Selfie, Begone
Boy, do I hate the word of the year. You've probably heard it. Yes, the word "selfie," which the Oxford Dictionaries chose as the word of the year for 2013. Not only is at an ugly word -- it has an...
View ArticleCreating the Bat #6: Graham Nolan
What does it take to sustain a single character for 74 years? Since Batman's first appearance in May 1939, hundreds of writers, artists, and editors have applied their craft and their personalities to...
View ArticleA-Sides With Jon Chattman: Chase Your Hump Day Blues Away With Jus Post...
The second Mumford & Sons broke out into the mainstream, a flock of folk bands took off like a post-salami sandwich burp into a hand dryer. The Lumineers. Of Monsters and Men. The list goes on, and...
View ArticlePopcorn Preview: Inside Llewyn Davis
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) Oscar Isaac (Drive), Carey Mulligan (An Education), Justin Timberlake (Love Actually), Ethan Phillips (The Island), Adam Driver (Girls), Stark Sands (Chasing Liberty), John...
View ArticlePopcorn Preview: Some Velvet Morning
Some Velvet Morning (2013) Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games), Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) Writer/Director: Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men, The Shape of Things) Drama | Romance (82 minutes)...
View ArticleLive From the Dubai International Film Festival: Wednesday, Dec. 11
Another strong day at the Dubai International Film Festival kicked off for me with a morning press screening of a film I'd tried to see at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival this past summer...
View Article'American Horror Story: Coven' Episode 9 Recap: A New Enemy
Note: Do not read on unless you've seen "American Horror Story: Coven," Episode 9, titled "Head." For this midseason/holiday finale of "American Horror Story: Coven," we've come full circle. While...
View ArticleFrances and Llewyn Should Be Together
I want to make one thing very clear from the start. I am not a professional matchmaker. I have never even been on Match.com or eHarmony. (My wife won't let me.) But when I see two kids who are as...
View ArticleWhat Those Crazy Golden Globe Nominations Might Mean
Welcome to For Your Consideration, an unapologetically obsessive weekly conversation about the Oscar race. Between now and March 2, 2014, Vanity Fair digital director Michael Hogan and Huffington Post...
View ArticleJingle Ball is a Jingle Wreck for Selena Gomez
Disney-alum and pop-starlet extraordinaire, Selena Gomez, has apparently had better nights than last Friday at KIIS FM's annual Jingle Ball concert. The trouble seemed to be brewing from her very...
View ArticleThe Best Returning TV Shows of 2013
I posted my year-end Top 10 list the other day, and followed that up with a list of 25 of the best new shows of 2013. Today's roster focuses on returning scripted shows, many of which outdid...
View ArticleQ&A with Shaun Reeves: On Visionquest, Detroit to Berlin and Music On
More often than not, DJing is a solitary performance -- the personal expression of one artist, choosing and performing his music, the way he or she sees fit. Collaboration, save for the impromptu...
View ArticleAri and Emma: 'Say Yes to Your Dress' (NSFW VIDEO)
The perfect bridal gown is the reason for the season. WATCH:
View Article'Grey's Anatomy' 'Get Up, Stand Up' Recap: They Love Each Other!
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 10, Episode 12 of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," titled "Get Up, Stand Up." The three laws of "Grey's Anatomy" are as follows: For every happy event, like...
View ArticleLive from the Dubai International Film Festival: Thursday, Dec. 12
A film festival is one of the few places where you can take a trip around the world in the course of a day, without ever leaving a mall multiplex. That's what my day was like Thursday, as the Dubai...
View ArticleA Christmas Gift For You: A Conversation with Phil Spector & The Crystals' La...
A Conversation with Phil Spector & The Crystals' La La Brooks Mike Ragogna: Why do you think A Christmas Gift For You has become one of the most cherished holiday albums of all time? Phil Spector:...
View ArticleTheater: Fiona Shaw Rocks in One of the Last Shows of the Year
Five final shows to see before the holidays take over. They ranged from a marvelous breathing-to-life of a poem more than 200 years old, a so-so take on the Scottish play, a one-man homage to a master...
View ArticleReThink Review: American Hustle -- David O. Russell Assembles His All-Stars
It's hard to believe that writer/director David O. Russell's first feature film was an incest comedy called Spanking the Monkey. Now, with his track record of critically-acclaimed dramedies, he has his...
View ArticleThe 14 Best Things That Happened in 2014
It's our favorite time of year, folks! That magical season where everything that happened over the last 365 days gets whittled down and presented to us in numerical order of greatness. From a famously...
View ArticleBig Bang Theory Recap: What Life Would Be Like Without Sheldon
There comes a time in every sitcom's life when it does a "what if" episode. This is a matter of fact. There is no way around it. If you're not familiar with the concept of a "what if" episode, its...
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