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Taylor Sheridan sued one of the main actors on "Yellowstone" over trademark infringement, so it's safe to say that he's dealt with his fair share of legal drama. However, the prolific creator might have landed Paramount in a spot of bother thanks to his oil drama "Landman," as an audio clip featured in the season 1 finale is alleged to have been used without permission.

The episode at the heart of the drama, "The Crumbs of Hope," contains a 90-second clip of the late real-life radio broadcaster Paul Harvey discussing oil prices on his "The Rest of the Story" show. The original segment, which can be found in the 2008 episode titled "Gas Crisis," argues that rising oil costs are the result of greedy governments and corporations. However, Harvey's estate, Paulynne, claims that "Landman" edits the clip to defend the oil industry while infringing on copyrighted material. Here's what Paulynne's attorney,...

Paramount has been sued by the estate of late broadcaster Paul Harvey for alleging using an audio clip of Harvey’s broadcast without permission in the TV series “Landman.”

The suit, filed Monday in the Southern District Court of New York, alleges that Paramount Global unlawfully used a 90-second audio clip of Harvey’s broadcast 2008 segment, titled “Gas Crisis,” in the season finale of “Landman” without the knowledge or consent of Paulynne, which was founded by Harvey and his wife and colleague, Lynne Cooper Harvey.

Moreover, the suit claims that the clip, which “discusses that rising gas prices are more than just the result of market forces and the greed of oil companies” and explores how prices are “deliberately manipulated by governments and certain corporations to advance broader agendas” was edited and taken out of context “to support the show’s pro-oil industry themes.”

A representative for Paramount Global did...

Taylor Sheridan’s confession to American podcaster Joe Rogan that he’s often accused of writing characters that don’t exist (toxic masculinity is one example) didn’t shock me one bit. Yellowstone was never about realism; it’s basically cowboy mytho wrapped in modern-day conflict. His characters don’t just live, but they loom. And that’s exactly the point.

Sheridan writes to elevate life into something mythic, not just reflect it. His confession might change how one looks at Yellowstone, but it didn’t do it for me. If anything, it makes his entire playbook make even more sense.

Taylor Sheridan’s confession might change how one sees Yellowstone but I saw that coming Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone | Credits: Paramount Network

Taylor Sheridan finally said the quiet part out loud, and I did see that coming a mile away.

During his sit-down with Joe Rogan on his podcast,...

“The One That Got Away” emerges as a Welsh crime drama centered on a murder investigation with echoes of unresolved past cases. The narrative follows a pair of detectives whose shared history complicates their professional pursuit of truth.

Their reunion brings forth personal conflicts that mirror the challenges they face on the job, a dynamic that injects an element of human complexity into the procedural framework. The storyline unfolds through a series of unexpected twists and moments of heightened tension, inviting the viewer to question the reliability of both memory and motive.

The series situates itself within the crime thriller and psychological drama categories, using its investigative plot to explore themes that touch on societal shifts and cultural identity.

Set in a small, tightly connected Welsh community, the show takes advantage of its regional setting to incorporate local language and cultural nuances, providing a textured backdrop for its unfolding drama.

Eighty minutes?? Landman Season 1 Episode 10 was a feature-length finale, and oh boy, did it deliver.

The near future of the show has changed significantly, giving us a better picture of what to expect from the second season.

The biggest stunner here is that despite the popularity of the show and its success for the streamer, Paramount+ hasn’t renewed it yet. While “The Crumbs of Hope” could serve as a series finale, the likeliness of this happening is very slim.

(Lauren ìLoî Smith/Paramount+)

As an aside, as of this writing, there aren’t any photos for the finale, but if they arrive on Sunday, I’ll switch them out so you don’t feel like you’re reading old news.

Speaking of news, beginning the hour with Paul Harvey made me smile. Many of you won’t know who he is, but he was one of the greatest orators of our time.

John Ford is one of the greatest directors of the Golden Age of Hollywood, most famous for his Western films, for which Ford often collaborated with John Wayne. Ford is one of the most influential American directors, and he played a pioneering role in Hollywood's transition from silent films to talkies. In a career spanning over 50 years, he made more than 100 films, and is often considered the first auteur in Hollywood.

