While they will not be on the cover of People Magazine, animal actors have been gracing the silver screen since silent movies. They might not be able to convey the spoken word (besides the terrible attempts like Beverly Hills Chihuahua) but they can still convey immense amounts of emotions. What guy can honestly say he did not cry at the end of Old Yeller or Where the Red Fern Grows? Animal actors have been capturing our hearts and imaginations for years, and these are some of the most prominent. Lassie Arguably the most well known animal character of the television era, Lassie has been saving boys from wells since the 1940s. While Lassie is a female character, every dog playing the role has been male. This is due to the fact that male collies look better on television due to their thicker coat. Pal was the first Lassie, and appeared in the first movies, television shows, and toured the country as the role. Since Pals time, every portrayal of Lassie has been a descendent of Pal until recent years. Babe The talking pig who dreamed of being a sheep dog was an instant hit the world over. The movie grossed …Read the Rest

I cannot stop talking about this film. It is simply a masterpiece of the most epic proportions. A cinematic experience for the highest of brows, the pretentiousness of the film made me appreciate it so much more than the exciting and action packed spy thrillers that The American is obviously breaking away from. Its sweeping cinematic views are exactly what you expect from director Anton Corbijn who is an amateur photographer and his eye for beauty heavily influences the films rich scenes. Personally, I am sick of George Clooney’s over hyped rolls that have made him millions upon millions of …Read the Rest

While the heat of the Civil Rights Movement was hottest in America over forty five years ago, it has taken a long time for the heat to die down. Hollywood has proved to be no exception and people of color, especially women of color, have only just recently started to see their fortunes turn as more roles open up to them. There are many successful black actresses in today’s ruthless acting market, some have helped to build bridges and pave the way for the up and coming talent, and others are helping to define a new trend. Nichelle Nichols Born …Read the Rest

The modern king of animated movies has had tremendous amounts of success ever since its flagship movie, Toy Story, became a blockbuster success in 1995. Since that time, every single movie that Pixar has produced has done better than the last and they show no signs of stopping. Steve Jobs believed in this company when it was first starting out and invested in Pixar heavily, and like his insight was right on so many things – so was it right here as well. Many people do not realize that the Pixar creators set out to make Toy Story geared towards …Read the Rest

As the world is saturated with technology that would have seemed like a dream twenty years ago, Bond films have become increasingly demure about their use of gadgets. We live in times where false fingerprints, DIY wrist-mounted darts and robot dogs are a reality. How can the Bond thinktank compete? In celebration of a demicentury of Bond, we look to some of our favourite gadgets cooked up by engineering mastermind Q. Some of them are ridiculous. Some of them are so believable that rumour has it the CIA asked the film producers for more information… Sit back, put up your …Read the Rest

Last June, Jimmy Kimmel hosted a special early edition of his hit late night television program on ABC. It followed directly after the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in a succinct five game series. Thanks to the primetime spot, Kimmel and his writers were under an unusual amount of pressure to put together a memorably and hysterical show, and they delivered. In fact, the episode was responsible for one of the best segments the show’s writers have yet to concont: A sketch featuring legendary British thespian Gary Oldman missing jumpers on a basketball court. After missing, he hilariously …Read the Rest

It’s entirely possible that the British band Radiohead are The Beatles of our generation. No, they have never achieved anywhere near the popularity that the fab four attained. If anything, Thom Yorke and co. have taken measures to insure they never achieve that kind of fame and success, like when they put out their album “In Rainbows” and told fans they could pay whatever they wanted for it. But The Beatles pushed the boundaries of where pop music could go in the 60s, taking directions that none of their contemporaries could have imagined. They opened up entirely new avenues, and …Read the Rest

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