Winnie Mandela Written by Darrell Roodt and Andre Pieterse Directed by Darrell Roodt Canada/South Africa, 2011 Darrell Roodt’s film Winnie Mandela is an oddity. It’s almost trying to be two movies squeezed into the running time of one: first, a typical biography of the “Mother of the Nation” of South Africa; later, a dark and ambiguous look …
It’s sad to see one of the best episodes of Smash get wasted on Saturday night television. For the first time this season the audience catches a much needed break from competing shows Bombshell and Hit List as it digs deeper into how everyone’s love life is working, or not working. This episode also sparks the question: Why doesn’t Liza Minnelli star in everything on television?
Smash, Season 2, Episode 4: “The Song” Written by: Bathsheba Doran Directed by: Michael Morris Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on NBC Welcome to the Jennifer Hudson hour. Oops, I totally meant Smash. It is difficult not to pick on the news kids in class, and Jennifer Hudson does it make it easy because she …
Smash, Season 2, Episode 3: “The Dramaturg” Written by: Bryan Coluboff Directed by: Larry Shaw Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on NBC Smash, you make it incredibly difficult to love you. You have a whole audience who turns in each week just to hate you, and you neglect your loyal liege who will sing and …