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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Movies
A Look At 'The Girl' Who Caught Hitchcock's Eye
October 20, 2012 The HBO film The Girl sets out to shed light on the complicated behind-the-scenes relationship between actress Tippi Hedren and director Alfred Hitchcock during the filming of The Birds in 1963. As Elizabeth Blair explains, Hitchcock's obsession with Hedren is the stuff of a Hollywood thriller.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Monkey See
Does The Hallmark Channel Have Basic Cable's Most Efficiently Defined Brand?
October 19, 2012 You can look all over the cable landscape, and you'll have a hard time finding anything as predictable as the made-for-television romantic movies on the Hallmark Channel. If you can't script them yourself by now, you're not trying.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Monkey See
MTV's 'Underemployed': Heavy On Stereotypes, Still Light On Realistic Apartments
October 18, 2012 Emma Miller says MTV's Underemployed, about twentysomethings and their frustrations, might reflect a few real issues but falls back on entirely too many clichés.
Monkey See
Entirely Real Photos: There Can Never Be Too Many Weird Reproductions Of Royals
October 18, 2012 You've seen Will and Kate (as royal watchers casually call them, you see) as dolls; now see them as a cake.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Monkey See
Sometimes A Friend Is Just A Cigar: Why Not Everybody Needs To Kiss At The End
October 17, 2012 There's a common sense among TV fans that if any two people are close enough, fans are entitled to see them kiss. This is a mistake.
Television
Jessica Lange, Back In Black For 'Horror Story'
October 17, 2012 NPR's Neda Ulaby talks to the American Horror Story star and show creator Ryan Murphy about horror as metaphor, and what's in store in Season 2.
The Salt
What's For Dinner? Fueling A Presidential Debate
October 17, 2012 Both candidates fueled up on potatoes and meat last night as they prepared for the debate at separate Marriotts near Hofstra University. But did what they choose to eat help their performance? We asked an expert to weigh in.
Monkey See
Entirely Real Photos: It Is Possible That Jennifer Lopez Needs Less Wind Machine
October 17, 2012 Far be it from us to give advice to Jennifer Lopez, but we're going from "tousled" to Wizard Of Oz here.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Monkey See
'You Can't Do That On Film': A Performance Documentary Without Performance Footage
October 16, 2012 A new DVD celebrates the kids' sketch show You Can't Do That On Television. But can a documentary work without looking directly at its subject?
Monkey See
Entirely Real Photos: Alan Cumming's Suit Is Why Suits Were Invented
October 16, 2012 If there's one thing you can say about Alan Cumming, it's that the man can wear a suit.
Monkey See
Best Friends And Broken Hearts
October 16, 2012 Pop culture, like real life, plays around a lot with the term "best friend." But now and then, it gets the not-romantic intimacy of close friendships exactly right.
Monkey See
A Judge Dismisses 'The Bachelor' Discrimination Lawsuit, But Not Its Concerns
October 16, 2012 A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit yesterday that claimed that The Bachelor discriminates against people of color. But the fact that the case was dismissed doesn't mean the conversation is over.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Monkey See
'Beauty Is Embarrassing': Giant Puppets, Painted Words, And What Art Is All About
October 15, 2012 You may think you don't know the work of artist Wayne White, but if you watched videos or Pee-Wee's Playhouse, you probably do. In a new documentary, he talks about creativity and being a tough fit for the art world.
