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February 27, 2012
Oscars 2012: Best Dresses With the Meh Factor
Dear Ladies of the Red Carpet: Where's the shock of the swan dress or the pizzazz of the goth showgirl of yesteryear? Come on, ladies, this is the Oscars, and it's 2012! Why are so many of you million dollar actresses playing the Grace Kelly card? We are fully aware that all of you can't pull off ... More >>
Film
February 22, 2012
How to Succeed in Your Office Oscar Pool Without Really Trying
Dear Ladies of the Red Carpet: Where's the shock of the swan dress or the pizzazz of the goth showgirl of yesteryear? Come on, ladies, this is the Oscars, and it's 2012! Why are so many of you million dollar actresses playing the Grace Kelly card? We are fully aware that all of you can't pull off ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2012
Glenn Close: New Queen Of The Oscar Losers?
If the experts at GoldDerby.com (including me) are right, Glenn Close will tie Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter for the most losses in female-acting categories in Oscar history. They each have six nominations. Deborah was actually a bigger loser than Glenn because all six of her noms were for Best A ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2012
My Encounter With Glenn Close! I Was Shaking!
Back in the '80s, when I started my column, Glenn Close was a rising movie and theater star who cut an imposing figure. She wasn't someone to tangle with. But when I spotted her sitting at a benefit dinner I was covering, I gamely requested a quickie interview.
Blogs
January 23, 2012
My Final Oscar Nomination Predictions!
The nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, but you might as well just go by this list, which has been officially certified by the Dionne Warwick Psychic Hotline. BEST PICTURE (Ranked in descending order of likelihood) 1--The Artist 2--The Descendants 3--The Help 4--Hugo 5--Mo ... More >>
Film
December 21, 2011
Albert Nobbs
The nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, but you might as well just go by this list, which has been officially certified by the Dionne Warwick Psychic Hotline. BEST PICTURE (Ranked in descending order of likelihood) 1--The Artist 2--The Descendants 3--The Help 4--Hugo 5--Mo ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2011
Who Got Screwed Out Of A Golden Globe Nomination?
A whole LOT of people. And they're pissed, baby. I mean they should be pissed, though they're no doubt carrying on with great dignity and occasional bouts of inner screaming.
Blogs
December 12, 2011
Transgender And Drag At The Oscars! A Fabulous Pictorial!
In Albert Nobbs, Glenn Close (above) convincingly plays a woman who dresses like a man in order to nab some employment in 19th-century Ireland. But it's the kind of stunt that can also nab you awards consideration.
Blogs
November 4, 2011
Ryan Phillippe As Carol Channing?
Christian Freedom I mean Channing Tatum. I mean Channing McClaren! You see, some friends and I happened to be passing by New World Stages last night when we saw these posters outside and squealed, "Ooh! Ryan Phillippe -- Reese's ex and the divoonly good-looking star of Flags of Our Fathers ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2011
Oscar Predictions: It's Never Too Early
Just like it's already Christmas in certain department stores, the Oscar predix business happens to be in full swing, with goldderby.com asking us pundits for our premature (I mean extremely mature) guesses as to who will get nominated. Here are mine as of this very moment. Bear in mind tha ... More >>
Film
July 20, 2011
NewFest 2011: Good Timing, Great Lineup
Just like it's already Christmas in certain department stores, the Oscar predix business happens to be in full swing, with goldderby.com asking us pundits for our premature (I mean extremely mature) guesses as to who will get nominated. Here are mine as of this very moment. Bear in mind tha ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2011
It's A Great Year For Best Actress
The Emmy nominations came out today, but my mind is stuck on the Oscars and how there will be no shortage of leading actress contenders to pick from in 2011. Not only is Meryl Streep donning prosthetics and an accent again, this time as moxieish Margaret Thatcher, but we have the following o ... More >>
Film
April 27, 2011
If You Pay to See This Movie, You Will Have Been Hoodwinked Too!
The Emmy nominations came out today, but my mind is stuck on the Oscars and how there will be no shortage of leading actress contenders to pick from in 2011. Not only is Meryl Streep donning prosthetics and an accent again, this time as moxieish Margaret Thatcher, but we have the following o ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
A "Star Trek" Alien Lives in Flatbush
Indie filmmakers Kasia Kowalczyk and Tal Harris make shit awesome
Blogs
February 7, 2011
Damages Star Makes Noodle Confession
I was onstage at Joe's Pub narrating the Super Bowl--a long story--when one of the other panelists, the charming Zachary Booth, went into a sexual revelation that woke me out of my stupor. Zachary--who plays Glenn Close's son Michael on the cable hit Damages--was quite refreshing as he talke ... More >>
Film
February 2, 2011
Glenn Close Recounts Humanity's Crimes Against the Planet in Home
I was onstage at Joe's Pub narrating the Super Bowl--a long story--when one of the other panelists, the charming Zachary Booth, went into a sexual revelation that woke me out of my stupor. Zachary--who plays Glenn Close's son Michael on the cable hit Damages--was quite refreshing as he talke ... More >>
Columns
January 5, 2011
Octogenarian Showstopper Rules New York!
Revived: Marilyn Maye and Sally Kellerman. Clubs aren't dead yet, either.
