Idiot Box: “The Wheel Of Time” On Fxx? “The Wheel Of Time” On Fxx? The Wheel of Time books comprise one of the biggest fantasy series in publishing today. Started by Robert Jordan in 1990 and continued [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 26, 2015 Read More
Polishing The Old Oscar: A Monday Morning Wrap-Up Of The Academy Awards A Monday Morning Wrap-Up Of This Year’s Academy Awards So the 87th Annual Academy Awards—officially rebranded a couple years ago as simply “The Oscars”—are a thing that happened. Those who care watched. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 26, 2015 Read More
Odds & Ends Odds & Ends A pushy passenger on the London subway got an instant lesson in karma after he was reunited with the man he insulted—at a [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 26, 2015 Read More
Reel World: Billy Jack, Rebel, Black Orpheus And The Oscars Flying Down To Rio In honor of Mardi Gras (I’m assuming), the National Hispanic Cultural Center will screen Marcel Camus’ gloriously beautiful 1958 film Black Orpheus/Orfeu Negro. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 19, 2015 Read More
Idiot Box: Go For The Gold On Oscar Sunday “The Oscars” On Abc It’s been a couple of years since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rebranded “The 53rd (or whatever) Annual Academy Awards” [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 19, 2015 Read More
Odds & Ends Odds & Ends Three women wearing dominatrix costumes allegedly succeeded in springing prisoners from a jail after tricking guards into thinking they were going to participate [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 19, 2015 Read More
Idiot Box: “Fresh Off The Boat” “Fresh Off The Boat” On Abc For now, ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat” is notable for being the first Asian-American-centric show on network television in more than 20 years. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 12, 2015 Read More (“Fresh Off the Boat”)
Odds & Ends Odds & Ends Perhaps a police officer in Staffordshire was smelling a big promotion when he located what he thought was a major shipment of marijuana—but [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 12, 2015 Read More
Week In Sloth: “The Slap,” “Shakespeare Uncovered,” “Sexy Beasts” “The Slap” (KOB-4 7pm) NBC’s “limited run” series is about an unhappily married guy whose cousin slaps somebody else’s kid at a party. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 12, 2015 Read More
Idiot Box: “Hack My Life” “Hack My Life” On Trutv Hacking: It’s no longer just for computers. Nowadays you can vastly improve your life with crazy household tips known as “life hacks.” Grow [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 05, 2015 Read More
