Ah, you probably thought I meant  Conan O’Brien huh?  Don’t get me wrong-  I adore Conan.  But honestly, he’s not  CONAN the Barbarian.
Given Hollywood’s current remake frenzy of classic 80′s TV shows and films, I’m stuck between loathing this measure and being excited to see my favorites redone with better technology.   I’m caught in nostalgia one moment and utter contempt the next.   For instance, the Clash of the Titans remake was okay but not what I expected of it.  The A-Team was superb with Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson.  But …

 Queen Latifah [Dana Owens] finds her champion not only on the big screen with rapper turned actor Common, in the movie Just Wright, but she also pens a song that does inspire the champion in all of us.   In the movie, Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) is an off the cuff, no holds barred physical therapist who gets the opportunity to work with NBA All-Star Scott McKnight (Common).  All goes well until Leslie finds herself falling for Scott who happens to be vibing off the affections of Leslie’s childhood friend Morgan …

Get the skinny on the movie [DVD] Beowulf, starring Angelina Jolie and Sir Anthony Hopkins.