2002′s Better Luck Tomorrow made a bit of a splash when it was released over a decade ago. The story surrounds a group of seemingly straight-laced Asian-American high school students who descend into a world of cheating, drug-dealing and murder. In Hollywood terms, the roles were markedly “against type”; in plain terms, it meant movie-goers finally [...]

Pilot season is coming to a close, some of the most dynamic cable shows are just starting up again, a little movie called The Hunger Games came out and Rihanna probably just changed her hair color 3 times in the time it took for you to read this sentence The pop culture world is buzzing [...]

The most offensive moment of last night’s 84th Academy Awards wasn’t J-Lo’s alleged nip slip or Jim Rash’s hilarious Angelina Jolie-inspired stage stance or even that we didn’t get to hear Bret McKenzie’s winning Muppets song, but came right after a beautiful hot mess of an acceptance speech. After Octavia Spencer fumbled her way through [...]

Whether you like it or not (ahem, Alan Moore), the Watchmen prequel is a reality. And decidedly sans the blessing of Alan Moore. This week, DC released the cover art of one of the seven prequel miniseries, Before Watchmen, which features Ozymandias meditating/levitating. News of the prequel is sparking those age-old debates about fidelity to [...]

Fanboys and fangirls either fist-pumped with joy or slumped down in disappointment at the news that the live-action American adaptation of manga series Akira has been put on hold once again, this time reportedly because of budget concerns. The movie’s been in the proverbial pipeline for years now with a number of big stars tied [...]

There are some people in Hollywood whom you automatically feel are kindred spirits, like a spirit animal of sorts but, well, human. Ever since the Diwali episode of The Office, I’ve felt that way about writer/actor/comedienne – oh and SHOWRUNNER – Mindy Kaling. Naturally, I couldn’t wait to buy  – er, download – her book, [...]

If you’ve been following me on twitter, you know that I’m mildly (okay, more like wildly) obsessed with FX’s Sons of Anarchy. Something of a modern-day Hamlet story, Sons follows the trials, tribulations and internal and external politicking of a gun-running, drug-muling northern California motorcycle club. Not to give too much away if you haven’t [...]