What would The Beatles be without Ringo Starr or Rush without Neil Peart? While the two are now celebrated as legendary songwriters and producers, they first won acclaim behind a drum kit, known as much for their steady flow as they were for their percussive powers (see: Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” or The Beatles’ 1966 B-side, “Rain,” for proof).
These days, everyone from Questlove to Travis Barker continue to impress on the cans, though more and more amateur musicians and enthusiasts are taking on the drums as well. Just look at...
These days, everyone from Questlove to Travis Barker continue to impress on the cans, though more and more amateur musicians and enthusiasts are taking on the drums as well. Just look at...
- 9/6/2019
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
Chicago – He has The distinctive rock voice among his generation of 1970s lead singers, and catapulted the group Rush into the stratosphere with hits like “Tom Sawyer,” “Fly by Night” and “Freewill.” He defies all bass player jokes in his years of playing and influencing with that rhythm instrument. Geddy Lee came to Chicago to promote his “Big Beautiful Book of Bass.”
Geddy Lee in Chicago, July 17th, 2019
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Geddy Lee was born in Canada and dropped out of high school to pursue music. The band Rush formed in 1968, and started playing out in Toronto. Their reputation began to heighten in the early 1970s, when they’d open for bands like Aerosmith and Blue Öyster Cult. The mid ‘70s brought mainstream success, as the classic albums “2112,” “A Farewell to Kings” and “Hemispheres” launched FM hits and solidified their hard rock legacy.
Geddy Lee in Chicago, July 17th, 2019
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Geddy Lee was born in Canada and dropped out of high school to pursue music. The band Rush formed in 1968, and started playing out in Toronto. Their reputation began to heighten in the early 1970s, when they’d open for bands like Aerosmith and Blue Öyster Cult. The mid ‘70s brought mainstream success, as the classic albums “2112,” “A Farewell to Kings” and “Hemispheres” launched FM hits and solidified their hard rock legacy.
- 7/22/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Standing before a packed auditorium at the Marquis Marriott Hotel in New York City Thursday night, Justin Timberlake seemed to finally feel at home. Standing amongst his peers to accept the Contemporary Icon Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the pop star summed up the honor, saying, “Being recognized by the people who work alongside me means so much to me. I think for the first time in my career, in my life, the thing that I love to do, I feel like I’m in a room of...
- 6/14/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
In his ambitious two-part documentary, Play, Dave Grohl overdubs multiple instruments into a 23-minute, instrumental prog-rock odyssey.
The project opens with the Foo Fighters leader reflecting on the sheer childlike joy of picking up an instrument. “To any musician, young or old, a beautiful studio full of instruments like a playground,” he says. “To me, I’m like a kid in a candy store. Most musicians are always chasing the next challenge; you never feel satisfied, and you never feel like you’ve completely mastered the instrument you’re playing.
The project opens with the Foo Fighters leader reflecting on the sheer childlike joy of picking up an instrument. “To any musician, young or old, a beautiful studio full of instruments like a playground,” he says. “To me, I’m like a kid in a candy store. Most musicians are always chasing the next challenge; you never feel satisfied, and you never feel like you’ve completely mastered the instrument you’re playing.
- 8/9/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
The first hour of “Happy as Lazzaro” is a naturalistic look at rustic life in the Italian countryside, where noblemen and peasants live a solitary existence seemingly out of time. The next half shifts the setting to the city, but more importantly, pitches the story in a strange, supernatural direction that transforms the entire drama into a fascinating allegorical mystery.
Director Alice Rohrwacher’s third feature revisits some of the themes she mined in “The Wonders” about the dissolution of the pastoral world under the pressures of modernity, but she pushes that fixation in a metaphorical direction. At times that takes the loose narrative in a heavy-handed direction, but Rohrwacher shows such commitment to her peculiar storyline — while the cast imbues the stranger twists with an undercurrent of credibility — that the movie lulls you into its unpredictable rhythms, and a striking poetry creeps into the material, finally overtaking it.
At first,...
Director Alice Rohrwacher’s third feature revisits some of the themes she mined in “The Wonders” about the dissolution of the pastoral world under the pressures of modernity, but she pushes that fixation in a metaphorical direction. At times that takes the loose narrative in a heavy-handed direction, but Rohrwacher shows such commitment to her peculiar storyline — while the cast imbues the stranger twists with an undercurrent of credibility — that the movie lulls you into its unpredictable rhythms, and a striking poetry creeps into the material, finally overtaking it.
