…“If I do say so myself, I can’t imagine anyone else but me replacing [Cowell],” Stern said. “I mean, how else are they going to make that show work? Who knows how to broadcast and who knows how to be interesting? And who’s not afraid to speak their mind?”
ME. Continue reading
Normally, I look forward to screener season. Woohoo—free movies! At least once a year, for a few weeks, my SAG dues seem to deliver a tangible benefit. Last night was my first viewing of any of the four screeners I … Continue reading
Hold everything – have you been watching the new HBO series In Treatment? If not, you MUST. Continue reading
Let me qualify the following by first stating that I loooove movies. I’m continually surprised by what a broad and flexible medium cinema is, encompassing expressions as diverse as the quiet contemplation of Persona, the farcical excess of Airplane! and the bold, sweeping provocation of JFK. I love the American film industry, long referred to (as I will hereinafter) by the geographic moniker “Hollywood.” In fact, I love Hollywood in the mature “warts-and-all” sense, i.e., enough for it to have the power to drive me absolutely nuts, which it often does. Continue reading
If this is your first visit to C&B you may be wondering, "Who the hell is this guy, and why does he have a blog?" It's a fair question, so I've dedicated an entire page to answering it: check out About.
