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  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Dark Shadows Has Problems

    Naturally, Tim Burton has brought an extremely vivid look to his adaptation of Dark Shadows, based on the '70s soap opera about a vampire who's only marginally weirder than the people around him. The film also has a terrific soundtrack featuring period pieces by T. Rex, the Carpenters, and other od ... More >>

  • Film

    May 9, 2012

    Vampires, All of Them: On Dark Shadows and God Bless America

    Naturally, Tim Burton has brought an extremely vivid look to his adaptation of Dark Shadows, based on the '70s soap opera about a vampire who's only marginally weirder than the people around him. The film also has a terrific soundtrack featuring period pieces by T. Rex, the Carpenters, and other od ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 14, 2012

    Why I Hate Movies And Will Never See One Again!

    38 cinematic reasons why I dread the lights going down

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    I Hate Movies And Will Never See Another One! Here's Why!

    Check out my hot new column, which is the latest addition to my "Why I Hate..." series that's sweeping the nation. This one deals with: *The horror of 3-D used for films that don't really warrant it (or don't even take advantage of it)! *The sequels to films you didn't want in the first place! ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Johnny Depp In Dark Shadows: Looking Good?

    Johnny Depp still hasn't seen The Tourist and neither has anyone else, but that's long been demoted to a footnote in his otherwise jazzy career. The chameleon-like voice of Rango has just applied his scissorhands to the part of Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows, the Tim Burton-directed re-creation o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Johnny And Vanessa! Heidi And Seal! What Next?

    When Katy Perry and Russell Brand announced their split not long ago, no one batted a fake lash. It was a matter of "How did it even manage to last that long?" But when relationship champs like Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, and Heidi Klum and Seal, are reportedly splitsville, who's left that we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Make Saul Bolton's Nitehawk Cinema Beef Jerky

    Kyle Dean ReinfordWhere gourmand meets cineaste.​ One of the best parts of going to Williamsburg's Nitehawk Cinema (136 Metropolitan Avenue) is noshing on Saul Bolton's food while watching your movie. Whether you're downing meatloaf during Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene, or sipping rum cocktails ... More >>

  • Film

    October 26, 2011

    The Ghost of Hunter Thompson, A Tame Rum Diary

    Kyle Dean ReinfordWhere gourmand meets cineaste.​ One of the best parts of going to Williamsburg's Nitehawk Cinema (136 Metropolitan Avenue) is noshing on Saul Bolton's food while watching your movie. Whether you're downing meatloaf during Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene, or sipping rum cocktails ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Johnny Depp and Vanity Fair: Confused About Scientology, Or Just Trolling?

    ​Vanity Fair magazine is teasing its November issue with an excerpt from its interview with Johnny Depp, timed to promote his new movie, Rum Diary. One utterance from the Pirates of the Caribbean star has been picked up and flung around the Internets with requisite chuckling -- Depp appears t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Who's The Best Male Movie Star In Drag?

    Whether they were playing drag queens or women, a lot of name actors have been willing to step into the heels and do it up. Who's your favorite? Liev Schreiber in 'Taking Woodstock'​

  • Film

    May 18, 2011

    Searching for Eternal Life in the Interminable Pirates of the Caribbean

    Whether they were playing drag queens or women, a lot of name actors have been willing to step into the heels and do it up. Who's your favorite? Liev Schreiber in 'Taking Woodstock'​

  • Voice Choices

    April 6, 2011

    JOHNNY THE GREAT

    Depp, before all that pirate nonsense

  • Music

    March 9, 2011

    SXSW Cheat Sheet 2011

    An assortment of local bands heading to Texas for beer, BBQ, and maximum blogability

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Johnny Depp's Six Best Performances

    ​A chameleon with a closetful of hairdos and accents, Johnny Depp has played everything but a household pet that goes on an adventure to discover its true self. But wait, now he's played just that in the animated Rango! In fact, that's the official plot description! The chameleon is playing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Live: Vanessa Paradis Charms Tourists And Fashion Week Lifers Alike At Town Hall

    You don't have to understand her to get her. Pic by Stacey.​Vanessa Paradis Town Hall Wednesday, Feb 16 Better than: Passing out in a nightclub with Kate Moss. So, it's Fashion Week again, as you may have observed from your safer vantage point of flat shoes and carbohydrates. Every season, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Year of the Rabbit Begins Today; Zac Efron to Profit

    jimw​If you're like us, you started the Year of the Rabbit by waking up with a hangover in the butt-end of a discarded parade dragon in Flushing. After brushing the taste of Tsingtao out of your mouth, you probably wondered, "What's this all about?"

  • Film

    February 2, 2011

    Waiting for Forever: Miscalculated Amalgams of Quirky Innocence

    jimw​If you're like us, you started the Year of the Rabbit by waking up with a hangover in the butt-end of a discarded parade dragon in Flushing. After brushing the taste of Tsingtao out of your mouth, you probably wondered, "What's this all about?"

  • Voice Choices

    February 2, 2011

    Gay for Johnny Depp

    jimw​If you're like us, you started the Year of the Rabbit by waking up with a hangover in the butt-end of a discarded parade dragon in Flushing. After brushing the taste of Tsingtao out of your mouth, you probably wondered, "What's this all about?"

  • News

    December 29, 2010

    Michael Musto's Year in Review

    Social and economic turmoil? Don't ask. At least we had Lady Gaga to tell us what to do.

