D.R.Scott
I'm a freelance movie critic. Whether it's a noisy, testosterone-fueled, shoot-'em-up adventure flick or a moody, character-driven B&W foreign film, I'm open-minded. I just want to see a good movie that has Something To Say.
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Bloodsuckers: The Horrifying Banality of TwilightStephenie Meyer's "Twilight" is more than a badly-written vampire novel, it's a creepy how-to manual that legitimizes young girls falling into abusive relationships.
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The Incredible Shrinking Stardom of Tom CruiseFor years Tom Cruise was one of Hollywood's most popular actors. But because of several bad movies and too many dumb decisions, Tom's career is now stuck in cruise control.
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Sarah Palin, the GOP's Next Big MistakeMs. Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and failed vice presidential candidate, is a one-trick moose whose fifteen minutes of undeserved fame should have expired a long time ago.
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The Son Also RisesAs the son of one of baseball's most towering personalities, Hank Steinbrenner has to find his way out of the Boss's massive shadow.
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Pixar: A RetrospectiveFrom the beginning Pixar was been creating masterpieces that transcends what's possible in films supposedly targeted exclusively for children. Walt Disney would be proud.
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The Fisher QueenCarrie Fisher is as Princess Leia in "Star Wars". In the real world, the troubled actress has struggled with alcoholism and depression. It took more than "The Force" to keep Carrie Fisher from becoming another celebrity burnout.
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Kevin Garnett, ChampionIn an era of money-crazed athletes and their predatory agents, Kevin Garnett of Boston Celtics is a rarity. He's an great player who shows cynics how you can be a champion and a nice guy at the same time.
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Michael Crichton (1942-2008)An literary analysis of the pros and cons of Michael Crichton's legacy
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News from HollyweirdHere's the latest news about movies, celebrities, and pop culture
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Leave Britney Alone!Besides being obsessive, the media's unending coverage of Britney Spears distracts us from real problems going on i n the world
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Tough Guys in Cages"Brute Force", a film starring the great Burt Lancaster and directed by Jules Dassin, is the bad-ass Grandfather of prison movies.
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"American Idol" is a Hateful Freak Show"American Idol" pretends it's a talent show but it's not. Instead, it's a televised forum where clueless performers are humilated, and insults the audience
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Typing Yourself into a CornerThanks to the controversial non-end of "The Sopranos" final episode, movies like "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" feel free to cheat their audiences.
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Rocking in the Free WorldComedians just don't tell jokes anymore, they offer important political commentary, and one of the best of them is Chris Rock
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The Good Bad GirlAngelina Jolie is the rare Hollywood celebrity who chooses to use her fame and fortune to make a difference in the world. And she looks great doing it.
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The Vanishing of Amy WinehouseThe troubled British R&B singer is struggling not to become another Rock 'n Roll statistic
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Cool Hand RosenbergStuart Rosenberg was a blue-collar, working-class-hero-of-a-director who hit the jackpot when he did the classic film "Cool Hand Luke"
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AsterisksBarry Bonds might be the poster child for the Steroid era is major league baseball, but he's not alone
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The Daly ShowThe once-promising career of golfer John Daly seems doomed to be lost in a boozy haze -
Sarh Jessica Parker: Caught in the SpotlightBeing a Celebrity in Hollywood means living in the spotlight 24/7, and sometimes the loss of privacy is a high price to pay
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Who Killed Marilyn Monroe?A recently-uncovered FBI report claims that actress Marilyn Monroe was the victim of a murder plot to cover-up her sexual relationship with John and Robert Kennedy. -
Instant Karma Knocks Bush Right on the HeadThe Bush Administration isn't bulletproof anymore. After too many scandals to ignore, the president's Teflon is finally wearing thin.
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When Toys Go Bad: Transformers is Invading a Movie Theater Near You!Children of Men was a brilliant example of how good science fiction can be when Hollywood does it right. But Michael Bay's upcoming Transformers looks like it's going to be another idiotic sci-fi movie. -
NBA Player Tim Hardaway and Film Critic Michael Medved are an Odd Couple Joined in BigotryBasketball star Tim Hardaway's antigay slurs were bad enough, but film critic Michael Medved's clumsy attempts to rationalize Hardaway's homophobia was worse.
