The melancholy is strong with this one. And what a gloriously sad, and beautiful journey it is. Released as part of the re-issue of her debut album as Lana Del Rey (his first album came out in 2010 under Lizzy Grant, a contraction of her real name), Born To Continue Reading
A movie made of rubber bands and jello: Macgyver is headed to the big screen
I know it’s beginning to look like I am hopelessly mired in a day long bout of incurable TV nostalgia, but I couldn’t pass up noting that Macgyver, who could build a nuclear power station out of a cheese grater and a gopher’s discarded front teeth, is on his Continue Reading
C’mon get (to) happy (hour) … “Partridge Family” meets “Cougar Town”
Get happy? Why thank you I will. News that The Partridge Family‘s Shirley Jones is to join Cougar Town in a guest role in the upcoming fourth season starting in January 2013 has sent a shiver of delight through this 70s TV fanboy. While I appreciate that the character Continue Reading
Star Wars: a long slow walk in a galaxy far, far away
I have an uneasy feeling that it’s going to be a very long three years waiting for the new Star Wars movie to hit the theatres. Not, I should hasten to add, because I am such an ardent fan of the “galaxy far, far away” that the idea of Continue Reading
More zombies! “World War Z” debuts its trailer
More zombies indeed! Surfing an endless wave of popularity for the undead, who frankly would otherwise have a hard time getting invites to parties, World War Z, starring Brad Pitt, and based on the gripping book, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (yes Continue Reading
Big Bird comforts victims of superstorm Sandy
Having successfully vanquished his greatest foe to date, Mitt Romney (his reference to Big Bird when discussing reducing funding to PBS in one of the Presidential debates spawned an internet meme that took on a life of its own), Big Bird is now turning his attention to matters a Continue Reading
“Cougar Town”: two months till wine o’clock!
It’s been far too long between drinks for everyone’s favourite cul-de-sac crew from Florida but we’re now only two months away from season 4 of Cougar Town and fresh new episodes with the all lunacy, dysfunction and wine drinking anyone could want! Produced by Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Spin City) Continue Reading
Preview: “The Americans”
Keri Russell, who is came to prominence thanks to her role in J. J. Abrams’ (he co-created with Matt Reeves) Felicity, which ran from 1998- 2002, is coming back to TV in a series set in the Cold War, The Americans. Russell and Matthew Rhys (Brothers and Sisters) will play a Continue Reading
Movie review: “The Sessions”
It becomes clear within about five minutes of the opening credits why The Sessions, written and directed by Ben Lewin, captured both the Audience Award (U.S. Dramatic) and a U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The moment we hear the first witty, self-deprecating Continue Reading
Halloween Checkin 2: Boo! “New Girl” embraces Halloween with gusto
*Disclaimer: Yes, yes I know Halloween was last week but this episode only just aired in Australia and being a sucker for costumes and well, New Girl, I had to review this* Poor sweet Jess! What an episode she had. Dressed up as zombie – which actually is kinda Continue Reading