Who knew that, prior to her Oscar-nominated attempt to pass as “funny little man” Albert Nobbs in Albert Nobbs, Glenn Close did a trial run on Mad Men?
Mad Albert.
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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Five By Five: The Best Of ‘Buffy’ (Part One)
It’s no secret that Buffy The Vampire Slayer is my favorite television show of all time. And why wouldn’t it be? It’s the best.
I admire many other shows. Certainly some are more consistent — Buffy has had a few pretty dismal installments, let’s be honest. Invisible fight scene? Drunk cave-Buffy? No thank you!
But like sex and pizza, even bad Buffy is better than no Buffy at all — better than 98% of everything else that has ever been on television. When she is good, she is very, very good. And “When She Was Bad” is one of the episodes that comprises my “Best Of Buffy.”
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Ooh La La, She’s Our Superstar: Madonna // ‘MDNA’
Has any recording artist entertained quite like Madonna?
Aside from Michael Jackson, perhaps, I’d say no, not really. Madonna has managed to reinvent herself time and time again without ever coming across as a phony. Nearly everything she’s done as a musician has been iconic, and very little of what she’s done has been terrible. (But we’re not discussing her cinematic endeavors here — that would be cruel.) So when the Queen of Pop releases a new album, I take notice.
And now it’s here.
Starving For Attention: Let The ‘Games’ Begin!
Event movies are rare these days. Most films that studios would have you believe are “events” are anything but — sheep in wolves’ clothing. They hardly give us a reason to go to the theater at all, let alone line up opening night.
The Hunger Games, however, is an event. Certainly 2012′s first, and unless you count the final installment of Harry Potter —which, by the eighth film in the franchise, held very little surprise for its audience, since we all knew exactly what to expect — it is the first true Event Movie to come along since… oh, Inception, maybe? Avatar? (As a rule, I don’t think straight-off sequels really count as Events, unless there’s something truly novel about them — a la The Dark Knight with the late Heath Ledger as the Joker. In addition to drawing crowds, an Event Movie needs to have a palpable excitement surrounding it, an expectation on the audience’s part for the film to deliver, have an impact. The Transformer movies may be huge, but no one expects or even desires much from them. They play, minds shut off, and eyes glaze over.)
Not the case with The Hunger Games.
Not Reductive At All: Madonna // “Girl Gone Wild” Video
Crotch-grabs! Guys in heels! Homoeroticism! Madonna! I weighed in on my review for Idolator, but naturally, I had to share it here, too.
Because it’s Madonna.
Those Bloody Swedes: John de Sohn & Andreas Moe // “Long Time” Video
Oh, look. Swedish musicians did something else brilliant!
It’s a pillow fight to the death in the video for John de Sohn and Andreas Moe’s highly entertaining (and blood-spattered) “Long Time” video, which happens to be an incredible dance song also.
Flying Ninja Pillow Attack +35!!
The Tens: Best Of Film 2010
As a film school graduate, I’m afraid I have an obligation to take entertainment way too seriously. That’s why, when awards season rolls around, I can’t help but partake in the senseless, arbitrary, and totally nerdy critic’s pastime of ranking all the films I saw and compiling a Top Ten List.
And since 2011′s award season has already come and gone (catch “Best Of Film 2011″ for more on that), why not retroactively look back at movies from other years that were just as good?
Why, there is no reason not to!
First Comes Baby In The Baby Carriage: ‘Friends With Kids’
Friends With Kids co-stars Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd, and Jon Hamm, all of whom you will recognize from last year’s biggest (and best) studio comedy. Is this Bridemaids 2?
Almost.
Primadonna Life: Marina & The Diamonds // “Primadonna” Video
I love me some Marina & The Diamonds. She’s like Landa Del Rey, only she’s having a lot more fun at it.
Daydream Believers: How 10,000 Wannabes Finally Faced Reality
It’s dawn. I haven’t slept in two days. Still, I’ve managed to look my best in designer jeans and a button-down, hair mussed just so, sipping a trendy energy drink and sporting sunglasses even before the sun has fully risen.
On any other day, it’d be safe to assume that I’m on drugs — but I’m not.
I’m on American Idol.
