Archive for the ‘Television: U.S.A.’ Category
Producers Guild of America Awards
Well, it’s sort of coming out at a bad time, considering Sundance is going on right now, but the Producers Guild of America held their awards show this weekend and we may be getting a good look at a barometer for the Oscars. The Artist has picked up another ‘Best Picture’ award, this one the [...]
In: Events, Movies, Television: British and Canadian, Television: U.S.A. · Tagged with: Producers Guild of America, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The Artist
TV Alert: Ridley Scott- ‘Prophets of Science Fiction’
Usually, I don’t pay much attention to my inbox – I look for names I recognize, and pretty much ignore the rest; writing for a website has put my email on many press release lists, and while many of the releases I get spark my interest, I usually decline to look further into them, either [...]
In: Eyes and Ears, Television: U.S.A.
Musical Taste: MTV gets back to dealing with music…sort of
MTV is trying, slightly, to get back to their roots. While their relaunch of Beavis & Butthead has gotten most of the press, Pitchfork reports that the network will be bringing back one of it’s indie rock shows, 120 Minutes. Debuting at 1 AM July 30 on MTV2 (a more than slightly unfortunate time-slot), the [...]
In: Music, News, Television: U.S.A. · Tagged with: 120 Minutes, MTV, Musical Taste, OK Go, television
Lincoln’s Video of the Day: Rob Zombie’s Woolite Commercial
I’ve never been a huge fan of Rob Zombie’s films. I’ve heard many good things about them, technically well done, scary, old school horror, but they fall a bit too close to the torture-porn genre for me to enjoy. He has broken new ground in that genre today. Don’t watch this if you’re a sweater [...]
In: Eyes and Ears, Television: U.S.A. · Tagged with: Rob Zombie, Torture, Video of the Day, Woolite
Neil Gaiman’s American Gods coming to HBO
Neil Gaiman has made forays into the movie business in the past, from television series Neverwhere to movies like Coraline, Beowulf, Mirrormask and Stardust. Some have been good, others crippled by forces beyond his control. But it looks like one of his best known properties may be making it’s way to television, with a couple [...]
In: Movies, Television: U.S.A. · Tagged with: American Gods, HBO, Neil Gaiman, Robert Richardson
Javier Bardem officially getting on board The Dark Tower
A couple of months ago, we talked about how Javier Bardem would possibly be signing on as Roland Deschain for The Dark Tower series of films and television shows. Now, it looks like that is very close to becoming a reality. According to Deadline, Bardem’s representatives, along with director Ron Howard, are finishing up the [...]
In: Movies, News, Television: U.S.A. · Tagged with: Javier Bardem, Ron Howard, The Dark Tower
Clarissa, Please Explain It All Now?
I was a single digit in the 1980’s where the Barbie jingle was, “We girls do anything! Right, Barbie?” The seeds of exploration were planted. They grew in the 1990’s with a “Na na na na…” Clarissa Explains It All was a necessary guide to the new female ideal – smart, unique, quirky, confident, positive, [...]
In: Television: U.S.A., Uncategorized
Blightyvision: And now for something completely different …
As I said elsewhere, I’m prepping for a jaunt outside the country — to the UK, specifically — during which I’ll leave you with (hopefully) quality reading. But I’m also prepping for the finales of two excellent shows — “Mad Dogs” and “Marchlands” — both of which air tonight, and both of which I am [...]
In: Columns, Television: British and Canadian, Television: U.S.A. · Tagged with: american tv, Eddie Izzard, Englishmen abroad, gina bellman, House, Hugh Laurie, leverage, something completely different, the riches
24 film takes Jack Bauer into development hell
Close to a year ago, we reported that hit tv show 24 would be hitting the big screen. Now, it looks like we’ll have to wait a while before we get to see Jack Bauer larger than life. According to an interview with executive producer Howard Gordon over at Entertainment Weekly, the film is in [...]
In: Movies, News, Television: U.S.A. · Tagged with: 24, development hell, Jack Bauer
Geekly Speaking About… “Top Gear USA” Episode 2
My ongoing technical difficulties have persisted, but now that I’ve finally got a clue and later edited out the parts with the poor audio, I’m happy to say that the analysis and live commentary on “Blind Drift,” the second episode of Top Gear USA is ready for your listening pleasure. You can check it out [...]
In: Podcasts, Television: U.S.A. · Tagged with: Adam Ferrara, Dominic Monaghan, Podcasts, Rutledge Wood, Tanner Foust, Top Gear U.S.A.