Michael Lee

Why 'Bridesmaids' Will Spawn a New Generation of Gross-Out Copycats

May 23, 2011 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

“Bridesmaids” is a great movie. It deserves every bit of praise it’s been getting and it will change Hollywood. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing remains to be seen

  

'Fast 5' Is More Cartoon Than Action Movie

May 19, 2011 By Mike Lee 2 years ago

That scene where Paul Walker and Vin Diesel drive a car off a hundred-foot cliff? That might as well have been Wile E. Coyote

  

'Scream 4': It Was the Best of Screams, It Was the Worst of Screams

May 1, 2011 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

It’s good in that it touches on ideas that are very timely and provocative. It’s bad in that it completely kills the suspension of disbelief

  

'Hanna' Is a Fairytale - One the Brothers Grimm Would Be Proud of

April 25, 2011 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

Hanna has been called an art-house "Sucker Punch." I prefer to call it a "Sucker Punch" that remembered to make its central character interesting

  

A Different Way to Do the Academy Awards

February 28, 2011 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

Instead of having past associates recreate "This is Your Life," why not have somebody like Judi Dench talk about the performances, or Quentin Tarantino chat writing; give us some real insight into the craft

  

The 10 Worst Best Picture Winners Ever (Part 1)

February 10, 2011 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

From "Rebecca" to "Sound of Music," here are the first five award winners who weren't worth their weight in Oscar gold

  

Adding an Actual Social Aspect to Social Media

February 3, 2011 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

With just a a digital projector, a screen and a Twitter hashtag, social media can truly be something we enjoy together

  

Don’t Throw a Tea Party for Ricky Gervais Just Yet

January 19, 2011 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

Why conservatives should think twice before making the Golden Globes host their hero

  

How Sci-Fi and Action Genres Have Changed Over the Years

September 28, 2010 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

Science fiction has become more action oriented while action is death by procedural

  

If the NFL Opening Week Were Like the Weekend Box Office ...

September 14, 2010 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

Your NFL team has only been in release one week, but what are the results?

  

Hollywood Needs to Draft a Fantasy Football Movie

September 1, 2010 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

The time is now for a project based on the national craze, but here's hoping it's done right

  

Sex! Violence! Car Chases! Blowing Stuff Up!

July 12, 2010 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

How did we get from the action movies of Errol Flynn to those of Clint Eastwood?

  

Ramming Originality Down the Gullet of Hollywood

June 23, 2010 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

It takes more than a concept to make a good movie, but originality isn't much valued in Hollywood

  

Looking for New Ways to Smash Heads and Blow Things Up?

June 10, 2010 By Michael Lee 3 years ago

Try zeppelins, savate or kaiju, plus seven other unknown or underused action movie tropes

  

NFL Draft: Is Your Team Ready for Its Close-up?

April 27, 2010 By Michael Lee 3 years ago

The rewrites are in, but some concerns remain about direction some sagas are taking

  

How Is an NFL Team Like a Movie?

April 22, 2010 By Michael Lee 3 years ago

Some hope this week's draft brings a sequel, while others need a page-one rewrite

  

Wall Street: It's Just Communism for Rich People

April 15, 2010 By Michael Lee 3 years ago

Michael Lewis' "The Big Short," explaining how the financial meltdown happened, would make an enlightening movie

  

The Decade of the Geek

January 19, 2010 By Michael Lee 3 years ago

From hobbits to spies to superheroes to exotic martial arts, entertainment was all about the geek

  

James Cameron, Rock Star

December 2, 2009 By Michael Lee 3 years ago

Has the "Avatar" director succumbed to his own hype?

  
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