Columns
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‘Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon’ Review: Mike Myers Captures a Legendary Manager
Alice Cooper, Michael Douglas, and Sylvester Stallone are just some of the celebs who pop up to pay tribute to one of the gods of 1970s artist management
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’22 Jump Street’ Review: Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill Star in a Funnier, Smarter, Sexier Sequel
One could complain about the padding and the repetition, but who cares when the jokes and the performances are this hilarious?
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‘Game of Thrones’: Here’s Another Way ‘The Princess Bride’ Could Have Ended
Tyrion gets his trial by combat
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‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’ Is Smokin’ (Guest Blog)
The theatrical production is one of two recent musical experiences that helped me expand my horizons beyond Motown
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Spelling Bee ‘Failure’ Jacob Williamson Is Smarter Than All of Us (Video)
We all fail, but not all so gracefully
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Kevin Reilly Exits Fox Right in the Middle of Transforming TV
Analysis: Reilly had big ideas for changing the status quo — what happens to them now?
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A Culture of Contempt: Why the Veterans Affairs Scandal Is About Much More Than President Obama (Guest Blog)
Presidents come and go, but the political and social cultures that nurture them live on for decades
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‘Mad Men’ Midseason Finale: Sticking the Landing
The moon landing provides the backdrop to one of the show’s greatest episodes
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‘Blended’ Review: A Better-Than-Average Adam Sandler Movie Is Still an Adam Sandler Movie
Bringing Drew Barrymore back into the fold was a wise move, resulting in, for what it’s worth, the best of their three collaborations
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Inside the Cannes Media Frenzy and Wes Anderson’s Virgin Fest (Guest Blog)
In an excerpt from her book “The $11 Billion Dollar Year,” Anne Thompson describes Anderson’s inaugural experience at Cannes for “Moonrise Kingdom”
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‘Cli Fi’ Rising to New Hollywood Heights (Guest Blog)
“Godzilla” and other cli-fi blockbusters are gently pushing the emerging genre into the spotlight
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‘American Idol’ Ratings Woes: A Prescription for Recovery (Guest Blog)
Once TV’s No. 1 show, Fox’s singing competition needs to regain its emotional connection
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‘Penny Dreadful’ Review: A Lovely, Lurid Study of Life and Death
Showtime’s latest explores monsters, men and a very dangerous woman
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‘Chef’ Review: Jon Favreau Cooks for Himself, But Where’s the Flavor?
Leaving comic-book movies behind to write, direct and star in something smaller and more personal, the “Iron Man” director concocts a fairly bland stew of foodie fantasy
