Week In Sloth: From “American Crime” To “Hotel Amazon” “American Crime” (KOAT-7 9pm) John Ridley, Academy Award-winning screenwriter for 12 Years a Slave, created this series, which explores the racially charged trial [...] Alibi \ Mar 05, 2015 Read More
Reel World: Alien Films At Kimo, Samurai Cinema At St. John’s, The Desert Light Film Competition In Alamogordo Alien Nation Who’s in the mood for some space monsters? Downtown Albuquerque’s KiMo Theatre (423 Central NW) kicks off its Sci-Fi Friday event with Ridley [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Mar 05, 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
Week In Sloth: “Sex Box,” “Good Witch” And “You Can’t Lick Your Elbow” “The Victoria’s Secret Swim Special” (KRQE-13 9pm) Victoria’s Secret models show off the company’s new swimwear campaign. Maroon 5 performs. Way to kill [...] Alibi \ Feb 26, 2015 Read More
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
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
Week In Sloth: “The Odd Couple,” “The Jack And Triumph Show,” “Kosher Soul” “The Odd Couple” (KRQE-13 7:30pm) I like Neil Simon’s classic play/TV series. I like Matthew Perry (“Friends”). I like Thomas Lennon (“Reno 911!”). [...] Alibi \ Feb 19, 2015 Read More
Reel World: Tedxabq Goes E!, Red Sky Screens, Film Or Flight Takes Off Ted-E! TEDxABQ returns this Thursday, Feb. 12, for another great “Salon” talk. “It’s All About the E!” will concentrate on the creative forces behind [...] Alibi \ Feb 12, 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”)