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SHE ONLY LEARNED A LITTLE BIT FROM DAVID AND FARRAH

This makes sense. Yesterday was such a slow news day — I mean, the New York primary elections weren’t until today right? What else was going on? — that it was possible for some major celebrity news to come down the pike. Specifically, Eva Longoria decided to reveal that while she’s not leaving Desperate Housewives,Continue reading “SHE ONLY LEARNED A LITTLE BIT FROM DAVID AND FARRAH”

I’M CATCHING UP, SLOWLY-BUT-SURELY

Really, I am. The key to catching-up, I find, is keeping up. So I’m trying to actually write about and review films when the damn things come out. That’s why you’ve seen some more straight-forward posts (while maintaining my incredibly casual/unprofessional/whatever voice) as I talk about all these films that publicists have been kind enoughContinue reading “I’M CATCHING UP, SLOWLY-BUT-SURELY”

CONGRATS AVENUE Q

I’ve never made it a secret that I am utterly and completely in love with Avenue Q. I was thrilled, surprised and elated when it was presented with the Tony for Best Musical and disappointed when I learned that it would only play Las Vegas (in addition to New York) instead of going on aContinue reading “CONGRATS AVENUE Q“

SHERRYBABY: GYLLENHALL SHINES AGAINST A MATTE BACKGROUND

Not long into watching Laurie Collyer’s film Sherrybaby, I began to experience a brief moment of deja vu. Why, it was only two years ago that another film about a woman who struggles with drug addiction and taking care of her children premiered and made a splash at Sundance just as Sherrybaby did this pastContinue reading “SHERRYBABY: GYLLENHALL SHINES AGAINST A MATTE BACKGROUND”

PAPER DOLLS: SEEING IS BELIEVING BUT NOT COMPLETELY COMPELLING

It’s so easy to fall behind, as I’ve managed to do thanks to a very busy couple of days. Last week, I went to a screening of Paper Dolls, an intriguing documentary which opened Wednesday at Film Forum for a two week run. I say intriguing, but I don’t know that I can truly endorseContinue reading “PAPER DOLLS: SEEING IS BELIEVING BUT NOT COMPLETELY COMPELLING”

WAITING FOR DAHLIA: EARLY REVIEWS ARE ON THE FENCE

So once or twice (or three times, I guess), I’ve had a little something to say about The Black Dahlia which opens a week from this Friday and my enormous amounts of both anticipation and dread for its arrival: I hope it will be amazing; I fear that it will suck. I don’t need toContinue reading “WAITING FOR DAHLIA: EARLY REVIEWS ARE ON THE FENCE”

ONCE AGAIN PROVING THAT SEPTEMBER HAS NO MAJOR MONEYMAKING RELEASES …

They did it in February, and now again starting Friday. For the following five weeks Clearview Cinemas is turning Manhattan’s last great single screen movie palace into a revival house since, I suppose, they don’t figure there are any new releases worthy of potentially filling the 1000-plus seater. It’s a return of the Hollywood ClassicsContinue reading “ONCE AGAIN PROVING THAT SEPTEMBER HAS NO MAJOR MONEYMAKING RELEASES …”

FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND, PAGE SIX DECIDES TO ILLUSTRATE ITS STUPIDITY (AND THAT THEY’VE NEVER BEEN TO THE ANGELIKA)

Huzzah for Christine Vachon. Yesterday’s NY Post Page Six led with the item”Indie Queen Blasts Angelika.” Apparently Vachon, the indie film producing stalwart who I interviewed last year for Gothamist, is coming out with her memoirs, and according to Page Six, she “viciously attacks the Angelika Film Center – the beloved Houston Street mecca forContinue reading “FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND, PAGE SIX DECIDES TO ILLUSTRATE ITS STUPIDITY (AND THAT THEY’VE NEVER BEEN TO THE ANGELIKA)”

LAST WORD ON A FRIDAY

Well, I managed to disappear for another week-and-a-half. How did that happen? Especially with the Emmys smack dab in the middle and all these things left to write. I’m going to chalk it up to August sucking royally, and now that we’re in September, I’m going to try to suck less … or, at leastContinue reading “LAST WORD ON A FRIDAY”

LASSIE: ACTUALLY, THIS JUST MIGHT BE YOUR FATHER’S LASSIE

If everything old is new again, as the saying goes, than the version of Lassie that opens today is one of the freshest films in theaters. I don’t know that such a claim is actually true, but to continue the old cliche, this Lassie certainly does have legs. (I’m sorry.) However, to film biz observers,Continue reading “LASSIE: ACTUALLY, THIS JUST MIGHT BE YOUR FATHER’S LASSIE”