Month: March 2015
Chloe Sevigny Takes a Woody Allen Stance Against Los Angeles
It’s a war as old as the mid-twentieth century. The belief that New York is superior to Los Angeles has been propagated for decades, ever [Read More…]
Dolce and Gabbana Continue to Attract Celebrity Invective In Wake of IVF Comments
In a celebrity-backed smear campaign started by Elton John in the wake of Dolce & Gabbana’s comment, “We oppose gay adoptions. The only family is [Read More…]
Amy, Amy, Amy: The Mania Continues With New Documentary About Winehouse
July 23rd will mark the fourth year since Amy Winehouse’s untimely death at the cursed age of 27 from alcohol poisoning. The “commemorative” items that [Read More…]
Anorexophobia
There was a time in model history when heroin chic was both literal, hyperbolic and perfectly acceptable within the modeling community. Now, it’s become more [Read More…]
Audiences Are Spoiled Enough to Deserve Another Spoils of Babylon-esque Series, The Spoils Before Dying
Just when you thought audiences were too dense/far-removed from the 1980s to appreciate the hilarious kitsch factor of The Spoils of Babylon, IFC proves its [Read More…]
Why Do We Love Sociopaths?: A Look at the Most Prominent Examples in TV
Some of television’s most beloved characters in recent history have 1) all been white men and 2) all exhibited sociopathic tendencies. The three most overt [Read More…]
Liz Lemon vs. Leslie Knope
In the battle between representative quirky women, there has always been a war between 30 Rock‘s Liz Lemon and Parks and Recreation‘s Leslie Knope. While [Read More…]
Birdman is Black Swan With a Male Protagonist
For those who have lauded Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as a true original of a film, they’re clearly failing to overlook the [Read More…]
Barbie to be Re-Made in Diablo Cody’s Image
As we’ve already discussed many times, there’s no one quite as one-dimensional in the personality department as Barbie. But that might all finally change with [Read More…]
Leonardo DiCaprio Really Wants to Win the Oscar for Best Actor
It’s no secret that Leonardo DiCaprio has been slighted many times when it comes to actually winning an Academy Award, though we all know he’s [Read More…]