Month: April 2012

TV REVIEW: GIRLS, “All Adventurous Women Do”

TV REVIEW: GIRLS, “All Adventurous Women Do”

It’s safe to say that GIRLS has found its feet. With “All Adventurous Women Do,” the intent of the show is revealed: It is not going to be, as so many Brooklynites had feared, a rumination on the difficulties of being cut off from your 

Once upon a midnight dreary, we thought we couldn’t take John Cusack seriously

Once upon a midnight dreary, we thought we couldn’t take John Cusack seriously

Last night we saw James McTeigue’s (V for Vendetta, The Matrix) The Raven, and to our surprise we didn’t hate it. In fact, we really enjoyed it and found ourselves in “OH MY GOD WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY DOING? HURRY UP!” mode, anticipating what would happen next 

“It’s a dirty job, and enough to do it”: HBO’s Veep pilot premieres [SPOILER]

“It’s a dirty job, and enough to do it”: HBO’s Veep pilot premieres [SPOILER]

Veep, a new HBO comedy series directed by Armando Iannucci (In the Loop), is a hilarious look at the “other side” of the political realm and just how funny and vulgar these politicians can be throughout their day-to-day endeavors, all while they are trying to maintain 

Seven incredibly odd life forms that will give you the heebie jeebies

Seven incredibly odd life forms that will give you the heebie jeebies

“The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. From it we have learned most of what we know. Recently, we have waded a little out to sea, enough to dampen our toes or, at most, wet our ankles. The water seems 

Happy Record Store Day!

Happy Record Store Day!

Though for us “Record Store Day” happens quite frequently, resulting in a lot of great classic finds that can sometimes make a significant dent in our bank accounts, today is the officially declared National Record Store Day. All over the US record stores are hosting events 

What do Major League Baseball and Salvador Dali have in common?

What do Major League Baseball and Salvador Dali have in common?

Alex Rodriguez! Better known as “A Rod,” this New York Yankee has been selected among millions of people in the world to play Salvador Dali’s assistant and famous drag queen Potassa in the future biopic The Surrealist directed by Philippe Mora (The Gertrude Stein Mystery or 

Fish eggs, or nail polish? The Caviar Manicure by Ciaté

Fish eggs, or nail polish? The Caviar Manicure by Ciaté

We’ll take Ciaté’s Caviar Manicure polish with a little bit of salt and toasted bread and butter. OK fine, they aren’t really made up of fish eggs. But the London beauty manufacturer’s one-of-a-kind nail polish that resembles Sturgeon roe (or a delicious sprinkled cupcake) will leave your 

Battle Royale: fight to live, and may the strongest one survive

Battle Royale: fight to live, and may the strongest one survive

There’s nothing we love more than a classic night of film run by the Cleveland Institute of Art’s Cinematheque. This past Tuesday Battle Royale (2000) evoked a pretty good crowd of locals (it’s been on queue for nearly a decade, since the 25th annual Cleveland Film Festival!) who love Kinji Fukasaku‘s outrageous film 

Some of our favorite quotes from the Game of Thrones season II premiere

Some of our favorite quotes from the Game of Thrones season II premiere

1. “Death is so boring, especially now with so much excitement in the world.” ―Tyrion 2. “So many adventures, so much to be thankful for.” ―Tyrion 3. “The comet means one thing, boy. Dragons. Blood and fire, boy, and nothing sweet.” ―Osha to Bran Stark 

Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in the upcoming biopic movie

Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in the upcoming biopic movie

The same guy that got you Punk’d will now be taking on the role as innovator and inventor Steve Jobs, whose life went “from a wayward hippie to co-founder of Apple.” Joshua Michael Stern will be directing the film with the help of  Matt Whiteley’s script, starting production