Critically acclaimed, John Ford holds the record for most directing Oscars, having won four of them during his illustrious career. While his Westerns are his most celebrated films, his dramatic works are equally compelling; in fact, Western star and legendary director Clint Eastwood's favorite John Ford movie isn't, surprisingly, a Western. A true master of his craft, Ford dabbled in almost every genre, and was consistently successful at making good films in them all.

The Whole Town's Talking...

Bethesda’s Starfield has been a subject of controversy since its release, and its new Dlc, Shattered Space, has gotten even more polarized opinions. While many fans praise the addition of new quests, characters, and locations, others express frustration over unmet expectations.

The Dlc has divided fans. | Image Credit: Bethesda Game Studios.

Some fans argue that the criticisms are overblown, while others feel that the expansion fails to live up to its $30 price tag. Despite the backlash, some fans are defending the expansion, pointing out the good parts. So are people just expecting too much out of Bethesda? Not quite.

Starfield‘s Dlc Could Not Have Gotten More Polarized Reactions

The Shattered Space Dlc has divided Starfield players into two camps. On one side, some players appreciate the expansion’s new content, including the quests, the new planet, and even the long-awaited introduction of ground vehicles.

The more I play #ShatteredSpace,...

Everyone knows "The Simpsons" has basically predicted every major cultural moment in recent history. From Disney's 2021 acquisition of Fox to Donald Trump's presidency, the long-running show has managed to prove time and again that it has its finger on the pulse of pop culture — well, at least it used to. But the show is also responsible for directly contributing to other pop culture moments, such as when Merriam-Webster added the word "Cromulent" — first used in the 1996 episode "Lisa the Iconoclast" — to the dictionary.

Another '90s episode featured the origin of a minor "Simpsons" joke that would end up enduring for decades, although in a much less conspicuous way. "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy" is the tenth episode of the show's sixth season, and while it didn't quite make /Film's list of the 25 best "Simpsons" episodes, frankly every golden age episode could have been on that list, and this one is no different.

Dr. Phil McGraw’s new cable broadcasting network Merit Street Media will launch two live news shows next month.

Morning on Merit Street, airing weekdays from 8-10 a.m. Et, will be hosted by Dominique Sachse and Fanchon Stinger, and will feature a mix of news, entertainment and advice. Sachse was a longtime anchor at Kprc-tv in Houston and has a popular YouTube channel and podcast, Over 50 and Flourishing. Stinger was evening news anchor at Fox59 in Indianapolis. She is co-founder of the charity Grit & Grace Nation, which empowers young people with leadership skills. Andrew Scher is executive producer.

The News on Merit Street, scheduled for 7-8 p.m. Et, will feature senior anchor Kris Gutierrez and co-hosts Lyndsey Keith and Loni Coombs. According to an announcement, the show will be in the “spirit of legendary radio broadcaster Paul Harvey” and “will provide viewers with fact-based research to dispel misinformation each weeknight.

A new video depicting former U.S. President Donald Trump as a messianic figure has spurred controversy within Iowa’s evangelical community.

This video is called “God Made Trump.” It imitates Paul Harvey’s famous “So God Made a Farmer” video.

On January 5, a week before the Iowa Republican caucuses, Trump posted the video on his Truth Social account.

“‘God Made Trump,'” he wrote in the caption.

The video had a piano score and started with a narrator speaking seriously.

“And on June 14, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise, and said, ‘I need a caretaker,'” the video’s narrator stated while a black-and-white clip showing a view of the Earth was played. “So God gave us Trump.”

“God said, ‘I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, fix this country. Work all day. Fight the Marxists. Eat supper,'” the narrator continued. “‘Then go to the Oval...

Don Imus, a foul-mouthed pioneer of the shock-jock radio format, died Friday at the age of 79. His family said his wife and one of his sons were by his side at the Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, according to ABC News, but neither they nor his publicist revealed a cause of death. He had been hospitalized on Tuesday.

As the cowboy-hat-wearing, pistol-toting host of the popular Imus in the Morning syndicated radio show for nearly five decades, Imus found ways to offend all walks of life.

