Movie press release deconstruction: the REAL message of the new “Transformers” theme park ride. »

There’s been a whole lot of breathless squabbling going on about the announcement from Universal that they’re planning to add a “Transformers” ride attraction to their theme parks in Singapore and Hollywood. And while some may view this as good news to fans of overpriced amusements worldwide, I think you deserve to know the real [...]

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Outrageous! News editors all over the world disrespect actor Patrick Swayze! »

You’ll find no bigger supporter of Hollywood mega-star Patrick Swayze than Burbanked, friends, so when we see an actor of his caliber (remember: he can play a brain surgeon and a Zen-like surfer. Like Phillip Seymour Hoffman could do that) get crapped upon by thoughtless news editors across the whole world, we get a little [...]

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The U.S. military is prepared to protect you against everything but bad movies. »

Hopefully posting about Michael Bay’s upcoming Transformers movie won’t become a habit here at Burbanked, but when we see something as unintentionally ironic as this PR-starved article released by the Holloman Air Force Base where Bay is shooting his Island-flop-bounceback, trucks-that-turn-into-other-things masterpiece, one feels compelled to comment.
It’s actually rather difficult to pick out what is [...]

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Whatever David Copperfield’s paying his publicist, it’s not enough. »

ring-ring. ring-ring.
“Yeah, Warren? Hey, this is David.” pause.
“It’s David Copperfield.”
“The magician David Copperfield. Listen, I’m in Florida and you won’t believe what just happened. I got robbed at gunpoint with my two assistants and listen to what I did – I FAKED OUT THE BURGLARS by pretending that my pockets were empty! Yeah! It was [...]

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