Though your ticket says you're seated at The Public's Anspacher Theater, don't be surprised if once director Sam Gold's jaunty mounting of Shakespeare's Hamlet shifts into gear, you find yourself wondering if you may have stumbled into some indie production playing in the back room of a hipster bar on the Brooklyn side of the L train.
- 7/20/2017
- by Michael Dale
- BroadwayWorld.com
Meryl Streep gave an enthusiastic speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night. But before the 67-year-old Oscar winner's inspiration speech there was one moment that had the whole Internet talking. As she approached the podium, Streep took a moment to absorb the applause coming in from the excited crowd at the Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center. And then she let out a cheer of her own, shaking her fists in the air in praise of the nation's first female presidential candidate. It didn't take long for the Internet to capture the moment on video and run with it. Memes started popping on on Twitter,...
- 7/27/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
Meryl Streep gave an enthusiastic speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night. But before the 67-year-old Oscar winner's inspiration speech there was one moment that had the whole Internet talking. As she approached the podium, Streep took a moment to absorb the applause coming in from the excited crowd at the Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center. And then she let out a cheer of her own, shaking her fists in the air in praise of the nation's first female presidential candidate. It didn't take long for the Internet to capture the moment on video and run with it. Memes started popping on on Twitter,...
- 7/27/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
Compartmentalizing, thy name is Alex Parrish.
The Quantico FBI agent who ended last week’s episode screaming and crying so hard Ryan thought she might wanna spend a little time in a psych ward has — apparently — bounced back from watching her colleague and former classmate Natalie get blown up in a fiery conflagration. And with her stuff seemingly together, Alex spends most of this week’s hour efficiently reeling one friend back in at the same time she pushes another one away.
RelatedQuantico Ep Teases Another Nat’s Absence From Future Storyline
Mad coping skillz or seriously disturbing character insight?...
The Quantico FBI agent who ended last week’s episode screaming and crying so hard Ryan thought she might wanna spend a little time in a psych ward has — apparently — bounced back from watching her colleague and former classmate Natalie get blown up in a fiery conflagration. And with her stuff seemingly together, Alex spends most of this week’s hour efficiently reeling one friend back in at the same time she pushes another one away.
RelatedQuantico Ep Teases Another Nat’s Absence From Future Storyline
Mad coping skillz or seriously disturbing character insight?...
- 3/21/2016
- TVLine.com
The President: What’s his plan? Ohila: I think he is finishing his soup. • Hell Bent, Doctor Who Season Finale, Series 9
“Sometimes I think about what my mom told me. How I was really, really sick when I was first born and the doctors thought I was going to die. But there was this one doctor who wouldn’t give up. And sometimes, when things are really bad and fucked up, and I’m just so fucking tired of hauling myself out of the abyss one more goddamn time, I wish he had.” • Mindy Newell, On Her Depression
18 October 1990
Dear Ms. Newell,
Thanks for the letter and the story, which I liked enormously. I’m glad you liked my little book and that it may have helped in some way. I’m sure you’ll avoid your Jack the Ripper and pull through with grand success; remember that most people do.
“Sometimes I think about what my mom told me. How I was really, really sick when I was first born and the doctors thought I was going to die. But there was this one doctor who wouldn’t give up. And sometimes, when things are really bad and fucked up, and I’m just so fucking tired of hauling myself out of the abyss one more goddamn time, I wish he had.” • Mindy Newell, On Her Depression
18 October 1990
Dear Ms. Newell,
Thanks for the letter and the story, which I liked enormously. I’m glad you liked my little book and that it may have helped in some way. I’m sure you’ll avoid your Jack the Ripper and pull through with grand success; remember that most people do.
- 12/7/2015
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
It was the summer of 1995. Bill Clinton was president, Rudy Giuliani was mayor of New York, and Oj Simpson was on trial. That summer’s youth-oriented movies included Pixar's first movie Toy Story, the Disney musical Pocahontas — and Kids, in which wayward, stoned teens fuck each other senseless and head-stomp random strangers.
It might be hard to remember just how notorious Larry Clark's indie-skater odysey was. The movie grossed a modest $7 million at the box office that summer — a wild success when you account for the fact that it...
