Day: April 19, 2012

Miss Representation

DVD Review: Miss Representation

Sundance award winning documentary Miss Representation from filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom takes everything we know and have seen, from Disney, CNN, Fox, Hair commercials, to political campaigns and points out the painful discrepancy between the portrayal of men and women in the media. In a…

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Happily-Divorced

DVD Review: Happily Divorced – Season One

The truly prolific Fran Drescher, known for her seminal performances in The Nanny (1993) and This is Spinal Tap (1984), has often been accused of being an acquired taste. With an unmistakable Queens accent and that raspy, exasperated voice, Drescher has starred in over fifty…

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The Jazz Singer (1959)

DVD Review: Jerry Lewis As The Jazz Singer (1959)

Emmy Award-winning television director Ralph Nelson draws a dynamic and powerful performance out of the infamous Jerry Lewis in this remake of Alan Jolson’s 1927 The Jazz Singer. Originally broadcast in 1959, this re-release of the made-for-TV rendition of the classic Jewish coming of age…

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DVD Review: The Getting of Wisdom

I will say one thing for the classmates who teased me all through elementary school: At least they were interesting. Malicious, yes. Cold-hearted, yes. But there was Michael Hernandez, who evoked a slick vibe about him that was actually impressive at our age. And at…

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