Scott’s Blog

  • The Argyle Sweater – Very Funny

    The Argyle Sweater, by Scott Hilburn, is comic discovery #2 in my search for great comic strips of today. The Far Side by Gary Larson, published from 1980 to 1995, set the standard for great single-panel comics. I don’t think The Argyle Sweater is quite as brilliant as Far Side, but it’s definitely in the ball park. Read more

  • Family Friendly Wins

    The 2014 Annual Movieguide Report, published by Dr. Ted Baehr’s movieguide.org, was just released, and it reveals some very interesting statistics about the movies being released by Hollywood. In a nutshell, family friendly, patriotic and even religious films are more successful at the box office than films that feature substantial amounts of sex and violence. Here Read more

  • NOAH Making Waves

    The movie Noah will hit theaters March 28th. The director Darren Aronofsky and Paramount Pictures have been sailing on rough waters, so far, as they have struggled to produce a movie that will please Christian and Jewish viewers as well as everyone else. According to an article in The Hollywood Reporter, the director and the Read more

  • Monty Python’s Silly Olympics Sketch

    In honor of the Olympics, I’m posting one of my favorite Monty Python sketches. It cracks me up every time. Read more

  • 3 Days and Pompeii

    3 Days to Kill – starring Kevin KostnerLA Weekly’s Amy Nicholson says, “Kill is a singular mess, at once a drama about a man confronting his pending death, a romance about reconciling with his ex, a comedy about his clueless attempts to connect with his daughter, and a sci-fi action flick…”. However, she goes on to say Read more

  • Funny Trailer – Muppets Most Wanted

    The Muppets have always been funny, and apparently they always will be funny. I like this trailer, not just because it’s for a movie I’m looking forward to seeing, but even more because it’s so creatively funny. It first aired during the Superbowl. Watch it to see how they spoof online comments and tweets as if Read more