It might be hard to remember just how notorious Larry Clark's indie-skater odysey was. The movie grossed a modest $7 million at the box office that summer — a wild success when you account for the fact that it...
- 7/16/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Sound on Sight undertook a massive project, compiling ranked lists of the most influential, unforgettable, and exciting action scenes in all of cinema. There were hundreds of nominees spread across ten different categories and a multi-week voting process from 11 of our writers. The results: 100 essential set pieces, sequences, and scenes from blockbusters to cult classics to arthouse obscurities.
Part 2 of 10: A good car chase works for completely different reasons than its bipedal counterpart. Where a foot chase is more intimate, desperate, and rough, car chases are cool, exciting, almost romantic. Here the journey overwhelms destination: tough guys (and girls) driving sleek machines at impossible speeds. And unlike foot chases, there are no real limitations on where they can go or what they can do—sometimes cars can even fly.
10. Death Proof (2007) – Girl power vs. horse power
The obvious reference points of Death Proof are such movies as Vanishing Point,...
Part 2 of 10: A good car chase works for completely different reasons than its bipedal counterpart. Where a foot chase is more intimate, desperate, and rough, car chases are cool, exciting, almost romantic. Here the journey overwhelms destination: tough guys (and girls) driving sleek machines at impossible speeds. And unlike foot chases, there are no real limitations on where they can go or what they can do—sometimes cars can even fly.
10. Death Proof (2007) – Girl power vs. horse power
The obvious reference points of Death Proof are such movies as Vanishing Point,...
- 5/7/2015
- by Shane Ramirez
- SoundOnSight
Compared to Art Basel Miami Beach a few dozen blocks to the south, Nada's more the "downtown" fair — downtown in both the traditional sense of the word, meaning Manhattan's Lower East Side, where many of these galleries are located back in New York, and the new, metaphoric sense, extending along the L train and then continuing on, with express stops in East London, West Paris, and East Berlin, and anywhere else a clever young man can sport a scruffy beard, sallow complexion, and normcore eyeglasses and still get laid above his genetic station. As a shopping, dining, and dating aesthetic, it's very much up my alley, and that goes to its art — curation, too, since it's the fair where I actually know some of the gallerists and artists who show there from my life outside of writing about art and hanging out at art fairs.Nada takes place at the...
- 12/6/2014
- by Carl Swanson
- Vulture
When Taylor Swift's "Welcome to New York" premiered a few months back, the internet treated it like it was a group of Nyu freshman getting off the L train at Bedford for the first time — that is to say, with scorn. That reaction was not lost on the song's composer, who tells Billboard she "absolutely" understood why many New Yorkers felt the song didn't represent their lives in a city full of rising rents, police brutality, and horrible things on the subway. But, she says, that's just what happens when you write from your own personal experience: "If you can capture that and turn it into three-and-half minutes that feel like that emotion, that's all you're trying to do as a songwriter. To take a song and try to apply it to every situation everyone is going through — economically, politically, in an entire metropolitan area — is asking...
- 12/5/2014
- by Nate Jones
- Vulture
Zachary Quinto, who has played roles ranging from evil psychologist to evil timepiece restorer, will be making a guest appearance as an (evil?) Brooklynite in Lena Dunham‘s solipsistic millennial masterpiece, Girls. Spotted in the 212 alongside Dunham, the only released paparazzi photos of the pair suggests that Zach and Lena will be volunteering for something-or-other in the plot of the upcoming season.
Quinto’s spot on the show, according to TVLine, will be a one-off stint. Little else has been confirmed about the fourth season featuring everyone’s favorite New York navel-gazers, but we certainly can speculate on the nature of Dunham and Quinto’s Bushwick-bound interaction. Here’s some guesses as to what’s going on:
After getting caught having public sex, Hannah Horvath is court ordered to community service. There, she meets Quinto’s character, a mildly schizophrenic (yet totally adorable) serial killer known only as “Bloody Hipster...
