Jerry Lewis

Adam Sandler Is A Genius, IMHO

Bear in mind I loved Sofia Coppola in The Godfather III and enjoyed Pierce Brosnan's singing in Mamma Mia! But still, hear me out. Adam Sandler is roundly derided for putting out crappy, unfunny comedies which get scathing reviews and tons of awards--Razzies, that is. But I just saw Just Go With ... More >>

BACK TO SCHOOL

Take a class (sort of) 
with Fred Armisen

Jerry Lewis Wants To Be Gay!

Hey, lady! Get this! I recently went to see comic legend Jerry Lewis get honored by the SASS Foundation for Medical Research at a Tribeca banquet that mixed solemnity with shtick. On the way in, a reporter remarked to Jerry that he'd accomplished so much in his career--acting, singing, writing, d ... More >>

'The People's Bailout'

Horror, Romance, and Artistry at the Japan Cuts Fest

The pop and the profound

BAMcinemaFest 2012: Coming of Age

At four, the festival grows into a grand celebration

Tom Cruise Pledged His Love For Katie Last Night

Last night at the Waldorf-Astoria, the Friars Club saluted Tom Cruise with its Icon Award, so I was there like a top gun, all cocked and sitting at full attention. Tom's Rock of Ages costar Alec Baldwin MC'd a lineup of speakers like Cuba Gooding Jr. and Kevin Pollack, but Jerry Lewis, who was supp ... More >>

Were Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis In Love?

Way before Adam Sandler did wacky comedy movies opposite himself, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were the reigning goofball team of 1950s cinema. Well, I just dug up a book about the singer/shticker duo by Arthur Marx (son of Groucho), and it points to some real affection that lurked beneath the animo ... More >>

The Weirdest Portrayals of Asians In Movie History

Hollywood used to have a habit of putting slanty-eye makeup on non-Asian stars and passing them off as from "the Orient." Here are some of the more egregious examples:

Broadway Replacements: Your Favorite?

Darren Criss is attracting screaming Gleeks to How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and they're filling the seats once occupied by screaming Potterphiles. Which brings to mind the topic of Broadway replacements and how they fare in light of all the hoopla generated by the original star ... More >>

The Bestest Christmas Gift I Ever Got!

Not all Christmases were great, mind you. There were the ones with zippered turtlenecks from the Sears Roebuck catalog and slacks from the Robert Hall down on the avenue. But one year, I ripped off the wrapping paper in anticipation and bugged to a brand-new chemistry set! Exactly what I wanted!

Will That Be Thousand Island or Hundred Island Dressing? Jerry Lewis' Cracking Up

Every get tired of too many questions from your servers, and too many menu options?

Don Cheadle, Brendan Gleeson, And A Telegram From Jerry Lewis

​They were all in the same room at yesterday's Friars Club event declaring Cheadle and Gleeson the best buddy comedy duo for their work in the fish-out-of-water romp The Guard.

Even More Cross-Dressing Movie Stars!

John Hansen, The Christine Jorgensen Story​There seems to be a bottomless well of these. Screen fame obviously equals a throbbing desire to get into heels if you're a man and a bowler hat if you're a dame. These are thanks to the J.C. Suares-edited book, Hollywood Drag. Let the glamorous, a ... More >>

Bridesmaids Gets Screwed

2010's Best Comics and Graphic Novels

An assassin for Christmas, or maybe some witchcraft and depraved subordia?

Mark Rylance Passes Gas and Passes Muster

​He's been described as the new Olivier, but I don't recall Olivier ever taking on the Jerry Lewis role in Boeing Boeing or playing a street clown who spits, farts, and spews rhymed couplets of narcissistic nonsense in La Bete. Mark Rylance has done that--and more--throwing himself fearlessly ... More >>

Jerry Lewis Won't Bang Ladies in Chicago!

Liza! The gayest night since Stonewall! Some plays are already dead.

Liza, Sinatra, and Jerry Lewis!

​All in one week! CLICK HERE for my new column in which I go all old school and infiltrate a very intimate concert by Liza Minnelli, a private dinner for Sinatra Family Estate wines, hosted by the delicious Nancy Sinatra, and a Friars Club tribute to Jerry Lewis, whose wacky comedy I'm a big ... More >>

Tony Curtis Was a Brilliant Actor

​I actually said that out loud to a Lincoln Center bigshot a few years ago, begging them to do a Tony Curtis film festival, but that illustrious tribute never happened any more than an Oscar for Jerry Lewis. I've always felt that Curtis was priceless in Some Like It Hot, keeping up with Jack ... More >>

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Chatting with Mrs. Claus About Eating Rudolph, the Tyranny of Pies & Feeding the Big Guy

​If you think feeding your family at Christmastime is tough, imagine what poor Mrs. Claus has to go through. St. Nick's spouse opens up about what The Jolly One likes to eat, why elves are bad cooks, and the dining scene at the North Pole. Pardon me for saying it, but you look a lot younger t ... More >>

Jerry Lewis's Daughter Is Related To Rachel Uchitel!

​This one gets complex, so bear with me, kids. Susan Lewis says she's the out-of-wedlock daughter of comic Jerry Lewis, and an Inside Edition-conducted DNA test determined it's quite likely she is (though Jerry doesn't want to address the subject and he certainly doesn't want to throw money h ... More >>

The King of Comedy

'Madcap Manhattan' Series at Film Forum

You know you're a NYer when . . . you recognize locations in these movies. Ba da bum.

M. Hulot's Holiday

The Errand Boy

This Week's Voice: R.A. the Rugged Man, Lil Wayne's The Carter Documentary, Zadie Smith, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Urs Fischer, and More

R.A. the Rugged Man: More dirty laundry than you can imagine. Photo by Calvin Godfrey.​In this week's Village Voice, Ben Westhoff recounts the long, setback- and STD-ridden journey of Long Island's own R.A. the Rugged Man, Jed Lipinski talks to the players involved with the semi-embargoed Lil ... More >>

Jerry Lewis Retro at Anthology

Working for the respect he never got, the funnyman as director

The Ladies Man

The Errand Boy

"The Late Film" at BAM

Directors in the twilight of their careers

Susan Marshall and Sally Silvers Entrance the Eye

Malkovich Swallows Up the Screen in The Great Buck Howard

Nous Non Plus

WHAT A NUT

Jerry Lewis talks to Peter Bogdanovich

Shawn Camp & Billy Burnette's The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1

The King, all wryly shook up

'Norbit'

In Living Color

Tashlin's eye-popping '50s artifacts pile on gags like live-action Looney Tunes

Hollywood or Bust

Tawdry showbiz Rashomon rethinks Martin & Lewis breakup, ends up dazed and confused

Film

The Lusty Men

Gay cowboys and masturbatory pet projects steam up fest

NY Mirror

Feminism, Freud, and Blacklist Fear in Ray's Cult Western

Journal Entries

Hard Knoxville

Brief Encounters

Pith and Vinegar

Shake Your Bon-Bon

Fantasy Island

The Fall 2000 Collections

The French Connection