Comedy Central has some impressive marketing regarding the season premiere of Workaholics. Guns and explosions are the themes of the commercials and it has me laughing my ass off for two reasons. The first: knowing they spent way more money…
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Women in Film Wednesday: Bright Star (2009)
Despite featuring John Keats as one of the main characters, it’s Abbie Cornish’s Fanny Brawne who leads this lush and tranquil love story. Written and directed by Jane Campion, the movie begins with the seamstress Fanny being introduced to unsuccessful poet…
If I Had a Ballot: My Picks for the Oscars
I am not in any way shape or form an Oscar pundit who meticulously follows the statistics of who will and won’t be nominated for an Oscar. I take guesses and much of the time my guesses align themselves with…
Five New Cities to Bring “SELMA” to Students for Free
An additional five cities have joined the massive national campaign by African American business leaders to raise funds for free student admission to the Golden Globe-winning film “SELMA,” expanding the unprecedented movement to a total of 13 cities, nationwide.
From the Record Crate: Hüsker Dü – “New Day Rising” (1985)
Hüsker Dü’s New Day Rising, a major influence on indie/alternative rock, was released in January 1985, 30 years ago this month. Early Alt-Rock Bands At least canonically, rock history has a starting point for punk rock, with 1976 generally presented…
TV Review: ‘Girls’ Season 4 Premiere – Hannah Finally Accepts “Iowa”
Something has always stricken a fondness in me when it came to watching Girls, particularly how dignified each character acts about their own individual passion before it just turns to more contradictory confusion. Season four is a pivotal one for…
TV Review: Fox’s Empire 1×01 – “Pilot”
The family business is all about the personal “business” of the family. Blood is thicker than water. Insert another overused proverb here. Empire‘s premise may not be the most original, but its promise is that it may eventually become magnificent. The…