Family Matters radio interview
Posted on March 9, 2008 at 2:56 pm
I had a lot of fun talking to Caroline and Jacquie of Family Matters radio about the Oscars and other movie topics. You can hear the interview here and here.
Testimony about overpaid CEOs and subprime mortgages
Posted on March 7, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Update for anyone who wants to see my testimony: On the CSPAN website look for the Waxman hearing on CEO compensation and click on Panel 1. I’m about halfway through. My presentation is under five minutes but I also got most of the questions that follow. Here is my favorite of the news stories about the hearing (quote from me at the end). And here is the clip from CNBC and some commentary from me on the “Audit Trail” blog.
Now — back to movies!
10,000 B.C.
Posted on March 6, 2008 at 9:42 pm
C| Lowest Recommended Age: | 4th - 6th Grades |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence. |
| Profanity: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Peril and violence including battles with swords and arrows and animal attacks, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | March 7, 2008 |
If you are ten years old, a fan of video games, and have a short attention span and no knowledge of history, you will love this movie. The further you stray from these core qualifications, the less you will love it.
“10,000 B.C.” is the story of a tribe of ice age mammoth hunters who are scratching out a peaceful existence in the mountains when they are set upon by a fierce band of marauders who capture members of the tribe and drag them off into slavery. One of the captives is Evolet (the deserving-of-better Camilla Belle), the blue-eyed girlfriend of the young hunter D’Leh (Steven Strait). He vows to follow them to the ends of the earth to get her back, and so begins an epic journey in which D’Leh grows from a callow and frightened young man to a mature and powerful leader of men.
TV tomorrow
Posted on March 6, 2008 at 6:57 pm
When I’m not being The Movie Mom, I speak out often on corporate abuses. Tomorrow, I will testify about the CEOs who made millions while their companies, investors, and customers were losing millions on subprime mortgages before the U.S. Congress Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. I am also scheduled to appear on “Good Morning America,” the NBC nightly news, and CNBC to talk about the hearing.
The Bank Job
Posted on March 6, 2008 at 6:00 pm
B+| Lowest Recommended Age: | Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for sexual content, nudity, violence and language. |
| Profanity: | Very strong language |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Peril and graphic violence, torture, murder, disturbing images, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: | Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: | March 7, 2008 |
Ah, the pleasures of the heist film. Something for nothing. Sticking it to The Man. Tricky problems solved by clever people both in the planning stages and on the spot. And, just to make it really fun, sometimes, as here, it is based on a true story. Yes, as they say, now it can be told. Once upon a time back in 1970, when cameras, cops, bank security, and princesses were very different from what we get nowadays, the sister of the Queen of England was photographed in a compromising position by an enterprising gangster who used the photos to blackmail the government. The prints and film were tucked away in a safe deposit box at a bank frequented by somewhat shady types. And it seemed to MI-5, the British equivalent of the Secret Service, that the best way to clear up this spot of trouble was to rob the bank. Efficient and discreet as always, they dispatched one of their officers to find some criminals to do the job.