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Anna Nicole Smith: Can Money Buy Happiness?As a celebrity, Anna Nicole Smith was a gaudy, tinfoil star scotch-taped onto a cardboard sky. Behind the hype, Anna was a sad, vulnerable, and lonely woman who needed help more than she needed the spotlight. -
The Rise and Fall and Rise of Drew BarrymoreUnless Lindsay Lohan changes her reckless, hard-partying lifestyle, the once-promising actress could become another childhood ("Where Are They Now"?) statistic. Maybe Lindsay should ask former tabloid baby Drew Barrymore for advice. -
Peter Boyle: An Appreciation of a Great ActorSure, "Everybody Loves Raymond" was Peter Boyle's greatest commercial success, but there was more to Boyle than being Ray Ramano's sitcom Dad, as a look at his extraordinary career proves. -
Helen Mirren: It's Good to Be the QueenRefusing to indulge in loud, chewing-the-scenery theatrics, Helen Mirren's performance in "The Queen" is an understated but powerful triumph. -
Julianne Moore in Children of MenAlthough Julianne Moore's performance as Julian, the doomed guerrilla soldier in "Children of Men", is a small one, it's also rich, full-bodied and memorable. -
Budweiser: Beer-Stealing CrabsAt the beach on a warm summer day, a group of crabs steal a cooler of beer.
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Advice from the Drunken Philosophers: The Difference Between a Good Idea and a Bad IdeaBritney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Nicole Ritchie are rich young women whose celebrity status buys them a hard-partying lifestyle . What their money can't buy them are real friends who'll tell them to stop the vicious cycle of drugs and booze before it's too late.
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Invincible: A Film ReviewOther than an inspired performance by Mark Wahlberg, "Invincible" is another ho-hum jockstrap soap opera about a scrappy underdog.
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Revenge of the Nerd: Why the Spider-Man Movies Are so SuccessfulIn making the transition from page to screen, Sam Raimi is successful in keeping what makes the Spider-Man character so popular.
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Review of the Marx Brothers Silver Screen CollectionMusical pop tarts like Jessica Simpson come and go, but the Marx Bothers are timeless...and still funny.
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Movie Review of Rocky Balboa"Rocky Balboa" is the best of Stallone's regrettable sequels, but it still ain't no "Rocky".
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The Lioness in Winter: A Film Review of The Queen"The Queen", a film directed by Stephen Frears, depicts the battle of wills between Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Tony Blair during the aftermath of Princess Diana's tragic death.
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O.J. Simpson: Society's ScorpionAs long as there's blood money to be made, the former Hall of Fame running back and acquitted murderer O.J. Simpson will continue to callously exploit the memories of his victims, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
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Comedians Using the N-Word: Andy Dick, Michael Richards....It's Not a Joke!"Nigger" isn't a word to be used casually by bad comics looking for a cheap laugh. In a country still divided by racial conflict, the slur is a lighted fuse connected to a keg of dynamite.
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The Bush Administration - Reality Doesn't LieAfter six ugly years, the Bush Presidency is finally exposed as "The Administration Who Couldn't Govern Right". In the midterm elections of 2006, the Republican Party's stupid and repressive ideology is strongly rejected by voters in the United States.
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KKKramer Screws Up: Michael Richards Spews Racist Slurs at a Comedy ClubMichael Richards, Jerry Seinfeld's ex-sidekick, revealed himself to be a bigoted idiot at a comedy club in Hollywood the other night. Tragically, Richards didn't use his monologue to reveal ugly truth about racist stereotyping, but chose to believe the lies instead.
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George Clooney, King of HollywoodFrom a bit player in bad movies like Return of The Killer Tomatoes! to a respected, award-winning actor, screenwriter and film director, George Clooney's rise to the top of his profession is an amazing, only-in-America success story.
