Well, this weekend proved it: Robert Downey Jr. is the world’s biggest movie star. Let’s look at some quick numbers. Downey has made nine films since the first “Iron Man” in 2008. Of those nine, eight have earned more than $100 million at the domestic box office. Four have topped $200 million domestically. Six of … Continue Reading →
Experience isn’t everything. Neither is prior success. The box office this weekend should prove that once and for all. For the second year in a row the summer blockbuster season is being kicked off with a huge Marvel movie starring Robert Downey Jr. And for the second year in a row that Marvel movie has … Continue Reading →
At this point television is dealing with an age-old question: Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Obviously television has too much of a bad thing. The medium has always produced plenty of swill and the boom in fake reality shows, cooking competitions and blatant rubbernecking over the past decade has … Continue Reading →
From the look of this summer’s movie offerings, we are a very worried world. Apocalyptic possibilities are everywhere, from the zombie virus threatening mankind in “World War Z” (June 21) to gargantuan alien monsters rising up from the oceans in “Pacific Rim” (July 12). And you can be sure that each of this summer’s superhero … Continue Reading →