I didn’t notice the Katharine Heigl moment, but in my Emmy post below, I referenced the cutaways Fox made from both Ray Romano and Sally Field while asking why the producers couldn’t have figured out a more elegant solution. And what was it that caused the Emmy producers and/or Fox censors to jump on thatContinue reading “THIS IS WHAT THE FOX FUSS WAS ABOUT?”
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EMMY QUICK BITES: MULTIPLE THOUGHTS IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH
It’s nothing new to say that the Emmys as a show generally sucked, and although this year actually had a few great moments, overall, there was a lot to be wanting both in the show itself and several of the award choices. After three hours and 15 minutes of that crap (OK, I watched itContinue reading “EMMY QUICK BITES: MULTIPLE THOUGHTS IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH”
TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAY 7 – A DAY LATE, REPORTING FORM NEW YORK
The last 48 hours are a bit of a blur. A full day of movies on Wednesday that ended in total exhaustion, followed by the intent of one final screening Thursday morning that just didn’t happen because I was too damn tired. I wish I had actually planned to stay at least one or evenContinue reading “TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAY 7 – A DAY LATE, REPORTING FORM NEW YORK”
TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAY 6 – EXHAUSTION MOST DEFINITELY SETTING IN
I have most definitely not “done” the Toronto Film Festival as well as I could, or should, have. I definitely should have prepared more in advance, because then I wouldn’t have spent so much time simply trying to figure out what I would and wouldn’t be able to make. I’ve managed to see a hellContinue reading “TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAY 6 – EXHAUSTION MOST DEFINITELY SETTING IN”
TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAY 5 – A DAY CAN’T BE MUCH MORE FULL
I went to six films today, but I only sat through five. One was simply too unbearable, and combine that with the sweltering heat of that particular screening room, there was no way I could stick it out for more than 30 minutes, even though I had no other particular place to go. All-in-all, though,Continue reading “TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAY 5 – A DAY CAN’T BE MUCH MORE FULL”
TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAYS 1-4, WOW AM I WEARY
Something unexpected has taken-up all the time I meant to write while here in Toronto: simply figuring out what the hell I’m going to get to see while here. With the New York Film Festival press screenings starting next week, I’m staying away from all of those big titles, trying to use my time onContinue reading “TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAYS 1-4, WOW AM I WEARY”
PAUSING FOR PODCASTS: DIVORCE GIVING ME CHILLS
There was a new episode of This American Life this weekend, and the theme was “Break-up.” As usual, the entire episode is excellent, but nothing stuck me quite as powerfully as the second act called “But why?” During a very tight 10 minutes, they first played an interview from 1987 when Noah Adams — thenContinue reading “PAUSING FOR PODCASTS: DIVORCE GIVING ME CHILLS”
WELCOME BENTEN FILMS
I would be more than remiss was I not to mention how huge a day today is for two friends of mine: Andrew “Filmbrain” Grant and Aaron “Cinephiliac, or rather, I’m-too-busy-getting-paid-to-write-to-update-my-site” Hillis. About a month ago, the two of them announced something I had heard rumblings about for over a year from Andrew: the formationContinue reading “WELCOME BENTEN FILMS”
“$18 MILLION”: GNAWING ON WOOL ISN’T SO BAD (EVEN IF THIS PUN IS)
I’m not completely sure what compelled me. I’m not actually a performer, or at least, not an actor. I learned that years ago, even before going to UCLA as a theater major. In fact, in high school, my theater teacher sat me down one day to tell my why he wasn’t casting me in theContinue reading ““$18 MILLION”: GNAWING ON WOOL ISN’T SO BAD (EVEN IF THIS PUN IS)”
ANCHORWOMAN: WHY DID THEY EVEN BOTHER?
For weeks, Fox had been pimping their “new summer series” Anchorwoman. It wasn’t even until this week that I realized it was a reality show and not a bad summer sitcom. Not that it would have mattered to me: I would have watched it either way, and had it been a good reality show, IContinue reading “ANCHORWOMAN: WHY DID THEY EVEN BOTHER?”
Out of Focus 