As Paul Harvey used to say: And now, the rest of the story. “Unbroken: Path to Redemption” serves as a kinda-sorta sequel to “Unbroken,” Angelina Jolie’s harrowing 2014 drama about the War II experiences of Louis Zamperini, the Olympian distance runner and Army Air Forces bombardier who survived 47 days on a life raft after his plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean, then endured two years of merciless torture in a Japanese Pow camp. This follow-up — which, like its predecessor, is taken from Lauren Hillenbrand’s nonfiction best-seller “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” — focuses on Zamperini’s postwar struggles with alcoholism, crushing disappointment (an injury prevents him from competing in another Olympics), and recurring nightmares and hallucinations triggered by Ptsd.

There is a happy ending to the story — but, unfortunately, it doesn’t arrive nearly soon enough.

It would be unfair, and not entirely accurate,...

While Breaking Bad hasn’t been on the air since 2013, fans of the show may want to revisit it based on a new morsel of information about Walter White and why he left Gray Matter Technologies. As a refresher, Gray Matter is the firm White co-founded with his friend Elliot Schwartz. In what turns out to be a bad business move for White, he sells off his interest in the firm to Schwartz for just $5,000. The company becomes wildly successful, making Schwartz a billionaire while White scrapes a together a living as a high school chemistry teacher before earning millions as a drug king pin. The series does touch on why White leaves the firm. It happens after White spends the weekend with his girlfriend/lab assistant/future wife of Elliot Schwartz, Gretchen and her uber-rich family. But Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan shed a lot more light the what...

'Ben-Hur' 1959 with Stephen Boyd and Charlton Heston: TCM's '31 Days of Oscar.' '31 Days of Oscar': 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'Ben-Hur' are in, Paramount stars are out Today, Feb. 1, '16, Turner Classic Movies is kicking off the 21st edition of its “31 Days of Oscar.” While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is being vociferously reviled for its “lack of diversity” – more on that appallingly myopic, self-serving, and double-standard-embracing furore in an upcoming post – TCM is celebrating nearly nine decades of the Academy Awards. That's the good news. The disappointing news is that if you're expecting to find rare Paramount, Universal, or Fox/20th Century Fox entries in the mix, you're out of luck. So, missing from the TCM schedule are, among others: Best Actress nominees Ruth Chatterton in Sarah and Son, Nancy Carroll in The Devil's Holiday, Claudette Colbert in Private Worlds. Unofficial Best Actor...

Looking to discover a top-quality film that honors lasting values? Jean Renoir gives Zachary Scott and Betty Field as Texas sharecroppers trying to survive a rough first year. It's beautifully written by Hugo Butler, with given realistic, earthy touches not found in Hollywood pix. And the transfer is a new UCLA restoration. With two impressive short subjects in equal good quality. The Southerner Blu-ray Kino Classics 1945 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 92 min. / Street Date February 9, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Betty Field, Beulah Bondi, Carol Naish, Norman Lloyd, Zachary Scott, Percy Kilbride, Charles Kemper, Blanche Yurka, Estelle Taylor, Paul Harvey, Noreen Nash, Nestor Paiva, Almira Sessions. Cinematography Lucien Andriot Film Editor Gregg C. Tallas Production Designer Eugène Lourié Assistant Director Robert Aldrich Original Music Werner Janssen Written by Hugo Butler, Jean Renoir from a novel by George Sessions Perry Produced by Robert Hakim, David L. Loew Directed by Jean Renoir...

Robert Walker: Actor in MGM films of the '40s. Robert Walker: Actor who conveyed boy-next-door charms, psychoses At least on screen, I've always found the underrated actor Robert Walker to be everything his fellow – and more famous – MGM contract player James Stewart only pretended to be: shy, amiable, naive. The one thing that made Walker look less like an idealized “Average Joe” than Stewart was that the former did not have a vacuous look. Walker's intelligence shone clearly through his bright (in black and white) grey eyes. As part of its “Summer Under the Stars” programming, Turner Classic Movies is dedicating today, Aug. 9, '15, to Robert Walker, who was featured in 20 films between 1943 and his untimely death at age 32 in 1951. Time Warner (via Ted Turner) owns the pre-1986 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer library (and almost got to buy the studio outright in 2009), so most of Walker's movies have...

