A Conversation With Bertrand Tavernier: On Politics, His Favorite Star, Early...
It was a delight to chat with the legendary director, Bertrand Tavernier. Nominated for two BAFTAs, 14 Cesar Awards (taking home four), and winner of the Best Director award at Cannes (for "A Sunday...
View ArticleA Man Called (Self) Destruction -- The Life and Music of Alex Chilton
"I guess my life has been a series of flukes in the record business. The first thing I ever did, was the biggest record that I'll ever have." - Alex Chilton, singer of the classic song,"The Letter" by...
View ArticleCoachella Tickets Among the Hottest, Priciest of This Summer's Music Festivals
Since its inaugural 1999 event, Coachella has consistently created the most buzz on the North American music and arts festival circuit. Whether Coachella fans are camping out onsite on the polo...
View ArticleCooking With Chef Hannibal the Cannibal
Who doesn't love a dish that's to die for? What's better than a meal so good that we'll lick our lips and suck our fingertips in approval? As "foodie" becomes a common adjective people use as garnish...
View ArticleMickey Rooney, Teen Idol Turned Elder Hero: What We Can Learn From Him
What will Mickey Rooney's legacy be for us? Nearly everyone will remember him for his many roles as Andy Hardy, which made the actor the number 1 box office star in the 1930s and 1940s. But he had 2...
View Article3 Burning Questions for 'Batman vs. Superman'
Over the past week, HBO has aired Man of Steel about as often as the Food Network airs Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. I've seen Man of Steel a number of times already, but have found myself watching bits...
View ArticleSinger Mocked for 'Let's Get Social' Is Loving the Attention -- and Getting...
For the past two days, 22-year-old Mary McCoy has been mercilessly mocked and ridiculed by what feels like the entire internet -- and she says she's loving it. McCoy is the accidental "star" of a video...
View ArticleA Greener, Healthier Capital
Friday, I had the distinct honor and privilege to take the stage with one of my dearest friends Lauren Shweder Biel from DC Greens at the Fifth Annual Women in the World Summit. For those of you who...
View ArticleThey Don't Make Music like They Used to (and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves...
I have a 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, and they listen to whatever music I listen to, and they like it, most of the time. But I live in fear. We're not the only influences in the kids' lives,...
View Article10 Reasons Why Don Draper Is Not the Man For You
With the season premiere of AMC's "Mad Men" on Sunday night, we remember what we love -- and hate -- about Don Draper. Don is the ultimate bad boy: slick, sophisticated, rich and fun. He's also a...
View ArticleThe Railway Man Starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman Will Take You on an...
Soon after it opened in London in January, I attended a preview screening in New York of The Railway Man, directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and starring Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård, and...
View ArticleWhat Jon Stewart Can't Tell You About Stephen Colbert as 'Late Show' Host
Is it just me or is there one huge elephant in the Stephen Colbert soon-to-be inhabited Late Show living room? It's as if the elephant is hanging out in the corner of the room hoping to not be noticed,...
View ArticleHow a Film Could Get You 25 Years in Jail!
Twenty years ago this April close to one million Rwandans were slaughtered by machetes, hand grenades and bullets in the swiftest and, perhaps, most savage genocide in modern history. Ten years ago, I...
View ArticleGreer Grammer is Awkward.
Ask any high school or college aged girl if they watch Awkward., a show that is part of MTV's move toward scripted programming, and you'll probably get an OMG, Totes. Ask anyone in their 30s if...
View ArticleThe Railway Man: Colin Firth Working on the Railroad
Patti Lomax never heard of Colin Firth when he came to visit her husband Eric Lomax in Berwick Upon Tweed, their home in the northernmost part of England, just a 45-minute train ride to Edinburgh....
View ArticleTime Is Still 'Illmatic'
Four months before Brooklyn's Notorious B.I.G. famously declared, "You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far," Queens native, Nas released his landmark debut, Illmatic, which would take...
View ArticleWhat Is a "Christian Movie" Anyway?
Rebel Pilgrim, my production company was mentioned in an article on FOX News this morning entitled, "Is 2014 the Year of the Christian Film?" As an independent producer, I'm happy to have Hope Bridge,...
View ArticleInterview With Nick Frost on Cuban Fury, Wrapping Up the Cornetto Trilogy
Actor/writer/comedian Nick Frost has become a fixture on American screens over the past decade thanks to his appearance in 2004's Shaun of the Dead, which became a beloved cult artifact virtually the...
View ArticleMedia Minority
Here's a secret: I'm not overly fond of award shows. They can last for hours. The most exciting part of them is what everyone is wearing, and it feels like the people who should win never do. (Leonardo...
View Article"Nurse Jackie" Is At Its Most Dramatic This Season
TV Review Jackie K Cooper "Nurse Jackie" (SHOWTIME) "Nurse Jackie" is starting its sixth season and this year the drama is out in full force. At times it is almost operatic in its passion and its...
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