Monday, November 28th, 2011

TV Recap: American Horror Story, Episode 8

Happy Post-Turkey-work-week, readers! Though we took a small break to enjoy the holiday cheer (and stuff ourselves with turkey and well...stuffing), American Horror Story certainly gave us something to be thankful for. Last week's episode un-masks the identity of the “Rubber Man” right from the start. For those of you still frustrated by the two-season mystery of the identity of “The Carver” on creator Ryan Murphy's previous series Nip/Tuck, this was a sweet sigh of relief. Read more

 
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

OT Downtown: Tom Hall's Holiday Flick Picks

For most people, tradition is an inviolate principle of the holiday season—and movies are no exception. Although American multiplexes swell each autumn with a new batch of holiday-themed films, home is where the heart is; with annual marathons of classic films broadcast into our living rooms, movies like It’s A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story are as important a part of the fabric of the season as the taste of an unwavering family recipe or a box of decorations passed down from generation to generation, each trinket in its well-earned place upon the mantle. Read more

 
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Academy Awards Overkill: Melissa McCarthy's Campaign for Oscar Gold

Emotions are a tough thing for critics and award prognosticators, especially at this time of year. We start talking about who’s done the best, most memorable work and must separate our own personal likes and dislikes in favor of a more objective look at it all. Read more

 
Monday, November 28th, 2011

OT Downtown: Silent Film Series At Film Forum

While the silent era may have ended in 1927 with the introduction of sound, for the next three months, this form of cinema will live again in Downtown Manhattan. Now through Feb. 6, Film Forum pays homage to that bygone epoch—and the most glamorous and extravagant of classic Hollywood studios—with The Silent Roar: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1924-1929. As an added treat, each film will feature live music by leading accompanist Steve Sterner. Read more

 

 
Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Living Lifetime: All is Not Perfect in Eden

In a small town, dark secrets sure do have a way of getting out, don’t they? Such is the case in Secrets of Eden, premiering on the Lifetime network tomorrow night. Read more

 
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

‘Beasts’ no Burden for the Sundance Jury This Year

While most prognosticators are sharpening their knives in anticipation of this year’s upcoming Oscars, some of the darker, more indie prospects for next year’s awards have already emerged, courtesy of the Sundance Film Festival. Read more

 
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

SAG Awards Give a Boost to the Best Actor Race

With just under a month to go until the Oscars, the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild awards presentation solidified the conventional wisdom as to who the front-runners are in this year’s Best Picture and four acting categories – or at least, in three of ‘em. Read more

 
Monday, January 30th, 2012

City Arts: Jar Jar Binks Goes to War

George Lucas’ sales tactics for Red Tails, his $93 million production about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots in the armed forces, make a bigger bang than the film itself.

On the publicity rounds, Lucas has talked about the dearth of movies with African-American heroes, promising that Red Tails will give black teens the kinds of on-screen heroes and patriotic good feeling they’ve been denied. Apparently, Lucas has missed all blaxpoitation, post-blaxploitation and post-hip-hop cinema, not to mention the 1995 TV film The Tuskegee Airmen. Read more

 
Friday, January 27th, 2012

Ruminations on Nominations: Doug and Amy Sit Down for Oscar Talk

As anyone with a Twitter account is likely well aware of, the 2012 Oscar Nominations were announced this past Tuesday morning. New York Press Film and Television writer Doug Strassler and Managing Editor Amy Michelle Smith, both die-hard awards season junkies, discuss their picks for the winners and losers of the 84th Annual Academy Awards. Read more

 
 
 
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