Our Man in Tehran

Written by Drew Taylor & Robert Wright

Directed by Drew Taylor & Larry Weinstein

Canada, 2015

As the esteemed radio host Paul Harvey used to say, “And now for the rest of the story.” From Canada comes a fascinating new documentary about the daring extraction of 6 American Embassy workers from Tehran during the 1980 Iranian Hostage Crisis. While Ben Affleck’s critically-acclaimed espionage thriller, Argo, twisted the facts in pursuit of excitement, Our Man in Tehran uses these facts to capture the real-world drama. Insightful and provocative, this is one history lesson you won’t be sleeping through.

It’s not so much that Our Man in Tehran expands upon the themes and plot threads central to Argo so much as it takes a completely different perspective on them. A decidedly pro-American affair, Argo largely ignores the Canadian contribution to the operation. After all, the Canadians may have put their...

The Musicals Collection Blu-ray set from Warner Home Video contains four Hollywood classics of the genre, at least two of them among the greatest of all time: Kiss Me Kate, Calamity Jane, The Band Wagon, and Singin’ in the Rain. And all except for Singin’ in the Rain are making their Blu-ray debut. While the films may not rank equal in terms of quality—those latter two titles are the all-time greats—each of the transfers are outstanding, the movies themselves are still nevertheless enjoyable, and the set is a terrific bargain.

Kiss Me, Kate

Written by Dorothy Kingsley

Directed by George Sidney

USA, 1953

Kiss Me, Kate is offered in 2-D and 3-D versions. Though the 3-D is certainly not the best to grace a Blu-ray, it’s still the version to watch, even with the clichéd, though occasionally amusing gimmick of characters throwing things at the camera. However, it...

Australian Coldplay fans were in for a treat today (June 17) as Chris Martin and the boys headed to King Street Newtown to shoot their music video for “A Sky Full of Stars.”

Joined by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion, Mr. Martin paraded around in a funky getup and even showed off his toned arms in a grey tank top.

Manager Paul Harvey shared that he definitely didn’t think so many (250+) loyal followers would show up for the shoot, which he tweeted about on Monday night (June 16).

“When I sent out the tweet last night I thought maybe 20 or 30 people would turn up. We love Sydney, we love Australia. I used to live in Melbourne. When we knew that Sydney was on our little routes in our promo tour we said that's the spot where we want to do our shoot.”

"It's kind of based on a one...

“Clone Wars” Is Not Part Of The “Star Wars” Universe! How Dare You Desecrate Our Sacred Soil So!!!!!

Okay, this conversation did not actually happen. However, given how passionate a lot of long-time Star Wars fans are at the very mention of “the CW word” (not to be confused with the TV network of the same name), it might as well had happened. This, despite the fact I’ve gone to at least two or three major Sci-Fi/Comic conventions here in Dallas and see cosplayers dressed as Clone Troopers based off of information they could have only gotten from the series. I also had a friend from Memphis who one year cosplayed as Ahsoka Tano (Anakin’s first apprentice) at the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention in Nashville. With this being Star Wars month, I decided to set the record straight about this wonderful addition to the Sw universe and...

“Clone Wars” Is Not Part Of The “Star Wars” Universe! How Dare You Desecrate Our Sacred Soil So!!!!!

Okay, this conversation did not actually happen. However, given how passionate a lot of long-time Star Wars fans are at the very mention of “the CW word” (not to be confused with the TV network of the same name), it might as well had happened. This, despite the fact I’ve gone to at least two or three major Sci-Fi/Comic conventions here in Dallas and see cosplayers dressed as Clone Troopers based off of information they could have only gotten from the series. I also had a friend from Memphis who one year cosplayed as Ahsoka Tano (Anakin’s first apprentice) at the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention in Nashville. With this being Star Wars month, I decided to set the record straight about this wonderful addition to the Sw universe and...

Previously, on The Vampire Diaries

Our “mid-season finale” opens with Damon repeatedly punching the wall of his cell. Man, he’s been rough on his hands these last couple of episodes. He knocks a chunk of wall loose and grabs it, along with a bullet that butterfingers Aaron dropped last week. He slips the bullet into the lock and strikes it with the stone, setting it off. It initially appears not to work, then the cell door opens. Title card!

