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Archive for January, 2009

Senate Approves Digital TV Conversion Delay

Monday, January 26th, 2009

We’ve all been waiting a long time for this digital TV conversion to finally take place, and now we’re going to have to wait even longer. The Senate has just delayed the whole conversion another four months to help everyone waiting for their $40 coupons to buy their DTV converted boxes. This transition was supposed [...]

Heath Ledger Wins SAG Award

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Heath Ledger was awarded the SAG award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as The Joker in last year’s “The Dark Knight.” This award comes just one week after he was awarded a Golden Globe for his role as The Joker, along with an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. We will have to [...]

And The Nominees Are…

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Best Motion Picture of the Year The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Ceán Chaffin, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall Frost/Nixon (2008): Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Eric Fellner Milk (2008): Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks The Reader (2008): Nominees to be determined Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Christian Colson Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Richard [...]

President Obama’s Inauguration and Address

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

History was made today, as the United States swore in Barack Obama as the 44th President, and I feel like this should not be passed by. So below, for your viewing pleasure, is the 21 minutes of footage of President Obama.

Joaquin Phoenix — Great Actor, Horrible Rapper

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

It was only a few months ago when Joaquin Phoenix announced that he was going to retire from acting to pursue his musical career. Sure, he did a great job as Johnny Cash in “Walk The Line,” but just because he was good at singing country doesn’t mean he would be good at doing hip-hop. [...]