  • Film

    December 8, 2010

    The Tourist: The Lives of Angie and Johnny

    Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's film gawks at its stars, visits Venice, has twist

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Who Will Be People's "Sexiest Man Alive"?

    ​The annual, much ballyhooed issue is slated for November 17th, and tongues are wagging. (All of them publicists', of course.) I suspect it'll be someone like James Franco, Matthew Morrison, Johnny Depp, or Jon Hamm, which is absolutely fine with me. But is there someone else who deserves th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    On Its 50 Birthday, Scientists Would Like You to Know that the Pill May Make You Crazy

    ​In honor of this year's 50th anniversary of the birth control pill being "alive," scientists would like to inform you that it may make you a psychotic nutbag unable to control your emotions.

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Week in Review: Report Gang Activity

    Have seen you seen this man?​In the week we wondered if it was still possible to sell out in 2010 (short answer: no), we also found ourselves introduced to the horrific new term "rape gaze," about which the less that's now said, the better. Cleanse your palate with the six best things you can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Premiere: Download Gay For Johnny Depp's "You Have A Theory, I Have A Gun"

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​Equal parts political and pornographic, New York spazzcore eye-gougers Gay for Johnny Depp have been slogging it out for the better part of a decade. While an underground cult sensation in their home ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    August 11, 2010

    Juliette Lewis

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​Equal parts political and pornographic, New York spazzcore eye-gougers Gay for Johnny Depp have been slogging it out for the better part of a decade. While an underground cult sensation in their home ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 20, 2010

    Free Will Astrology: Wednesday, April 21 through 27

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​Equal parts political and pornographic, New York spazzcore eye-gougers Gay for Johnny Depp have been slogging it out for the better part of a decade. While an underground cult sensation in their home ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    March 9, 2010

    The Brain from Planet Arous

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​Equal parts political and pornographic, New York spazzcore eye-gougers Gay for Johnny Depp have been slogging it out for the better part of a decade. While an underground cult sensation in their home ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Who's The Best Male Movie Actor of the Sound Era?

    ​My choices in ranked order: (1) James Stewart (2) Robert DeNiro (3) Spencer Tracy (4) Jack Nicholson (5) Jack Lemmon

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Is Nine a 10?

    Ladyfag: The future is now, apparently. Photo by Randy Burke​CLICK HERE for my new column which tells you all about the splashy new movie musical with Daniel Day-Lewis trying to "Be Italian." I also delve into:

  • Columns

    December 15, 2009

    Johnny Depp Remembers Heath--And Other Oscar Treats

    Showstoppers and rip-offs in the blowsy movie musical. Plus: Paper's Nightlife Awards

  • Voice Choices

    March 18, 2008

    ROCKERS AND SQUARES DO BATTLE—AGAIN

    John Waters’s cult classic Cry-Baby arrives on Broadway

  • Columns

    March 11, 2008

    Christian From Project Runway Has a Boyfriend!

    Siddown and shuddup! It's da Kollege of Musical Knowledge.

  • Film

    May 15, 2007

    Pirates of the Caribbean: At Wit's End

    It's time to throw Jack Sparrow overboard

  • Screens

    August 22, 2006

    A Hyper-Real Football Experience

    It's time to throw Jack Sparrow overboard

  • Screens

    August 8, 2006

    The Mother of All Zombie Adventures

    It's time to throw Jack Sparrow overboard

  • Screens

    August 1, 2006

    Not Your Ordinary Button Masher's Delight

    It's time to throw Jack Sparrow overboard

  • Screens

    July 25, 2006

    When Lamps and Chairs Attack

    It's time to throw Jack Sparrow overboard

  • Screens

    July 18, 2006

    A Game Trippy Enough for Timothy Leary

    It's time to throw Jack Sparrow overboard

  • Screens

    July 11, 2006

    An Above and Beyond Shooter Game

    It's time to throw Jack Sparrow overboard

  • Screens

    July 4, 2006

    Act Like a Drunk Johnny Depp

    It's time to throw Jack Sparrow overboard

  • Film

    November 15, 2005
  • Film

    July 5, 2005

    Stranger With Candy

    A decent Factory: Tim Burton's enjoyable Roald Dahl redux delves into Wonka weirdness

  • Screens

    July 5, 2005

    Rack Focus

    A decent Factory: Tim Burton's enjoyable Roald Dahl redux delves into Wonka weirdness

  • Columns

    November 9, 2004

    Closet Case

    Searching for queer clues and a tv producer who can pick them up

  • Film

    November 2, 2004

    Final Fantasy

    Magic and loss: Bereaved wonder boys help J.M. Barrie pen his immortal masterpiece

  • Film

    March 9, 2004

    Despite Star's Best Efforts, Corny Thriller Goes off the Depp End

    Magic and loss: Bereaved wonder boys help J.M. Barrie pen his immortal masterpiece

  • Film

    April 3, 2001

    Social Aspirations

    Magic and loss: Bereaved wonder boys help J.M. Barrie pen his immortal masterpiece

  • NYC Life

    February 27, 2001

    Crouching Pussycats, Hidden Gems

    Moviegoers Avoid Big-Budget Pitfalls

  • Film

    December 12, 2000

    That Old Slack Magic

    Moviegoers Avoid Big-Budget Pitfalls

  • Film

    March 14, 2000

    Missions Impossible

    Moviegoers Avoid Big-Budget Pitfalls

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