A revealing look beyond the sideburns By Rob Bloom February 09, 2005 Prelude I first heard the name Brandon Walsh in 1992. A story he had written for The West Beverly Blaze — a fascinating piece about steroid use on the track team — had come across my desk and I was immediately seduced by the high quality of writing, reporting, and…
Read More »Life’s geekiest questions answered! By The Fangirl Advisor February 09, 2005 Once upon a time, Entertainment Geekly played host to the illustrious Fanboy Advisor. The Advisor was quite refined in the ways of drink and love and, um, where to find “special” vending machines. He was wise. Then…well, we’re not sure exactly what happened, but apparently the Advisor inherited a bunch of money, went on…
Read More »In the spirit of lovah’s day, here’s a wish list for the small screen’s most compelling couplings. By Sarah Kuhn February 11, 2005 It’s almost time for a certain Hallmark-approved holiday…you know, the one that always ends up involving stuffing your cakehole with as much chocolate as possible. In the spirit of small screen Valentines, here’s a wish list of…
Read More »By Diana Estigarribia February 21, 2005 There comes a point when a film intellectual has to face facts: you’re spending too much time in front of the television when you should be out, taking in festivals, first-runs, and art house revivals. Thus, the day I thought would never come is here: I am giving up cable at the end of…
Read More »Catching Up with Karate’s ‘Bad Boy’ By Rob Bloom February 22, 2005 For many, the mere mention of his name conjures up terror and bed-wetting. His reputation as a no-nonsense bully with a penchant for dirt bikes, smoking dope at school dances, and beating the pulp out of defenseless weaklings is the stuff of legend. Two consecutive victories at the…
Read More »The trials and tribulations of being the in-house geek By Sarah Wolf March 01, 2005 I work at a relatively small newspaper in the middle of New Mexico, just to give you a sense of the isolation. We have cable television and People and DSL, but look around at the pickups and black leather jackets and it may as well still be…
Read More »It’s-a him Maaario! By Matt Springer March 05, 2005 I have just died for the sixth time in a row at the exact same spot in Super Mario 64 DS. I’m trying to collect all the red coins to get a star in the first Bowser level. It’s part of my excruciating current effort to go back and earn the stars…
Read More »Tim Canterbury. The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer. Shakespeare? By David B. Grelck March 12, 2005 Allow me to pontificate briefly (although a parenthetical here would likely debate whether or not anyone reading this has ever read me do anything even closely resembling the word brief) about the nature of British Television. They believe their sitcoms and humor is vastly superior to…
Read More »…and then a step to the ri-i-i-i-i-ight. By Matt Springer March 16, 2005 SPOILERS AHOY! I did catch a sneak preview of the debut episode of the next season of Clone Wars. However, I had to suffer through Mark Hamill to do it. Was it worth it? That’s the first real question. Was the forty minutes of watching a pasty, slightly…
Read More »Festival films from around the world tackle economics and the zombie problem. By Diana Estigarribia March 28, 2005 My March Madness was about taking in as many “different” films as I could squeeze into my moviegoing schedule. Instead of spring break, I took an “escape from Hollywood,” which included films dealing with natural forces, world economies, father-son relationships, and of…
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