Hit and Myth: 'Hateship Loveship'
The motif of the "magical nanny" is turned on its head before the credits roll in Hateship Loveship, written by Mark Jude Poirier, based on a short story by Alice Munro, and directed by Liza Johnson....
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Coachella Weekend 1 Superlatives
Best moment: Arcade Fire's post-closing parade. In typical Arcade Fire fashion and more reminiscent of a Vietnam protest than a Coachella headliner, they refused to let the midnight sound cutoff cramp...
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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6, Ep. 9 Extra Lap Recap: 'Queens of Talk' (VIDEO)
Darienne Lake giving you "Operation Dumbo Drop-Dead Gorgeous" on this week's RuPaul's Drag Race Cher's family, Paula Abdul and a bunch of jungle creatures invaded RuPaul's Drag Race this week. Let's...
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Supercalifragilisticexpiali -- DANG It!
Charlie White rebounds after "Dancing With The Stars" cane drop The judges were just dying to give Charlie White those "10s" his fans have been demanding. But... ...he dropped the cane. And we all...
View ArticleThe Superhero/'70s Political Paranoia Thriller Mash-Up: The Russo Brothers...
From their resumes, Joe and Anthony Russo seem about as unlikely candidates for directing a big-budget superhero movie as pre-transformation weakling Steve Rogers was to become super-soldier Captain...
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Why a Bindi Is NOT an Example of Cultural Appropriation
A white girl wore a bindi at Coachella. And, then my social media feeds went berserk. Hashtagging the term "cultural appropriation" follows the outrage and seems to justify it at the same time. Except...
View ArticleAttention Game of Thrones Fans: Get Real
There was a time, two or three decades ago, when people could sit down and watch a TV show -- watch it, enjoy it, appreciate it, be amused by it, perhaps even contemplate parts of it the next day --...
View ArticleLOL: Jason Derulo Dishes On Being In The Illuminati
Who knows more about Jason Derulo? Jason Derulo, OR our YouTube star co-host Jason Horton. You be the judge! Though he didn't remember his fiancé's Jordin Sparks' V-Day hashtag, he did have some...
View ArticleLarry Kramer's 'Normal Heart' Beats, Finally, on HBO
"WHY DID it take so long? Why did it take so long to make the play into a film?" That is the question Larry Kramer asked several months ago, as work progressed on Ryan Murphy's HBO adaptation of...
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Online Artists Offer a Heartwarming Thank You to Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki by Jackie W Of all the animated films that have arrived in the United States from Japan, those produced by Studio Ghibli have been the most broadly accepted, with films like Princess...
View ArticleAs Mad Men's Ending Begins, So Does a Shift to Shangri-LA
Mad Men made a very welcome return to our screens Sunday night with its 7th season opener, "Time Zones." Now only 13 episodes, split between this spring and next year, remain in this great novel for...
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No Brian Epstein? No Beatles!
Beatles manager Brian Epstein has finally been inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Beatles scholar Martin Lewis instigated and spearheaded the ultimately successful 15-year campaign to have...
View ArticleGetting Over Your Ex-itis
I have a friend that suffers from something that I used to have. I call it "Ex-itis." It's no secret that it has taken me many years to come to terms with the betrayal, infidelity and lying my...
View ArticleWhat I Like About "Real Life" Movies
In the age of unlimited content, sensationalism, super heroes and fantasy, oftentimes stories about "real life" don't get the recognition they deserve. I have a passion and affinity for movies talking...
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Everything Chunk Eats in The Goonies, From Pepsi to Pizza
by Rochelle Bilow Last week at a Bon Appétit editorial meeting, someone casually mentioned that a sequel to The Goonies, the beloved movie about quirky, lovable, treasure-seeking kids, was in the...
View ArticleMy Conversation With Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany
Join me tonight for my conversation with actress Tatiana Maslany. She has earned rave reviews, from critics and audiences alike, for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in the sci-fi clone saga...
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Louisville - Beyond KFC, Muhammad Ali and Bourbon: Welcome to the Humana...
"I'm flying to Louisville to attend a theatre festival," I announced to my collaborator, who even with four extensive decades of theatrical career under his belt, stared at me wide-eyed in complete...
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7 Reasons to Revisit the Crazy 1980s in Mad World
Big hair, shoulder pads, and synthesizers are the first things that come to mind when thinking about the 1980s. But a new book, Mad World, aims to change our perceptions about the New Wave sounds and...
View ArticleWednesday Mash Up: Robert Wagner Returns
"I'M 24! I think it's a little early for all that." Daniel Radcliffe, sensibly answering Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire query about his "greatest regret." Daniel's life motto is succinct: "Don't be...
View ArticleStraw-Man Feminism: What Beyoncé and Miley Have in Common
Talk of feminism is on the lips of this generation's female celebrities, particularly pop-music stars. Katy Perry, Lily Allen, Lorde and Lady Gaga, to name a few, have all publicly reflected on the...
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