REVIEW: “House of Cards” The Entire 1st Season
SPOILER-FREE SECTION House of Cards is the first great film of 2013. Oh, what is our industry to do when the walls between film and television’s dimensions dissolve completely? Netflix Original Series made TV history yesterday when they launched all 13 episodes of their remake of the 1990 British Series of the same name. The...
The Nominees for “Biggest Oscar Squabbles of 2012″ are…
“There’s a new tax on wearing puffy director pants.” — Mayor Quimby It’s fancy time again in Hollywood, which means Oscars are coming, which means I stop watching the same episodes of Sex & The City long enough to finally get to that AIDS documentary that’s been on my queue. And by AIDS documentary I am...
Battle of the Biopic Pics
It’s Fall, and here come the biopics! If Summer is about Blowing Shit Up: The TV Show: The Movie: The Comic Book: The Movie Part 3, then Fall is about Famous People Go Through History and Emotions Then Put on Old Age Makeup and Die. Fall 2012 has big shoes to fill because Fall 2011 had a...
Gays Love THE BIRDS, and Scandal, Too
Excerpt from the Stay on Fountain book, “A Look at the Great Gay Tipping Point”: If there’s one thing I hate, it’s impossible-to-prove generalities. Having said that, all gay men love Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. Go to any bar or Starbucks in West Hollywood, start talking loudly about The Birds, and then watch the room turn and look...
Why Do Kids Hate Disneyland?
Disneyland! Little did Walt realize 57 years ago, when he opened his park to the public, that it would one day become a place where local college students would have the absolute silliest time of their lives and children would scream as if they were being burnt by candle wax. Pictures and video from the...
My Favorite Bradbury
We call my friend Becky the Angel of Death. When celebrity or other person of interest dies, I can always count on her as the bearer of the sad tidings. I don’t know what websites she frequents, or what Google alerts she gets, or what inside man at Cedars Sinai she’s got– someone dies,...
Entertainment Weekly Doesn’t Know Cinema is Dying
“You asked for something dramatically different. You got it.” — Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window The movie theatre might be dying. The MegaPlex is to blame. A time is coming soon when people en masse realize that $25 for one person to go to the movies is more trouble than it’s worth. Although you wouldn’t...
Actors Assemble!: FILM REVIEW
PART ONE!: In which Adam reviews The Avengers
PART TWO!: In which Adam reviews the marketing campaign for The Avengers
The Problem with ‘Bully’: FILM REVIEW
Written by guest writer Marcus Kaye.
You didn’t read that wrong. It’s not supposed to say a problem with “bullies.” Bullies are already a problem. A huge problem.
LA Playlist
I want to talk about reputation. The new superhero fuckfest The Avengers is Hulk-smashing its way into your attention span this weekend whether you want it to or not. While reviews so far have been glowing, reviews of the music score have been less so. Behold, score and cover art font genericness! After listening to this,...
I (PUNCH) Broadway!
I saw my very first Broadway musical on Broadway! Light the lights, because Michael and I went to see the beloved Mary Poppins musical, which has been in operation since 2004! And like the American army into World War II, we happened upon the Holocaust way too late. That was a fucking mess of theatre. It’s...
The Blunder Blames
The Hunger Games is a hit, I tell ya! It’s a big, fat hit! It’s the first movie in 2012 to cross the $300 million mark, and it did so in the first two weeks! The response is sensational! What are you guys gonna do next? Send nearly everyone responsible for the film’s success packing! Yes, Hunger...
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