To quote an Oscar-nominated original song “Everything is Awesome” today. The Oscar nominations were announced and so many well-deserved performances and films were honored by that gold guy who bares a striking resemblance to a thinner and taller Ed Asner. That said, as is the case each year, many, many people and movies were […]
Read moreVideo killed the radio star decades ago. Internet killed everything else. Personally, it utterly destroyed living in the moment. Too often, as I watch my favorite television shows or awards shows I’m either “status messaging” on Zuckerbook or “live tweeting” on Twitter as the action unfolds. It’s a wonderful interactive way of experience a show with […]
Read moreGabourey “Gabby” Sidibe was working as a receptionist in an electrolysis office this time last year. This morning, the Golden Globe nominated star of the acclaimed Precious: Based on the Novel Bush by Sapphire was in Time Square helping to power the 2010 New Year’s Eve Ball. I’ll be damned if the phrase “what a […]
Read moreHe’s got a Tony, an Oscar, and even a Pulitzer, but for me, playwright-screenwriter-director John Patrick Shanley’s defining moment will always be letting Abe Vigoda shine as chief of the Waponis in his underrated gem Joe Versus the Volcano. Okay, that statement isn’t entirely true. His script for Moonstruck was classic and is must see […]
Read moreAfter presenting his third of four Oscars, Will Smith looked into the camera and the audience and said something to the effect of “yes, I’m still here.” That essentially sums up this year’s Oscar telecast, a bloated and overdone spectacle that left us bewildered, unenthusiastic and exhausted to the point where only “Randy The Ram” […]
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