The Americans Recap: Things Fall Apart in 'Yousaf'
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 2, Episode 10 of FX's The Americans, titled "Yousaf." Wig count: Just two. But two very serious ones. I guess the show is always about dualities, but...
View ArticleA-Sides with Jon Chattman: Catching "Waves" with Sleeper Agent; Going "Home"...
In life, there are so many things I don't know for sure. That said, I do know a few solid truths. For example, I know that the recent overuse of the phrase "conscious uncoupling" has reached its end....
View ArticleThe Sexual Battlefield of Polanski's Venus in Fur
From the starting gate, master filmmaker Roman Polanski has shown a predilection for power plays in claustrophobic situations. His unsettling 1962 debut, Knife in the Water, follows two men locking...
View ArticleYes, and You're Leaving: Why Some of Stephen Colbert's Biggest Fans Still...
On paper, Stephen Colbert taking over The Late Show from David Letterman in 2015 is a fan's dream. It means an hour of Colbert instead of a half hour, five nights a week instead of four. He'll be out...
View ArticleGodzilla: King of the Monsters
This article was co-written with Geoffrey Wilson, Research Assistant at Ploughshares Fund He's back. But there is more to this bad-boy lizard than you realize. Godzilla is coming to a screen near you...
View ArticleWhy 'Star Wars' Matters
In an epic South Park finale episode, Kyle Brofloski argued why Star Wars is so important, saying that: Luke Skywalker has affected your life. He's had a bigger impact on the world than any of us have....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fantastic Film Festivals That You Might Not Know About
Ever since she was a child and watching movies on television from the '30s and '40s with her mother, Andra Takacs has been hooked on films. When she moved to Toronto and attended the Toronto Film...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Evolution of Bassist Erik Scott: From Alice Cooper to World Celtic
There's a classic saying that goes, "An old musician never dies, he just... (fill in the blank)," and one fills in that blank with whatever witticism aptly applies. I don't know if Erik Scott would...
View ArticleGiving Miley Advice -- Everybody Does It!
"I SEE myself as an old ocean, making new waves." That's Dolly Parton in the current issue of Rolling Stone, talking to Rob Tannenbaum about her "500th album." (Neither Dolly nor the author knew...
View ArticleClik here to view.
9-Year-Old Jorge Vega Discusses His Role in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
At just nine years old, Jorge Vega plays a character, also known as Jorge, in the film The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Jorge has already conquered all three mediums -- stage, television and film. In...
View ArticleAre You Following the Following or Is It Sufficiently Followed?
Just watched the season 2 finale of Fox's The Following and felt compelled for more answers. The ending left me anxious and without closure, like an unhealthy on-again, off-again relationship. Luckily,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Hushed Power of Ida
For many of the cinephiles who attended the Telluride Film Festival this past September, the great discovery was not necessarily 12 Years a Slave or Gravity but Ida, which opens tomorrow at New York's...
View ArticleMovie Review: Million Dollar Arm...A Must See!
While Million Dollar Arm on the surface is about a sport's agent who recruits cricket players from India to be pitchers for the major leagues in America, it is a true story about the power of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Grey's Anatomy 'We Are Never Getting Back Together' Recap: OMG Burke!
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 10, Episode 22 of ABC's Grey's Anatomy, titled "We Are Never Getting Back Together.'" Uh, so let's go ahead and get the bo-ring stuff out of the way....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chameleon & Future's Past: Chatting with Dave Mason and Harvey Mason, Plus...
A Conversation with Dave Mason Mike Ragogna: Let's jump into Future's Past. It's all things Traffc right now for you, what got you in that place? Dave Mason: Why not? I mean really. I've never done it...
View ArticleZaki's Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Read my 2012 review of The Amazing Spider-Man here In 2012, after a creative roadblock halted development on a planned Spider-Man 4 that would have re-teamed director Sam Raimi with star Tobey Maguire,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dog Ears Music: Born in May Playlist
Grace Jones Song: Pull Up to the Bumper Album: Nightclubbing Genre: Dance/Rock Buy: iTunes.com Peggy Lee Song: I'm a Woman Album: Is That All There Is? (Remastered) Genre: Pop Buy: iTunes.com Peter...
View ArticleBeyonce's BFF Dancers Dish 'On The Run' Tour Deets
NEW YORK -- With tickets finally on sale to the general public for "Beyonce & Jay Z: On the Run," one of North America's most anticipated stadium tours this summer, many are wondering what gifts...
View ArticleWomen! What Do They Want?
"Women! What do they want?" Well, they want everything now and well they should. •I went to the Matrix Awards in the packed-to-the-rafters Waldorf Astoria Ballroom on Monday. I always go to this event,...
View ArticleWhat I Know From My Strange Relationship With Daniel Pearl
I'm lying in bed thinking about the late Wall Street Journal reporter, Daniel Pearl. Ever since the news about his beheading broke, I've been obsessed. What must it have been like for him to find out...
View Article