Sydney Pollack RIP

Sydney Pollack has died or cancer. What a terrible loss – the director of Tootsie, The Way We Were, The Firm, Out of Africa, and so many other films – the kind of movies you never watch just once – he’s no longer with us. He was also a gifted actor, appearing in many memorable [...]

[ More ] May 27th, 2008 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Denny Crane lives for another year (ABC)

The fifth season of “Boston Legal” will be its last. The legal drama, which has won five Emmys (including three for star James Spader) in its time on ABC, will bow out with a 13-episode run in the fall, ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson told reporters Tuesday (May 13).

[ More ] May 23rd, 2008 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

More shows are coming back – don’t abandon your teevee yet

Things are still getting back to normal after the writers’ strike. In any normal TV season, February would be the month of sweeps, and then we’d all take a couple of weeks off for reruns. By mid-March we’ll be watching new episodes again, waiting for the May sweeps. Unfortunately, because of the strike, this schedule [...]

[ More ] April 2nd, 2008 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

Best TV shows of all time

This is a strange time for top-ten lists – usually people do them around the holidays. But here’s yet another list for your pleasure. Britain’s Empire magazine has chosen the 50 best TV shows ever made. Many good, respectable shows listed here, and a few gems completely shunned. We’ll post links to similar lists shortly. [...]

[ More ] March 29th, 2008 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

Oscar winners – have you seen these films?

The show was fun, it was light, it was predictable, and it was quirky. Jon Stewart held his ground, looking more comfortable as a host, but the stars weren’t entertaining enough. I guess, just like Stephen Colbert said on the first day after the writers’ strike -”reading is a muscle, you can get out of [...]

[ More ] February 27th, 2008 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Golden Globes 2007 nominations and winners

Too bad about the non-existent ceremony, or the ‘news-conference’ as NBC called it. The awards were embarrassingly lame, self-absorbed, and prophetic – that’s the glimpse of things to come. In a year or two this will be news, this will be the headlines. In any case, if you remove the presentation, the winners are actually [...]

[ More ] December 18th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies, Television |

Big Shots (ABC, Thursdays)

Oh, what hopes have been dashed by this flimsy ‘Desperate Housewives’ rip-off. Oh, how I’ve waited to see Christopher Titus back on television. You remember him, from the short-lived (ok, 3 seasons is not that short) sitcom Titus – about a hilariously dysfunctional family. You probably remember all the male leads from all kinds of [...]

[ More ] October 19th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

I’ve been waiting for this movie for eight years. Subconsciously, that is. Let’s face it – ‘Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen’ was not begging for a sequel. Sure, it was left open-ended, but it was a solid, finished story all by itself. The reason I was anticipating this sequel is simple. Back in 1998, director Shekar [...]

[ More ] September 10th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies, TIFF |

Fugitive pieces (2007)

Here’s a fantastic movie that, even if it gets picked up for wide distribution, will be doomed. Even if the film gets an ideal release time (it’s about Holocaust, gotta be a Christmas release, for all the award considerations), and the best marketing team to promote it, I’m afraid it will bomb. Well, how would [...]

[ More ] September 7th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies, TIFF |

2007 fall premiere dates

Well, Labor Day is over, and this can only mean one thing – unless FOX is jumping the gun and launching half the season in the end of August (those pesky ratings will make you do strange things), the new TV season is upon us. For those still tuning in to the telly, and not [...]

[ More ] September 3rd, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

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