Tag Archives: Video

There was much pontificating and speculation that 24 was a one-time deal, that the novelty of a mystery-adventure TV show taken in real time, one hour at a time, had worn out its welcome last year. I had concerns of my own because serial TV has a very hard time …

Nothing particularly new, but George Colony of Forrester Research has a nice summary of where we are now in the history of the entertainment industry: entertainment business models have worked phenomenally in the past 75 years. Edwin Booth, the superstar American stage actor of the mid-19th century, had fame and …

Same Dr. Feelgood doped Winona Ryder and Courtney Love.

With her legal problems swarming like avenging dust balls, I find I dislike Martha Stewart less now. Perhaps it’s simply because she has been keeping a lower profile so I haven’t had to deal with her craft-nazi smugness, or perhaps she is less smug now with the prospect of prison …

Halfway into the ten-part Taken, Spielberg’s mini-series has established a herky-jerky rhythm: ten minutes of rotely written soap opera followed by ten of good ol’ Muldery paranoia followed by scenes of melodramatic villainy that would probably be called “comic book” by a viewer less appreciative of well-realized comics wickedness. Moving …

Denzel Washington is the 2002 Honoree: The American Cinematheque Award is presented annually to an extraordinary artist currently making a significant contribution to the art of the Moving Picture. Award Presentation: Tom Hanks Host: Jamie Foxx Show Participants: Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Barry Bonds, Cedric “The Entertainer,” Robert Downey, Jr., …

This is the 25th anniversay of the Kennedy Center Honors. Five performers were honored, including James Earl Jones: James Earl Jones possesses one of the most instantly recognizable voices in entertainment history: a commanding basso profundo with a built-in echo chamber that is the very sound of authority. Jones’ great …

Winona Ryder was given probation for her shoplifting conviction today: Actress Winona Ryder was spared jail time on Friday for shoplifting thousands of dollars in designer goods, but was ordered by a Beverly Hills judge to serve three years probation and undergo counseling to come to grips with a guilt …

National Board of Review of Motion Pictures names The Hours as best film of the year: Industry watchers look to the New York-based society’s picks and other upcoming awards for hints on possible Academy Awards contenders. “The Hours,” based on Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, was followed by “Chicago,” “Gangs …

The entire 3500 hour British Pathe Film Archive, which covers news, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970, in now available online. Low-res previews of all the material is available for free, and high-res copies are available for license. What is British Pathe? British Pathe are one of …