Tag Archives: Entertainment

It’s All About The U

Between the nerve-wracking baseball playoffs and the beginning of the football season, not to mention the uniquely exciting Summer Olympics, sports have been on my brain more than usual lately. Additionally, I’m in the throes of developing a script about … Continue reading

Posted in ESPN 30 for 30, Films, Movies, Television, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Paul Thomas Anderson on The Daily Show

Director Paul Thomas Anderson talked with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night. In one of the more serious discussions I’ve seen Stewart conduct, he questioned Anderson about his writing process and his ability to get such unique performances … Continue reading

Posted in Films, Movies, News, Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

OSCAR FORECAST: Best Supporting Actor 2013

Best Supporting Actor (10-09-12): Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln Alan Arkin, Argo Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild Robert De Niro, The Silver Linings Playbook Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master Best Supporting Actor: With four of the favorites being past … Continue reading

Posted in Best Supporting Actor, Films, Movies, News, Oscar Talk | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Homeland, Ep. 202: Beirut is Back

Homeland’s Carrie isn’t a schizophrenic sociopath who threatens the security of those around her or talks to telephone poles. In fact, she’s one of the more grounded mentally unstable characters I’ve ever seen. Yet, the buttoned-up, masculine politics of the CIA … Continue reading

Posted in Homeland, Reviews, Television | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

An “Interesting” Lincoln Enters an Interesting Year for Movies

I’m not sure I necessarily buy the Twitter reaction craze that has swept through Awards seasons in the past few years. Nonetheless, I wonder if I might be wrong about Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln after all. The film screened tonight at … Continue reading

Posted in Films, Lincoln, Movies, News, Oscar Talk, Steven Spielberg | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

House of Cards Comes to Netflix February 1st

Oh, the irony of the name. Except that it isn’t web-based television content but the old-fashioned boob tube television that has all but fallen under the weight of its own house of cards. If you’ve caught Hulu’s Battlegound, then you … Continue reading

Posted in Future Media, Netflix, New Media, News, Television, Web TV | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mess, Stink, Love, and Humidity: The Paperboy

Pauline Kael famously said, “Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have very little reason to be interested in them.” If you haven’t heard it yet in reference to The Paperboy, I assure … Continue reading

Posted in Films, Lee Daniels, Movies, Oscar Talk, Reviews, The Paperboy, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Adele’s Skyfall (official this time)

The song has now officially hit the web. A long, dark, and looming progression lends the song a sweeping scope that’s grand yet foreboding. Adele’s voice crackles with spirit as it emerges from under the epic instrumentals of a 77-piece orchestra. … Continue reading

Posted in 007, Adele, Best Original Song, Films, News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

OSCAR FORECAST: Best Editing 2013

Best Editing Predictions (as of 10/04/12): Argo, William Goldenberg Life of Pi, Tim Squyres Lincoln, Michael Kahn Django Unchained, Fred Raskin Zero Dark Thirty, Dylan Tichenor Best Editing: I love this category. I’m not sure why, but this one may be the … Continue reading

Posted in Films, Oscar Talk | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

New Lincoln Trailer: Unite

I can’t help but wonder if the small, but ever-present, backlash towards the previous trailer caused an entire re-thinking of this one. With the usage of nostalgic imagery from throughout the history of our nation, this new spot seems to … Continue reading

Posted in Films, Lincoln, News, Steven Spielberg, Trailers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment