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
Snoop Dogg Throws Son a 'Coming to America' Party
Image courtesy of Jason Persse/Flickr The internet is a place memes with callbacks to classic films and awkward moments caught on camera (see John Travolta at the Oscars ). Memes are rarely rooted in reality...
Culture of Pop
2015 Oscars Results and Recap
The 87th Annual Oscars ceremony was entertaining enough, or as entertaining as a three-and-half-hour award show can be. Neil Patrick Harris was suitably comedic as the host, with some clap-worthy cracks at Hollywood, but definitely...
Culture of Pop
Season 3 of 'Orphan Black' has Premiere Date
Orphan Black has a premiere date for its Season 3 run of episodes. On Saturday, April 18, the popular human cloning series starring Tatiana Maslany will return. That's not all, though. Orphan Black isn't simply...
Culture of Pop
'McFarland, USA' Overcomes Predictability With Heart
McFarland, USA tells the unlikely story of a cross country team based in the humble city of McFarland, CA in 1987. In a largely Mexican-American town, and at a high school with an identical demographic,...
Culture of Hoops
WWE Fastlane 2015: Make or Break Mania
WWE's newest February event, Fastlane , seems like an afterthought between the Royal Rumble and the spectacle of WrestleMania , but it can also become WWE's saving grace. The aftermath of the Royal Rumble match...
Culture of Pop
Clint Eastwood's Top Three Directed Movies
Throughout his long career, Clint Eastwood has solidified his status as a Hollywood legend, as a force in front of the camera, as well as behind the scenes. Eastwood is rightfully considered one of the...
Culture of Pop
Review: The Jack and Triumph Show Premieres on Adult Swim
I guess the obvious comeback to me saying how much I dislike The Jack and Triumph Show would be the simple question "what were you expecting?" Fair enough. It's a show centered around Triumph the...
Culture of Pop
Review: The Odd Couple Premieres on CBS
For years since the success of Two and a Half Men , CBS has been explicitly seeking sitcoms that fit The Odd Couple formula so maybe it was only a matter of time before they...
Culture of Pop
Watch Again: "Glory" Performed at Grammys
Common and John Legend killed it at the Grammys. In performing "Glory," a theme song of Selma , these two music stars delivered a powerful message. They also riveted the audience. Many performances at the...
Culture of Pop
Oscar Isaac is the Real Deal in 'A Most Violent Year'
In order to run a business, one must be in control and able to take smart chances, as the path to the American Dream is muddy. J.C. Chandor tells the tale of an immigrant oil...