Quinto’s spot on the show, according to TVLine, will be a one-off stint. Little else has been confirmed about the fourth season featuring everyone’s favorite New York navel-gazers, but we certainly can speculate on the nature of Dunham and Quinto’s Bushwick-bound interaction. Here’s some guesses as to what’s going on:
After getting caught having public sex, Hannah Horvath is court ordered to community service. There, she meets Quinto’s character, a mildly schizophrenic (yet totally adorable) serial killer known only as “Bloody Hipster...
- 6/19/2014
- by Eric Shorey
- The Backlot
The Williamsburg-based Northside Film Festival is in swing this week with its typically eclectic mixture of pictures curated by various local film partners (including Ifp, Filmmaker‘s publisher) as well as, for the Diy Competition, their in-house team. Below are seven picks for those on the L train this week. More details on these screenings can be found at the Northside site here. i hate myself :). Any cultural critic namechecking Lana, Lena and Leslie (Jamison) while untangling the limits of autobiography, masochistic self-portrayal and the representation of female sexuality in the pornified internet age should reserve a paragraph or two […]...
- 6/17/2014
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The Williamsburg-based Northside Film Festival is in swing this week with its typically eclectic mixture of pictures curated by various local film partners (including Ifp, Filmmaker‘s publisher) as well as, for the Diy Competition, their in-house team. Below are seven picks for those on the L train this week. More details on these screenings can be found at the Northside site here. i hate myself :). Any cultural critic namechecking Lana, Lena and Leslie (Jamison) while untangling the limits of autobiography, masochistic self-portrayal and the representation of female sexuality in the pornified internet age should reserve a paragraph or two […]...
- 6/17/2014
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Welcome to "Divergent" week on Moviefone! From March 10 - 14, we'll be premiering a week's worth of exclusive features -- video, behind-the-scenes blogs, photos, and more -- in anticipation of the hotly anticipated sci-fi/action adaptation. Here, Academy Award-nominated ("Gravity") production designer Andy Nicholson details how the look and feel of "Divergent"'s future Chicago went from page to screen.
"Divergent" is set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago. However, my first conversations with Director Neil Burger were about how we could show that this was an aspirational society, making the best of their situation and, on the surface, managing to function relatively well. Neil also wanted to bring a sense of cinematic reality to the film using Chicago as a character and its monumental scale to emphasize the space its population enjoyed. It is important that the audience believes the world Tris lives in, and that she wants to be a part of it.
"Divergent" is set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago. However, my first conversations with Director Neil Burger were about how we could show that this was an aspirational society, making the best of their situation and, on the surface, managing to function relatively well. Neil also wanted to bring a sense of cinematic reality to the film using Chicago as a character and its monumental scale to emphasize the space its population enjoyed. It is important that the audience believes the world Tris lives in, and that she wants to be a part of it.
- 3/13/2014
- by Moviefone Staff
- Moviefone
The Divergent panel began with a bang as they immediately launched into the first footage from the film, which shows the world of Veronica Roth.s novel come to life, even if it just looks like a desolate modern-day Chicago. The panel was mostly your standard fluff, but before we dive into that, here.s the description of the showreel: The reel kicks off with a gang of teenagers, including Shailene Woodley running towards the L Train bridge in Chicago and jumping onto a moving train, then...
- 7/19/2013
- by Paul Shirey
- JoBlo.com
There’s an implicit agreement we make when we go to the movies for a bit of magic and respite from the toils of our daily lives. In exchange for an hour-and-a-half-or-so of cinematic bliss, we suspend our disbelief so 3-D monsters, supernatural creatures, impossibly beautiful protagonists, and life-or-death scenarios can come to life without skeptical-moviegoer disruption. But there is a genre at which I think we must take a stand, and that’s the beloved rom-com — a.k.a. the genre that gave Katherine Heigl a career beyond Roswell (oh, and that little Grey’s Anatomy show).
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- 7/17/2013
- by Jennifer Arellano
- EW.com - PopWatch
Good thing Shailene Woodley isn't afraid of heights! The actress, 21, plays heroine Tris in Divergent, the first movie based on Veronica Roth's bestselling young-adult series. "I have never done an action-type film," says Woodley, known for starring in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager and playing George Clooney's daughter in the Oscar-nominated movie The Descendants. "So it's really exciting to jump into this." In this exclusive photo from the Chicago set, Woodley dangles from an L train structure. "I'm such a physical, active person," Woodley told People during a visit to the set.