At first,...
- 5/13/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
On Saturday, February 27, "Lost" took the baton from "Modern Family" that kicked off this year's Paley Festival on Friday. Several in attendance to support the sold-out panel were the show's producers, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse as well as cast such as Terry O'Quinn, Michael Emerson, Zuleikha Robinson and Nester Carbonell.
Several spoilers came out during the panel that night, but first the team opened the discussion with a glimpse of the upcoming episode, "Sundown". Miles meets Sayid inside the temple and Sayid says he's leaving because he has been banished. Miles then tells him the truth, "They tried to save your life. You were a dead man for two hours." There's also a scene of Claire telling Dogen that "he" wants him out of the temple.
After the sneak peek, Cuse and Lindelof revealed that they were in the stage of writing the series' finale. Asked whether any last-minutes changes were made,...
Several spoilers came out during the panel that night, but first the team opened the discussion with a glimpse of the upcoming episode, "Sundown". Miles meets Sayid inside the temple and Sayid says he's leaving because he has been banished. Miles then tells him the truth, "They tried to save your life. You were a dead man for two hours." There's also a scene of Claire telling Dogen that "he" wants him out of the temple.
After the sneak peek, Cuse and Lindelof revealed that they were in the stage of writing the series' finale. Asked whether any last-minutes changes were made,...
- 3/1/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
What goes on during a two-hour PaleyFest panel honoring "Lost" when the only thing you know for sure is that the cast and writer-producers will tell you little to nothing about what's coming up on the show?
How do you keep the audience entertained?
Well, first, show a clip from the next episode which no viewer has yet had the pleasure of seeing.
Second, make sure Michael Emerson (Ben Linus) and Terry O'Quinn (Locke) are in attendance.
And, finally, hire a gifted comedian who's obsessed with "Lost" to moderate.
Done and done.
PaleyFest's "Lost" night -- which close to 1900 fans attended -- got a nice kickstart with a scene from Tuesday's (Mar. 2) episode, which revealed a few things: The temple peeps are about to banish Sayid and they tell him it's because he's bad. Sayid will finally learn, courtesy of Miles, that he was dead for two whole hours and...
How do you keep the audience entertained?
Well, first, show a clip from the next episode which no viewer has yet had the pleasure of seeing.
Second, make sure Michael Emerson (Ben Linus) and Terry O'Quinn (Locke) are in attendance.
And, finally, hire a gifted comedian who's obsessed with "Lost" to moderate.
Done and done.
PaleyFest's "Lost" night -- which close to 1900 fans attended -- got a nice kickstart with a scene from Tuesday's (Mar. 2) episode, which revealed a few things: The temple peeps are about to banish Sayid and they tell him it's because he's bad. Sayid will finally learn, courtesy of Miles, that he was dead for two whole hours and...
- 2/28/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2it.com - KorbitTV
Entertainment Weekly intern Vlada Gelman is covering the Paley Fest for The Ausiello Files. Here's her report from last night's sold-out Lost panel. Status Check: The Lost writers are in the process of breaking the series finale, which will be penned by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by Jack Bender. The penultimate episode will be written by producer/writers (and fellow panelists) Elizabeth Sarnoff, Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Meanwhile, on the island, Bender has just wrapped episode 14 and is currently shooting 15. It's like Top Chef: No, seriously. Lindelof, who said they're big fans of the Bravo reality series,...
- 2/28/2010
- by Michael Ausiello
- EW - Inside TV
Last week, Lost fans took on a mighty foe that threatened the on-time arrive of the show’s Feb. 2 premiere and won! That dragon: President Obama’s State of the Union address. Fans made their voices heard with Tweets and petitions, and the president made like Neville Chamberlain and, like, totally caved! That’s right, Lost fans: We were the ones that influenced President Obama’s decision-making, and don’t let anyone (more reasonable and informed) tell you otherwise! Having cowed the White House, Lost fans have now taken on a new mission. But I worry that we’re facing...
- 1/12/2010
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW.com - PopWatch
Say what you will about fans of ABC’s Lost, but they are certainly imaginative. From a Lost-inspired painting of the “Last Supper”, to an entire art show dedicated to it, the fans are always looking for some way to incorporate Abrams, Lindelof and Cuse’s mysterious island into their daily lives.
