When Garth Brooks set out to make a music video for his ”The Thunder Rolls,” a song about a cheating husband and a vengeful wife, he hoped to create a powerful piece that would stir debate about domestic violence. But when the video debuted in April, its themes of wife beating, child abuse, and murder quickly made it the most controversial clip in country music history. The Nashville Network banned the video because it was considered too violent, as did Country Music Television. Read More...
”Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” is one of the 10 movies we can’t wait to see RELEASE DATE Sept. 23 WHY WE CAN’T WAIT Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are always a winning combination (see: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). So are Tim Burton and stop-motion animation (see: The Nightmare Before Christmas). THE PREMISE After a ritual performed in jest, nervous bridegroom Victor (left, voiced by Depp) finds himself married to an undead bride (right, voiced by Helena Bonham Carter) instead of his fiancée (Emily Watson). Read More...
You’ll have my full review of the end-of-the-world disaster pic 2012 in a few days. But I just came home from watching the movie, and I need your help; I’ve witnessed cities crumble, I’ve seen the sea rise up to swallow continents, I’ve watched billions of people lose their lives, accompanied by loud music. Yet the pampered little lap dog carried by one of the score of characters we get to know survives, hooray! Read More...