- 7/13/2013
- by Emily Strohm
- PEOPLE.com
By Meredith Hoffman, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
Williamsburg — After a marathon viewing session of "Girls" last year, Anthony Dimieri realized just what he could bring to sitcom-land that was missing: the Manhattan-centric, male version of the popular HBO show.
So he wrote his own version, called "Bros."
"They're the same age, the same basic socioeconomic demographic," said Dimieri, 24, of the stars of his new web series compared to the "Girls" cast. "They all probably went to college together, except these guys were in a frat doing keg stands and the girls hung out at the coffee shop and read poetry."
Dimieri's four 20-something male protagonists — who have so far only existed through one episode, launched this week on YouTube — are designed to be outrageous variations of the sporty, preppy "bro cultural archetype," just as "Girls" speaks to the hipster demographic, Dimieri said.
"There's a stigma to being a 'bro' probably equal to the stigma around hipsters,...
Williamsburg — After a marathon viewing session of "Girls" last year, Anthony Dimieri realized just what he could bring to sitcom-land that was missing: the Manhattan-centric, male version of the popular HBO show.
So he wrote his own version, called "Bros."
"They're the same age, the same basic socioeconomic demographic," said Dimieri, 24, of the stars of his new web series compared to the "Girls" cast. "They all probably went to college together, except these guys were in a frat doing keg stands and the girls hung out at the coffee shop and read poetry."
Dimieri's four 20-something male protagonists — who have so far only existed through one episode, launched this week on YouTube — are designed to be outrageous variations of the sporty, preppy "bro cultural archetype," just as "Girls" speaks to the hipster demographic, Dimieri said.
"There's a stigma to being a 'bro' probably equal to the stigma around hipsters,...
- 4/5/2013
- Huffington Post
Update: Shailene Woodley is continuing her sudden domination of the young adult market as she's been officially offered the lead role in "The Fault in Our Stars," according to Inside Movies.
"Fault" is based on the novel by John Green that chronicles the tragic love story of Gus and Hazel, two teenagers who meet in a cancer support group. "Their ensuing love story is as real as it is doomed, and the gut-busting laughs that come early in the novel make the luminous final pages all the more heartbreaking," according to the rave review at Entertainment Weekly.
Woodley beat over 250 candidates for the role of Hazel Grace Lancaster, with director Josh Boone claiming that "it wasn't until Shailene stepped in front of the camera that I truly saw Hazel for the first time. It was like lightning striking. I can't wait for the rest of the world to see what I have.
"Fault" is based on the novel by John Green that chronicles the tragic love story of Gus and Hazel, two teenagers who meet in a cancer support group. "Their ensuing love story is as real as it is doomed, and the gut-busting laughs that come early in the novel make the luminous final pages all the more heartbreaking," according to the rave review at Entertainment Weekly.
Woodley beat over 250 candidates for the role of Hazel Grace Lancaster, with director Josh Boone claiming that "it wasn't until Shailene stepped in front of the camera that I truly saw Hazel for the first time. It was like lightning striking. I can't wait for the rest of the world to see what I have.
- 3/20/2013
- by Amanda Bell
- NextMovie
New York, Feb 14: A topless activist kept her shirt on long enough to accept a conditional dismissal on three charges on Wednesday, then she promptly stripped off as she walked out of the courthouse.
Keeping a black jacket on before the judge at her lawyer's request, Holly Van Voast accepted a deal covering her trespassing, disorderly conduct and pot possession arrest stemming from when she showed churchgoers and tourists her breasts inside St. Patrick's Cathedral on Jan. 30, 2012.
The agreement also includes two topless arrests last summer: On the D train on May 7 for occupying multiple seats; and on the L train on June 7 for interfering with passenger movement, disorderly conduct and occupying multiple seats.
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Keeping a black jacket on before the judge at her lawyer's request, Holly Van Voast accepted a deal covering her trespassing, disorderly conduct and pot possession arrest stemming from when she showed churchgoers and tourists her breasts inside St. Patrick's Cathedral on Jan. 30, 2012.
