Riveting Documentary Chronicles the Life of Amy Winehouse
It will soon be four years to the day the tragic news came down that singer Amy Winehouse had died at age 27, a death in her London flat that was later ruled as accidental alcohol poisoning. Her brief and tumultuous life is harrowingly chronicled in a new feature-length documentary, “Amy,” which utilizes home movies of her childhood and young adulthood, studio rehearsal footage and interviews with friends, family and people in the...
No Emmys So White Hashtags With Noms for 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards
Today was the big morning—moved back by three hours to accommodate West Coasters who like to wake up in the a.m. instead of the middle of the night—when everyone in the television industry who stands even the slightest chance of getting recognized waits for the good word from Emmy voters. Of the 567 nominations unveiled, 24 went to HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” It was a great day for the recently wrapped “Mad Men,” which...
That Saucy, Sexy Smile is from Jane Iredale’s PlayOn Lip Crayons
We have to say that the new iterations of lip crayon lipsticks are pretty much the bomb in multiple circumstances, like when you’re on the run and want to use a lip liner but don’t have one with you. Jane Iredale’s take combines all the best qualities of this product category – convenience and color– with seven on-trend shades to choose from that are perfect for the season. They’re called PlayOn Lip Crayons, and all of the...
Inaugural Edition of SeriesFest Showcases Best New TV Pilots Across the Spectrum
It’s always challenging putting on a first-time event and the organizers of the first SeriesFest, which took place June 18 through 21st in Denver, pulled it off in fine fashion. The festival spotlighted independent episodic television along with entries from cable and broadcast networks that were screened at Denver’s Sie FilmCenter– home of partner organization the Denver Film Society – from morning until late in the evening....
Documentary Sheds New Light on the Story of Anne Frank
It is the most well-known personal story to come out of the Holocaust, the journey of young Anne Frank, her family and friends who hid from the Nazis for more than two years before they were betrayed and discovered in their hiding place in Amsterdam and sent to concentration camps. Much of the story was of course documented by a teenaged Anne in her iconic diary, which was rescued and later published worldwide by her father, Otto, the...
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