No one can wrap up the year quite like the warped geniuses at Jib Jab. And no, doubt, there will be much to dissect, debate and lampoon in 2012, too. But in the meantime,the News Junkie Post staff sends you our warmest wishes for a happy, healthy New Year!
You can’t run away from your problems. But in Alexander Payne’s world you can take them on a road trip. Actually, it’s sort of a requirement. The director’s signature cinematic contrivance, a hallmark in “About Schmidt” and “Sideways” (which garnered him a Best Original Screenplay Oscar) is at play again in his latest, “The Descendants.” [...]
Remember a few years ago when Bill O’Reilly got his festive knickers in a twist because our big, bad secular society had waged a war against Christmas? Bill O and the Fox brigade were miffed because many retailers had ditched the “Merry Christmas” salutation in favor of the more inclusive “Happy Holidays.” It seemed to [...]
I know I risk having gingerbread, or worse, vats of eggnog, hurled at me. But I have a love-hate thing going with It’s a Wonderful Life. The thing is: back in the days before cable offered hundreds of stations with nothing on, every channel seemed to run the Frank Capra classic on an endless loop. [...]
Season’s Bleedings from Newt Gingrich and the Fright Wing Republicans. I doubt Dr. Seuss could conjure a villain as mean-spirited as Mr. Gingrich. While the Grinch’s heart swells to let in transformative love, the Gingrich’s head swells to accommodate grandiose delusions, historical re-writes and plots to reform America’s impoverished youth. Please follow Amy Beth Arkawy [...]
