Popcorn Preview: A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year (2014) Cast includes: Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis), Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), David Oyelowo (Selma), Albert Brooks (Drive), Elyes Gabel (Interstellar)...
View ArticleTLC's My Husband's Not Gay: Damaging for Mormons, Especially Gay Mormon Youth
This month TLC will air a program featuring Mormon men who are attracted to men but don't identify as gay. (As a side note, science tells us that a man who is attracted to men but is still capable of...
View ArticleWhat 'Whiplash' Can Teach Us About Pushing a 'Great' Too Far
Every sport, art and industry has "greats." They are people who have exceeded all expectation and pushed their passion to the next level. Names like Louis Armstrong, James Brown and Duke Ellington are...
View ArticleJohn Legend and Common Sing Selma's "Glory" at the Metropolitan Club
Bracing an icy rain, Harry Belafonte, Gay Talese, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Ruben Santiago Hudson, Phylicia Rashad, Gayle King, Tamron Hall, and many others filled the grand ballroom of the Metropolitan...
View ArticleGlee: Why It Matters
The musical phenomenon is back! Glee's six and final season will begin on January 9, piecing together the stories of Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) and the McKinley High Glee Club, in addition to bringing...
View Article5 Underrated Beatles Songs That You Should Get to Know
The Beatles are considered by many to be the greatest band of all time. Therefore, it is not surprising that most of their songs are well known by the general public, even though some people around and...
View ArticleThe Elvis of Our Dreams
It's a funny thing how fame works sometimes. You'd think the best way for a pop artist to promote his or her music would be to do so in person. But it can happen sometimes that the best thing -- from a...
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The Good Wife Recap: Herc Saves the Day in 'Hail Mary'
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 6, Episode 11 of CBS's The Good Wife, titled "Hail Mary." I knew we couldn't lose Will and Cary. This return episode was necessary to set the stage and...
View ArticleTerrence Howard Talks New FOX Series Empire
Lee Daniels and Brian Grazier's new offering Empire, a television drama dealing with a hip hop family dynasty, stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson as an embittered and formerly married couple...
View ArticleEntertainment Industry Caves to Hackers and Refuses to Stand Up for America's...
I watched the hacking of Sony Pictures play out with a mixture of sadness and bewilderment, as studio executives fell victim to a coordinated cyber attack and pulled The Interview from theaters before...
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A Conversation with Legendary Animator 'Joe Cartoon' on Life, Music and Frogs...
Back in 1998, a company called Macromedia had just released a program called Flash 2, a platform for creating interactive websites and banner ads. It sounds so paleolithic now, but at the time, Flash 2...
View ArticleThe Year Ahead: 2015 Movies Just Slightly Off the Beaten Path
It's not easy being a snob in the information age. Many years ago, before I was about to lead my first post-film discussion in a real live theater, I asked a former teacher for help. I did not know the...
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5 Mysteries And Thrillers Coming In January
Originally posted on BookBub Mystery readers, we hope you're ready for January! A blizzard of new mysteries and thrillers are scheduled to go on sale in the New Year. To give you a taste of what's...
View ArticleWho Is Going to Win a Golden Globe?
First of all, I want to congratulate all the film makers and artists who produced a piece of work this year. Creating something great is an achievement on it's own. Every year the Golden Globes is a...
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For Elvis' 80th Birthday, See What's up for Bid at Graceland
The King of Rock 'n' Roll is still royal at 80, and all week long Elvis Presley's Graceland is celebrating what would have been the King's milestone birthday. The significance of Elvis' 80th birthday...
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The Man Off-Screen
Robin Williams brought happiness, laughter and love to the world. His death brought sadness, silence and heartbreak. His death made the world a little bit emptier. I had the amazing opportunity to...
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How Vine Taught Me to Accept Myself
There is nothing wrong with me (and it only took 37 years to figure that out). I knew it was time to come out when I was 11-years-old. I had been secretly dancing around dressed as Wonder Woman in our...
View ArticleStory: Is There Fiction in All Truth?
I felt inspired to write this blog about the tenuous relationship between truth and fiction because many of this year's possible Oscar contenders are biopics, (The Imitation Game, Selma, Big Eyes, and...
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Top Tips on How to Film Preschoolers
Two weeks before filming the game trailer for our alphabet and phonics learning app for preschoolers, we scheduled a team brainstorming hour to decide what we wanted to capture. The meeting lasted just...
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Come and Get These Memories: The Divine Miss Recording Star
For years the rap on Bette Midler has been that if you want to "experience the divine" (to use the title of one of her periodic, increasingly elaborate stage revues), you have to see her live. After...
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