The agreement also includes two topless arrests last summer: On the D train on May 7 for occupying multiple seats; and on the L train on June 7 for interfering with passenger movement, disorderly conduct and occupying multiple seats.
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- 2/14/2013
- by Amith Ostwal
- RealBollywood.com
Chicago – The Underground Night Club in Chicago was the scene on December 4th for the annual “Best of the Midwest” Awards, celebrating a year of cinema at the Midwest Independent Film Festival. The Fest Director Mike McNamara hosted the event and with his co-presenters gave out nine awards, including the Best Feature Film to “Liberal Arts,” directed by Josh Radnor (“How I Met Your Mother”).
The Midwest Independent Film Festival convenes Every first Tuesday of the month throughout the year, and showcases films directly associated with the Midwest area. The “Best of the Midwest” Awards honored the films, performances and technical achievements of the festival in 2012. Special guests and presenters included Betsy Steinberg, Director of the Illinois Film Office, plus actors Christian Stolte and David Eigenberg of the NBC-tv series “Chicago Fire.”
Festival Director Mike McNamara and David Eigenberg (‘Chicago Fire’) at the ‘Best of the Midwest’ Awards
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.
The Midwest Independent Film Festival convenes Every first Tuesday of the month throughout the year, and showcases films directly associated with the Midwest area. The “Best of the Midwest” Awards honored the films, performances and technical achievements of the festival in 2012. Special guests and presenters included Betsy Steinberg, Director of the Illinois Film Office, plus actors Christian Stolte and David Eigenberg of the NBC-tv series “Chicago Fire.”
Festival Director Mike McNamara and David Eigenberg (‘Chicago Fire’) at the ‘Best of the Midwest’ Awards
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.
- 12/5/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The Midwest Independent Film Festival, which convenes every first Tuesday of the month, is fast becoming an institution in Chicago and an influential barometer for the local and Midwestern film scene. On Tuesday, December 4th, 2012, their annual “Best of the Midwest” Awards will be handed out. Hosting the event is the co-founder of the Midwest Indie, Mike McNamara. Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com serves on the Awards Committee.
The ‘Best of the Midwest’ Awards, December 4th, 2012
Photo Credit: www.MidwestFilm.com
The following films and performances are nominated for the “Best of the Midwest” Awards…
Best Music Video
“Moonbeams,” directed by Sam Macon
“Everything Will Be Fine,” directed by Nate DuFort
“War Again,” directed by Paul Griswold
“Are You Gonna Break My Heart,” directed by Will Meyers
“Villain,” directed by Logan Hall
Best Short Film
“The Promise,” directed by Bill Roach and Joel Edwards
“Advantage: Weinberg,” directed by David Singer
“Wednesday’s Child,...
The ‘Best of the Midwest’ Awards, December 4th, 2012
Photo Credit: www.MidwestFilm.com
The following films and performances are nominated for the “Best of the Midwest” Awards…
Best Music Video
“Moonbeams,” directed by Sam Macon
“Everything Will Be Fine,” directed by Nate DuFort
“War Again,” directed by Paul Griswold
“Are You Gonna Break My Heart,” directed by Will Meyers
“Villain,” directed by Logan Hall
Best Short Film
“The Promise,” directed by Bill Roach and Joel Edwards
“Advantage: Weinberg,” directed by David Singer
“Wednesday’s Child,...
- 12/3/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Tonight at 8 Pm there will be a concert at Death by Audio that not only features three of Brooklyn's best upcoming bands, but also a donation drive for Sandy relief. Recommended donations are food, water, flashlights, D batteries, cleaning supplies, hand warmers, diapers, baby food, blankets, sleeping bags, hypothermia blankets, carbon monoxide detectors, folding chairs and tables, sternos, and catering equipment. (But no clothing, please.)
Headlining quartet People Get Ready, which recently released an eponymously titled first full-length album on Brassland after a few EPs on Quite Scientific, consists of co-founders vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Steven Reker (Silver Haunches; David Byrne's touring band) and drummer Luke Fasano (Yeasayer) along with vocalist/keyboardist Jen Goma (A Sunny Day in Glasgow) and guitarist James Rickman (Slow Gherkin). Though they are notorious for incorporating dance and performance art, they're also more than capable of putting on a riveting show without those elements. A...
