Idiot Box: Extreme Musical Chairs On The Cw? “Oh Sit!” “Oh Sit!” On The Cw Kudos to the evil entertainment industry genius who successfully pitched the “extreme musical chairs” show “Oh Sit!” to The CW. Clearly, the man [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 23, 2012 Read More
Week In Sloth: Challenge The Bible, Beat The Chefs And Find The Dress! The Week In Sloth “American Bible Challenge” (GSN 6 p.m.) Game Show Network’s newest quiz show “celebrates the Bible and its place in American culture.” It’s hosted [...] Alibi \ Aug 23, 2012 Read More
Reel World: White Sands International Film Fest Returns, Bubonicon Hosts Movies, S.f. Railyard Gets Horny, Baby! White Sands Cinema The White Sands International Film Festival has worked hard to build itself up over the years. The festival—which moved from Alamogordo to Las [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 23, 2012 Read More
Idiot Box: Does Tlc’s “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” Presage End Times? “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” On Tlc Looking around, there are plenty of bellwethers for The End of Civilization as We Know It. For you, it may be global climate [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 16, 2012 Read More
Week In Sloth: “Time Machine Chefs,” “The Timey-Wimey Of Doctor Who” And “Bullet In The Face” The Week In Sloth “Time Machine Chefs” (KOAT-7 8 p.m.) This is almost a clever enough twist on the formula that I’m willing to call it good. [...] Alibi \ Aug 16, 2012 Read More
Reel World: Albuquerque Film Fest Returns With Aliens & Outlaws; Nuke Night Film Series Blows Up Film Fest Goes Fourth The Albuquerque Film Festival returns for another try this weekend. The fourth annual fest will take place Thursday, Aug. 16, through Sunday, Aug. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 16, 2012 Read More
Idiot Box: What Have We Really Learned By Watching The Olympics? Top 10 Things I’ve Learned While Watching The 2012 Summer Olympics The Olympics are designed to instill in participants—and by extension, viewers—the principles of cooperation, team spirit, individual merit, sportsmanship, strength, bravery, tenacity, skill [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 09, 2012 Read More (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Week In Sloth: “Hell On Wheels,” “Motel Hell” And An “Air Jaws Apocalypse” The Week In Sloth “Martian Mega Rover” (National Geographic 8 p.m.) NASA’s newest toy is so awesome it’s “Mega.” “Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell” (FX 12 [...] Alibi \ Aug 09, 2012 Read More
Film Interview: Directors Valerie Faris And Jonathan Dayton Create The Perfect Girl In Ruby Sparks An Interview With Directors Jonathan Dayton And Valerie Faris Six years ago, music video superstars Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris took a break from making clips for Red Hot Chili Peppers, The [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 09, 2012 Read More
Reel World: Ran And The Man Who Fell To Earth Play Kimo, Gofobo And 43Kix Hand Out Free Movie Tickets Also Ran The seven-film retrospective tribute to Akira Kurosawa comes to an end this Thursday night at KiMo Theatre with the master’s final period drama, [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 09, 2012 Read More