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Every now and then I have one of these busy days at work, so in lieu of anything actually interesting or substantial, here are some random thoughts: Gil Cates has been hired to produce the Oscars once again when the broadcast airs on Feb. 27. This will be his 12th time. That’s a record. NobodyContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: WHERE ELSE DO YOU GET OSCAR, B.A., CARMEN, VERONICA AND MORE ALL IN ONE PLACE”

By now everyone knows that Christopher Reeve passed away yesterday. The thing that surprised me most about reading this news first thing this morning was my actual surprise. Here’s a man whose body had been utterly destroyed from the neck down, yet he really was a superman, surviving primarily through the strength of his willContinue reading “R.I.P. CHRIS”

Now that that’s over with, as I just mentioned, in my eight years of attending the New York Film Festival, I can’t recall a collectively better year than the one I’ve seen so far. Maybe one of these days, I’ll actually get around to writing in detail individually about most of the eight films I’veContinue reading “JUST PAST THE MIDWAY POINT: THOUGHTS ON THE NYFF”

Hi there fellow audience members. Like most of you, I assume, I have found this to be the best edition of the New York Film Festival in some time. Sure, the selection committee still can’t seem to program shorts that can illicit any description greater than “sort of interesting,” but the features overall have beenContinue reading “A NOTE TO OTHERS ATTENDING THE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL”

First things first: in case you didn’t realize this, I have no relationship with or interest in Turner Classic Movies other than the fact that I’m a huge fan because it’s the best programmed channel on television for films ranging from the earliest silents to the ’60s and ’70s. OK, so I do work forContinue reading “TCM WATCH: THE WEEKEND AHEAD”

Granted, this is just an unsubstantiated theory likely most beloved by conspiracy theorists who dislike the GOP, but could President Bush have given everyone more fodder proving the argument that he really is just Karl Rove’s puppet? The political blogosphere has gone a bit wild today over the possibility that Bush was wired with aContinue reading “IS KARL ROVE’S FAVORITE MOVIE BROADCAST NEWS?”

Every day last week, I wrote-up my own little notes on the current television fall season. This time around was in many ways more difficult than previous years because the traditional TV season is a thing of the past. Not all the new shows roll out the same week anymore. Many series will only airContinue reading “THE FALL SEASON IN (P)REVIEW: REVIEWING THE (P)REVIEW — SUMMARY EDITION”

I haven’t written too much about either the first Presidential or the Vice-Presidential debate primarily because I know that if I had sat down and started to do so, I would have, in fact, written too much. Besides, the debates themselves have taken a backseat to the debate about the debates. The spin and theContinue reading “DEBATING THE DEBATES: MAYBE RUDE IS BETTER”

Alright, so I’m four days late. Sorry. But this is a big undertaking, especially since Sunday nights are the best night for TV all week, and I’m not even including cable programming in the equation. HBO is a given on Sundays, but Showtime has been aggressively programming the night as well, and some of theContinue reading “THE FALL SEASON IN (P)REVIEW: SUNDAYS ARE BY FAR THE BEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK”

Between September and the end of the year, six films starring Jude Law will have opened. We’ve already had Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and I &#9829 Huckabees, and still to come are Closer, The Aviator and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Next up, however, is the remake of the greatContinue reading “WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT JUDE LAW — ASK HIM YOURSELF AT THE PREMIERE”