Beauty Break: Headdresses
I've been holding on to this picture of Sigourney Weaver as "Tuya" from Exodus for a couple of days without any idea what to say about it other than 'thank god Sigourney's signature directors still...
View ArticleReview: Melissa McCarthy > Tammy
An slightly abridged version of this review was originally published in Nathaniel's column at Towleroad One of the best developments of movie advertising this past decade is the use of single scenes as...
View ArticleBaby You're a Firework
Happy Fourth of July !!! Watch an unexpected but quite American movie, enjoy the fireworks and your long weekend, and we'll see you here again Sunday night. (On Monday morning we continue our Halfway...
View ArticleBox Office: The Studios Fail America on the 4th of July
Amir here with the weekend’s box office report. ‘twas quite a sad one at the multiplex; Positive adjectives were hard to come by. Tran4mers topped the charts again, but even that franchise has tired...
View ArticleBeauty Vs Beast: The Two Jakes
JA from MNPP here - The year 2014 is halfway over and since Nathaniel seems to be having fun listing his picks for "the best of so-far" I felt like joining in - my favorite movie of the year here at...
View ArticleHalfway Pt. 2: Visual Cinematic Achievements of 2014
Before the holiday weekend we wondered what AMPAS voters might latch on to had they had to vote right then on the Oscars. It was a hypothetical exercize since we all know the studios backload the year...
View ArticleHalfway Pt. 3: Sound, Songs, Score. What Did You Enjoy Listening To?
Having covered the most astounding visuals from the first half of 2014 let's move on to Sound. This is when I suddenly become shy, mutable, and tongue-tied as a critic. You may read this post at any...
View ArticleTrue to the End? A Final Season in Bon Temps
Here's Adam on a show that probably should have ended a couple of years ago but finally has its eviction notice -Editor It’s been seven years and we’re finally (almost) to the end. I don’t know how...
View ArticleAll That Link
It's been so long since we had a link roundup! You were all partying over the long weekend anyway. But we're back to normal. Please to enjoy these fine, discussable or just fun posts around the web......
View ArticleHalfway Pt. 4: Top Ten Movies of 2014 (Thus Far)
For today's Tuesday Top Ten it's your last peek at Nathaniel's top ten list for 2014 until the official one at year's end. Only films that have already played theaters in regular release are eligible...
View ArticleMy Favorite Moment in the "Exodus" Teaser
New Policy. Though The Film Experience invariably prefers teasers to full trailers on account of our spoiler aversion our Yes No Maybe So is one of our most popular features. So herewith we shall...
View ArticleMagnificent Moorehead, son
This post is brought to you by guilt at giving her such a poor rating in last week's Smackdown when she's such an eternal favorite.
View Articleyou wouldn't be able to do these awful things to me if i weren't still in...
Boy Culture counts down 100 best Golden Girls guest spots - movie stars of yore!The Daily Beast has an excellent piece on Tammy and Melissa McCarthy's career and body (also body of work) by Teo...
View ArticleA Year With Kate: Pat and Mike (1952)
Episode 28 of 52: In which Katharine Hepburn proves hitting like a girl is a good thing. Guess what! My dad met Katharine Hepburn. Decades before I was born, unfortunately, which seems like poor...
View ArticleBest Shot: Batman (1966)
Happy 75th Anniversary to the world's favorite f***ed-up orphan billionaire! Hit Me With Your Best Shot returns on the evening of July 15th with a special free-for-all episode in which you choose...
View ArticleEmmy Nods 2014: Full List, First Impressions
The Emmy nominations have been announced for your viewing pleasure... unless your favorites were snubbed in which case here's the list to enrage you. Cable continues to ruthlessly dominate making...
View Article"Outstanding Main Title Design," An Undersung Emmy Category
If you're a carbon based life form, chances are you feel a certain amount of affection for the opening notes and images of the main title designs of certain TV series. These things have a way of...
View ArticleHalfway Pt. 5 Best Performances
Are you getting restless about all these halfway posts? We're almost done. The Power of List compels me. There's one more halfway post to go that's basically 'The Oscar Charts are Updated!' as the...
View Article1973 in animation: Disney's Robin Hood
Tim here. We’re celebrating 1973 at the Film Experience all throughout July, and in terms of animation, that can mean one of only two things: the Czech-French allegorical science fiction film Fantastic...
View ArticleEmmy Nom Hangover: Snubs & Peculiarities
Apologies for my radio silence yesterday. Off my game I was for the entire day plus which means I'm know 36 hours behind on writing projects. Hooray. Nevertheless, because Emmy nominations are still...
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