What the hell, 2016? What is your gripe against British entertainment legends who are at or near 69 years old? Did England wrong you in a previous year or something? Knock it off! [EDIT: Only a few hours after posting this, we learned that Glenn Frey, guitarist and founding member of The Eagles has died. This […]
The Widescreen.org Movie and Media Podcast #142
O Captain! My Captain! rise up and hear the bells… I say goodbye to two Hollywood legends, Best Buy is about to shove UHD TV awareness in your face, Guardians and TMNT makes lots of money on their opening weekends, Babylon 5 will return, Batman V. Superman will no longer contend with Captain America 3, Martin Scorsese makes the case to keep […]
Roger Ebert Dies At 70
I didn’t always agree with him (especially his staunch dislike, possibly outright hatred, for 3D) but no one can deny that he was the most respected person in the business. He now joins his late work partner Gene Siskel who died in 1999. But even though I found myself often disagreeing with him, I have […]
Joe Paterno, 1926-2012
Rest in peace, JoePa. May you now have the peace that the haters and the ignorant denied you these past few months. We are … Penn State.
Thank you, Steve Jobs.
Apple today announced the death of Steve Jobs who succumbed to complications from the pancreatic cancer that he was fighting since 2004. In a brief statement, Apple released the following: Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough […]