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May 15, 2017
Binging With Babish — A Webseries About Recipes from Movies and Television
Binging With Babish is a cooking webseries with Andrew Rea creating the most luscious and delectable food dishes from movies and television.
Remember the Moistmaker from "Friends?"
And have you ever wanted one of Bob's Burgers?
And how about some ratatouille from "Ratatouille?"
Bon Apetit!
...
Remember the Moistmaker from "Friends?"
And have you ever wanted one of Bob's Burgers?
And how about some ratatouille from "Ratatouille?"
Bon Apetit!
...
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May 14, 2017
Laura Shumaker: One of the Sisterwritereaters
I am so proud to have an essay (about cookies) in Sisterwritereaters, the marvelous new book of essays about women and food, and so lucky to be a part of the extraordinary group of wise, funny, and smart group of contributors. Laura Shumaker, who also wrote about cookies (really, the topic is endlessly interesting), has another story about cookies on her blog, and kindly allowed me to...
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May 13, 2017
Coming to Television: By the Book, About a Man Living Biblically
"Big Bang Theory's" Johnny Galecki is behind a new television series called "By the Book," based on the bestselling book by Esquire editor A.J. Jacobs, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to follow the Bible as Literally as Possible.
“By the Book” will star Jay R. Ferguson, Lindsey Kraft, Ian Gomez, David Krumholtz, Tony Rock and Camryn Manheim....
“By the Book” will star Jay R. Ferguson, Lindsey Kraft, Ian Gomez, David Krumholtz, Tony Rock and Camryn Manheim....
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May 12, 2017
Kid-Kon — A Comic-Con Just for Kids and Their Families
Comic Conventions, which now encompass not just comics or even just sci-fi/fantasy but all of popular culture and lively arts, are thrilling but even the hardiest adults can find them overwhelming. Now there's a Kid Kon just for children and their families, at the Pasadena Convention Center June 10-11, 2017, and it even has a quiet room (San Diego Comic-Con, take note); a special place for parents with babies and toddlers to chill out. There is a princess party, a superhero gathering, Jedi...
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May 11, 2017
Snatched
Emily Middleton (Amy Schumer), pulls an old scrapbook out of the closet in her childhood home and leafs through old photos of her mother, Linda (Goldie Hawn). Like Emily, those images bring back memories of happier times and remind her how much she misses her once-adventuresome mom. Unfortunately, they also bring back our memories of better movies and how much we have missed Hawn's irresistible effervescence in the 15 years since her last film. Schumer has been everywhere talking about how...
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Welcome Back Goldie Hawn!
Goldie Hawn returns to the screen this week in "Snatched," her first film in 15 years. It's a mother/daughter comedy co-starring Amy Schumer. Hawn is best remembered as a comic performer. She was a breakthrough hit on the television in "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" and won an Oscar for her first movie role in "Cactus Flower," and went on to star in films like "Private Benjamin," "Death Becomes Her," "Foul Play," and "Overboard." But she is also a superb dramatic actress, as shown in "The...
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May 10, 2017
Happy Mothers Day! FREE Copy of My Book About Movie Mothers
In honor of Mother's Day, my ebook 50 Must-See Movies: Mothers
will be free on Amazon through Monday, May 11-15, 2017.
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Interview: Rama Burshtein on “The Wedding Plan”
Rama Burshtein ("Fill the Void") is an observant Orthodox Jew who lives in Israel, but she reminds me in our interview that for more than half of her life, she was a secular Jew living in America. "I'm 50 years old. I became religious when I was 27 years old and still have lived more years secular than religious, still am. All my memories, all of who I am, this was not in a religious world." That is an important part of what makes it possible for her to work with actors and crew who have...
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May 9, 2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Director Guy Ritchie pretty much makes the same movie every time. Even when it is set in Victorian England ("Sherlock Holmes" with Robert Downey, Jr.) or Cold War-era Europe ("The Man from U.N.C.L.E."), or based on a classic book ("Sherlock" again) or a remake of an Italian comedy ("Swept Away"), it's really pretty...
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Newton Minow and the Enduring Legacy of the “Vast Wasteland” Speech
On May 9, 1961, my father, Newton Minow, delivered a speech that continues to inspire the conversation about media. He was President Kennedy's new Chairman of the FCC, just 35 years old, and in his first major address he told the National Association of Broadcasters that while there was much to admire on television, too much of it was a "vast wasteland."
At the time, there were just three national television networks. There was no PBS, just a National Educational Television which was not...
At the time, there were just three national television networks. There was no PBS, just a National Educational Television which was not...
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