Now it looks like fans want to experience the island for themselves…as a ride. What started off as a joke from California blogger and Lost fanatic Jon Stueve, who originally threw the idea of a Lost ride into the ether, fans are now hungry for the idea. The Examiner reports:
“In a random tweeted conversation between Stueve and someone he follows, photos of Disneyland led to the statement, ‘Let me know when they’ve made Tom Sawyer Island into Dharma Island.’ Having it out there, Stueve thought the idea was 1) humorous, and 2) had potential, so he made another public tweet.
Now it looks like fans want to experience the island for themselves…as a ride. What started off as a joke from California blogger and Lost fanatic Jon Stueve, who originally threw the idea of a Lost ride into the ether, fans are now hungry for the idea. The Examiner reports:
“In a random tweeted conversation between Stueve and someone he follows, photos of Disneyland led to the statement, ‘Let me know when they’ve made Tom Sawyer Island into Dharma Island.’ Having it out there, Stueve thought the idea was 1) humorous, and 2) had potential, so he made another public tweet.
- 1/8/2010
- by Matt Raub
- The Flickcast
Now that we're gearing up for the premiere of the final season of Lost on February 2nd, you can bet that we're going to see an increase in Lost news. Take for example the many Losties who are now petitioning Disney for the show to become an attraction at Disneyland by replacing Tom Sawyer Island. They even have ideas for potential locations to feature, including "The Swan Station and Hatch ride", and Jacob's cabin. The opening statement to the petition reads: To: Televsion and Disnet Fans, Lost is one of the best television series to ever be broadcast on television. Disney should give this awesome show it's due and create a Lost Island attraction at one of it's Disney theme parks. Just think of the locations that can be immortalized in a Disney location. How can you argue with that logic, and more importantly, that spelling and grammar? Sign the petition here.
- 1/8/2010
- by Devindra Hardawar
- Slash Film
It's not easy to deal with the fact that this is Lost's final season, and some of the show's fans have taken it out on Disneyland. Online petitions suggest that Disney (which owns Lost's parent company ABC) should either redo Tom Sawyer Island to become a Lost attraction or devote a new space to it entirely. "While I like the idea of Tom Sawyer's island getting a Lost do-over," tweeted executive producer Carlton Cuse, "I'd rather see Disney make a big Lost E-ticket ride."
Hey, why not go even bigger than that? Over the next few pages, you'll find Movieline's pictorial suggestions for an entire Lost Land. Grab your map of the park (hand-drawn by Rousseau, of course) and take a look!
Hey, why not go even bigger than that? Over the next few pages, you'll find Movieline's pictorial suggestions for an entire Lost Land. Grab your map of the park (hand-drawn by Rousseau, of course) and take a look!
- 1/7/2010
- Movieline
Seth Grahame-Smith is a smart man. He took something that millions already love and he widened its appeal. No easy task. Yet that's exactly what he accomplished with "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," cleverly introducing the living dead into Jane Austen's story of a young woman's search for love and independence in early 19th century England. It's a remarkable effort on Grahame-Smith's part and a seamless fusion in its execution. And now it's going to be turned into a movie, produced by and starring Natalie Portman.
I think it's universally agreed that the presence of zombies elevates any work of fiction. The popularity of "Zombies" led to another Austen remix, Ben H. Winters' "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters," but I think it's folly to shift the focus away from the walking dead. So with the Portman/adaptation news hitting the trades today, I got to thinking. What other...
I think it's universally agreed that the presence of zombies elevates any work of fiction. The popularity of "Zombies" led to another Austen remix, Ben H. Winters' "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters," but I think it's folly to shift the focus away from the walking dead. So with the Portman/adaptation news hitting the trades today, I got to thinking. What other...
- 12/11/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
Tracks are from Relapse: Refill, due December 21.
By Shaheem Reid
Eminem
Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage
After "Buffalo Bill" and "Elevator" leaked Thursday, more records from Eminem's Relapse: Refill have hit the Web. The first record features Dr. Dre and is called "Hell Breaks Loose."
The track starts with Em telling listeners he wants the fans jumping and their fists pumping in the air.
"This is when sh-- hits the fan like it just splattered on Stan," Dre raps to commence his verse. "This is the only moment that matters/ Your homie rolling with Mathers."
"So do what we say at once," the Doc raps later. "This song is like a séance, it haunts."
"It makes them stay in a trance/ No choice, they have to dance," Em comes in.
"It's like the playoffs, just making sure we stay in the hunt," Dre continues before ending the verse with a Down South bounce flow.
By Shaheem Reid
Eminem
Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage
After "Buffalo Bill" and "Elevator" leaked Thursday, more records from Eminem's Relapse: Refill have hit the Web. The first record features Dr. Dre and is called "Hell Breaks Loose."
