VELVET BUZZSAW Review — A Darkly Comedic Fright Flick Based on the Adage: “Art is Dangerous”
In her Velvet Buzzsaw review, critic Staci Layne Wilson says it’s one of the better horror movies she’s seen lately. And it’s oh-so stylish! Velvet Buzzsaw stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, John Malkovich, and Toni Collette as ambitious art aficionados clawing their way to the pinnacle of their profession. This is an empty, air-inflated world…
I AM THE NIGHT Review – Pulp Mystery That Takes Itself Too Seriously
I Am the Night Review — Fun pulpy noir, despite the lack of definitive tone. I’m a true-crime addict—I read all the books, listen to podcasts, and of course watch each and every one of the lurid shows on the Investigation Discovery Channel—so when I heard about TNT’s I Am the Night, I simply had to…
2019 Critics Choice Awards — Loaded With Surprising Choices
Just like the Golden Globes, the 2019 Critics Choice Awards results were wildly unpredictable, and the Oscars could go to…anyone. Well, the 2019 Critics Choice Awards, the entertainment event of the year from my perspective, happened last night, and I will say this for my colleagues in the voting body—They are wildly unpredictable. I was…
Producers Guild TV Nominations are Spot On!
Either I think like a producer, or producers think like me. The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced their television nominations for the 30th Annual Producers Guild Awards presented by Cadillac, and I couldn’t agree more with their choices. Find out who wins on Saturday, January 19, when the awards will be handed out at…
Critics Choice TV and Movie Awards Noms Feature Family Fare Like MARY POPPINS RETURNS
Mary Poppins Returns, The Americans and The Favorite Score Big in the Critics Choice Awards Nominations Here’s the official scoop on this year’s Critics Choice Awards nominations, from a press release sent out by my beloved organizations: The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced today the nominees for…
Hulu’s THE FIRST Review — A Video Review and Show You Won’t Want to Miss
Hulu’s The First Review — A Future Worth Watching For sci-fi fans, Star Wars ’n’ Trek remain the starry standard. Which leaves a whole lot of high tech dystopian misery and grime flicks portraying the gap between our Now and their Then. But one of the greatest sci-fi events in history is looming up at…
Goodbye PROJECT RUNWAY — Hello New Fashion Show With Heidi and Tim
Like magic, Project Runway has disappeared, but presto change-o, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are back with a new fashion show on Amazon If you, like I, have been wondering what would happen to our beloved Project Runway now that its production company, The Weinstein Co, is no more, I have both good and bad…
Start TV — A New Network Showcasing Procedural Dramas Lead By Strong Women
Start TV Series to Include The Closer, Medium, The Good Wife, Crossing Jordan, Cold Case, Profiler and The Division CHICAGO, IL – Weigel Broadcasting Co. is launching the new multicast entertainment television network- Start TV, beginning Monday, September 3, 2018, in association with CBS Television Stations. Start TV showcases strong and resourceful female leading characters in a lineup of contemporary…
UnREAL Moves to Hulu for Its Final Season and is Available NOW!
The Fourth and Final Season of the Peabody Award-winning Drama UnREAL Debuts Today as a Hulu Original Series Here’s the official press release: SANTA MONICA, CA [July 16, 2018] Everlasting has moved its set to Hulu. In a new deal between Hulu and A+E Studios, the fourth and final season of fan favoritedrama series, UnREAL, is…
Cue the Piano and Strings! The DOWNTON ABBEY MOVIE is ON!
Woo Hoo! Production has been officially announced on a Downton Abbey movie, with many members of the original cast coming back Here’s the official press release from Focus: LONDON, UK, July 13, 2018 – Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski announced today that Focus has set production with Carnival Films on the Downton Abbey movie. The original…
