When Dan Gasby and his wife of 23 years, restaurateur and lifestyle guru B. Smith, learned she suffered from early onset Alzheimer's disease three years ago, he had no idea that caring for her would be a round-the-clock job. "It's the toughest thing I've ever dealt with," Gasby, 62, a TV producer, tells People. "Anybody who is an Alzheimer's care giver knows exactly what other caregivers are going through. It's 24/7. The complexity and the intensity of it is very tough." Smith, 66, known to family and friends as Barbara, was diagnosed with the debilitating disease in 2013 after Gasby had noticed her become increasingly...
- 1/14/2016
- by K.C. Baker, @kcbaker77777
- PEOPLE.com
When Dan Gasby and his wife of 23 years, restaurateur and lifestyle guru B. Smith, learned she suffered from early onset Alzheimer's disease three years ago, he had no idea that caring for her would be a round-the-clock job. "It's the toughest thing I've ever dealt with," Gasby, 62, a TV producer, tells People. "Anybody who is an Alzheimer's care giver knows exactly what other caregivers are going through. It's 24/7. The complexity and the intensity of it is very tough." Smith, 66, known to family and friends as Barbara, was diagnosed with the debilitating disease in 2013 after Gasby had noticed her become increasingly...
- 1/14/2016
- by K.C. Baker, @kcbaker77777
- PEOPLE.com
Ten years ago, Bob Odenkirk met with Derek Waters and his then–comedy partner Simon Helberg, and suggested they do a show together based on their lives. A couple years later, they all worked together on the hilarious web series Derek and Simon, and the rest is history (that same year, Helberg joined the cast of The Big Bang Theory, and Waters debuted the first installment of Drunk History.) So, with the now-Emmy-nominated Drunk History's third season set to premiere tonight, who else better to interview Waters than Odenkirk? They discuss the show's new season, getting offered drinks, Mr. Show, and the Emmys.Derek Waters: Welcome back. Bob Odenkirk: Yeah, I get a brief visit to L.A., which is awesome. I didn't get to come home much last season when Better Call Saul was shooting. I was in a lot of the show. I'm Saul, as it turns out.
- 9/1/2015
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
After slamming Foxcatcher director Bennett Miller, Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz is taking back his criticism that the film portrayed him inaccurately. Schultz, whose brother David was shot dead by John du Pont in 1996, Tweeted a series of apologies Saturday and Sunday - and argued star Channing Tatum should have been nominated for an Oscar. "I feel terrible about what I did to Bennett," he Tweeted. "#Foxcatcher is a miracle. I'm sorry I said I hated it. I love it. I love my interpretation and will ignore the haters." He added: "I think the problem I had was the context of the movie.
- 1/20/2015
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- PEOPLE.com
After slamming Foxcatcher director Bennett Miller, Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz is taking back his criticism that the film portrayed him inaccurately. Schultz, whose brother David was shot dead by John du Pont in 1996, Tweeted a series of apologies Saturday and Sunday - and argued star Channing Tatum should have been nominated for an Oscar. "I feel terrible about what I did to Bennett," he Tweeted. "#Foxcatcher is a miracle. I'm sorry I said I hated it. I love it. I love my interpretation and will ignore the haters." He added: "I think the problem I had was the context of the movie.
- 1/20/2015
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- PEOPLE.com
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
As a recent diagram doing the rounds on the internet showed, there’s a cyclical way in which people feel about Call of Duty. From anticipation to ecstasy, through comparison and hatred, all the way back to anticipation in preparation for the latest incarnation from Activision. There’s some truth in this, and rightly so; each stage makes sense, you’ve liked previous games so it’s natural to be excited about the sequel, or you’ve played the predecessor so much that you’ve noticed annoying nuances that frustrate. All-in-all though, Call of Duty is a behemoth, and I’m still a sucker for it.
Black Ops 2 dares to be different however, with additions to your individual experience you shape the story, you mould your multiplayer character, and you create the game modes you get to enjoy. With a plethora of changes, it’s important...
As a recent diagram doing the rounds on the internet showed, there’s a cyclical way in which people feel about Call of Duty. From anticipation to ecstasy, through comparison and hatred, all the way back to anticipation in preparation for the latest incarnation from Activision. There’s some truth in this, and rightly so; each stage makes sense, you’ve liked previous games so it’s natural to be excited about the sequel, or you’ve played the predecessor so much that you’ve noticed annoying nuances that frustrate. All-in-all though, Call of Duty is a behemoth, and I’m still a sucker for it.
