to carry; and [...]

Here’s a peek at a movie that’s probably going to come quietly to your neighborhood. Moon is an indie boasting some great word of mouth at Sundance. It’s science fiction going the more cerebral 2001 path, than the special effects laden goldmine of Star Wars and Star Trek. In the near future, an astronaut played [...]

The Pimlico Race Track is the home of the Preakness Stakes. It opened its doors in 1870. It’s the the second oldest racetrack in the U.S. (The first being Saratoga upstate in New York in 1864.) The Pimlico racetrack  has hosted legendary horses such as Man O’ War,  Sea Biscuit, War Admiral, Citation and Secretariat. [...]

Steam punk is a genre of fantasy that found an audience  in the 80s and early 90s.  It blends eras and worlds where steam engines power the world. In other words, the technology and aesthetic of 19Th century Victorian England —but with aspects  of either science fiction or fantasy. Think of  H.G Wells and Jules [...]

From ESPN, Bravo and the Travel Channel, the appeal of watching other people play cards has taken hold and captured valuable airtime previously devoted to infomercials and shows where you could watch other people fish.   One card player that’s sure to entertain is none other than actress, and professional card player,  Jennifer Tilly. The Oscar [...]

There is word that Farrah Fawcett, the sex symbol icon of the 70′s, is in grave health at an LA hospital. She has been battling cancer for the past three years and had just returned from Germany where she sought a radical stem cell treatment.  Her condition is stable, but critical and she’s apparently unconscious. [...]

David Cronenberg is a big favorite of Daily Helping. He figures prominently on the short list of those directors that can  put butts in the seats  regardless of what the project may be.  Such success can be fleeting (just ask M Night Shyamalan). He cut his teeth on campy horror and will soon be working [...]