I am out of town for a few days, and I thought I would have internet access where I am staying, but it turns out I don’t. Oh, well. I guess this is a happy Boxing Day post for those of you who celebrate that.

It’s not surprising really. After Golden Compass makes only $44 million during its first two weeks in the box office (Alvin and the Chipmunks made $11 million more than that in just its first week), New Line Cinema has announced that it has settled its differences with Peter Jackson and that he will produce two Hobbit films. Wait a second, produce? TWO? (read on…)

I know some of you are probably wondering why we need another article about the WGA Strike. I just thought I would summarize some of the latest news and give some of my personal opinions about the strike.

Many of the late-night hosts will be returning to their shows in the coming weeks. Kimmel, Letterman, Leno, and O-Brien will be returning on January 2. Stewart and Colbert will go back on the air January 7. Some WGA members are criticising these hosts, but I am leaning more toward supporting their decision to return to resume production on their shows. Leno said, “”Now that the talks have broken down and there are no further negotiations scheduled, I feel it’s my responsibility to get my 100 non-writing staff, which were laid off, back to work.” Whether you agree with these hosts’ decision to go back to work, it will be interesting to see how the shows fare without their writers.

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My name is Matthew Rongey. I am currently a freshman at Biola University in La Mirada, California. I will be applying to their film program for next year with an emphasis in production. (read on…)