The track starts with Em telling listeners he wants the fans jumping and their fists pumping in the air.
"This is when sh-- hits the fan like it just splattered on Stan," Dre raps to commence his verse. "This is the only moment that matters/ Your homie rolling with Mathers."
"So do what we say at once," the Doc raps later. "This song is like a séance, it haunts."
"It makes them stay in a trance/ No choice, they have to dance," Em comes in.
"It's like the playoffs, just making sure we stay in the hunt," Dre continues before ending the verse with a Down South bounce flow.
- 12/4/2009
- MTV Music News
Writing for AfterEllen.com these last few months has been like standing in a post-apocalyptic, Leno-strewn wasteland of nothingness, as blogger after blogger has gloated over the return of her TV girlfriend to the fall schedule. All my feelings of dystopian loneliness shifted last night, though, when NBC finally announced that Chuck will return in January, with a three-hour, two-night geek-fest of Buymoria proportions!
Welcome back, Sarah Walker.
Chuck's comeback from last year's cancellation bubble is now the story of TV legend.
To summarize: NBC was like, "Meh." And the fans and critics were all, "Wait, what?" And NBC was like, "Leno, duh." And the fans and critics were all, "You cannot be serious." And NBC was all, "Yeah, but we are." And the fans and critics took to Twitter and Facebook and Subway like the Nerd Herd hopped up on SweetTarts and Rush's "Tom Sawyer."
NBC finally...
Welcome back, Sarah Walker.
Chuck's comeback from last year's cancellation bubble is now the story of TV legend.
To summarize: NBC was like, "Meh." And the fans and critics were all, "Wait, what?" And NBC was like, "Leno, duh." And the fans and critics were all, "You cannot be serious." And NBC was all, "Yeah, but we are." And the fans and critics took to Twitter and Facebook and Subway like the Nerd Herd hopped up on SweetTarts and Rush's "Tom Sawyer."
NBC finally...
- 11/20/2009
- by stuntdouble
- AfterEllen.com
Writer/director Ari Gold also stars as the title character Power in this underdog/rock n' roll/road comedy. The story is as simple as it's protagonist: Power is a full-on loser, who works at the local energy plant with his gruff union leader dad Harlan (Michael McKean) and lives in a tent on the front lawn of his eccentric hippy aunt Joni (Jane Lynch) while persuing his dream of being a respected "air drummer". You see, Power never got to have a real drum set growing up, so he has done the next best thing, he's learned to mimic his heroes in the empty space in front of his face.
After a mishap at work, when Power accidentally pulls a lever and covers one of the big bosses in raw oil while getting his groove on, he is given his walking papers. This happens right before his dear old...
After a mishap at work, when Power accidentally pulls a lever and covers one of the big bosses in raw oil while getting his groove on, he is given his walking papers. This happens right before his dear old...
- 11/20/2009
- Screen Anarchy
If you're going to ask me who is one of today's most controversial filmmakers, I would not hesitate with my answer: Lars von Trier. His latest film, Antichrist, "managed consistent sell-outs in New York City" [ INDIEWire reports ]. In addition to the box office results, there are two particular reviews I'm very interested about: CNN's and Roger Ebert's... - - -
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- 10/26/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
If you're going to ask me who is one of today's most controversial filmmakers, I would not hesitate with my answer: Lars von Trier. His latest film, Antichrist, "managed consistent sell-outs in New York City" [ INDIEWire reports ]. In addition to the box office results, there are two particular reviews I'm very interested about: CNN's and Roger Ebert's... - - -
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- 10/26/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
If you're going to ask me who is one of today's most controversial filmmakers, I would not hesitate with my answer: Lars von Trier. His latest film, Antichrist, "managed consistent sell-outs in New York City" [ INDIEWire reports ]. In addition to the box office results, there are two particular reviews I'm very interested about: CNN's and Roger Ebert's... - - -
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- 10/26/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
If you're going to ask me who is one of today's most controversial filmmakers, I would not hesitate with my answer: Lars von Trier. His latest film, Antichrist, "managed consistent sell-outs in New York City" [ INDIEWire reports ]. In addition to the box office results, there are two particular reviews I'm very interested about: CNN's and Roger Ebert's... - - -
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- - - CNN called the movie 'an atrocity', while Roger Ebert, who once wrote a scathing review of von Trier's Dogville [ more about this Golden Palm winner after the jump], has this to say:
More than anything else, I responded to the performances. Feature films may be fiction, but they are certainly documentaries showing actors in front of a camera. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg have been risk takers, as anyone working with von Trier must be. The ways they're called upon to act in this film are extraordinary. They respond without hesitation. More important, they convince. [ read more ]
The trailer and...