Headlining quartet People Get Ready, which recently released an eponymously titled first full-length album on Brassland after a few EPs on Quite Scientific, consists of co-founders vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Steven Reker (Silver Haunches; David Byrne's touring band) and drummer Luke Fasano (Yeasayer) along with vocalist/keyboardist Jen Goma (A Sunny Day in Glasgow) and guitarist James Rickman (Slow Gherkin). Though they are notorious for incorporating dance and performance art, they're also more than capable of putting on a riveting show without those elements. A...
- 11/14/2012
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
The following blog post originally appeared at the Ifp’s site and is cross-posted with permission. — Editor.
May 15th, 2011.
I am given a book by my favourite poet, Bob Hicok. In it there’s a poem about the 2007 Virginia Polytechnic Institute massacre – to date the deadliest shooting of innocent people by a single gunman in Us history. This excerpt from the poem speaks for itself -
People wrote, called, mostly e-mailed
because they know I teach at Virginia Tech,
to say, there’s nothing to say. Eventually
I answered these messages: there’s nothing
to say back except of course there’s nothing
to say, thank you for your willingness
to say it. Because this was about nothing.
A boy who felt that he was nothing,
who erased and entered that erasure, and guns
that are good for nothing, and talk of guns
that is good for nothing, and spring
that is good for flowers,...
May 15th, 2011.
I am given a book by my favourite poet, Bob Hicok. In it there’s a poem about the 2007 Virginia Polytechnic Institute massacre – to date the deadliest shooting of innocent people by a single gunman in Us history. This excerpt from the poem speaks for itself -
People wrote, called, mostly e-mailed
because they know I teach at Virginia Tech,
to say, there’s nothing to say. Eventually
I answered these messages: there’s nothing
to say back except of course there’s nothing
to say, thank you for your willingness
to say it. Because this was about nothing.
A boy who felt that he was nothing,
who erased and entered that erasure, and guns
that are good for nothing, and talk of guns
that is good for nothing, and spring
that is good for flowers,...
- 8/20/2012
- by Caspar Newbolt
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Tags: The Real L WordThe Real L Word recapsWhitney MixterSara BettencourtKiyomi McCloskeyHunter ValentineRomi KlingerIMDb
Previously on The Real L Word, the members of Hunter Valentine clambered out of their van, exhausted and bedraggled from playing shows – and having epic shouting matches in between shows. As they threw open the doors, they were heartily welcomed by the aroma of dead fish, signaling that they were, indeed, back home in the charmingly whiffy borough of Brooklyn. But even more toxic than the overripe fragrance that permeates certain enclaves around the L train was the tension between Kiyomi and Somer, who never resolved their differences.
Romi ended her relationship with the ever chuckling Jay and ran back into the arms of her ready and willing ex-girlfriend Kelsey. During the dinner at which the two reignited their romance, Romi told Kelsey that even if they broke up, Kelsey would not be allowed to sleep with anyone else.
Previously on The Real L Word, the members of Hunter Valentine clambered out of their van, exhausted and bedraggled from playing shows – and having epic shouting matches in between shows. As they threw open the doors, they were heartily welcomed by the aroma of dead fish, signaling that they were, indeed, back home in the charmingly whiffy borough of Brooklyn. But even more toxic than the overripe fragrance that permeates certain enclaves around the L train was the tension between Kiyomi and Somer, who never resolved their differences.
Romi ended her relationship with the ever chuckling Jay and ran back into the arms of her ready and willing ex-girlfriend Kelsey. During the dinner at which the two reignited their romance, Romi told Kelsey that even if they broke up, Kelsey would not be allowed to sleep with anyone else.
- 8/10/2012
- by gracechu
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: The Real L WordPop TheoryIlene ChaikenIMDbThe L WordNew YorkHunter ValentineIdentity
Greetings, Gentle Reader. I’ve returned from my holiday — a three hour tour week jaunt through Spain and Turkey — to the land of lesbian social media.
