Free lance writer Michael Ordoña, put together an interesting list. He went with his top ten Mobster list. He was very specific regarding the pool from which his names could be drawn.  These were not just bad guys and crooks, but the essence of organized crime. They could be good soldiers, but not be someone [...]

Columbia Studios took a look at the recent script treatment for the widely anticipated baseball movie called, Moneyball.  The studio  hated the script so much that filming of the movie, which was supposed to start this Monday in Phoenix has been stopped.  Adapted from Michael Lewis‘ very popular book about building and running a contemporary [...]

Many major motion pictures originate from popular novels.  (Particularly graphic novels, as of late). This has spawned the age old question… Which was better? The book or the movie? Had the film adaptation met the expectations of the readers? A popular book or series of books can provide a film a nice opening weekend just [...]

Shibe Park, was home to the Philadelphia Athletics. It opened in 1909. Originally named for one of the club’s initial owners, Benjamin Shibe, the park was renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1953. The legendary Mack became the sole owner in 1936. The stadium would be demolished in 1976. This great picture allows you to get [...]

Cable network, Spike TV has a particularly violent hit on it’s hands and it’s called, Deadliest Warrior.  In the grand tradition of barroom debates as to whether a Siberian Tiger could kill a North American Grizzley, a diverse and talented team of weapons and combat experts devote an episode to the ultimate death matches imagined. [...]

One of the Daily Helping’s favorite directors is Kathryn Bigelow.  Once married to Titanic/Terminator director, James Cameron in the early 90′s,  Bigelow has established herself as one of the few respected, and  successful female directors of our time. (Of the top 250 films released in North America every year, and the 8,500 directors represented in [...]