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DIVO ALERT – JEKYLL: ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS YOU’RE PROBABLY NOT WATCHING

For anyone who thinks that this summer has presented a dearth of good television, you a) must not have actually been watching and, maybe more importantly b) definitely haven’t been watching BBC America (Channel 106 on Time Warner cable.) Among the several series I’ve been following on the Brit-caster is also one of the all-aroundContinue reading “DIVO ALERT – JEKYLL: ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS YOU’RE PROBABLY NOT WATCHING”

YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME

This is a major something … Fox and The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences apparently are totally devoid of the ability to find an interesting host so they’ve settled on … wait for it … a little longer … no, it’s just too good … here we go: “Seacrest OUT!” That’s right: in whatContinue reading “YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME”

MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: WEEKEND NOTES BIG ON THEATRE

I’m having motivational issues, so instead of motivating myself, I think I’ll try to motivate anyone who happens by here wondering, “Hmm, what’s good in New York that I may not know about this weekend.” I’m sure I’m the only person with a blog doing that, so it should come in quite handy. Closing thisContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: WEEKEND NOTES BIG ON THEATRE”

NOTES FROM TRIBECA: IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY I WATCHED KING OF KONG AS A SUBMISSION

Wow, how a week as jusdt flown by. Now I’m way behind again with posts backing up just waiting to be written. But I have a relatively decent excuse. If you’ve happened to swing by here and paid any attention to my Twitterisms in the column to the left, you would have noticed a fewContinue reading “NOTES FROM TRIBECA: IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY I WATCHED KING OF KONG AS A SUBMISSION”

“JURY SERVICE AND YOU” (OR WHATEVER IT’S CALLED): A REVIEW

I lived in LA for eight years, seven of them over the legal voting age of 18. During my time there — all of which was I registered to vote and had a drivers license — I was never once called to jury duty. October 23 will mark 11 years living in New York —Continue reading ““JURY SERVICE AND YOU” (OR WHATEVER IT’S CALLED): A REVIEW”

AN OVERWHELMING WEEKEND AHEAD: NEW RELEASES GALORE AND FILM FORUM NOIR

I’m in the process of writing reviews for both Blame It on Fidel and Becoming Jane, but I probably won’t have either up until this weekend. In short, Julie Gavras’ wonderful Blame It on Fidel is wonderful and well worth your time, a very assured feature debut from the daughter of noted filmmaker Costa-Gavras. BecomingContinue reading “AN OVERWHELMING WEEKEND AHEAD: NEW RELEASES GALORE AND FILM FORUM NOIR”

NOTES FROM TRIBECA: FOLLOW MY VOICE ON DVD AND SCARLET ON CINEMA’S LOSS

I realize this is probably unnecessary since as you all have already likely signed up for the Tribeca email newsletter, but Ithought I’d mention a couple things just in case it got forwarded into that nasty Junk Mail folder of yours. First, Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig was one of my favoriteContinue reading “NOTES FROM TRIBECA: FOLLOW MY VOICE ON DVD AND SCARLET ON CINEMA’S LOSS”

SUMMER FOR CLASSIC MOVIE LOVERS

If you love old movies — and even more specifically, old movie stars — then August should be your favorite month of the year. It’s always August during which the best of all cable channels presents its “Summer Under the Stars.” That’s when Turner Classic Movies devotes a non-stop 24 hours to a different movieContinue reading “SUMMER FOR CLASSIC MOVIE LOVERS”