Blogs
December 9, 2010
Has-Beens Lip-synching to "Let It Be" (Video Below)
Leave it to Norway. They have united every single fame-challenged celebrity whoever lived, and who wasn't busy at the autograph convention I recently went to in Parsippany, and shot them synching to "Let It Be" as a promo for some TV show or the other. Stick with this amazing clip and you'l ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2010
Emmy Nominations Announced; HBO Maintains Primetime Stranglehold
We will never own one of these. Whee, the 62nd Annual (Primetime!) Emmys have been announced. There aren't that many surprises: As usual, HBO rocks, as does Mad Men, True Blood, 30 Rock, Glee, Neil Patrick Harris, and Tina Fey. Losties may get another chance to see the objects of their affect ... More >>
Blogs
December 11, 2009
More Sharon Gless!
My column this week includes a lively Q&A with longtime TV star Sharon Gless, who's an ailing but feisty lesbian in Hannah Free and whose mouth is so captivating I wanted to throw you some extra snippets of our chat rather than drag them to the trash can icon.
Blogs
July 16, 2009
Emmy Nominees Include The Family Guy, Ernest Borgnine; Jon & Kate Snubbed
Emmy-nominated The Family Guy featuring Emmy-nominated Seth MacFarlane. For us the joy of the Emmy Nominations, announced this morning, is in the less-well-known categories. We see that there are only two shows, for instance, up for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program: Grandpa, Do You Know ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2008
Barbet Schroeder's Reversal of Fortune: The Punchline is 'Insulin'
Emmy-nominated The Family Guy featuring Emmy-nominated Seth MacFarlane. For us the joy of the Emmy Nominations, announced this morning, is in the less-well-known categories. We see that there are only two shows, for instance, up for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program: Grandpa, Do You Know ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2008
Who Won and Lost at the Emmys, Lookswise
Emmy-nominated The Family Guy featuring Emmy-nominated Seth MacFarlane. For us the joy of the Emmy Nominations, announced this morning, is in the less-well-known categories. We see that there are only two shows, for instance, up for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program: Grandpa, Do You Know ... More >>
Film
January 3, 2006
Tales From the Hood: Boredom Abounds in Fairy-Tale Pastiche
Emmy-nominated The Family Guy featuring Emmy-nominated Seth MacFarlane. For us the joy of the Emmy Nominations, announced this morning, is in the less-well-known categories. We see that there are only two shows, for instance, up for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program: Grandpa, Do You Know ... More >>
News
January 3, 2006
Letters
Emmy-nominated The Family Guy featuring Emmy-nominated Seth MacFarlane. For us the joy of the Emmy Nominations, announced this morning, is in the less-well-known categories. We see that there are only two shows, for instance, up for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program: Grandpa, Do You Know ... More >>
Screens
January 3, 2006
Rack Focus
Emmy-nominated The Family Guy featuring Emmy-nominated Seth MacFarlane. For us the joy of the Emmy Nominations, announced this morning, is in the less-well-known categories. We see that there are only two shows, for instance, up for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program: Grandpa, Do You Know ... More >>
Screens
December 13, 2005
Screen Gems
Tivo alerts, anchors aweigh: Favorite moments from the year when TV went topsy-turvy
Specials
October 18, 2005
1983
Tivo alerts, anchors aweigh: Favorite moments from the year when TV went topsy-turvy
Columns
July 19, 2005
NY Mirror
Tivo alerts, anchors aweigh: Favorite moments from the year when TV went topsy-turvy
Theater
July 5, 2005
Staging an '80s Thriller With Classical Flourishes and a Boiled Bunny Ballet
Tivo alerts, anchors aweigh: Favorite moments from the year when TV went topsy-turvy
Film
June 7, 2005
Smothering Heights: Close Can't Save Clumsy Melodrama
Tivo alerts, anchors aweigh: Favorite moments from the year when TV went topsy-turvy
Film
February 15, 2005
In a Year of 13 Lakes
Gay Nazis, minimalist experiments, and maybe a Sokurov masterpiece at the Berlin festival
Film
June 8, 2004
Batteries Not Included: Stepford Remake Needs an Upgrade
Gay Nazis, minimalist experiments, and maybe a Sokurov masterpiece at the Berlin festival
Film
August 5, 2003
Killing Me Softly
Not-Talking Cures
Film
March 4, 2003
Coma Chameleons
Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere
Film
May 7, 2002
Lyne Disease
Constance Craving
NYC Life
January 29, 2002
Listings
Constance Craving
Specials
February 27, 2001
Letters
Constance Craving
News
February 13, 2001
Clit Club
V-Day’s Charismatic Cuntism Rocks the Garden
Film
December 12, 2000
That Old Slack Magic
V-Day’s Charismatic Cuntism Rocks the Garden
Film
November 21, 2000
Ride of Chuckie
V-Day’s Charismatic Cuntism Rocks the Garden
Columns
October 12, 1999
NY Mirror
V-Day’s Charismatic Cuntism Rocks the Garden
Film
June 15, 1999
Tarzan
V-Day’s Charismatic Cuntism Rocks the Garden
Film
March 30, 1999
Spring Fever
V-Day’s Charismatic Cuntism Rocks the Garden
Columns
March 30, 1999
NY Mirror
On the Academy Awards, I loved the quick cut to Warren and Annette after Whoopi's crack about older men and younger women.
Film
March 2, 1999
The Filth Element
On the Academy Awards, I loved the quick cut to Warren and Annette after Whoopi's crack about older men and younger women.
Film
October 6, 1998
Ho Hum Humbert
On the Academy Awards, I loved the quick cut to Warren and Annette after Whoopi's crack about older men and younger women.
Theater
February 17, 1998
Home of the Moan
'The Vagina Monologues' Seizes the Means of Production
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