From Damon’s bang to Stefan and Katherine’s. Our Kitty Kat wakes up to discover she’s turned into a coyote date overnight, with steaks of white through her hair. She leaps out of bed and runs from the room before Stefan can spot her, literally bouncing off a wall in her haste.

She makes for the front door, tucking her hoary locks under a fugly baseball cap, but...

Hattie McDaniel as Mammy in ‘Gone with the Wind’: TCM schedule on August 20, 2013 (photo: Vivien Leigh and Hattie McDaniel in ‘Gone with the Wind’) See previous post: “Hattie McDaniel: Oscar Winner Makes History.” 3:00 Am Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943). Director: David Butler. Cast: Joan Leslie, Dennis Morgan, Eddie Cantor, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Ida Lupino, Ann Sheridan, Dinah Shore, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Edward Everett Horton, S.Z. Sakall, Hattie McDaniel, Ruth Donnelly, Don Wilson, Spike Jones, Henry Armetta, Leah Baird, Willie Best, Monte Blue, James Burke, David Butler, Stanley Clements, William Desmond, Ralph Dunn, Frank Faylen, James Flavin, Creighton Hale, Sam Harris, Paul Harvey, Mark Hellinger, Brandon Hurst, Charles Irwin, Noble Johnson, Mike Mazurki, Fred Kelsey, Frank Mayo, Joyce Reynolds, Mary Treen, Doodles Weaver. Bw-127 mins. 5:15 Am Janie (1944). Director: Michael Curtiz. Cast: Joyce Reynolds, Robert Hutton,...

Ann Blyth movies: TCM schedule on August 16, 2013 (photo: ‘Our Very Own’ stars Ann Blyth and Farley Granger) See previous post: "Ann Blyth Today: Light Singing and Heavy Drama on TCM." 3:00 Am One Minute To Zero (1952). Director: Tay Garnett. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth, William Talman. Bw-106 mins. 5:00 Am All The Brothers Were Valiant (1953). Director: Richard Thorpe. Cast: Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth. C-95 mins. 6:45 Am The King’S Thief (1955). Director: Robert Z. Leonard. Cast: Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, David Niven. C-79 mins. Letterbox Format. 8:15 Am Rose Marie (1954). Director: Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Ann Blyth, Howard Keel, Fernando Lamas. C-104 mins. Letterbox Format. 10:00 Am The Great Caruso (1951). Director: Richard Thorpe. Cast: Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten, Jarmila Novotna, Richard Hageman, Carl Benton Reid, Eduard Franz, Ludwig Donath, Alan Napier, Pál Jávor, Carl Milletaire, Shepard Menken, Vincent Renno, Nestor Paiva, Peter Price, Mario Siletti, Angela Clarke,...

Bette Davis movies: TCM schedule on August 14 (photo: Bette Davis in ‘Dangerous,’ with Franchot Tone) See previous post: “Bette Davis Eyes: They’re Watching You Tonight.” 3:00 Am Parachute Jumper (1933). Director: Alfred E. Green. Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis, Frank McHugh, Claire Dodd, Harold Huber, Leo Carrillo, Thomas E. Jackson, Lyle Talbot, Leon Ames, Stanley Blystone, Reginald Barlow, George Chandler, Walter Brennan, Pat O’Malley, Paul Panzer, Nat Pendleton, Dewey Robinson, Tom Wilson, Sheila Terry. Bw-72 mins. 4:30 Am The Girl From 10th Avenue (1935). Director: Alfred E. Green. Cast: Bette Davis, Ian Hunter, Colin Clive, Alison Skipworth, John Eldredge, Phillip Reed, Katharine Alexander, Helen Jerome Eddy, Bill Elliott, Edward McWade, André Cheron, Wedgwood Nowell, John Quillan, Mary Treen. Bw-69 mins. 6:00 Am Dangerous (1935). Director: Alfred E. Green. Cast: Bette Davis, Franchot Tone, Margaret Lindsay, Alison Skipworth, John Eldredge, Dick Foran, Walter Walker, Richard Carle, George Irving, Pierre Watkin, Douglas Wood,...