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Sin City 2: Another Unnecessary SequelWhen movie adaptations of comics go wrong, it's usually because the creator of the original source material is ignored. In Sin City, and it's upcoming sequel, whatever went wrong is entirely Frank Miller's fault.
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Jessica Alba: I'm Beautiful...And You're Not, But Don't Put Me On the Cover of PlayboyStarlets like Jessica Alba represent an impossible standard for women to live up to. After the inevitable vicious cycle of failed diets and brutal exercise regimens, is it any wonder that women who aren't bulimics feel bad about themselves?
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The Violent Sexism of Horror Movies and PornographyWhat Horror movies and pornography have in common is a virulent hatred of women. Disturbingly, these misogynistic fantasies of violence are shown in movie theaters every day as PG-rated entertainment the entire family can enjoy.
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Bode Miller: Barfly at the OlympicsBode Miller, a rebel-in-a-jockstrap, humiliated himself at the Olympics because he prefered getting drunk, partying in nightclubs and hanging out with groupies. Bode is a beer or two away from becoming a tragic "Where Is He Now?" footnote.
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From Edward R. Murrow to Katie Couric: The Devolution of Television NewsGood Night, and Good Luck is a provocative film about the renowed TV journalist Edward R. Murrow's epic struggle with fearmonger Senator Joe McCarthy in the 1950s. So when did contemporary TV news reporting become celebrity-obsessed entertainment?
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Is There Life After Friends? Jennifer Anniston Doesn't Want to Be Rachel AnymoreJennifer Anniston has been more successful in making the difficult transition from TV to movies than her former co-stars from the incredibly popular sitcom "Friends". However, Anniston still hasn't found that career-changing, breakthrough role yet.
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The NFL Hits The Mute Button on Touchdown Celebrations to Silence Terrell Owens and Other NarcissistsThe rebellious former San Francisco 49er, ex-Philadelphia Eagle and soon-to-be Dallas Cowboys WR is nothing but a salesman for Corporate America. Compared to the outspoken African-American athletes of the past, he's a fraud.
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Harrison Ford's Firewall Comes Up ShortUnlike their counterparts in Europe, older actresses in American have found out the hard way that the few roles offered to them in contemporary movies are small, offensive, stereotypical and demeaning.
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The Superman Who Fell to Earth: Christopher ReevesErnest Hemingway was observed that bravery was "grace under pressure." I believe that the life of Christopher Reeves was a powerful example of Hemingway's theory, especially in the way he chose to live his life after his hirrible accident.
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Howl's Moving Castle : The Latest Film from Hayao Miyazaki, the Walt Disney of JapanIn a mystical land, a lonely young girl named Sophie is transformed into an old woman. On a perilous journey to undo the spell, she has many exciting adventures and meets strange and wondrous characters.
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Mistakes Are Life's LessonsAlthough it's easy to be depressed by all the bad news in the world, it's important to understand that changes for the better happen one mistake at a time. If you're afraid to make a mistake, you'll do nothing and doing nothing means nothing changes.
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Lindsey Jacobellis' Big Olympics MistakeToo many contemporary athletes are loudmouth "Hey, look at me!" narcissists who forget about winning and instead obsess about getting their Fifteen Minutes of Fame immortalized on ESPN. This folly can have unexpected and disastrous consequences.
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Why Do Most Professional Athletes Wait so Long to Retire?Unlike other entertainers, the career of a professional athlete is measured in years - not decades. Retirement happens when the job quits them, not the other way around.
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Stoned Again: Ricky Williams Returning to the NFLWhat the bogus controversity about Ricky Williams smoking pot illustrates is the hypocritical double standard used in determining how drug offenders are punished in America.
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New Superman Movie to be Directed by Bryan SingerThe more successful Bryan Singer is with big-budget blockbusters like X-Men or the upcoming Superman movie, the further away he gets from doing quirky independent thrillers like The Usual Suspects.
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The Day the Muzak DiedUnfortunately, we're living in a world where corporate intrusion into our lives has gotten so bad, the Muzak that used to be played in elevators and dentist's offices has been replaced by a sales pitch.