'Farmland' Should Win Awards as Best Documentary
It comes as a complete shock to me that the best movie I have seen this year is a documentary by the name of Farmland. I usually don't watch documentaries and those I do watch have mostly bored me. I...
View ArticleRobert De Niro's Anxiety of Influence: Remembering the Artist Premieres
Back in the 1970's when Robert De Niro was breaking out in films--Bang the Drum Slowly, Mean Streets, Taxi Driver--his dad Robert De Niro, Sr. was a painter of note, influenced by the European...
View ArticleCarlene Carter and the Unbroken Circle
If there's a better hardcore country record in 2014 than Carlene Carter's Carter Girl, I haven't heard it. And yet despite being a tribute to the legendary Carter Family and deep-fried in tradition,...
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'The Prairie Home Companion' Live at The Greek Theater
The Greek Theater in Los Angeles is a unique venue; an outdoor amphitheater (hence it's name) like the Hollywood Bowl, but small enough at under 6000 seats to feel intimate, which is the theater's...
View ArticleA-Sides with Jon Chattman: Exclusive Tony Red Carpet Coverage with Gloria...
The 68th Annual Tony Awards provided many memorable moments from Hugh Jackman hopping his way through an opening number to Lena Hall uttering a joyous "friendship is magic" line with her first Tony in...
View ArticleHollywood's Fault and 'The Fault in Our Stars'
With two mass shootings by young men on college campuses over the past month, conversations about violence and values in the media inevitably surface. Why are these events becoming more frequent? Is it...
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How the Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian and Businessman Todd Kwait Gave New...
I recently did a post on the Ezzie Films "For the Love of the Music: the Club 47 Folk Revival" and in researching for the story found the history behind Kingswood Records, the label responsible for...
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A Chat With Roger Corman: 60 Years of Filmmaking and Still Going Strong
With credits dating back to 1954, Roger Corman has one of Hollywood's longest running careers, and every step of the way has fearlessly pioneered ideas in filmmaking, through all of new media's many...
View ArticleFeel Pain. Love Deeply.
John Green was enrolled at University of Chicago Divinity School, preparing to become an Episcopal priest. He was doing his CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education), working as a chaplain when he conceived...
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Producer/Director Phillip Andrew Morton Talks White Flight in New Film...
Phillip Andrew Morton educates us on "cultural and societal issues that people are afraid to confront." Through his films, Phillip brings awareness and understanding to the general population, who may...
View ArticleLevar Burton's New Reading Rainbow Kickstarter Perks and Stretch Goals!
The "Reading Rainbow" Kickstarter reached it's one million dollar goal on its FIRST DAY! When we asked Levar what has been some of the most surprising reactions, Levar responded saying, "The most...
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I Stand With Gwyneth, Will You?
People have a mean habit of metaphorically kicking a celebrity in the stomach, when they are usually at their lowest. Lately, I've been reading a lot of negative comments about Gwyneth Paltrow,...
View ArticleRising Star of Rap: Meet Logic
As both a musician and fan of music I've always looked at a song as a unique thing, not part of a movement, gang or club. If a song speaks from the truth and conveys insights that are universal it...
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'Locke': A Film Review
Locke A film written and directed by Steven Knight and starring Tom Hardy Review by Lloyd I. Sederer, MD Locke, Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) that is, has a moral quandary whose resolution is the centerpiece...
View ArticleOur Roman Circus
Not too long ago in our recent past there used to be television shows -- entertainment, we called it -- and we also had the news. More serious, not worthy of high ratings -- informative, you might say....
View ArticlePranking People At Amusement Park
Sometimes you have to have some good fun at an amusement park and just prank a few people. Have you ever thought someone was greeting or talking to you and it was really the person behind you? These...
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Candis Cayne Is One of the 'Crazy Bitches' in New Slasher Film
Candis Cayne certainly knows how to make an entrance -- and an exit, for that matter. When her latest big screen outing, Crazy Bitches, hits Frameline Film Festival later this month, Cayne does both in...
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'Sesame Street' Partners With Autism Speaks: Why Are Autistic People Upset?
One of the most important things I have learned as a parent to autistic children is the value of listening to autistic adults. As a person who is not autistic, listening to autistic voices is essential...
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The Fault in Our Stars: Why We Should Watch It Twice
Warning! Spoilers! What happens when you bring a talented, experienced cast and crew together with a well-written, multi-layered story, and everyone believes in the film's message? A movie, if we watch...
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From Susan B. Anthony to Gender In-Equality (NSFW VIDEO)
Note: Some images in this post may be NSFW. When Scout Willis's nipple tweet hit the media fan, I was in an editing bay with my campaign team cutting our next viral video designed to help reform the...
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