Author: Chris Yogerst

“The Adjustment Bureau” is Worth Investigating

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There are too many films that deal with existential dilemmas which provide a viewing experience that is more work than pleasure. The most notable films are those written by Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich) and while they have their purpose they are by no means relaxing films. Sometimes it […]

 

Fate of “The Kennedys” Miniseries Shows Trend of Political Intimidation

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Political intimidation is alive and well in this country. Anyone who believes that Hollywood has the power to make any film they want without consequence must be dreaming. You may remember what happened to the excellent docudrama The Path to 9/11 in 2006. The scared-to-death Clinton camp was so terrified that they pushed with all […]

 

‘I Love You Phillip Morris’ Doesn’t Provide Enough to Love

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When Hollywood says something is a true story, do you believe it in full? If you do you may be under the age of twelve. If not you have likely seen enough films to realize that filmmakers like to change the truth quite often. Look at The Social Network from earlier this year. While it’s […]

 

Coen Brothers Master the Western with “True Grit”

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For years many people including myself have felt that the Western is dead. Sure, there have been a few to come around like Open Range and 3:10 to Yuma, but that’s nothing for a genre that was once so popular that Westerns were being pumped out weekly (on film and TV). Today it’s difficult to […]

 

“Little Fockers” Administers a Double Dose of Blah

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This Holiday season Hollywood is apparently taking a break from Christmas movies. In fact, Hollywood seems to be having a serious love affair with remakes and unnecessary sequels. Who really asked for a reboot of The A-Team or Tron? Absolutely no one asked for MacGruber. So what is going on? Your guess is as good […]

 

Sign the Petition: Has ABC/Disney Blacklisted ‘The Path to 9/11’ Forever?

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During John Stewart’s recent “Rally for Sanity” there were all of the usual signs one would expect the Left wants us to forget about. Signs about “9/11 truth” and the popular “teabagger” slur to Hitler comparisons and references to McCarthy, it’s all terribly predictable and boring. If these people want to do some research about […]

 

Is Obama Reference in ‘Megamind’ a Sign of Hollywood’s New Stripes?

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Anyone going to see the new DreamWorks animation film Megamind this weekend will notice something interesting midway through. There are actually people in Hollywood who will mock President Obama’s campaign, showing “No, You Can’t” signs that represent the “Yes, We Can” signs that were plastered all over college campuses and hybrid vehicles two years ago. […]

 

“Avatar” Sequels Promise To Recruit More Eco-Terrorists

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Sequels are a big risk in Hollywood, especially when they are driven by ideology. Sure, some franchises can carry their audience through multiple films, but not all of them are Harry Potter. Many of the best filmmakers working today such as Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, the Coen Brothers, David Fincher and Christopher Nolan have been […]

 

Soros’ NPR: Iconic Noir Film “Citizen Kane” Meets Reality, Sparks Downfall of Political Correctness

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Glenn Beck made a good observation the other day comparing radical Leftist billionaire George Soros to Orson Welles’ iconic character Charles Foster Kane, who was based on Yellow Journalist William Randolph Hearst. Soros, who gave almost two million dollars to NPR, can be viewed as a driving factor for the organizations many questionable moves; the […]