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Postcard to David Letterman
Congrats, Dave, on announcing your retirement for next year! I read about your retiring in the Wall Street Journal and The Huffington Post, prior to watching your Late Show last night. I used to be an...
View ArticleAnnie, Godzilla and Hercules as 2014 Movie Rebrands
In the life of every brand, the time will come for a brand reboot. While plenty of Madison Avenue ad shops have regular rebranding campaigns, every once in a while, Hollywood also banks big on reboots....
View ArticleSam Moore's Tribute to Martin Luther King/ SeriousFun Gala Remembers Paul Newman
It might have been your typically rousing Sam Moore concert at City Winery this week, featuring the Soul Man's classic repertoire, starting with "Let the Good Times Roll," "Knock on Wood," "I Can't...
View ArticleSix Seasons and a Movie and a Book: Episodes of Community That Would Make...
Let's just get this out there right away. I love Community, and you should too. Easily one of my favorite shows on television; the writers manage to mash together every single geeky thing I love into...
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This Documentary Has More to Offer Than Lemurs
KIDS FIRST! Film Critics is a group of youth, ages seven to fifteen from all across the country who attend premieres, press junkets and press screenings and report from them. Their reviews and...
View ArticleHijacking the Ark: Do Creationists Own the "Noah" Story?
First published by the National Center for Science Education. We humans are natural storytellers. For tens of thousands of years we have told and retold stories around campfires and in royal chambers...
View ArticleWhy Aren't Americans Taking to the Streets Over Economic Inequality?
Economic inequality is the leading issue of our time but you'd never know it to judge by a recent screening in New York of the film Inequality for All. Jacob Kornbluth's documentary showcasing Robert...
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The Dave Clark Five: Dave Clark's Miscalculation
The 50th anniversary of the Beatles' debut in America has occasioned a number of other anniversary TV specials linked to the British Invasion. With a new documentary airing this month on PBS, The Dave...
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David Letterman Invented the Internet, You Punks
David Letterman's retirement announcement is one of those moments to take stock and say, "Yeah, I'm old." Not ancient, or over the hill. Wizened, maybe? This happened a few years ago to me when...
View ArticleFinding The Right Notes: Ron Carter, Celebrating a Living Legend
Long ago, Jazz music was referred to as the devil's music. So what did that make the musicians that played this, and why would anyone want to be identified with such evil, I often wondered? The further...
View ArticleIt Would Be a Crime For You to Miss "Rob the Mob"
Movie Review Jackie K Cooper "Rob the Mob" (Millenium) "Rob the Mob" is a movie that has to be seen to be believed. It is based on the true story of two naive young people who think their pathway to...
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Online Piracy Finally In the Crosshairs
On March 13, the Congressional Subcommittee on copyright reform held hearings on proposed revisions to the DMCA, Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Those invited to testify were evenly split between...
View ArticleRIP Glory for Roseland With Lady Gaga
The august Roseland Ballroom had Lady Gaga get all wistful over the impending closure, it was quite a moment for the music fans who have drunk on the music that was born within its walls, it was quite...
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The Beaune International Thriller Festival: Five Days of Capers, Murders and...
It's a perfect place to watch a thriller: the evocative town of Beaune, in the heart of Burgundy, where medieval towers and cobblestone streets abound, replete with gabled roofs and wine cellars. With...
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Screenwriter/Director Paul Haggis Gives Masterclass at Beaune Festival:...
Writer/director Paul Haggis, known for award-winning films such as Million Dollar Baby, In the Valley of Elah and Crash, sat before us at the Beaune International Thriller Festival, casually dressed in...
View ArticleMusic to Thaw the Deep Freeze
It was a brutal winter (of our discontent), but it's finally spring and there's plenty of new music to thaw even the most solid block of plowed snow. Here, then, are ten of my favorite new rock, pop,...
View ArticleEverything I Need to Know, I Learned From Female Show Runners
For some reason, people are very sensitive about admitting that being a teenage girl sucks. Really, though, doesn't it? There's endless competition, painful gossip, complicated decisions, and the...
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Thrillers Boost the Film Industry: A Conversation With Festival Director...
Now in its sixth year, the Beaune International Thriller Festival brings together over 40 thrillers from all over the world, to screen in packed cinemas here in the wine capital of Burgundy. I asked...
View ArticleNever Walk Into a Room You Don't Know How to Walk Out Of: Ronin
Ronin is among the last great action thrillers. It is about intelligence, and, unlike many movies on the subject, is itself intelligent. It's old school. They -- as many as 300 stunt drivers -- drove...
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