- 10/26/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
Where the Wild Things Are: The IMAX Experience 2009 100 minutes Rated PG It is often said that The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a children's novel that adults can enjoy, while The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an adult novel that children can enjoy. This statement in itself constitutes a form of elitism. Just because Huck Finn is a better, richer novel than Tom Sawyer, it must be presumed that the second story must not have been truly intended for children. This idea rears its ugly head in the discussion of family films as well, as poorly made family films are often labeled 'just for kids', while superior family entertainment is often accused of being secretly made for adults. The very idea of high-quality entertainment that is specifically directed at children seems to be some kind of oxymoron in the critical community. I...
- 10/16/2009
- by Scott Mendelson
- Huffington Post
Mad Men airs Sunday nights at 10/9c on AMC Synopsis: Sterling/Cooper gets a new, young C.O.O.; Joan embarks on her last day as word of he husband's promotion comes through; Don takes an important meeting with a hotel mogul; Sally is afraid of her new baby brother, Eugene. Review: (Possible Spoilers ahead) First off, congratulations to Mad Men for picking up last night's "Best Drama" and "Best Writing in a Drama" Emmy Awards for the second year in a row. I wasn't watching them, as I generally don't watch most awards shows, because I was actually watching the best show on TV deliver another stellar episode. Not only was this one of the best episodes of the season, it was coupled with some of the tenderest and ridiculous moments in series history. Let's start at S/C: Guy MacKendrick walks into the office (hence the title being something literal, and...
- 9/21/2009
- by Josh Radde
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The historic Abbeville Opera House schedule for the upcoming Winter Theatre Season. For the past year, the one hundred year old theatre has been celebrating its Centennial Season and is now kicking off its 101st Winter Theatre Season with a new comedy called Leading Ladies. The Opera House production is being directed by Dr. Brad Christie, an Erskine College professor with scores of Opera House acting credits on his resume.
- 8/21/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
When preparing for summer, there are a few essentials that you must have: sunscreen, bathing suit, towel, and most importantly, a great summer read. We are not talking about the required reading list everyone is dreading and putting off until the last week of August, we are talking about the chick flick, page turning book that will engulf your imagination and let it soar! James Joyce can wait until August, but the hottest new book to hit the shelves definitely cannot. "Hancock Park" draws you into a world you can only dream about; endless lunches at Barney's, trips for latte's on Rodeo, and glimpses into the world of La's elite teen social circuit. What makes this book stand out amongst the others is author Isabel Kaplan. Born and raised in La, Kaplan has writing running through her genes; her mother is a Fox news commentator while her father is a former White House speech writer.
- 7/10/2009
- by cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)
- PopStar
Back in March 1989, we were winding down after a crazy decade of questionable fashion, amazing music, and the end of a beloved President’s term. Madonna, The B-52’s and The Cure were dominating the radio, and the Academy Award for Best Picture would go to Driving Miss Daisy. That’s also when rookie director Michael Lehmann released his low budget black comedy, Heathers.
Set in Anytown, USA, Heathers is the dark and engaging story of high school junior Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) and her unwilling existence in the feared and revered power-clique, know as “The Heathers.” Led by the cruel and punishing Heather Chandler (Kim Walker), the Heathers consist of Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty), a bulimic follower that loathes Chandler and secretly dreams of ruling the group, and Heather McNamara (Lisanne Falk), a cheerleader who has no identity and a need for acceptance.
When bad boy J.D. (Christian Slater) arrives at the school,...
Set in Anytown, USA, Heathers is the dark and engaging story of high school junior Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) and her unwilling existence in the feared and revered power-clique, know as “The Heathers.” Led by the cruel and punishing Heather Chandler (Kim Walker), the Heathers consist of Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty), a bulimic follower that loathes Chandler and secretly dreams of ruling the group, and Heather McNamara (Lisanne Falk), a cheerleader who has no identity and a need for acceptance.
When bad boy J.D. (Christian Slater) arrives at the school,...
