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
'13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi' Offers Action and Heart
If you enjoyed military films such as Lone Survivor , American Sniper , or Act of Valor , then chances are you will enjoy 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi . The subject of...
Culture of Pop
Someone Tell Robert De Niro He's Better Than This
Robert De Niro is one of the greatest actors of all time. His status as an elite performer for the ages should never be questioned. In terms of longevity, versatility, and power, De Niro can...
Culture of Pop
'Mad Max: Fury Road' Rightfully Recognized With Oscar Nominations
Mad Max: Fury Road was easily one of the greatest movies 2015 showed audiences. That doesn't mean I assumed it would be nominated for Best Picture when it came to Oscar time, but it was,...
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 17 - The Incredible Hulk
The lost film in the MCU, The Incredible Hulk deserves a hindsight spotlight for how ahead of its time it was and how it is still impacting some of our favorite superhero adaptations today. Anchored...
Culture of Pop
'Mission: Impossible' Still Thriving After 20 Years
Mission: Impossible was a 1996 spy film starring Tom Cruise, Jean Reno, Vanessa Redgrave, Jon Voight, Ving Rhames, and Emilio Estevez. The film was based on the 1966-1973 television series of the same name. The...
Culture of Pop
The 25th Anniversary of John Singleton's 'Boyz N The Hood'
Boyz N The Hood was the directorial debut of John Singleton and starred Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Laurence Fishburne (then credited as Larry Fishburne), Nia Long, and Angela Bassett. The film was...
Culture of Pop
Fox is Bringing Back 'Prison Break'
Prison Break will be returning to Fox, the serial drama about Wentworth Miller's Michael Scofield attempting to bust Dominic Purcell's Lincoln Burrows, his brother, out of prison. The two family members will be reprising their...
Culture of Pop
Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: No. 12 - Bo Burnham
Image courtesy of the "Bo Burnham's Sad from what" video posted on YouTube. 12. Bo Burnham He will offend relativists because he has a strong point of view and he will offend those who prefer...
Interviews
Model Lauren Luongo Joins Pop Culture Spin For Q&A
Image taken by Lauren Luongo. Lauren Luongo is an emerging model from Connecticut who I had a Q&A with on behalf of Pop Culture Spin. Through her official website , it can be seen that...
Culture of Pop
Could 'The Revenant' Lead to Oscars for Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy?
The Revenant is justifiably receiving widespread buzz. To find out what works and what doesn't in the movie, check out our Senior Editor Mike Bitanga's review . For the purposes of this article, I'm interested...
