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“Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned”: Top 10 Damaged Divas in the Movies
Sure, we have all seen our share of an “Unstable Mabel” in cinema throughout the years. Some, more than others, do stand out in craziness, chaos and curiosity. These furious females in film–at least the ones that we will spotlight in this particular movie column–have something to their off-kilter filter that dares to dig deep […] More
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Video of the Day: Watch the ‘Women who Kick Ass’ panel from SDCC 2015
While the San Diego Comic-Con has, over the years, become the go-to location for many television shows and movies to hold panels and release trailers, the event also has numerous panels focusing on the issues surrounding the film, television, and comics industry at large. The issue of roles for, and representation of, women in film […] More
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Dustin Hoffman leads a ‘Boychoir’ in first trailer
Boyhood and Whiplash? That’s old news! This year, let’s combine them for Boychoir. The first trailer for the film, directed by François Girard, hit the web on Tuesday. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Kevin McHale, Kathy Bates, Eddie Izzard, Joe West, Josh Lucas, and Debra Winger. Wareing plays Stet (as in Stetson), an 11-year-old Texan who’s […] More
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American Horror Story, Ep. 4.08: “Blood Bath” picks up the pace
After the somewhat languid pacing of American Horror Story: Freak Show in the season’s first half, this week’s aptly titled episode “Blood Bath” kicks things into another gear. Though Twisty’s death felt unexpected and climactic (despite occurring only five episodes into the season), the clown’s untimely departure now appears relatively inconsequential compared to this week’s events.
The cold open hints at the episode’s overall trajectory. As Gloria sits on a couch recounting Dandy’s troubled childhood, the viewer gets a stronger sense of just how twisted her son is. While the show always made it clear that he was far from a normal child, the images of him preparing to cut a young girl’s hair off and the discussion of him murdering a cat leave no doubt about his problems. As I’ve talked about extensively in earlier reviews, subtlety has never been Freak Show’s aesthetic goal, but Murphy goes out of his way in the scene to emphasize Dandy’s depravity. Though it feels a bit over the top, it does jibe with the episode’s bloody conclusion. More
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American Horror Story gets a teaser for its upcoming season, titled ‘Freakshow’
While FX has garnered acclaim over the years for shows such as Justified and Louie, it has also gained a number of fans for its show American Horror Story. Co-created by Ryan Murphy, the anthology style show has received both critical and commercial acclaim, with many anticipating its upcoming fourth season. Titled Freakshow, the new […] More
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‘Tammy’, with Melissa McCarthy and Susan Sarandon, releases its first trailer
While actress Melissa McCarthy was known to many for her supporting turn as Sookie on Gilmore Girls, her role in the 2011 movie Bridesmaids garnered her a new set of fans, as she followed it up with roles in This Is 40 and The Heat. Her newest feature, however, is notable for seeing her make her […] More
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American Horror Story, Ep.3.04: “Fearful Pranks Ensue” doesn’t quite deliver the Halloween goods
If there’s one week in which a series entitled American Horror Story simply has to deliver the goods, it’s the one containing All Hallow’s Eve. In that respect, “Fearful Pranks Ensue” falls a little short, particularly if one expected it to step up the freakiness and/or gore quotient. Actually, as it turns out, it belongs to a entirely different sort of tradition: the time-honored transitional episode. Only in its closing moments does it threaten to take its genre elements to the next level of nutty. More
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American Horror Story, Ep.3.01: “Bitchcraft” – Seven things that stand out in the premiere
The season premiere of American Horror Story: Coven weaves a menacing tale of witchcraft that pushes past anything that would resemble good taste. A Teenage virgin’s vagina is used as a deadly weapon; a bull’s head is crowned upon an African American slave, which leads to a depressing transformation of a man into minotaur; and a date rape leads to a disastrous bus crash, killing several teenage boys. That doesn’t include the various men held as prisoners and tortured in an underground dungeon, the apparent deaths of several characters; and oh, did I mention the magical vagina? More
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Is The Chick with a Gun becoming Chic?
“All you need for a movie is a girl and a gun.” Jean-Luc Godard – Just how did packing a gun and dishing out feminist tirades become marketable? Reading academic books on the subject leaves more questions than answers. Dubbing the genre “Chick with a Gun” might seem condescending, except many of these films themselves have […] More
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Obsessive, Compulsive, Procedural #4: ‘Harry’s Law’
Harry’s Law Created by David E. Kelley imdb, NBC, Wednesday at 9PM 1.01 Pilot Directed by Bill D’Elia Written by David E. Kelley 2.01 Hosanna Roseanna Directed by Bill D’Elia Written by David E. Kelley 2.02 There Will Be Blood Directed by Bill D’Elia Written by David E. Kelley 2.03 Sins of the Father Directed […] More