Black Ops 2 dares to be different however, with additions to your individual experience you shape the story, you mould your multiplayer character, and you create the game modes you get to enjoy. With a plethora of changes, it’s important...
- 11/21/2012
- by Michael Atkinson
- Obsessed with Film
September is here again, and it's time to delve into the cinematic bounty of the Wavelengths section of the Toronto International Film Festival, that rambunctious and idiosyncratic corner of the Reitman Machine largely cordoned off from commercial concerns and set aside for lovely and sometimes difficult film art. Despite the ever-changing profile of Tiff, stalwart programmer Andréa Picard has [cue needle-scratching-record sound] What? Yes, last year at this time, the avant-garde community thought we were seeing Ms. Picard leaving this position behind. Fortunately for us all, Tiff won her back.
And this is where things get interesting. Starting with this 2012 edition of the festival, the Wavelengths section is a much more broadly based, festival-wide category. In essence, it now subsumes the old Visions designation, which was Tiff’s home for formally challenging, feature-length arthouse fare. This merger, which may seem like a bit of a shotgun wedding to some, does in fact make sense.
And this is where things get interesting. Starting with this 2012 edition of the festival, the Wavelengths section is a much more broadly based, festival-wide category. In essence, it now subsumes the old Visions designation, which was Tiff’s home for formally challenging, feature-length arthouse fare. This merger, which may seem like a bit of a shotgun wedding to some, does in fact make sense.
- 9/11/2012
- MUBI
Following something as successful as Midnight in Paris — which became both a Best Picture nominee as well as the highest-grossing picture of Woody Allen’s career — was never going to be easy. Allen struck gold in that one, finding an ideal surrogate for himself in Owen Wilson and allowing everyone, for the time being, to repress the fact that his recent output has been so erratically scattershot. Unfortunately, his latest Eurotrip, To Rome with Love, brings those memories back in a hurry, with the narrative-vignette approach ultimately revealing a desert-dry uncertainty rather than a purposeful overriding agenda.
Let’s start with the strangest and, even if it doesn’t make good on its promise, most potentially illuminating of these threads. Ellen Page — in a role that makes her slight misplacement in Inception look like a stroke of casting genius — plays Monica, who, as we’re so bullheadedly told time and time again,...
Let’s start with the strangest and, even if it doesn’t make good on its promise, most potentially illuminating of these threads. Ellen Page — in a role that makes her slight misplacement in Inception look like a stroke of casting genius — plays Monica, who, as we’re so bullheadedly told time and time again,...
- 7/7/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Tribeca: Tell us a little about Keep the Lights On. How do you describe the movie in your own words? Ira Sachs: Keep the Lights On is the story of a decade-long relationship between two men in New York City from the first day to the last. You could also say it's a break-up movie, a story of addictions, a co-dependent romance, a roman-â-clef, an autobiography, and a movie about sex and love and friendship and the very particular world of artists and filmmakers and writers that I've been a part of for the last 25 years here in New York City. Tribeca: As the director and co-writer, what inspired you to tell this story? Ira Sachs: About 5 years ago, I saw a film called Before I Forget, by Jacques Nolot, at the Cinema Village, about a gay filmmaker in Paris and his world and his friends and his...
- 4/5/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
Chuck Versus The Baby to Bring in New Year
It’s New Year’s Eve and I’m sitting here preparing myself mentally to talk about this week’s Chuck. Don’t worry; this isn’t how I plan to spend my entire night. I’ll keep this review short. The quick version of this review is as follows: I have very mixed feelings about “Chuck Versus the Baby”. Parts of it were really well done, particularly the B-plot with Morgan, Alex, Ellie and Awesome. Balancing the positive with the negative, we have Sarah’s flashbacks and the majority of her questionable decision making process throughout the episode.
Let’s tackle that negative nonsense first. Just a few episodes ago Sarah made a big stink over Chuck going solo and not trusting Sarah with his plans. Now in “Baby” Sarah is primed and ready to do the exact thing she...
It’s New Year’s Eve and I’m sitting here preparing myself mentally to talk about this week’s Chuck. Don’t worry; this isn’t how I plan to spend my entire night. I’ll keep this review short. The quick version of this review is as follows: I have very mixed feelings about “Chuck Versus the Baby”. Parts of it were really well done, particularly the B-plot with Morgan, Alex, Ellie and Awesome. Balancing the positive with the negative, we have Sarah’s flashbacks and the majority of her questionable decision making process throughout the episode.
Let’s tackle that negative nonsense first. Just a few episodes ago Sarah made a big stink over Chuck going solo and not trusting Sarah with his plans. Now in “Baby” Sarah is primed and ready to do the exact thing she...
