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Graduate Student at Loyola University Chicago.
I love movies, Broadway shows, television, HBO, Magazines, and cooking.
Check out the blog for what I'm currently obsessed with in film and culture. Michael Fassbender, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Winslet, Christian Bale, Jesse Eisenberg, David Lynch, David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, and Daniel Radcliffe are regulars here.
Fascinating NYTimes profile of Queen of the World Connie Britton
Here’s a great excerpt.
“Friday Night Lights” turned Britton into something of an icon, a 40-something sex symbol and role model at the center of a critically acclaimed show (albeit one that was never a ratings smash). These days, the Internet is crowded with blog posts celebrating her exemplary television marriage, her maternal wisdom, the sheer amazingness of her hair. Britton, now 45, seemed to have emerged in her prime, redefining, in the process, what an actress’s prime exactly is. “Jerry Maguire” may have been the best thing that never happened to her.
The article also is a window behind the production of Nashville. Britton, by fighting for her own dignity and refusing to be a stereotype, has raised the level of the entire show. A great read.
I’m sorry I’m just really excited that Filliam H. Muffman is on PEOPLE.com right now??
You can’t touch this perfection.
Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy.
Game Changers 2012
Kerry Washington
From her role on ABC’s political soap “Scandal” to her flawless portrayal of Broomhilda in Django Unchained, Washington is a reliable, engaging, and moving presence on screen- big or small.
Cast of Downton Abbey in NYC. So adorable.
The Original
Immediately after the Gossip Girl finale, our watching party put on the Pilot. The GG pilot is flawless. It whisks you into this world of decadence and glamour. Despite their wealth, the pilot makes you care about these teenagers, glimpsing their vulnerability, pressures, and quest for redemption.
After season 1, the show focused less on what made the pilot so enticing and compelling, turning to outlandish caper schemes and un-realistic story set-ups. Chuck Bass as CEO of a company?! Studious Dan a college dropout? Serena and Nate getting into Columbia? (Actually, with their family money, that’s actually realistic.) There is only Blair “Queen B” Waldorf, who I believe can do anything, who remained the show’s one anchor to sanity.
Nevertheless, I’ll never be sorry I fell in love with Gossip Girl.
(via thebrunetteprep)
Not that I need another television show to watch, especially in January, but this looks intriguing. And by intriguing I mean- KEVIN BACON IS IN IT!!! OMG I NEED THIS NOW!
“when i was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. my hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there.” - jim henson
“What because we are poor shall we be vicious” - John Webster
Jimmy Darmody in “Boardwalk Empire”
“To the lost” - Jimmy Darmody
“Boardwalk Empire” Returns tonight!
“Hello Lovah!”
Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker
“I don’t want to freak you out, but I think I may be the voice of my generation. Or at least a voice of a generation.”
-Girls
Lena Dunham
I watched the entire series of Enlightened and totally loved it. Created by Laura Dern and Mike White, the series follows Amy who returns from an intensive therapy retreat to find her problems magnified. Living with her distant mother and ostracized at work, Amy struggles everyday to prove she’s changed. Even if you can conquer your demons, the world around you can still be hostile, unforgiving, and most of all un-forgetting. Amy is between worlds- the sun soaked bliss of her Hawaiian recovery and the cold, florescent cubicle of her miserable job. Laura Dern is flawless as Amy and deserves the Golden Globe she earned earlier this year. I love that Amy is so unique but also marked by all the hang-ups, obstacles, and hopes of living today. She wants to make a difference, but is bogged down by debt. She needs help, but burned too many bridges in the past. She wants to help, but has little focus. Luke Wilson is a revelation as her ex Levi. He’s in the darkness of addiction and insists that’s where he’d like to stay. Despite the guilt trips and judgement Amy hurls at him, he’s still there for her. Great filmmakers like White, Migeul Arteta (“The Good Girl”), Jonathan Demme (“Silence of the Lambs”), and Nicole Holofcener (“Please Give”) direct episodes in season 1, giving each a definitive arc and cohesive story over the series. It reminds me of a quote, attributed to Lou Holtz and Lena Horne, “It’s not the load that breaks you down - its the way you carry it.” Sure a positive attitude helps, but sometimes you just want to say “Fuck this fucking load” and throw something. Amy’s rage is a thing of beauty and her struggle to contain it is magnificent comedy.
I need the second season RIGHT NOW!
To “Mad Men” With Love.
Come Back Soon.
I love VEEP. Love it!
My next tv obsession!
This show has been a pleasant surprise. Lot’s of F’bombing and silliness, and good acting.
She’s no Malcolm Tucker, but she’s still hilarious
She can’t be Malcolm: He was the guy who saved the ministries from themselves. Jonah, sad to say, would have to be the analogue, but in true U.S. fashion he’s there to make it worse.
