Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Can You Ever Forgive Me? comes from a place of understanding and love that few other biopics do, and it makes this difficult character a…
Paul Williams
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One on One (1977)
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Lyrics by
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The Revolutionary (1970)
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Directed by
Roger Ebert
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The Love We Found: Frank Oz and Victoria Labalme on Muppet Guys Talking
An interview with Frank Oz and Victoria Labalme, director and executive producer of "Muppet Guys Talking."
30 Minutes on: "The Greatest Showman"
A compendium of every storytelling and pop music cliche of recent times, done with gusto.
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: August 14, 2014
A bi-weekly feature on the best new releases on Blu-ray, streaming services, and On Demand.
Brian De Palma's Films, Ranked
Peter Sobczynski ranks 27 films by Brian De Palma.
#165 May 1, 2013
Marie writes: Intrepid club member Sandy Khan has sent us the following awesome find, courtesy of a pal in Belgium who'd first shared it with her. "Got Muck?" was filmed by diver Khaled Sultani (Emirates Diving Association's (EDA) in the Lembeh Strait, off the island coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Camera: Sony Cx550 using Light & Motion housing and sola lights. Song: "man with the movie camera" by cinematic orchestra.
Paul Williams Still Alive; movie not so much
"Paul Williams Still Alive" (87 minutes) will be available on VOD October 16th via (Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, Bright House, among other cable providers), iTunes, VUDU, YouTube, Amazon, Sony (Playstation), Microsoft (Zune, Xbox), Blockbuster, AT&T, DirecTV, DISH.
by Donald Liebenson
In begrudgingly recommending "Paul Williams Still Alive" to his legion of fans, I am reminded of a Rolling Stone magazine review of Janis Joplin's first solo album, "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!" Janis never sounded better, the reviewer said, but to enjoy her, you had to be able to tune out her backup band. A similar caveat is necessary here. Enjoyment of "Still Alive" will depend on your tolerance of writer-director Stephen Kessler, who takes Williams' joke at one point that the documentary could become the "Paulie and Steve Show" as a carte blanche invitation to intrude on the proceedings.
#100 February 1, 2012
Marie writes: While writer Brian Selznick was doing research for his book "The Invention of Hugo Cabret", he discovered the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia had a very old automaton in their collection. And although it wasn't one of machines owned by Georges Melies, it was remarkably similar and with a history akin to the one he'd created for the automaton in The Invention of Hugo Cabret...
#42 December 22, 2010
From the Grand Poobah and Mrs. Poobah:Seasons Greetings Everyone! (click to enlarge)
Interview with Joy Bang
TORONTO, Canada - Joy Bang told me to meet her at her place, over at the Strip above a boutique, and when I got there she was being towed along the sidewalk by a large dog named Tai, which meant, she said, "dog" in a language I didn't catch.
