Category: Culture of Pop
This is Hardwood and Hollywood's section for all things having to do with pop culture - movies, TV, music, interviews with celebrities, both traditional and modern, and comic books. Keep your eyes on our words as we keep our fingers on the pulse of pop culture!
Culture of Pop
Nicki Minaj Will Have an ABC Family Series. Huh?
Image courtesy of Nicki Minaj's "Pills N Potions" music video on YouTube. Nicki Minaj is set to have an ABC Family series. Yes, that Nicki Minaj, the rapper one with the enormous physical features. Not...
Culture of Pop
Review 'Fear the Walking Dead' S1 E5
Once again I spent my Sunday watching the Dolphins play "football" and eagerly awaiting a new episode of Fear the Walking Dead. One of these two things was a bloodbath with my favorite people being...
Culture of Pop
Review: 'Quantico' Premieres on ABC
Quantico is a new ABC drama that tells the story of a group of new recruits at Quantico, focusing on Alex Parrish (Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra from Barfi! and Agneepath ). The present storyline shows...
Culture of Pop
Review: 'Blood & Oil' Premieres on ABC
ABC's new drama Blood & Oil can best be described as pleasant. The story of ambitious but idealistic couple Billy LeFever and Cody LeFever getting into the oil business with the much more cynical, conniving...
Comic Books
Krysten Ritter in 'Jessica Jones' Netflix Teaser
Krysten Ritter will be playing Jessica Jones in a Netflix TV show based on the Marvel character. All we see in the teaser, for the most part, is Ritter's back in an apparent slumbered and...
Culture of Pop
The Five Greatest Gangster Films in Film History
With the recent release of Black Mass , it's worth taking a look back at the five greatest gangster films in film history. This is a crowded genre, and numerous installments are worthy of inclusion,...
Culture of Pop
Review: 'Once Upon a Time" Season 5 Premiere
Once Upon a Time returned for its fifth season this Sunday night. The premiere episode explores new territory and old as the gang travels to Camelot before proceeding to get their memory wiped for the...
Culture of Pop
The Best or Most Realistic Military Films in Film History
With the release of 13: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi a few months away, let’s take this opportunity to reflect on five military films, which were the most realistic as opposed to ‘Hollywood’ standards. Lone...
Culture of Pop
'Sicario' Takes You Over the Edge
Lionsgate True horror comes from reality, and the entertainment industry attempts to distract us from it in order for us to live mostly sane lives; however, there are films rooted in realism that remind us...
Culture of Pop
Review: 'The Player' Premieres on NBC
The Player premiered on NBC last night and it is unbelievably bad. The ridiculous premise reminded me a lot of Death Race , but instead of embracing the silliness to create some campy overblown fun,...
