Idiot Box: Nbc’s “Smash” Mixes Melodrama And Musicals “Smash” On Nbc Given the continuing success of vocal talent competitions like “American Idol,” “America’s Got Talent,” “The X Factor,” “The Voice,” et al, Americans are [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 23, 2012 Read More
Week In Sloth: “Being Human” Is Back, Ali Turns 70, Academy Awards Fashions Get Ripped “Monsuno” (Nicktoons 6 p.m.) Remember, after Pokémon came out, that tidal wave of awful Japanese-animated TV shows about kids fighting with monsters that [...] Alibi \ Feb 23, 2012 Read More
Film News: Kimo Theatre Rolls Out The Red Carpet For Oscar Night America Party Kimo Theatre’s Oscar Night America Fundraiser Not a lot of New Mexicans get the opportunity to attend the Red Carpet Soiree to End All Red Carpet Soirees—otherwise known as [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 23, 2012 Read More
Idiot Box: Paranormal Activity Makers Find More Horror Footage In Abc’s Eerie Adventure Series “The River.” “The River” On Abc Apparently we are not, as a nation, over that whole “found footage” thing. Obviously, after the chart-topping release of the theatrical superhero flick [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 16, 2012 Read More
Week In Sloth: “Raymond” Goes To Russia, The Simpsons Meet Julian Assange, National Geographic Rolls A Joint The Week In Sloth Exporting Raymond (HBO 6 p.m.) In this new documentary, television producer Phil Rosenthal meets with resistance when he tries to adapt his hit [...] Alibi \ Feb 16, 2012 Read More
Reel World: Casting Spells Casting Spells Spells , a low-budget romantic comedy shooting in Santa Fe starting mid-March, is looking for two featured roles. Producers need an “intelligent” female, [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 16, 2012 Read More
Reel World: Made In New Mexico Screens (Twice), Water Gets A Film Fest, O’leary Introduces Billy The Kid N.m. Film Event After a successful screening at the state Legislature’s New Mexico Film and Media Day, Brent Morris and David Jean Schweitzer’s Made in New [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 09, 2012 Read More
Bad Romance: We Pick Out The Best Dark Romances For Valentine’s Day Viewing Ten Dark, Disturbing, Entirely Screwed-Up (And Yet Still Romantic) Films For Valentine’s Day We don’t hate Valentine’s Day around here. We’re not that jaded. Really. But we do have a very different idea of what constitutes [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 09, 2012 Read More
Idiot Box: The Best And Worst Ads Of Super Bowl Xlvi Best And Worst Super Bowl Ads At Super Bowl XLVI, car companies clearly ran over beer companies. Anheuser-Busch—normally the King of Commercials—fumbled in 2012. The Budweiser brewer tossed off [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 09, 2012 Read More
The Week In Sloth: “Party Like” A Roman Emperor, Go To The Grammy Awards And Return To “Cougar Town” The Week In Sloth “Party Like” (National Geographic 6 p.m.) Ever wonder how the queen of France, a Roman emperor or other historically decadent figures got jiggy [...] Alibi \ Feb 09, 2012 Read More
