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I knew today’s Gothamist Interview had done a lot, but I had no idea that Ross Martin had been this busy. In fact, I have no idea how the guy has ever found time to sleep. He’s already been a development exec for Spike Lee’s 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks and nerve.com’s Nerve Television.Continue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: NOV. DAY 4 – ROSS MARTIN”

HONEST. No really. That’s their name. HONEST. They’re a design team also branching into filmmaking. They do all kinds of things in print, graphic design, web design, commercials and music videos. Their talents are even on display in today’s Gothamist Interview. Specifically, the interview is with Cary Murnion and Jonathon Milott, who basically are HONEST.Continue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: NOV. DAY 3 – HONEST”

Just in case anyone continued to wonder whether the Golden Globes actually stood for anything other than a night for the TV networks to cash-in on some big-time event advertising, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has once again proven that the only excellence their annual awards show celebrates is their own marketing campaigns. It seemsContinue reading “IN CASE THERE WAS ANY DOUBT: THE USELESSNESS OF THE HFPA”

Today’s Gothamist Interview is with one of my favorite people, and I’m not just saying that because she was once my boss (and quite possibly will be again). Nancy Schafer is a Co-managing Director and Programmer for the Tribeca Film Festival. She had the misfortune of encountering me when I volunteered to work at theContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: NOV. DAY 2 – NANCY SCHAFER”

Back in August, my friend Lily and I spent a week being the guest interviewers over at Gothamist. We had some fun doing that first round (here are the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 links for the originals), so when TPTB at the ever-expanding Gothamist empire asked us to be one of five rotating interviewContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: NOV. DAY 1 – JASON EATON”

One week only, at Film Forum, one of the best movies of all time: On the Waterfront.  All that other stuff I mentioned about this weekend? Well, it’s important too, but if you’ve never seen Elia Kazan’s magnificent film or Marlon Brando’s brilliant performance — debatably, one of cinema’s all-time best — then get yourContinue reading “I CAN’T BELIEVE I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS EARLIER”

It’s already started. When President Bush said he hoped to "earn" the trust of those who didn’t vote for him, he obviously was simply mangling the English language again because he must have meant to say "expect." Already, all this talk of a "clear mandate" or "broad victory" ignores the fact that while 51% doesContinue reading “WHEN A MAJORITY IS NOT A MANDATE”

I’m sure I’ll have more political stuff to say, but for now, it’s time to get back to entertainment. Every Friday, I seem to long for the weekend more and more. Then, by the time I actually get home – whenever that may be – for some reason, I feel like it’s already Sunday. ThatContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: THE WEEKEND AHEAD”

OK, we’re going to try to start moving on. But first, a couple worthwhile links: There has been much talk throughout the blogosphere — not to mention the real world, but obviously nobody pays attention to that — about moving to Canada. Some of it is meant as a joke. Some of it is probablyContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: THE SLOW SHIFT AWAY FROM POLITICS EDITION”

I really do plan to get back to mostly non-political stuff in the days ahead. I guess I’m on The Rude Pundit’s schedule for the five stages of grief of “Acceptance” by Friday. I might even be a little ahead of that, but the issues stay at the forefront of my mind. President Bush isContinue reading “OFF TO A BAD START”