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Britney Now, Then, Virtually Forever
By
Paul O'Donnell
October has been a banner month for Britney Spears fans. Her new single, “Womanizer,” set an arcane record of the kind that baseball stat geeks love to cite–the song was the first to go from no. 96 to no. 1 on the Billboard chart in one week. Ten days ago the tune’s video debuted, and…
‘SNL’ and The ‘Palin Effect’
By
Douglas Howe
If John McCain is photographed holding up a “Dewey Defeats Truman” headline on Election Night in two weeks, pundits and media talking heads across the country will no doubt point to the invisible “Obama Factor” as the reason for why this a priori nominee didn’t win. What they may be missing, though, will be the…
Faith and Society in ‘Appaloosa’
By
Douglas Howe
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out “Appaloosa” before it’s gone from theaters. Then circle back to this blog, as the discussion of faith issues in the movie I’m about to talk about will include a few spoilers. I found “Appaloosa” to be a remarkable commentary from Ed Harris who directed, starred in, and…
Oliver Stone Waxes Wise on ‘W’
By
Douglas Howe
It’s always a privilege to be in on these media conference calls, but all I needed to hear from Oliver Stone about his current film, “W,” came in a response to Fox’s Courtney Friel’s questions about his approach to the film. “I just don’t think the Bush family believes in looking inside themselves, especially George…
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