With better production values, a more fluid plot, and several more believable characters, the American adaptation of “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” should be a definite improvement on the Swedish one. But it isn’t. With everything else aside, the main difference between the two is this: in the Swedish film, Lisbeth Salander is angry,…Read More
The Lavender Scare is the first feature-length documentary to discuss the U.S. government’s policies against gay and lesbian civil servants during the Cold War.
This 25-minute-long documentary/preview for the television adaptation of Game of Thrones, which starts next week, is fantastic on at least three different levels. But mostly, it’s exciting because it looks like they’re going to do a really, really good job of not killing the book. Game of Thrones premieres April 17.
Jack: It’s white wine, ice cubes, and Sprite. She calls it ‘funky juice.’ Anders: I don’t know if I want to do this.
Liz: I thought I could use Angie’s cameras to make Tracy behave, but he found a loophole, and now to close it I need $80,000 to buy the rights to “Uptown Girl.”
Jack: Jonathan, I have asked you not to call me at home after 11. Or before. …She what? Liz (on TV): My husband and I are absolutely so pleased to be underwriting the Jack and Elizabeth Donaghy High School for Teen Drama, the Arts, and Feelings. Jack: Son of a bitch. Liz: As embarrassed Americans,…Read More
Today is the 30th anniversary of The Aristocats, a highly underrated Disney film that I watched exactly 80 billion times as a child and loved to pieces. This movie had a formative impact on my personal philosophy in relation to women in bow ties, rooftops, and the things one can get up to while playing…Read More