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‘Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation’ Is High-Wire Documentary Filmmaking Without A Net [Hamptons FF Review]

October 11, 2020 1:01 pm

Director Lisa Immordino Vreeland has taken the guard rails off of her newest documentary so that her audience is left only with the subjects themselves, a move that will confound those used to the spoon-fed st...

‘The Boys In The Band’: The Iconic Play Finds New Meaning In Joe Mantello’s Starry-Eyed Film [Review]

Kyle Turner

September 25, 2020 11:24 am

News, Reviews

The catty screeches of the smashed birthday partying queers in Mart Crowley’s Off-Broadway play "The Boys in the Band" were not merely sliver-sharp gibes and ice pic-like verbal jabs for their own sake. They w...

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‘Hollywood’: All The Glitz & Glam Can’t Conceal Flimsy Storytelling [Review]

Andrew Crump

April 29, 2020 10:50 am

News, Reviews, Television

Getting worked up over “Hollywood,” Ryan Murphy’s new miniseries and his second Netflix production, feels like wasted effort. The show, and Murphy, mean well: Think of “Hollywood” not so much as a period drama...

Most Garbage Show On Television Ends Because Star Turns Down $50 Million For More Seasons

Charles Barfield

August 23, 2018 12:11 pm

News, Television

Look, there’s no denying that “The Big Bang Theory” is a popular show. That doesn’t mean we have to enjoy it. And though the ratings have dwindled over the last few seasons, the CBS comedy is consistently one o...