Humphrey Bogart movies: ‘The Maltese Falcon,’ ‘High Sierra’ (Image: Most famous Humphrey Bogart quote: ‘The stuff that dreams are made of’ from ‘The Maltese Falcon’) (See previous post: “Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall Movies.”) Besides 1948, 1941 was another great year for Humphrey Bogart — one also featuring a movie with the word “Sierra” in the title. Indeed, that was when Bogart became a major star thanks to Raoul Walsh’s High Sierra and John Huston’s The Maltese Falcon. In the former, Bogart plays an ex-con who falls in love with top-billed Ida Lupino — though both are outacted by ingénue-with-a-heart-of-tin Joan Leslie. In the latter, Bogart plays Dashiel Hammett’s private detective Sam Spade, trying to discover the fate of the titular object; along the way, he is outacted by just about every other cast member, from Mary Astor’s is-she-for-real dame-in-distress to Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nominee Sydney Greenstreet. John Huston...

This is going to be old news by the time you’re reading this, but as a card-carrying Dfh I am still obsessing over the gender and racial politics of the Super Bowl. And also the nerd politics.

First, a disclaimer: I’ve never been able to figure out football. Even when my son played it in high school, I couldn’t understand the rules. I know there are two teams fighting over a ball. I know there “downs,” and they matter. I know it isn’t soccer, which I do understand. So I’m only watching for the commercials, and because every other television station has surrendered and is running reruns.

(And even then, I switched to the Law & Order marathon on TNT occasionally, especially during the black-out.)

The commercials were depressing.

And they were depressing for a lot of reasons. For one, they weren’t very good. I get that,...

One of the most talked about commercials from last night's Super Bowl featured photos of modern-day farmers set to the words of a 1978 speech by conservative radio broadcaster Paul Harvey to the Future Farmers of America Convention. The ad, for Dodge Ram trucks, stood out for its slow, deliberate pace and two-minute length, much in the way Clint Eastwood's "Halftime in America" Chrysler ad did the year before.

Sure, the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers were responsible for the majority of the hype during last night’s SuperBowl Xlvii, but the top-notch commercials also played a role in getting folks excited.

Taco Bell led the way in hilarity thanks to a bunch of senior citizens who escaped from their retirement home and painted the town red, including tattoos, public displays of affection, and plenty of other illicit activities that culminated in a late night stop at the Mexican fast food restaurant.

Additionally, Samsung recruited Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd for a ‘Next Big Thing’ meeting that turned into a comical exchange of already-done concepts.

“Parks and Recreation” star Amy Poehler lent her celebrity cred to Best Buy as she meandered around the store asking questions like, “What’s Lte? Is it contagious?” and “Can I use a dongle with this?”

On the more heartwarming end of the spectrum,...

Now that it’s Monday — the Super Bowl seemingly ended just a few minutes ago, amiright? — it’s time to take stock of the dozens of commercials that aired during the Big Game and evaluate them with fresh eyes.

Read my picks for the Best and Worst commercials – among those that were actively trying to do something, and not including movie trailers — then vote for your Three most favorite in the poll at bottom.

Related | Our Reviews of the Commercials from the 1st Half and 2nd Half

The Best

Best Buy, “As Amy” | Aka hopefully the first of many ads featuring Amy Poehler.

One of the most popular ads during Super Bowl Xlvii was the Ram ad that featured photography of farmers and rural landscapes while Paul Harvey's classic "So God made a Farmer" played over top.

In Zap2it's poll, that ad is second in the voting for best ad, behind the Budweiser Clydesdales ad, and according to Hulu's fan voting, it's the no. 1 ad from the broadcast.

However, I didn't find the ad as great as everyone seems to think it is.

No, it's not because I don't appreciate farming. I'm the granddaughter of farmers on both sides of my family. My 90-year-old grandfather still putters around his farm. I appreciate farming and farmers very much.

No, it's not because it mentions God, as one commenter in the poll post says is probably the reason.

It's not the monologue by Paul Harvey. That's a great piece, which celebrates what used...

Zap2it has made our picks for the best ads and the worst ads of Super Bowl Xlvii -- but do you agree with our choices?