- 1/1/2012
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
IFC Films has just released the trailer for Bertrand Bonello's House of Pleasure. The film is currently available on SundanceNOW.com, on VOD November 9th, and in theaters on November 25th.
Here is a description of the film:
The film takes a look at the final days of a turn of the century brothel when much of the Parisian sex trade was confined to grand maisons, populated by elegant madams and vetted clientele (including French filmmakers Jacques Nolot (Before I Forget) and Xavier Beauvois (Of Gods and Men)). Within L'Apollonide's walls, Bonello tracks the lives of the Madam (Noémie Lvovsky) and close to a dozen girls among them: Madeline (Alice Barnole) who is horribly disfigured by a client and becomes known as "the woman who laughs," Clotilde (Céline Sallette) the veteran who longs to be a "respectable woman" and Pauline (Iliana Zabeth), the newcomer whose eyes are quickly opened to reality.
Here is a description of the film:
The film takes a look at the final days of a turn of the century brothel when much of the Parisian sex trade was confined to grand maisons, populated by elegant madams and vetted clientele (including French filmmakers Jacques Nolot (Before I Forget) and Xavier Beauvois (Of Gods and Men)). Within L'Apollonide's walls, Bonello tracks the lives of the Madam (Noémie Lvovsky) and close to a dozen girls among them: Madeline (Alice Barnole) who is horribly disfigured by a client and becomes known as "the woman who laughs," Clotilde (Céline Sallette) the veteran who longs to be a "respectable woman" and Pauline (Iliana Zabeth), the newcomer whose eyes are quickly opened to reality.
- 11/4/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
ComingSoon.net has your first look at the new trailer for Bertrand Bonello's House of Pleasure , which is currently available on SundanceNOW.com, on VOD November 9th, and in theaters on November 25th. For his fifth film, Bonello depicts a highly cinematic and atmospheric look at the final days of a turn of the century brothel when much of the Parisian sex trade was confined to grand maisons, populated by elegant madams and vetted clientele (including French filmmakers Jacques Nolot ( Before I Forget ) and Xavier Beauvois ( Of Gods and Men )). Within L'Apollonide's walls, Bonello tracks the lives of the Madam (Noémie Lvovsky) and close to a dozen girls among them: Madeline (Alice Barnole) who is horribly disfigured by a client and becomes known as "the woman who laughs,"...
- 11/4/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Green Lantern blasts its way into 4000+ megaplexes this weekend, and audiences are going to be scratching their heads at the end of this one. Call this my ‘lead pipe’ lock – a big opening, followed by a sputtering 50% loss in audience over the next few weeks. It’s not that it’s a bad film, because it’s not. Solid acting, a super hot feminine lead, and some really great attention to detail in the special effects driving the Lantern suits – but it doesn’t move right. Not exactly cartoony, and not serious enough, it tries to ride a line of appeal to all ages and like the ill fated Speed Racer of 2008, it’s going to win over neither.
Green Lantern is the comic book turned film about a hot shot test pilot, Hal Jordan. Hal is tormented by the untimely death of his father who was a show pilot...
Green Lantern is the comic book turned film about a hot shot test pilot, Hal Jordan. Hal is tormented by the untimely death of his father who was a show pilot...
- 6/17/2011
- by Rock Young
- Atomic Popcorn
The TCM Classic Film Festival is back for its second year, with more than 70 screenings, as well as special introductions, guest appearances, panel discussions and more. The four-day festival kicks off Thursday April 28th and runs through May 1, 2011, in Hollywood. Peter O’Toole, Kirk Douglas, Warren Beatty, Leslie Caron, George Chakiris, Roger Corman, Mariel Hemingway, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Mathers, Hayley Mills, Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Richard Roundtree, Barbara Rush, Alec Baldwin, Illeana Douglas, Chris Isaak, Rose McGowan, Mary Ann Mobley, Ron Perlman, Nancy & Tina Sinatra and Robert Townsend are just a few of the notables slated to appear. TCM host and film historian Robert Osborne serves as official host of the festival. The official Twitter of the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival: @tcmfilmfest
A central theme in this year’s festival is Music and the Movies, with several screenings and events celebrating composers, great songwriters and the unique role...
A central theme in this year’s festival is Music and the Movies, with several screenings and events celebrating composers, great songwriters and the unique role...
