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They’re Going To Y’Allywood!!! Can You Blame Them?
There’s been an awful lot of drama emerging from this fair city this week. All the better, since it’s becoming increasingly apparent that just about everything else seems to be moving away from it. We can’t seen to go a day without yet another log being thrown on the increasingly incendiary fire surrounding L’Affaire Paramount–a
Mr. Martel, Maybe You Should Read The Room
I don’t have many fans or followers these days; if you’ve picked up on my tone in recent days you likely already know how that affects me. So I’m grateful for those who still pay enough attention and when not one but two of those followers actually take the time to share the identical opinion
Ciao, Pisano
Comedy and tragedy are by definition interrelated. THE JOURNAL OF AESTHETIC EDUCATION’s Eva Dadlez and Daniel Lüthi suggested in 2018 that they are reciprocal poles of narrative expression, each illuminating aspects of the human condition while often drawing on similar methods to engage, challenge, and move audiences. I for one didn’t need something quite that academic
So Insular, It Was Scary
The Emmy Awards–most of them, that is–were handed out last night. You’re forgiven if that may have slipped your mind. After all, this was NBC’s turn in the rotation, and once again they were pushed back to Monday night. If you happened to own the rights to the medium’s most-watched program–SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL–you wouldn’t be
A Paper Tiger?
I’ll once again reiterate that I’m not as big a fan of the the mockumentary genre as I probably should be. I made that point when I mused just about a year ago about THE PAPER. When I’m in a mood for comedy, I prefer clever and quick, not patient and pondering. So when I
Let The Hate-Watching Begin
If I’m to believe the ramblings of some of the more frequent sh-tposters who inexplicably bubble to the top of my social media feeds–especially the “safe havens” of Threads and Bluesky–tonight is the beginning of yet another dagger in the rapidly flailing body of CBS NEWS’ Tiffany history. 60 MINUTES begins its 59th season tonight,
Happy New Year? Not For This Joe.
It’s the high holidays for me, which means the beginning of the Days of Awe and the annual ritual that for believers culminates in the Day of Atonement and the ultimate Verdict as to whether one gets inscribed in the Book of Life for another year. Judging by the reactions I am provoking almost everywhere
We Both Already Know Where We Were On 9/11. But 9/17 Scared Me Just As Much.
It’s not just 9/11 again, but it’s a milestone one at that. The silver anniversary of one of the most horrific days in American history, and arguably my generation’s Pearl Harbor Day. If you’re old enough to have lived through it, you no doubt have your own personal memories etched in stone of where you
Do You Believe In Magic? Mike And Pam Sure Hope So.
It’s not all that often when a post-Labor Day theatrical release carries as much potential impact as does PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, which makes its debut today to take advantage of those still sweltering from near-record heat (hand raised, limply) as well as to try and offset the expected Sunday decline that the first NFL weekend