Meat Loaf, rocker and ‘Bat Out of Hell’ singer, dies at 74 Via CNBC.com: Meat Loaf, the singer and actor whose “Bat Out of Hell” album became one of the best-selling of all time, has died at the age of 74. “Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side,” a post published on the star’s official Facebook page early Friday said. […]
Report: Kanye West to Meet Vladimir Putin, Make Russia His ‘Second Home’ Via Breitbart: Ye, the rapper and fashion mogul formerly known as Kanye West, will reportedly travel to Moscow later this year to meet with President Vladimir Putin and lay the groundwork to expand his business ventures into Russia, which the billionaire rapper is planning to make his “second home.” Travel plans are currently in the works for the spring […]
Movie Theater Attendance Far Below Historical Norms Via Gallup: Americans watched an average 1.4 movies in a movie theater over the past 12 months. This includes a historically high 61% who did not visit a movie theater at all, 31% who saw between one and four movies, and 9% who attended five or more. Gallup has tracked U.S. adults' movie attendance using this question periodically between 1988 and 1995 and […]
Bob Saget, beloved TV dad of ‘Full House,’ dead at 65 Via CNBC.com: Bob Saget, the actor-comedian known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom “Full House” and as the wisecracking host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” has died, according to authorities in Florida. He was 65. The Orange County, Florida, sheriff’s office was called Sunday about an “unresponsive man” in a hotel room at […]
Grammy Awards 2022 Postponed due to Omicron Variant Via Breitbart: The Grammy Awards 2022 has been postponed due to the Omicron variant of the Chinese coronavirus, making it the second year in a row that the Grammys have been postponed over the pandemic. “After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have […]
Barrett Brief Movie Review: The Meta Matrix Resurrections Summary: Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himself, Mr. Anderson will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more. Genre: Action, Sci-Fi The Matrix. Simultaneously the most groundbreaking and disappointing franchise of all time. A franchise that spawned […]
Barrett Brief Movie Review: The King's Man - A Royal Drag Summary: In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions. Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy When Kingsman: The Secret Service burst onto the scene in 2014 it was beloved because it was a new twist on the superhero/spy genres. With the twist of a "Manners, Maketh […]
Spider-Man: No Way Home Swings into Theaters with $587M Global Debut from 61 Markets Via Box Office Pro: Spider-Man: No Way Home swung into theaters in 61 markets across the world this weekend, taking a $587.2 million global debut—the third-highest opening weekend of all-time. Domestically, it took the film three days to outperform the theatrical run of every other individual title released in the entirety of 2020 and 2021. Spider-Man: […]
Barrett Brief Movie Review - Spider-Man No Way Home - Pinnacle Peter Parker *This Review IS filled with spoilers, you have been warned* Summary: With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man. Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi s The Spider-Man franchise. Since 2001, there have been 9 […]
