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Bobby Slayton: Born To Be Bobby, Born To Make People Laugh
"Bobby Slayton is one of the few original politically incorrect comedians. He'll pick on everyone from the Mafia to the Muslims. I wanted to punch him in the mouth a couple of times when he opened for...
View ArticleThe 'Hidden Gay Agenda' Movie Test
There has been much speculation of late from conservative Christian commentators about a "hidden homosexual agenda" in the animated Disney film Frozen. The theories go something like this: In Frozen,...
View ArticleProm Season Is Coming: My Perfect Prom Playlist
Prom season is quickly approaching and thus it shall commence the endless daydreams of teenagers all across America. Many high schools have their proms typically around April or May. Why is it that...
View ArticleTheater LBJ (Almost) All The Way; Hand To God It's Funny
ALL THE WAY **1/2 out of **** HAND TO GOD *** out of **** ALL THE WAY **1/2 out of **** NEIL SIMON THEATRE Bryan Cranston should have been showered with Emmys for his hilarious turn as the dim-witted...
View ArticleThe Day the Rains Came to CA, Mother Earth Smiled Again
If my dad, Carl Sigman, were around on the day the rains came to California last month in the midst of the worst drought the state has seen in centuries, he might have said, "Mother Earth smiled...
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SXSW Street Style: Cool Blues and Electric Kicks
Stomping around the grounds of SXSW, I canvassed events from FADER Fort to The Illmore that featured artsits ranging from Sam Smith to Future. As I hopped around from one event to the next, two major...
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30 SXSW Acts About to Break
One of the points of South By Southwest is to try and tell who the next superstar will be. Many a famous name got their start at the Austin, TX festival, and if you're lucky enough and paying...
View ArticleNo Need for Need for Speed
Movie Review Jackie K Cooper Need for Speed (Touchstone Pictures) Need for Speed is a movie based on a videogame of the same name. As such it has a built in audience with it from the start. All others...
View ArticleThe Day the Rains Came to CA, Mother Earth Smiled Again
If my dad, Carl Sigman, were around on the day the rains came to California last month in the midst of the worst drought the state has seen in centuries, he might have said, "Mother Earth smiled...
View ArticleWhy I Wont Watch 12 Years a Slave
Ok, so I am one of the few people in the country who will pass on seeing the movie 12 Years a Slave. This blockbuster has won numerous awards culminating with prestigious Oscars for Best Picture, Best...
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Single Moms Club: Tyler Perry Still Has a Problem With (Black) Women
Firstly: there are spoilers below. I won't apologize for them. I'm trying to save you from seeing this film, after all, so yes, there are spoilers. Secondly: I wish Tyler Perry would stop making...
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SXSW Interview: Stars Natalia Dyer and Peter Vack on Complicated Young Love...
Young love is typically treated one of two ways in feature films made by adults: either as gauzy, treacly fairy tales of first kisses and two-straw milkshakes or as raunchy comedies where losing one's...
View ArticleThe Grand Budapest Hotel
What a charming movie. What fun everyone seemed to have in making it. All the actors get to overact outrageously. The set designers, at the mercy of Wes Anderson's exquisite taste in all things, seemed...
View ArticleThe Story Behind "First Kiss"
When I need cheering up, I often open a folder on my laptop entitled KISSES. Sometimes I look at it even when happy, wishing to be happier. The KISSES folder consists of short videos of my husband,...
View ArticleGrand Budapest Hotel: Check in and Check It Out!
Grand Budapest Hotel is many things. It is a wonderful idiosyncratic murder mystery, a caper movie nostalgically capturing and sometimes creating a fictionalized romantic place in time -- between World...
View ArticleMaria Shriver Shines a Light on the Financial Plight of Many American Women:...
Introducing a new documentary at HBO, "Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert," Executive Director Sheila Nevins paused at the podium to ask Trent Gilbert whether or not he was...
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Maximum Engrossment: 6 Ways to Play Titanfall in Style
With the recent release of Titanfall in North America and the upcoming releases in the rest of the world, Microsoft is hoping sales of the Xbox One will catch up to the sales of the PS4. There's...
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The Art of Y: 'JewDate', Finding Farce in eLove
This week, I interviewed Jared Waks, lead actor and co-writer for the web series JewDate. He filled me in on the joys and struggles of bringing a character and a production to life. JewDate is an...
View ArticleBored with American Hip Hop, R&B and Funk? Go EAST, Music Lover
It's becoming harder and harder to find American R&B that satisfies my soul. I grew up on Chicago's Southside during the 50s and 60s. I danced down the aisles of the Regal Theater to all the...
View ArticleGeneral Hospital's Amazing 50th Anniversary Celebration Ends With a Few...
As a long-time viewer of General Hospital I have been thrilled with much of what I have seen on the show during the last two years. I can't say that it's been all good - the return of Caleb the Vampire...
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