I want to deviate from my obsession with love to discuss, ironically as it may seem, The Real L Word. I have watched every episode of the show with both intrigue and trepidation. Oftentimes I have reveled in the garden variety of cultural commentaries (usually vapid, usually saturated with bad lesbian punnage, and frequently dripping with malicious humor (what Millennials take for “irony”) and sometimes even bitterness, but this season feels a bit different.
As an arguably indifferent viewer with an investment in the lesbian community at large, this season feels different in the sense that it feels slightly more nuanced in its storylines. I want to, on behalf of the more “serious” New Yorkers,...
Greetings, Gentle Reader. I’ve returned from my holiday — a three hour tour week jaunt through Spain and Turkey — to the land of lesbian social media.
I want to deviate from my obsession with love to discuss, ironically as it may seem, The Real L Word. I have watched every episode of the show with both intrigue and trepidation. Oftentimes I have reveled in the garden variety of cultural commentaries (usually vapid, usually saturated with bad lesbian punnage, and frequently dripping with malicious humor (what Millennials take for “irony”) and sometimes even bitterness, but this season feels a bit different.
As an arguably indifferent viewer with an investment in the lesbian community at large, this season feels different in the sense that it feels slightly more nuanced in its storylines. I want to, on behalf of the more “serious” New Yorkers,...
- 8/7/2012
- by MBHauteWriter
- AfterEllen.com
Willie Garson is probably best known for his signature role as Sex and the City gay sidekick Stanford Blatch, but after chitchatting with him for a few minutes at an exclusive dinner at NYC's Perla on Tuesday, it was clear the actor was more interested in being known for his current role as Mozzie, a paranoid-genius con man on USA's White Collar. On the show, Mozzie is the trusted confidant of Neal Caffrey, played by recently out (and forever beautiful) Matt Bomer. Park & Bond threw Tuesday's fancy feast to fete Garson and Bomer as two of "New York City's Most Stylish Dads"—yes, Father's Day is this Sunday (and, yes, they're both dads).
The honorary title is half true in one respect: Garson splits time raising his kid in L.A. and shooting White Collar in New York (like Bomer), so calling him a New Yorker is debatable. What's not debatable: his sense of style.
The honorary title is half true in one respect: Garson splits time raising his kid in L.A. and shooting White Collar in New York (like Bomer), so calling him a New Yorker is debatable. What's not debatable: his sense of style.
- 6/15/2012
- by Evan Mulvihill
- The Backlot
Chicago – Director Jack C. Newell ended up meeting one of his great collaborators while taking classes at Columbia College Chicago. His future filmmaking partner turned out to not be a fellow peer, but his teacher, Ron Falzone. Together, they made the acclaimed short, “Typing,” about two Hollywood screenwriters whose brainstorming session draws inspiration from the clacking of typewriter keys in the next room.
Newell and Falzone’s first feature effort is “Close Quarters,” an endearing and insightful collection of parallel vignettes set in a Chicago coffee shop. Baristas Abby (Erica Unger) and Barry (Seth Unger) flirt with the possibility of long-term romance while observing the dysfunctional relationships of their customers. Two friends, Patrick (Tj Jagodowski) and Olivia (Kate Duffy), chat upstairs while their respective partners, Dina (Holly Laurent) and Cary (Dave Pasquesi), make love in the downstairs bathroom. An estranged couple (Susan Messing and Jim Carlson) argue over Skype while...
Newell and Falzone’s first feature effort is “Close Quarters,” an endearing and insightful collection of parallel vignettes set in a Chicago coffee shop. Baristas Abby (Erica Unger) and Barry (Seth Unger) flirt with the possibility of long-term romance while observing the dysfunctional relationships of their customers. Two friends, Patrick (Tj Jagodowski) and Olivia (Kate Duffy), chat upstairs while their respective partners, Dina (Holly Laurent) and Cary (Dave Pasquesi), make love in the downstairs bathroom. An estranged couple (Susan Messing and Jim Carlson) argue over Skype while...
- 5/9/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The Sundance Institute announced their selections last week for the Short Film Program as part of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and among the 7,675 submissions, Chicago filmmaker Anna Musso made the cut with her stellar break-out effort, “L Train.” The 2012 Sundance Film Festival will take place January 19th-29th.