We think that Naya Rivera trying to eat the red M&M was pretty awesome, as was Amy Poehler for Best Buy. We also enjoyed watching the old people cavort around town like college kids and end up pigging out at Taco Bell. The only thing missing from that ad was some medicinal marijuana for their cataracts. Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd were also funny for Samsung.

And, as always, the Budweiser Clydesdale won our hearts. *sniffle*

Conversely, the annual GoDaddy commercial was disgusting (the smacking, it will haunt our dreams), the Psy pistachio commercial was awful (that jumped the shark when the "Today Show" hosts did the Gangnam Style dance) and the Bud Light "Black Crown" nonsense was just silly.

Then there were the more controversial ads,...

Ravens? 49ers? Brothers John and Jim Harbaugh coaching against one another in the Super Bowl? Sure. But a significant segment of the audience for Super Bowl Xlvii is watching the commercials as much as the game.

Advertisers paid up to $3.8 million per 30-second spot on CBS' broadcast of the game, which will reach 100 million-plus viewers. Did they get their money's worth? Check back throughout the game for Zap2it's running commentary on the best ads of Super Bowl Sunday.

M&M's: But I won't do that

Anytime you can work Meat Loaf into an ad, you're ahead of the game. M&M's did just that, as Red sang the anthem "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" as "Glee's" Naya Rivera tried ever more ways to eat him. Well done.

-- Rick Porter

Audi: Prom

If you pulled up to prom in a brand-spanking new car,...

It’s time for the Super Bowl (airing on CBS), where every year advertisers pony up big bucks to wave their wares in front of 100 million viewers.

Who drafted big stars to shill? Who went for laughs? Who tugged at heartstrings? And who went out of their way to remind us with a sledgehammer, “Sex sells”?

Related | Super Bowl 2013: Reviewing the Commercials From the 1st Half

Read our quick take on the commercials from the 2nd half of Super Bowl Xlvii — refresh for updates! — beneath this handy gizmo for playing back your faves (or ones you missed whilst hitting...

Ravens? 49ers? Brothers John and Jim Harbaugh coaching against one another in the Super Bowl? Sure. But a significant segment of the audience for Super Bowl Xlvii is watching the commercials as much as the game.

Advertisers paid up to $3.8 million per 30-second spot on CBS' broadcast of the game, which will reach 100 million-plus viewers. Did they get their money's worth? Check back throughout the game for Zap2it's running commentary on the worst ads of Super Bowl Sunday.

Budweiser: Black Crown

Budweiser has introduced its Black Crown beer, which is an amber lager with a higher alcohol content. And based on that stupid commercial, one has to wonder if the beer sucks too. Oooh, everyone's in black. Oooh, look how edgy we all are. Like hot, trendy people in a hot, trendy bar are going to drink Budweiser. Sorry, not buying it. Also, the goth lipstick is doing you no favors.

I can’t think of a more fitting B-Sides to run on the weekend that sees the release of another big budget horror comedy based on a 1960’s half-hour program about a ghoulish family living in a Gothic manner than this weekend’s musical selection.

Michael Jackson was originally tapped by Paramount to pen a “Thriller”-esque theme song for the 1993 sequel Addams Family Values. Then Jackson got accused of doing things more ghoulish than anything the Addams Family could ever come up with, and the song got scrapped. Paramount turned to the very popular at the time Mc Hammer, who quickly whipped up the “Addams Family Groove”.

I’ve always found this song to be like a lot of Mc Hammer’s music: starts off getting your blood pumping and then quickly becomes annoying and repetitive. That “Addams Family Groove” came about at the last second might explain why...

Side Street

Directed by Anthony Mann

Screenplay by Charles Schnee

U.S.A., 1950

There is a favourite saying used among film reviewers when espousing the virtues of a film that uses the story’s locale to the full extent: location ‘x’ is a character in of itself. While an admittedly clever term, it has been slightly overused in recent years to the point where it seems that just about any film’s geographical setting can be deemed a figurative character. Rare are the movies for which a director will take that saying to heart to the extent that the location actually feel like its own character, perfectly complementing the overall picture. Anthony Mann is one such director, whose stunningly brings Manhattan, the city that never sleeps, to life in Side Street.

Struggling through life as a part-time mail carrier, Joe Norson (Farley Granger) is not the most accomplished fellow in the world.