What's up with Bob Costas' hair?

Have you been watching the Olympics over last few days and noticed there's something not quite right about anchor Bob Costas' hair? We here at The Bitter Producer did as well and decided to take action. We sent some recent footage of Mr. Costas to the nation's top dermatologists at Johns Hopkins University for some analysis. After much study and debate, the doctors have come up with three possible theories. Here they are in no particular order...

a) Our eyes are not used to seeing Bob in glorious High Def and it's distorting our image of him
a) Bob has begun dying his gray hair a very dark shade of shoe polish black
c) A small woodland creature has taken up residence on top of his head

"Wanted" tops summer movie poll

The Angelina Jolie / James McAvoy thriller, "Wanted" was voted Best Summer Movie by the staff of The Bitter Producer. If you haven't seen "Wanted," it can best be described as "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" meets "The Matrix" meets "The Bourne Identity."

The movie itself has the three essential elements needed to ensure box office success... Guns, car chases and Morgan Freeman.

Rounding out the top three Best Summer Movies was the upcoming "Batman: The Dark Knight," followed by "Robert Downey, Jr.'s "Iron Man."

BAT TRIVIA

Did you know that the original and still the best "Joker," Cesar Romero (sorry Jack and Heath) refused to shave off his trademark mustache when playing the clown prince of crime on TV"s "Batman." To avoid a crisis, the producers decided to paint the white makeup over it. If you look closely, you can still see the stache.

HOLY PRESS SCREENING BATMAN!

I got invited to a press screening of the new Batman movie in IMAX last night and all I have to say is "WOW!" Heath Ledger totally lives up to the hype. His portrayal of Joker rocks and is a shoe-in for an Oscar nomination -- Too bad he's not around to enjoy what would have been the biggest role of his career.

Still more mid-week ramblings...

It's my two cents...

* Why isn't TV's "Batman" (1966-1968) available on DVD?

* Call me crazy, but I still think the only true "Batman" is Adam West.

* Wouldn't you love to watch Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly go at in a cage match?

* George Carlin's "Rufus" was the glue that held the "Bill & Ted" movies together.

* Enough already with Mario Lopez -- He's making Ryan Seacrest look underexposed.

* There's no greater pleasure then waking up to a stack of blueberry pancakes.

* Yes, I'm one of the few people who actually enjoyed "The Happening." Sue me!

* I'm not impressed with the new "Million Dollar Password." The classic version was much more fun. I loved when the host gave the contestants a wallet containing the secret password.

* I don't think the sculpted cakes on Food Network's "Ace of Cakes" look every edible.

EW's New Classic Movie List Sucks!

I just finished checking out Entertainment Weekly's "New Classics of the Past 25 Years" issue and I'm still in a state of shock.

I can't believe what titles were placed on their Top 25 movie list...and more importantly, what films were left off. They actually chose "Pulp Fiction" as the top film of the past 25 years -- Puleeeease! Where was "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? "The Shawshank Redemption?" "Rocky 3?"

All I can say is the folks at EW magazine have lost some major street cred.

Here are their Top 25 New Movie Classics (with my added commentary)...

25. Shrek - A fine CGI cartoon, but not top 25.
24. A Room With a View" - I checked out. Did anybody see this?
23. Momento - I'd rather see Burt Reynold's "Stroker Ace"
22. Rushmore - In no rushmore to see this artsy-fartsy flop. Ha!
21. Schindler's List - Filmmaking at it's best.
20. The Lion King - Come on, this is not the Top 25 kiddie movies.
19. Casino Royale - Good, but Daniel Craig is no Sean Connery (or Roger Moore).
18. Do the Right Thing - A decent film about a difficult subject.
17. Jerry Maguire - Bleah! Tom Cruise and Jonathan Lipnicki - Nuff said.
16. Boogie Nights - Phillip Seymore Hoffman + Burt Reynolds = Great movie.
15. Edward Scissorhands - I liked "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" much better
14. Crumb - I've never even heard of this.
13. Goodfellas - Should be in the Top 3.
12. Matrix - Awesome flick, even the Oracle agrees.
11. This is Spinal Tap - I fell asleep watching this.
10. Moulin Rouge - Where's the clicker?
9. Die Hard - Yippee-Ki-yay!
8. The Silence of the Lambs - Love Foster and Hopkins.
7. Hannah and Her Sisters - I like Woody Allen and Michael Caine, but number 7?
6. Saving Private Ryan - Solid flick, no arguments
5. Toy Story - This belongs at #15, not #5.
4. Blue Velvet - This pick should be tried as a crime against humanity.
3. Titanic - Yes, I cried when Grandma tossed her neckless into the water, so what?
2. Lord of the Rings Trilogy - The only one they got right.
1. Pulp Fiction - A great film, but the best of the past 25 years? Me thinks not!