There’s an old joke. Guy says, “Ask me the secret to comedy.” Other guy starts, “What’s the secr …” “TIMING!!!” I’m never sure how well that translates to the page, but trust me, in person, or spoken aloud, it’s a winner. Thing is, it doesn’t just go for comedy. It goes for pretty much... »
Setting aside the fact that, in a column three weeks ago, I nailed all seven Best Drama nominations — you’re welcome, America! — I have to be honest about something. I wasn’t aware that Cobra Kai was a comedy. I do find it funny how much peole seem to like the show (I most... »
So the Emmy nominations came out yesterday, which of course is a big deal, but I’m still sort of processing the announcements and the snubs and surprises and all that, so I’m going to hold off until later this week before I really weigh in. Before I do that, I feel it’s important to... »
Some months back, when Paramount Pictures announced that it was going to shorten the theatrical window for its movies, starting with A Quiet Place, Part II, there was something interesting buried in about the ninth paragraph of a ten-paragraph story. It made me sit up in my chair a little, and I made a... »
There is so much television out there to watch now, so much more than there ever was, and the Emmys keep expanding to allow more and more nominees to each category. It used to be five, then six, seven, and now it’s actually up to eight. This is especially relevant because, in this pandemic... »
My editor and I got together in the city last week for a drink and to catch up, as it had been a while since we’d seen each other in person. Pandemic, and all. Over cocktails, we discussed the world of entertainment, all that was wrong with it and how we would fix it,... »
I am a fan of Black Panther, though probably not as big a fan of it as most people seem to be. It’s a good movie. Very good, in fact, though I personally wouldn’t put it in the top three or four of Marvel Studios’ best “Marvel Cinematic Universe” outings. (For the record, number... »
Remember, like just last week, when I was talking about DiscoverWarner and Netflix and how the whole Streaming Wars thing had been turned on its head? Well, apparently, we’re into Part Deux of this saga, with the news the other day that Amazon was acquiring MGM for the low, low price of $8.45 billion. ... »
A couple days ago, I was talking to a friend about the Streaming Wars, and how, up to a couple weeks ago, it appeared that Netflix had won it just by getting such a huge head start. This was before the bombshell news that AT&T was merging WarnerMedia with Discovery, thus turning the whole... »
You may or may not have noted that a guy named Erik Messerschmidt took home the Oscar for cinematography last month. This is only noteworthy because it was the first feature film he had ever photographed. Sure, he spent many years in the movie industry as a gaffer, but all of his actual work... »