- 4/28/2011
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Celebration of Actor.s Life and Career to Include Conversation with Robert Osborne,
Clips from One-Man Show and Special Screening of Spartacus (1960)
Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas will be a special guest at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood. During the festival, which takes place April 28-May 1, the three-time Oscar nominee and honorary Academy Award winner will join TCM host Robert Osborne for an interview on stage, leading into a screening of Stanley Kubrick.s epic film Spartacus (1960), which Douglas also produced. The evening.s festivities will include clips from Douglas. biographical one-man show, Before I Forget (2009).
.Kirk Douglas is an American icon whose performances have struck an indelible chord with moviegoers for more than 60 years,. Osborne said. .At the age of 94, he retains the great vitality and enthusiasm which has always been the Douglas trademark. We couldn.t be more pleased that Spartacus himself will be joining us at...
Clips from One-Man Show and Special Screening of Spartacus (1960)
Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas will be a special guest at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood. During the festival, which takes place April 28-May 1, the three-time Oscar nominee and honorary Academy Award winner will join TCM host Robert Osborne for an interview on stage, leading into a screening of Stanley Kubrick.s epic film Spartacus (1960), which Douglas also produced. The evening.s festivities will include clips from Douglas. biographical one-man show, Before I Forget (2009).
.Kirk Douglas is an American icon whose performances have struck an indelible chord with moviegoers for more than 60 years,. Osborne said. .At the age of 94, he retains the great vitality and enthusiasm which has always been the Douglas trademark. We couldn.t be more pleased that Spartacus himself will be joining us at...
- 3/28/2011
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"In its quest to reconcile the life of imagination and primal desire with the physical realities that close in around us, [João Pedro] Rodrigues's cinema sets his characters off sniffing, licking, and rubbing up against this implacable world in hopes it will respond," writes Andrew Chan in Reverse Shot. "In To Die Like a Man, it does. Despite its fair share of dreary, seedy interiors, this story of a Lisbon drag icon named Tonia (Fernando Santos) is a retreat into the natural world and, briefly, into the cosmos.... With echoes of Jacques Nolot's Before I Forget, the film is also a tough portrait of aging queer, of the trials of living in a body torn between persistent desires and a growing rejection of itself. Where Rodrigues's earlier works are built around urgent expressions of youthful, hormonal lust, To Die Like a Man questions what desire means for someone preparing to leave his body - and,...
- 10/5/2009
- MUBI
Forty years ago, some members of the gay community took issue with the parade of self-pitying, self-hating queens in Mart Crowley's play (and subsequent film) The Boys In The Band, but is there really that much distance between Crowley's lonely New Yorkers and the network of Parisian hustlers and ex-hustlers in Jacques Nolot's more aesthetically respectable Before I Forget? As he did in his films Porn Theater and Hinterland, Nolot casts himself in Before I Forget as a retired, HIV-infected lothario approaching his golden years with a mixture of dread and resignation. He spends his days commiserating with old friends about the price of prostitutes and how the world they knew is collapsing, and his nights staring at an unfinished manuscript and worrying about what kind of legacy he's going to leave behind. Nearly everyone in the film is bitter and loveless, governed by desires and self-absorption. It's hardly a.
- 7/17/2008
- by Noel Murray
- avclub.com
By Neil Pedley
This week sees the opening of "The Dark Knight." Advance marketing and coverage might have you believe that that, apparently, is all, but there are other films coming out this week well worth your time. (Besides, "The Dark Knight" is totally going to be sold out.)
"A Very British Gangster"
With Britain in the midst of a youth crime epidemic, Irish investigative reporter Donald McIntyre takes an unflinching look at Dominic Noonan, a granddad of the English gangland who's spent over half his life behind bars. Having legally changed his name to Lattlay Fottfoy (an acronym of the Noonan motto . "Look After Those That Look After You; Fuck Off Those That Fuck Off You"), the openly gay head of Manchester's most notorious crime family shows off his gentler side as a man who uses his reputation to position himself as a "problem solver" more concerned with the...
This week sees the opening of "The Dark Knight." Advance marketing and coverage might have you believe that that, apparently, is all, but there are other films coming out this week well worth your time. (Besides, "The Dark Knight" is totally going to be sold out.)
"A Very British Gangster"
With Britain in the midst of a youth crime epidemic, Irish investigative reporter Donald McIntyre takes an unflinching look at Dominic Noonan, a granddad of the English gangland who's spent over half his life behind bars. Having legally changed his name to Lattlay Fottfoy (an acronym of the Noonan motto . "Look After Those That Look After You; Fuck Off Those That Fuck Off You"), the openly gay head of Manchester's most notorious crime family shows off his gentler side as a man who uses his reputation to position himself as a "problem solver" more concerned with the...
- 7/15/2008
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
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