Detroit’s ‘Robocop’ Statue Nears Completion – What Movie Monument Belongs in Your City?


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Robocop, the 1987 Paul Verhoeven film starring Peter Weller, is probably one of my favorite movies of ALL TIME.  As a child of the 80′s, it was one of those movies where I wore out several VHS tapes watching it for the blood and ‘splosions.  Later on in life, I’ve purchased 3 separate digital editions [...]

Disney Hints at ‘Star Wars’ Theme Park, I Force-Choke Myself


Tonight's entertainment: The Wonderful Ex-World of Alderaan

Exemplifying the kind of ominous desss-ti-nyyy best articulated by heavily cloaked, poorly lit British guys, or people with mouse ears embossed on their business cards, Disney CEO Bob Iger hinted this week that a Star Wars theme park may be in the works. As a Star Wars fan, I think that’s my cue to jump up and [...]

Why The Amanda Berry Kidnapping Case Shouldn’t Scare Us [Essay]


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I woke up this morning to news about three women in Cleveland Ohio. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight were held captive for over a decade since being kidnapped when they were young women, one of whom was taken while only 14 years old. My own 14 year old daughter came into the kitchen [...]

Mothers Overreact to Disney’s Makeover Of Brave’s Merida


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I’ll never forget Disney’s movie Brave. Sure it was a good flick, empowering for women, and yadda yadda yadda. But mostly it’s so memorable because I took my two boys to see it in the theater when they were 5 and 3 and subsequently spent half of the film in the lobby with my youngest [...]

Together Again: Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan


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Hey! Anybody remember these two? Go by the names of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan? They had a pretty good run together, no? A pretty good run of being the most adorable couple to star in All Of The Movies together ever. More »