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FILM COLUMN: 2011 BERMUDA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALLet's Salute the Winners of This Year As We Gear Up For Another Grand Celebration'Themba' won the Audience Award, which is always so praised by filmmakers since it reflects the very probable commercial potential of a movie. |
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TV COLUMN: 'SHAMELESS'William H. Macy Shines as the Archetypal Fall-Down Drunk in an Unexpected Morality TaleTelevision is sponsored by drug companies telling us the positive power of pills, even though they are forced to expain how the dangers of taking the new pill may equal t |
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LIFESTYLE COLUMN: PERSPECTIVE - BY DARRYL MORDEN (1958-2011)With the Life-Threatening Challenge of Cancer, I’m Looking with Different EyesMoney issues have torn at me for years and I’m learning to let it go. Credit Scores? Do they really matter much compared to seeing another 40, 50 years? Not a chance. W |
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FILM COLUMN: THE OLD BROAD'S 10 CLASSIC BESTFrom 'The Quiet Man' to 'Philadelphia Story' - Some of the Top Movies Ever MadeWe all have personal reasons for choosing our “best”--those films that strike a chord in the heart. |
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FILM COLUMN: KEVIN'S TOP 10 MOVIES OF THE YEARFrom 'Social Network' to 'Inception,' Find Out Where Kevin Bowen Ranks 2010's Best FilmsWhen I call 'Inception' a “popcorn Tarkovsky,” I say it with admiration on both ends of the phrase. We’re living in the Christopher Nolan Moment. |
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MUSIC COLUMN: THE BUZZINE TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2010 + A FREE BONUS MIXBrothers, Treats, Fantasies & Finger Snaps To Listen To All Day & Through Dark NightsAfter much debate, discussion, disagreement & a double secret ballot process, Team Buzzine is proud to present the albums which topped our end of year voting (of more tha |
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FILM COLUMN: THE BUZZINE TOP FIVE MOVIES OF 2010Every Year Has Its Crop of Crap, But Good and Even Great Films Somehow Still Get MadeThe staff at Buzzine has squabbled, argued, and somehow managed to agree on the Top Five films for 2010. We hope you agree as well! |
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TV COLUMN: KELLY MACDONALDI Know That Face! Vulnerable? Fragile? Don’t Underestimate Her Strength'Two Family House' was a small gem of a film, and Kelly Macdonald played the abandoned wife, new babe in arms, kicked out of her scabby apartment with no place to go. |
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FILM COLUMN: THE OLD BROAD'S TEN BEST FILMS: PART 1‘Fanny & Alexander’ - Ingmar Bergman’s Autobiographical Masterpiece (1982)Most of you are at one end of the spectrum of time. I’m on the other. And forgive me if I suggest that you put down the iPod for a moment... |
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FILM COLUMN: 'ACTION REPLAYY'A Bollywood Spin on Hollywood's 'Back to the Future' FranchiseWith a solid Bhappi Lahiri-style soundtrack scored by Pritam, 'Action Replayy' has the music to maintain time-capsule charm. |
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FILM COLUMN: 2010 DOHA TRIBECA FILM FESTIVALThere is a New Trend in the Air – Women Are Leading the Revolution!More goddesses graced us with their presence at the Doha Film Festival, starting with the legendary Yosra as President of the jury, as well as Salma Hayek by her side. |
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TV COLUMN: FALL SCHEDULE PREVIEWShatner, Buscemi, Soylent Green: It Can Only Mean That TV is Back, People!'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Glee,' 'Eastbound and Down,' and shows about murder...and that's only the beginning. |
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TV COLUMN: GETTING 'LOST' AT AN AUCTION IN SANTA MONICA, CAA Letter of Apology to the Editors of Buzzine for My BehaviorI did not anticipate so quickly losing my air of professionalism the moment I was handed a check-in pass with a Dharma logo on it... |
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TV COLUMN: THE OLD BROAD - 'DRACULA' VS. 'TRUE BLOOD'Frank Langella: My Vampire LoverIs HBO just pushing the taboo envelope? What do I know? Just that all the blood on True Blood scares the you-know-what out of me. |
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FILM COLUMN: 'MAO'S LAST DANCER'Starring Bruce Greenwood, Joan Chen and Chi Cao'Mao's Last Dancer' should be considered by the Academy for Best Picture of 2010. |
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FILM COLUMN: 'CAPTAIN AMERICA,' 'THOR,' 'THE AVENGERS'From Anticipation to Confirmation - Oh Yes, This Is Actually HappeningIn the Paramount theater, footage and teasers were screened for 'Captain America,' 'Thor,' and 'The Avengers.' |
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FILM COLUMN: 'THE GODFATHER'A New Take on the Timeless ClassicFredo is gay. And Moe Greene is his lover. This is the rarest, deepest and most vital secret of the 'Godfather' saga. |
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LIFESTYLE COLUMN: THE OLD BROADA Trip Back In Time For Lunch At The Chateau Marmont on Sunset Blvd.Lunch at the Chateau Marmont? That old Hollywood landmark where John Belushi offed himself? Where Greta Garbo rented rooms when she "wanted to be alone"? |
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FILM COLUMN: LAKESIDE FILM FESTIVAL 2010A Healthy Outlook For Film Fest On The Banks Of Muskegon LakeSerious filmmakers with smiles on their faces, Elfman & Kaufman highlighted the event that screened a number of movies as yet unseen outside a handful of film festivals. |
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TV COLUMN: 'LOST' - SEASON 6, EPISODE 16"The End" - Farewell to a Fantastic Island Rife with Fate and Deep MysteryI said mainly what I wanted from this finale was for it to be honest, sincere: The emotional assault this epsiode waged on the audience should have landed it in jail... |