- 6/30/2009
- by Heather Toshiko
- The Flickcast
Savvy entertainers often save some of their most popular hits to conclude a concert. What you can do for an encore may just determine if your audience exits whistling happily or not. And so it can be with comics—specifically Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neill’s The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Teaming up some formidable fictional characters (Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Mina Murray Harker, the Invisible Man) to protect Victorian England was an inspired idea—and indeed their first adventure together was grand entertainment as this latest of several historical Leagues took on Fu Manchu and Professor Moriarty. On the other hand, it did spawn a movie version (which re-upholstered the plot and inexplicably added Tom Sawyer and Dorian Gray to the group). Sadly, that flick—not quite as lousy as its reputation suggests—was such a torturous experience that it caused star Sean Connery to...
Teaming up some formidable fictional characters (Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Mina Murray Harker, the Invisible Man) to protect Victorian England was an inspired idea—and indeed their first adventure together was grand entertainment as this latest of several historical Leagues took on Fu Manchu and Professor Moriarty. On the other hand, it did spawn a movie version (which re-upholstered the plot and inexplicably added Tom Sawyer and Dorian Gray to the group). Sadly, that flick—not quite as lousy as its reputation suggests—was such a torturous experience that it caused star Sean Connery to...
- 6/29/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (DAVID McDONNELL)
- Starlog
What one word comes to mind about this episode of Survivor: Tonkatoys? Hmmm ... .oh, yeah! B-o-o-ring! The only thing saving it from a down arrow was a bromance in the works (more on that later) and the fact that the Brazilian heat has all the guys stripping down to their skivvies.
***Warning*** Spoilers below!
We start off with the Jalapenos trudging back to camp after voting off Girl Gone Too Soon To Name last week. In infrared we witness Crazy Lady Sandy running around hugging and kissing everyone as she thanks them for not voting her shrieking self off instead. Given that the night camera makes it look like she's sporting a scary ass mustache, I'm thinking she'd be better off just shaking hands.
On a side-note, I've always been creeped out by how everyone's eyes look in the nighttime shots on Survivor. Now they remind of the dead-eyed parents in Coraline.
***Warning*** Spoilers below!
We start off with the Jalapenos trudging back to camp after voting off Girl Gone Too Soon To Name last week. In infrared we witness Crazy Lady Sandy running around hugging and kissing everyone as she thanks them for not voting her shrieking self off instead. Given that the night camera makes it look like she's sporting a scary ass mustache, I'm thinking she'd be better off just shaking hands.
On a side-note, I've always been creeped out by how everyone's eyes look in the nighttime shots on Survivor. Now they remind of the dead-eyed parents in Coraline.
- 2/20/2009
- by michael
- The Backlot
Chuck, NBC, Airs Mondays 8/7c Episode: "Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer" (Season 2, Episode 5) Synopsis: The fate of the world rests on Chuck's mad videogame skills. Plus: Big Mike brings a new sheriff to the Buy More (Tony Hale guest stars). Review: If there is one knock that I have made on Chuck ...
- 10/28/2008
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Orlando -- The trade show floor at exhibition confabs like ShowEast 2008 tends to be dominated as much by tech displays as popcorn-and-candy vendors these days.
Gloomily, floor traffic appears down at both this year. Vendors blame economy-slackened show attendance and competition from off-site movie screenings.
At one point on Wednesday -- the second day of operations on the trade show floor -- staff at a huge Sony Electronics booth outnumbered customers by about six to one.
The situation elsewhere on the floor wasn't much better.
"It's not been very good," lamented Brian Stuckelman of Dale & Thomas Popcorn, which is pushing a new chocolate-covered popcorn product. "The economy doesn't help. It seems like some companies aren't sending their people here this year."
Ray Estrada of Blair Communications, a Dallas-based marketer of two-way radios for theaters and movie sets, also cited recessionary cost-cutting at entertainment companies.
"I spoke to several people who...
Gloomily, floor traffic appears down at both this year. Vendors blame economy-slackened show attendance and competition from off-site movie screenings.
At one point on Wednesday -- the second day of operations on the trade show floor -- staff at a huge Sony Electronics booth outnumbered customers by about six to one.
The situation elsewhere on the floor wasn't much better.
"It's not been very good," lamented Brian Stuckelman of Dale & Thomas Popcorn, which is pushing a new chocolate-covered popcorn product. "The economy doesn't help. It seems like some companies aren't sending their people here this year."
Ray Estrada of Blair Communications, a Dallas-based marketer of two-way radios for theaters and movie sets, also cited recessionary cost-cutting at entertainment companies.
"I spoke to several people who...
- 10/15/2008
- by By Carl DiOrio
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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