Nothing about this trailer says comedic genius, but the upcoming John Cusack comedy, Hot Tub Time Machine looks like it could be fun. Though it feels like an original movie for the Comedy Channel, there’s no denying the potential. Directed by Steve Pink ( screenplay for High Fidelity and an executive producer of Entourage), this [...]

James Cameron is the director of  expensive, tech savvy films that could make or break a studio. More often than not, he’s a goldmine, with each picture growing in complexity and popularity.    (“The Terminator” lead to “Aliens” which led to “The Abyss“.  Then came ” Terminator 2″, “True Lies” and then the record-breaking, “Titanic” [...]

Viral marketing be it for a film, beauty product or charity may be overtly manipulative but that doesn’t mean it can’t be entertaining.  Places like YouTube, Twitter and the web’s plethora of gossip sites are great launching pads for these creative vehicles that are anonymous and compelling and downloaded a million times before lunch.  What [...]

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 [...]

Tonite are the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association needs no help in promoting their star-studded, network televised event.  The show is pretty glitzy and the blending of television and film stars generally makes this one of the more popular award shows.  Though the judges represent 55 different countries and about 200 foreign entertainment [...]