Nightcrawler opened last week to strong admiration from critics (like this), but there was an unsettling note of uniformity in their praise. Most of the acclaim heaped on the film, as well as its lead performance by Jake Gyllenhaal, focused on a single point of reference: the 1970s. Critics favorably compared the film’s critique of the media to Network, while some described its lead character Lou Bloom as a prototypical New Hollywood anti-hero, some amalgam of Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver) and Rupert Pupkin (The King of Comedy). Preston Jones of the Fort-Worth Star Telegram called the film a “Taxi Driver for the TMZ age,” while Peter Howell of the Toronto Star suggested that director Dan Gilroy was “out for the contact high of that Mean Streets vibe,” and those are only two on a large pile of comparisons. But Nightcrawler isn’t alone in age-evoking responses. These days, simply referencing the ‘70s in a review is...
- 11/10/2014
- by Noah Gittell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Two men watch a woman perform on stage, she is the girlfriend of one of them. The man is later found shot. Lindsay (Anna Belknap) is on the scene after Danny (Carmine Giovinazzo) has already arrived. Lots of lines follow about being busy and now she's looking for her husband, a police sergeant; scenes which always seem forced and oh so not romantic. Miranda, (Aly Michalka) the girlfriend found Michael (Sean Davis) shot to death and didn't know what to do as she tells Flack. (Eddie Cahill) Her dress is covered with his blood. Mac (Gary Sinise) returns and Danny says he knew he'd be back, then Lindsay has to get the final word in saying it was her who told him Mac would return. Mac suspects Michael was shot through the back and there's $20 notes lying around him. Miranda thinks Michael was doing fine for money since he bought her an expensive guitar,...
- 2/8/2012
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
Out triple threat Michael Patrick King, who brought us the Sex and the City films is turning his attention to a concept built around the behind the scenes action at a home shopping network. Attached to star are Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock and Oprah Winfrey. I’m guessing it’s something like Soapdish maybe. With that kind of pedigree, it’s either going to be amazing, or a total disaster. Nothing in between is possible.
The largest newspaper in New Hampshire is refusing to publish a wedding announcement for a gay couple, despite the fact that gay marriage is legal in the state. Their logic sounds like it was written by Maggie Gallagher, saying they’re not anti-gay, but are against redefining marriage, and that the people didn’t get to vote to make gay marriage legal, so they don’t recognize it.
Shock in the UK as Sir Cliff Richard...
The largest newspaper in New Hampshire is refusing to publish a wedding announcement for a gay couple, despite the fact that gay marriage is legal in the state. Their logic sounds like it was written by Maggie Gallagher, saying they’re not anti-gay, but are against redefining marriage, and that the people didn’t get to vote to make gay marriage legal, so they don’t recognize it.
Shock in the UK as Sir Cliff Richard...
- 10/24/2010
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Filed under: Reality-Free, TV Replay
On '$#*! My Dad Says' (Thu., 8:30Pm Et on CBS), Vince Goodson (Will Sasso) makes the mistake of interrogating his wife Bonnie (Nicole Sullivan) about her past lovers. He quickly learns more than he bargained for -- including the fact that Nicole once swapped spit with Josh (Preston Jones), a local paramedic. Nicole protests that it wasn't really a big deal, and that Josh was a horrible kisser: "It was like kissing a dead fish!" But Vince has to learn the truth for himself.
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On '$#*! My Dad Says' (Thu., 8:30Pm Et on CBS), Vince Goodson (Will Sasso) makes the mistake of interrogating his wife Bonnie (Nicole Sullivan) about her past lovers. He quickly learns more than he bargained for -- including the fact that Nicole once swapped spit with Josh (Preston Jones), a local paramedic. Nicole protests that it wasn't really a big deal, and that Josh was a horrible kisser: "It was like kissing a dead fish!" But Vince has to learn the truth for himself.
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- 10/22/2010
- by Oliver Miller
- Aol TV.
A new episode of $#*! My Dad Says will be airing on October 21 and CBS has released promo photos and a short synopsis for the episode.
Ed Tries To Teach Henry A Lesson About Borrowing His Clothes, On “$#*! My Dad Says,” Thursday, Oct. 21
“Not Without My Jacket” – Ed tries to teach Henry a lesson about borrowing his clothes, however, his plan backfires when he inadvertently lends Henry’s jacket to a friend. Meanwhile, Vince regrets asking Bonnie to tell him all the juicy details about a previous relationship, on Thursday, Oct. 21 (8:31-9:00 Pm, Et/Pt) on the CBS Television Network.
Series Regulars:
Ed……………………………………. William Shatner
Henry…………………………… Jonathan Sadowski
Bonnie……………………………….. Nicole Sullivan
Vince………………………………………. Will Sasso
Guest Cast:
Josh……………………………………. Preston Jones
Shelley……………………………. Paula Cale-Lisbe
Steve……………………………….. Bob Stephenson
Zoey………………………………. Brooklyn Sudano
The other Ed…………………………… Barry Karas
$#*! My Dad Says
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"Not Without My Jacket" -- Ed tries to...
Ed Tries To Teach Henry A Lesson About Borrowing His Clothes, On “$#*! My Dad Says,” Thursday, Oct. 21
“Not Without My Jacket” – Ed tries to teach Henry a lesson about borrowing his clothes, however, his plan backfires when he inadvertently lends Henry’s jacket to a friend. Meanwhile, Vince regrets asking Bonnie to tell him all the juicy details about a previous relationship, on Thursday, Oct. 21 (8:31-9:00 Pm, Et/Pt) on the CBS Television Network.
Series Regulars:
Ed……………………………………. William Shatner
Henry…………………………… Jonathan Sadowski
Bonnie……………………………….. Nicole Sullivan
Vince………………………………………. Will Sasso
Guest Cast:
Josh……………………………………. Preston Jones
Shelley……………………………. Paula Cale-Lisbe
Steve……………………………….. Bob Stephenson
Zoey………………………………. Brooklyn Sudano
The other Ed…………………………… Barry Karas
$#*! My Dad Says
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 11
"Not Without My Jacket" -- Ed tries to...
- 10/13/2010
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
Starring the late great David Carradine in one of his last film roles as "Principle Hoskins", Dentention is a new haunted school indie from Children of the Corn III director, James Hickox and writers Stephen L. Johnston (The Hillside Strangler), John Stienfield and Michael Muscal.
Synopsis:
A group of high school students are sent to detention for unexplained reasons.
There, the teenagers find themselves abandoned and locked in their classroom after their detention teacher leaves and then mysteriously disappears.
With night slowly approaching, a thunder storm builds outside. The heavy rain and lightening causes a massive power failure throwing the school in total darkness. Strange, haunting images of ghosts begin to appear in the school. The kids manage to break out of the classroom only to find that the the building has taken on a life of it's own, keeping them trapped inside.
The film also stars Thomas Calabro, Alexa Jago,...
Synopsis:
A group of high school students are sent to detention for unexplained reasons.
There, the teenagers find themselves abandoned and locked in their classroom after their detention teacher leaves and then mysteriously disappears.
With night slowly approaching, a thunder storm builds outside. The heavy rain and lightening causes a massive power failure throwing the school in total darkness. Strange, haunting images of ghosts begin to appear in the school. The kids manage to break out of the classroom only to find that the the building has taken on a life of it's own, keeping them trapped inside.
The film also stars Thomas Calabro, Alexa Jago,...
- 10/12/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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