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Big Hollywood : Dispatches from the Toilet: MTV Gives Dan Savage Sex Advice Show

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 04:28:47 +0000

I don't answer to "liberal" or "conservative" but idiots like you who think defending a fecal fetish gives them the intellectual high ground is why I spend a lot more time reading BH than HuffPo. And your handle is an insult to my childhood pet and best friend! Oh, it's Black LIB? Never mind.......

Big Hollywood : Dispatches from the Toilet: MTV Gives Dan Savage Sex Advice Show

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:59:43 +0000

Sick. We've had MTV blocked at our house for the last ten years. I love music and discovered some of the stuff I loved as a young guy watching MTV ( best video ever; Replacements "Bastards of Young", 4 minutes looking at a stereo speaker!). Somehow my son has managed to grow up and become a music aficionado with out the help of that excrement (my nod to OP). Somehow he's managed to discover and introduce me to Say Anything, Bon Iver, Kevin Devine, and Cursive and discover the Smiths, the Pixies and a lot of other greats without any help from the gutter. Oh, and grow up to be a sensible young guy with a good moral sense. Say no to MTV, eh?

Big Hollywood : My Sing-a-Long with Davy Jones

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:33:59 +0000

Awesome. I used to play in a crappy garage punk-ish band and we decided to cover Daydream Believer ( but with a punk edge, how original!). We always ended up doing it earnestly and sincerely. It's just that good of a song, it compelled us to respect it. Davy's superlative, sunshiney vocal has a lot to do with that. P.S. We bookended the set with that and Last Train to Clarksville. Didn't matter the audience. Everyone loved 'em.

Big Hollywood : This Week on 'Glee': Bullying Episode Offers Shallow Suicide Subplot

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:22:46 +0000

Hey BigBiff, Sorry to poke my nose in here, but I think you and the author are really saying the same thing. I believe that she meant that from the person's perspective they view it as selfless (a favor to those who they are failing in some way) because of their mental illness. You rightly point out how it really is selfish due to the suffering inflicted on those left behind. For what it's worth, I think you're both right. What a terrible place for a person to find themselves in. Back to my own business........

Big Hollywood : NBC's 'Grimm' Recycles Vile Antisemitic Stereotypes

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:23:24 +0000

Dude, I come here for entertainment news and not so much politics, although, full disclosure, I'm sure most people would label my social outlook as 'conservative'. Since the political is not my interest or point-of-view I enjoy reading differing opinion and thought. That being said, I thought you made a reasonable, interesting, yes nuanced, point above. Why do you have to undermine it by being a jerk towards anyone who thinks otherwise?

Big Hollywood : Top 10 Ways Hollywood Can Win Its Audience Back

Mon, 2 Jan 2012 16:52:59 +0000

I enjoy this website, respect the contributors and appreciate it's point-of-view, but I'm not in lock-step with everything that I read. For that reason, I have tried to read your posts with interest, but it's obvious: You aren't posting a thoughtful reaction your basically sticking your finger up your nose and screaming "Nolte and his commenters drink doody-water". Why do you waste so many words just to be insulting without a real counter-point? That tells me more of what I need to know about you as a person more than any political affiliation you may have. And yes, I do feel the same way about people on the opposite side of the fence from you when they napalm a piece simply to watch the flames.

Big Hollywood : 'War Horse' Has Me Seriously Thinking About Skipping Christmas Dinner

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:57:46 +0000

Yeah, what's up with that? Isn't experience supposed to be making me more emotionally stable? I may not cry uncontrollably , but I avoid pictures just like this one regardless of merit because I want to avoid going through the ringer. (Yes, it's okay for men to cry, but not every time some furry critter fictionally finds success or a sad demise).

Big Hollywood : NBC Goes Vile: Jimmy Fallon's Band Welcomes Michele Bachmann With 'Lyin' Ass Bitch'

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:37:26 +0000

I can't believe I'm getting thumbed down because I said I liked the artist who wrote the song in 1985 and I'm happy they are getting exposure. If you consider rock music a form of art you will respect the contributions that a group like Fishbone has made. They were among the first to combine George Clinton-esque funk, ska, reggae, hard co punk, jazz and straight ahead rock into a party synthesis. I didn't defend the Roots use of the song or the Roots themselves. I am a big fan of Big Hollywood, but I actually sense a little myopic, herd mentality here. #livinguptothesterotype

Big Hollywood : NBC Goes Vile: Jimmy Fallon's Band Welcomes Michele Bachmann With 'Lyin' Ass Bitch'

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:22:50 +0000

I apologize in advance, and completely agree that civility is critically important. I don't support anybody insulting anybody. But a Fishbone reference? Any attention give to the most criminally underappreciated band of all time has at least some value. Hey, at least they didn't play UGLY or Cholly. Fishbone is red hot!