“L Train” was profiled by HollywoodChicago.com during the Chicago International film Festival in October, and ended up winning the ‘Best Chicago or Illinois Film’ prize there. The film uses the Chicago Transit Authority’s “El” train system as a symbol for a life journey. Sunny (Khadijah Davis) is a high school student whose misery is apparent on her daily commute. A chance encounter with a fellow passenger replaces that misery with something different, something that may be a cause for redemption.
Khadijah Davis in ‘L Train,’ Directed by Anna Musso
Photo credit: Social Construct
Anna Musso grew up in the...
“L Train” was profiled by HollywoodChicago.com during the Chicago International film Festival in October, and ended up winning the ‘Best Chicago or Illinois Film’ prize there. The film uses the Chicago Transit Authority’s “El” train system as a symbol for a life journey. Sunny (Khadijah Davis) is a high school student whose misery is apparent on her daily commute. A chance encounter with a fellow passenger replaces that misery with something different, something that may be a cause for redemption.
Khadijah Davis in ‘L Train,’ Directed by Anna Musso
Photo credit: Social Construct
Anna Musso grew up in the...
- 12/10/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The 2011 47th Annual Chicago International Film Festival and Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director, announced the competition award winners at a ceremony in the new Public Chicago Hotel on October 14th. The Gold Hugo for Best Film went to “Le Havre,” from France.
Kutza made the announcements along with Mimi Plauché, Head of Programming, Programmers Lee Ferdinand and Penny Bartlett, plus Competitions Coordinator Alex Kopecky. The Public Chicago is the former Ambassador East Hotel, redesigned by hotelier Ian Schrager, and recently had its grand opening. The Festival’s highest honor is the Gold Hugo, named for the mythical God of Discovery. An additional awards category in 2011 is the “After Dark Competition,” honoring the scary films from around the world.
International Feature Film Competition
’Le Havre’
Photo Credit: © Chicago International Film Festival
The Gold Hugo for Best Film: “Le Havre” (Finland/France), directed by Aki Kaurismaki
The Silver Hugo: “Cairo...
Kutza made the announcements along with Mimi Plauché, Head of Programming, Programmers Lee Ferdinand and Penny Bartlett, plus Competitions Coordinator Alex Kopecky. The Public Chicago is the former Ambassador East Hotel, redesigned by hotelier Ian Schrager, and recently had its grand opening. The Festival’s highest honor is the Gold Hugo, named for the mythical God of Discovery. An additional awards category in 2011 is the “After Dark Competition,” honoring the scary films from around the world.
International Feature Film Competition
’Le Havre’
Photo Credit: © Chicago International Film Festival
The Gold Hugo for Best Film: “Le Havre” (Finland/France), directed by Aki Kaurismaki
The Silver Hugo: “Cairo...
- 10/16/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – One of the exciting events at the Chicago International Film Festival is the “City & State” Short Film Spotlight, highlighting local filmmakers presenting new or emerging short films. Two notable directors from the October 10th screening are Anna Musso (”L Train”) and Alaric S. Rocha (”Winter”).
“Winter” and “L Train” were shown, along with “The Vacuum Kid,” “The Ghosts,” “The Doctor’s Wife” and “The Truth” on City & State Shorts night, and HollywoodChicago.com caught up with two directors at the afterparty, talking to them about the background for their passionate short films.
Anna Musso, Writer and Director of “L Train”
“L Train” is remarkable, using Chicago’s transit system as a symbol for life’s journeys. Sunny (Khadijah Davis) is a high school student whose misery is apparent on her daily commute. A chance encounter with a fellow passenger replaces that misery with something different, something that may be a cause for redemption.
“Winter” and “L Train” were shown, along with “The Vacuum Kid,” “The Ghosts,” “The Doctor’s Wife” and “The Truth” on City & State Shorts night, and HollywoodChicago.com caught up with two directors at the afterparty, talking to them about the background for their passionate short films.
Anna Musso, Writer and Director of “L Train”
“L Train” is remarkable, using Chicago’s transit system as a symbol for life’s journeys. Sunny (Khadijah Davis) is a high school student whose misery is apparent on her daily commute. A chance encounter with a fellow passenger replaces that misery with something different, something that may be a cause for redemption.
- 10/13/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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