Aug 1, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice, mic
Published: Good Men Project (August 1, 2015)
A tribute to wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, the star of one of Matthew Rozsa’s favorite movies, John Carpenter’s “They Live.”
There is a YouTube video that pretty much any fan of ’80s action or science fiction movies ought to see. Edited together from clips of a TNT MonsterVision presentation of John Carpenter’s “They Live,” it contains footage of show host Joe Bob Briggs interviewing the film’s star, wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who sadly passed away yesterday.... Read Original Article
Jul 4, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice, mic
Published: Good Men Project (July 4, 2015)
Matthew Rozsa has one thing to say about superhero movies: Enough!
To celebrate this 4th of July, let’s talk about one of the most American art forms out there: the superhero movie.
“There’s only so many uniquely American art forms—Broadway musicals, abstract expressionism, jazz,” explained Michael Kantor in an interview for fastcocreate.com... Read Original Article
Jun 13, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Internet Culture, Liberalism, mic, Original Source Salon.com
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May 22, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Conservativism, Media Issues, Political Ideologies
Published: Daily Dot (May 22, 2015)
For a while, it didn’t seem like anyone who wasn’t a card-carrying member of the GOP had a voice on Fox News, the network that is “fair and balanced,” so long as you agree with Rupert Murdoch. A 2012 survey by the Pew Research Center found that 60 percent of Fox News viewers were self-described conservatives, compared to 23 percent who identified as moderates and 10 percent who claimed to be liberal (the same figures ran 32-30-30 for CNN and 32-23-36 for MSNBC).... Read Original Article
May 21, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice
Published: Good Men Project (May 21, 2015)
When Jimmy Kimmel got choked up on Tuesday as he discussed David Letterman’s impending departure from the air, he demonstrated an important fact:
Everyone needs a hero.
That’s a corny thing to say (or write), especially in an era as oversaturated with scandal as our own.
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May 5, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Autobiographical, mic
Published: Good Men Project (May 5, 2015)
It’s impossible to enjoy a movie or television show today quite as much as you did when you were a child. Matthew Rozsa speculates as to why.
Have you ever noticed that no one enjoys a movie quite like a child?
Although I don’t have any kids myself, I’ve spent years chuckling at the great entertainment plight of those relatives and friends of mine who do have children – and, in particular, how their kids force them to watch the same movies and TV shows over and over and over again.... Read Original Article