Big Hollywood : 'Playboy': Paul Krassner Vs Andrew Breitbart

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:39:36 +0000

Yeah, I should have looked first too. Panera just said no to following that link.

Big Hollywood : Exclusive Photos: Michael Moore's Massive Michigan Vacation Mansion Beyond 99 Percent's Wildest Drea

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:16:21 +0000

Huh?!? Either your wit went over my head (likely) or you have never been to Michigan. The NW Lower Penninsula is likely one of the most beautiful areas you willl ever see.

Big Hollywood : Oscars Lose Luster in Wake of Ratner-Gate

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 21:15:37 +0000

It was a boorish and cruel comment, period C'Mon Christian, I like your stuff and I'm glad you're here at BH, but was it really all that? Really? It was a silly, infantile comment. Boorish lends it too much weight and cruel is just downright hysterical.

Big Hollywood : Morning Call Sheet: Spielberg Rips 'Crystal Skull,' I Heart Glenn Close, and Time to Forgive Netflix

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:08:04 +0000

If only based upon my personal experience, I agree. I "cut the cord" over the weekend and Netflix is a centerpiece to my life without cable plan. I was unhappy with the new pricing matrix like everyone else, but not so much as to say goodbye. Netflix, Hulu plus and OTA will allow me to get my entertainment fix for a fraction of what I was paying (I hope).

Big Hollywood : Rage Against the Machine Guitarist Tom Morello: Throw Bankers in Gitmo

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:25:51 +0000

Nice!

Big Hollywood : Rage Against the Machine Guitarist Tom Morello: Throw Bankers in Gitmo

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:23:20 +0000

They do indeed jam. What change did they affect within 'the system' do you think?

Big Hollywood : Rage Against the Machine Guitarist Tom Morello: Throw Bankers in Gitmo

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:15:45 +0000

I must throw you a thumbs up for the Paul Westerberg reference.

Big Hollywood : Spike Lee Ridicules Herman Cain: 'Negro, Please'

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:46:02 +0000

As a lifelong Tiger fan I rather enjoyed it too. The DeathStar explodes at the hand of those lovable rebels from the 'D'. Much respect to the Rangers though. They were the better team.

Big Hollywood : Spike Lee Ridicules Herman Cain: 'Negro, Please'

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:31:58 +0000

You are probably the biggest, most condescending moron I have ever read. Black people want the same thing everybody wants. They are not some alien beings that are beyond our comprehension. They are not less human than you, idiot.

Big Hollywood : 'Footloose' Review: Remake Fails to Recreate Fun of the Original

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:32:02 +0000

I thought the remake improved on the original in just about every way. We see the events and motivations leading up to the unlikely law that is at the movie's center and they are at least plausible in a Hollywood movie kind of way. Rather than the lockstep adherence to the law at the time Ren arrives we see adults and kids alike skirting it or downright ignoring it. Hough's bad girl was actually far more likable and relatable than Lori Singer's brittle brat in the original, and the remake's Willard outshines the original by a large margin. Ren's Aunt and Uncle were a huge improvement to the story in this version. As for the rest of the supporting characters, they were either equal or written and acted better this time around. The only real drop off that I could see was in the character arc for Shaw Moore. Also, I like Quaid, but I'd hate to have to follow after Lithgow. Maybe many classics don't need to be remade, but I think Footloose 2011 is a great example of how to take what made the original successful and apply it to a contemporary audience.

Big Hollywood : Trailer Talk: 'American Reunion' Crosses Line with Inclusion of Kid In Masturbation Scene

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:50:30 +0000

I didn't see that movie, so please correct me if I'm wrong, but I have a problem with what is done to the one child, the actor, in these kinds of things. The little girl (Chloe Moretz, right?) had to say and do those things, even as "make believe", and I think that's wrong. Regardless of the father character's reactions, it's the actual acts performed by the child actor that bother me.