Last weekend, I got to fulfill a dream I did not know I had. I got to see a silent film as it was meant to be seen: in a theatre with a state-of-the-art-for-1926 Wurlitzer theatre organ providing the soundtrack. Continue reading
This year the revolving door of American Idol admitted Nicki Minaj to the judging table and, apparently, people are still pissed off about this. Since this show hasn’t given us anything of cultural worth since Carrie Underwood won (and, as Continue reading
If you’ve been following my weekly recaps, you already know my views on Sean. He’s beautiful. He’s chiseled. He has a perfectly shaped head. And … that’s about it. There’s no real depth to this man so, to think that Continue reading
I dislike James Franco so much that I actually had no intention of going to see Oz the Great & Powerful. But my parents offered to take me, and I do love going to movies, so away I went, half Continue reading
There is a very small number of factors that give a movie sufficient appeal for me to shell out the cost of a movie ticket rather than wait to watch it as part of the Netflix subscription for which I’ve Continue reading
Every Disney sweetheart needs to come out of her shell eventually. Hilary Duff did it with class and poise, Britney Spears, well, she didn’t. Justin Timberlake rocked that transformation so hard that he snagged Jessica Biel. Now, it’s time for Continue reading
I will begin by admitting that I have seen every episode of SATC (and also the first movie). This is the show that got me through college, because I would put it on for background noise while I wrote papers, Continue reading
If you’ve been keeping up with the tabloids, you know that Bachelor Sean Lowe is rumored to be a born-again virgin. Knowing this, the overnight dates have a whole new meaning this season. Not shockingly, each girl agreed to spend Continue reading
This year’s Oscars were meant to honor music. We heard lots of old scores, saw performances of old songs, and were told over and over again how important music is to film. One of the missing components, though, was a Continue reading
Despite the fact that HBO’s Girls tackles abortion, sexually transmitted diseases, and something sort of resembling the financial difficulties of our generation, one of its most controversial issues is Lena Dunham’s oft-naked body. Much has been said about whether the Continue reading