Because, who cares? The Pitch's Carolyn Szczepanski writes a great blog feature called "The Give a Shit List." This was kind of adapted and evolved from my original idea, the "I Could Give A Shit Lis... Continue reading "Daily Briefs: Does the red carpet match the velvet curtains?"...

Perhaps I'm predisposed to liking Big Fan since a) I'm a die hard Giants fan, b) I grew up in the neighborhood where it was shot, and c) it's a film about sports fanaticism, which is a topic I know quite a bit about. But that doesn't mean you'll hate Big Fan if you aren't familiar with sports or the...

Filed under: Drama, Sundance, Theatrical Reviews, Fandom, Sundance Reviews 2009 Perhaps I'm predisposed to liking Big Fan since a) I'm a die hard Giants fan, b) I grew up in the neighborhood where it was shot, and c) it's a film about sports fanaticism, which is a topic I know quite a bit about. But...

By CHRIS PACKHAM Failure pile in a sadness bowl: Wednesday, Fail Candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton came right out and said that white people don't like Barack Obama. "I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on," she said in an interview with USA TODAY. As evidence, Clinton cited an Asso...

Patton Oswalt was in town a couple of weeks ago for some shows and has since blogged about his visit: Like the 1st Annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon. It was last weekend. It was put together by comedy fans for comedy fans. I did a set on the evening of Saturday, March 8th. Two, r...