‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ Turn Detroit into a Sizzling Vampire Romance
It’s Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston as you’ve never seen them before. They look like the coolest, hippest rock and roll couple ever in Jim Jarmusch’s new film, “Only Lovers Left Alive.” And here’s a chuckle in this romantic tale. Their names are Adam and Eve. Yes, that’s a biblical reference and it’s amazing what long hair will do to visually represent the timelessness of love. In this case, Swinton sports waist length, platinum-y...
HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Satirically Nails the Gold Rush Geekdom of High Tech
Here’s the definition of a geek entourage, straight from the mouth of one of the characters on Mike Judge’s new HBO comedy, “Silicon Valley:” “It’s weird. They always travel in groups of five, these programmers. There’s always a tall skinny white guy, short skinny Asian guy, fat guy with the ponytail, some guy with crazy facial hair and then an east Indian guy. It’s like they trade guys until they all have the right group.” Many will...
Getting under Scarlett Johansson’s Skin in Jonathan Glazer’s Sexy New Film
Would Scarlett Johansson in a brunette wig fool you into thinking she was someone else– like maybe, wait for it, an alien? That’s the jumping off point for an intriguing, thought-provoking and sometimes frightening new film, which finds the actress driving around Scotland in a creepy van, sussing out strangers in order to lure them to her lair, where even creepier things happen to them. The victims, as you might guess, are all...
HBO Goes Behind the Scenes for Making of Springsteen’s High Hopes
Fans of the Boss appreciate not just his music, but getting inside his head for the thought processes behind the songs. And that’s exactly what they’ll get in a new documentary about his most recent release, “High Hopes,” airing April 4 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on HBO. “High Hopes” was Springsteen’s 18th studio album, released in January and debuting at number one, and recorded in the middle of a tour with Rage Against the Machine guitarist...
It’s the Alan Partridge Party, and America is Invited
America, meet Alan Partridge. He’s a fictional character who shares some of the same DNA as Ron Burgundy, Will Ferrell’s buffoonish, boisterous and somewhat deluded 70s era TV news anchorman. Partridge is a British Burgundy, a radio jockey full of himself and never at a loss for schticky humor and silly catchphrases in Steve Coogan’s brilliant portrayal. Coogan, last seen on the big screen in the US in a much different sort of film,...
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