Build yourself a cinematic raft people – there is a tsunami of movies on their way. Yes, yes I hear you say – I have exceptionally good hearing and the NSA lets me borrow their doodads from time to time which is nice – there are always plenty of Continue Reading
Off we go to Yonderland … remember to pack your talking stick!
One of the things I have loved most about British comedy from the time I was a wee lad back in the 70s is its propensity for whimsy, satire, and just plain silliness. It’s a hard kind of comedy to pull off. Too much campness and it just looks Continue Reading
Community finally gets some promo lovin’ … and no, not from NBC (surprise, surprise)
It’s no secret that NBC has not exactly had a love affair to end all love affairs with Community. While it has renewed the show for a fifth season – with Dan Harmon back on board which has me ridiculously excited! – it is yet to schedule an air Continue Reading
Books from beyond the grave: Why death is not the end for many authors
Death has a finality to it, marking the end of our physical existence here on earth. But as the recent news out of J D Salinger’s estate confirms, it is not necessarily the end of releases by an author. Timed to coincide with the release of Shane Salerno’s poorly-reviewed Continue Reading
It’s beginning to look a lot like an indie Christmas: All is Bright movie trailer + poster
SNAPSHOT All Is Bright is the story of two French Canadians who travel to New York City during the holiday season with a get-rich-quick scheme of selling Christmas trees. Dennis (Paul Giamatti) is a no-nonsense, recently released ex-con trying to get his life – and his wife – back. Continue Reading
Concert review: Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual 30th Anniversary Tour
There is something almost magical about seeing a music artist you have loved and admired for thirty years in concert for the first time. Suddenly the transcendentally powerful voice that was only heard through stereo speakers, and the locks of wild hair that only ever made an appearance in Continue Reading
When good walkers go bad: The Walking Dead’s latest teaser trailer
Damn walkers. Not only is someone leaving dead animals at the prison fence to attract them but now they’re letting them in to the prison. Either that or the walkers are becoming far more proficient at picking locks. I am betting on the Governor and his two henchmen, who Continue Reading
Can’t wait to see: Ass Backwards (trailer + poster)
SNAPSHOT Kate (June Diane Raphael) and Chloe (Casey Wilson) are two childhood best friends who met when they placed dead last in their hometown beauty pageant. Now they are all grown up and living in New York City, where Chloe works as a “girl in a box” at a Continue Reading
Oh no they didn’t! Hilarious Parks and Recreation bloopers
Parks and Recreation is without a doubt one of the funniest sitcoms of the current age, blessed with sharp, satirical writing, a great sense of time and place that it plays to perfectly, and a cast replete with more talented comedians that you can possibly count. (OK yes you Continue Reading
5 things I love about the upcoming Fall TV season
There’s new TV a-coming! While I often complain about finding the time to watch the great bounty that the current golden age of TV is lavishing upon us, the truth is I love finding and discovering new shows to lose myself in. Will this be the next Fringe? The Continue Reading