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“Bully” Petition Nears 300,000 Signatures. Where the hell are the rest of you?

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Ellen DeGeneres, Demi Lovato and 20 members of Congress have so far signed on to support a campaign started by bullied Michigan high school student Katy Butler on Change.org, urging the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to change the “R” rating of the upcoming Weinstein Company release Bully to “PG-13.” [...]

“The Invisible War” and the Ongoing Subjugation of Women in America

Congratulations to director Kirby Dick and producer Any Ziering for the pickup of their powerful new doc The Invisible War by Cinedigm Entertainment Group and New Video. I saw the film at Sundance and in addition to being a great film, it’s extraordinarily important in these times of increasing violence against and institutionalized subjugation of [...]

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory - An Amazing Screening

On Monday night I was among a relatively privileged few that were invited to a special screening of Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory that was held at CAA, with Berlinger and one of the West Memphis 3, Jason Baldwin, in attendance for a Q&A, following the screening.

After seeing the Paradise [...]

Budd Schulberg and HUAC: Not To Be Forgotten

While Budd Schulberg was indeed a great writer, we cannot forget the role that he and others played in the shameful period in our nation’s history known as McCarthyism and the Hollywood Blacklist. [...]

William Shatner Reads Sarah Palin

William Shatner reads Sarah Palin’s farewell speech. Nuff said. [...]

GSRT – A SXSW Road Trip To Lockhart or “Meat or Bust!”

No trip to SXSW is complete without a visit to Lockhart, TX for some BBQ. [...]

GSRT: Memphis – Payne’s Is King

Day one in Memphis: I discover the world’s greatest chopped pork sandwich! [...]

GSRT: Hagerstown to Louisville or “Such a Dirty Bad Girl!”

In which I drive more than 500 miles to attend a black-tie gala in Louisville and meet some cool folks, have some good food and decide I want to go back there, some day soon. [...]

GSRT ’09: Some Random Thoughts

A couple of random thought I had while driving from Hagerstown, MD to Louisville, KY. 532 miles. [...]