Trust the audience. I wish many American TV shows would abide by that, as the British Prime Suspect creator Lynda La Plante has believed throughout a major career that has included, of course, giving Helen Mirren one of the greatest…
Larry David has monopolized his fruitful stint as the star of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm on the premise that his persona is both familiar and ridiculous enough to engage the audience without alienating them. Shifting imperceptibly between the mundane and…
Every DVD and every Blu-ray is good fodder for libraries, for people to discover TV shows or movies that they never thought they would like, and then they find that they can’t get enough of them. For example, having recently…
You’ve arrived in New Mexico after a long drive, or Cleveland for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, or Las Vegas after a very long, stressful flight. As much as you would like to see what the…
Shot entirely on digital video, since anything bigger would have caused more than just logistical problems in Kashmir, Zero Bridge makes movie history for being the “first narrative film shot in the Kashmiri language,” according to a review by Brandon…
Episodes is my catharsis, a full cleanse before leaving Southern California after nearly nine very trying years and arriving in Las Vegas, a hedonistic paradise and the true home I’ve always wanted. I’m still not happy with how much time…
Remember the gritty black-and-white cinematography of Clerks, how it made you feel like you were in the Quick Stop with Dante, Randal, and outside of it with Jay and Silent Bob? Well, first, think of Billy (William Leroy), proprietor of…
Ralphie May is an all-American stand up comic who rose to fame as a finalist on Last Comic Standing in 2003. Originally from Arkansas, Raphie May’s material is a mix of liberal ideals and Southern values. He jumps around from…
What a treat, and what a relief! Designing Women: 20 Timeless Episodes, another pleasant release from Shout! Factory, judiciously ignores seasons 6 and 7, likely because the former was only just released on DVD early last month, and the latter…
I think of the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, one of countless examples of staged entertainment. Celine Dion and Elton John are currently enjoying cozy residencies there, and Shania Twain will join them in December with her own…