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In case you haven’t heard, get your DiVos/TiVos/VCRs/whatever ready to at least record tonight’s episode of The Daily Show because tonight’s guest will be none other than John Kerry. Over at Gothamist Arts, as well as on her own site, Jen Daily Refill correctly mentions the trend Jon Stewart’s show is showing towards getting higherContinue reading “LIKE YOU NEEDED ANOTHER REASON TO WATCH THE DAILY SHOW“

The “Summer Under the Stars” on TCM is winding down, but the programming continues to be strong. The next three days, in fact, are some of the best of the month, starting with today’s look at the career of Charlie Chaplin. You can catch most of Chaplin’s “Little Tramp” films tonight from 8 PM-2:30, andContinue reading “TCM WATCH: STARS STILL SHINING BRIGHT”

I had another super-fabulous movie weekend, making it to Film Forum on Friday for the magnificent-and-you-really-shouldn’t-miss-it The Leopard. Later that evening, I sat through Collateral, a movie about which I have a lot to say and am really conflicted. On Saturday I avoided the bulk of the thunderstorm (after receiving a brief drenching while gettingContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: IF BROOKE SHIELDS STARRED AS GOD CHASING DOWN THE WARRIORS GANG, WOULD THAT MAKE THE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL OR JUST THE WORLD STAR GAZETTE?”

So I’m getting these Ultimate Film Fanatic commentaries posted later and later, but whatever. Tonight’s semifinal is the last regional, and the final finale is next week. Since the show has been consistently annoying in its mediocrity, I’m happy that at least this first series or “tournament” or whatever-you-want-to-call-it is almost over. With that said,Continue reading “IFC’S UFF WEEK 6: WOULD YOU BELIEVE I DON’T HAVE MUCH TO BITCH ABOUT (KEY WORD=”MUCH”)”

This may not actually require a blog post … but I don’t care. You know how earlier this week I mentioned the Tuesday release of the “Martin Scorsese Collection” of DVDs? Well this may lessen my little bits of indie cred, but I love Amazon.com. I didn’t get around to actually ordering the thing untilContinue reading “HAPPY DAYS THAT HAVE LITTLE TO DO WITH T.G.I.F.”

We’re getting to the part of the summer when all the big blockbusters have come (and most have also gone) and the shit Hollywood sends into wide release is … well … shit. This weekend, the entire nation will get a chance to decide which movie is scarier: Exorcist: The Beginning from director John FrankenheimerContinue reading “THE WEEKEND AHEAD: SKIP THE NEW MAJORS AND SEE SOMETHING GOOD”

I have been remiss, and I’m sure you’re all devastated. I swore to keep reminding everyone about TCM’s continued programming for their “Summer Under the Stars” series, and I missed doing so this past week. I blame my trip to San Francisco, and therefore my family. They always get me all mixed up as toContinue reading “TCM WATCH: I’M SORRY I FAILED YOU”

I used to do this thing where I would post the three “most important” headlines from the AOL Instant Messenger welcome screen because I couldn’t believe how lame they were, especially considering the important news that was often being neglected. I don’t do it anymore because it got boring; in fact, I’m sure you realizedContinue reading “LIGHTWEIGHT”

No, not Fudd. Film composer Elmer Bernstein, who created a brawny, big-sky theme for The Magnificent Seven, nerve-jangling jazz for The Man With the Golden Arm and heart-rending grace notes for To Kill a Mockingbird, has died. Simply put, Bernstein was one of the absolute best. With the passing of Jerry Goldsmith within the lastContinue reading “R.I.P. ELMER”

Spoiler alert: If you’re a fan of The Amazing Race, as anyone with even a passing interest in television should be, and you have not yet seen last night’s episode, don’t read the remainder of this post because I will be mentioning the Philiminated (&#8482 TWoP & Miss Alli). For the rest of you, joinContinue reading “REALITY TV SOMETIMES MAKES ME HAPPY: YAY TAR“