The real history of Motown, with all the backstabbing, jealousy, jockeying for position, and unfettered creativity and commerce.  It should go from 1958 to the 25th Anniversary Special in 1983.  It should use Mary Wilson's two memoirs as its skeleton and then embellish other artists' stories from there.  For real…

The main reason I would like to see more of Amos 'N' Andy is for Amanda Randolph, who played Mama.  Her career was not quite as accomplished as her younger sister Lillian Randolph, but she did manage to have her own televised variety show in late 40s New York. She was also a regular on "Make Room for Daddy" as the…

I just saw it last night.  I hadn't read any reviews so I didn't know there were already "Streetcar" comparisons.  It's mostly the scenes with Bobby Canavale.  There are many other sequences that appear original, but I did get a little impatient with the Blanche-Stanley-Stella dynamic because it was so similar to…

Mercedes McCambridge is a great one! I was going to say Eve Arden for the cynical outlook and cutting quips, but with a warm firmness under it all.

I watched it again recently on some premium cable network, and I liked it even more than when I saw it in the movie theater.  Goldie was so good (I've heard that her singing voice was actually way better than the others' and she had to tone it down a bit).  It made me sad to think of how few movies she made after…

I've worked on shows were the AD booked his friends as extras repeatedly.  It's also easier to have a pool of the same extras to book, since the casting department does not cast extras.  Often it's a matter of how hassle-free the extra is.

Olivier's speech to Claire about her epic talent being like the tail of a comet reminds me of the final montage with Claire zooming across the desert.  I feel like the writers always knew how they wanted the show to end, not just with Claire but with everybody's arcs.  No other show has such great continuity.

"Sue Ann Gets the Ax" is probably my second favorite Sue Ann episode (following the Lars Affair), but it's also kind of the end of her character.  I love the one with her sister, too.

I saw this last night and laughed for two hours, so it was a successful film in my opinion.  I always had a problem with Melissa McCarthy
stealing scenes (and altering tones) of movies where she was just a supporting
player, so giving her the entire movie worked well for me, and Sandra Bullock
is a great straight-man. …

I have an affection for the first two seasons, perhaps because they are so sweet.  I wish "Support Your Local Mother" was on the list, since it was quite daring to have such an early episode veer off toward a supporting character's guest-starring mother.  The fact that audiences were still a little unsure of Rhoda…

Lily Taylor's performance is tremendous.  I think that Lisa was a hard person to be around, for us viewers and for the Fishers, and her personality, even though she appears somewhat meek at first glance, dominates the family and the show in a way that freaked people out.  At the time, I think a lot of people wanted…

Watching the third season as it aired in 2003, I felt like the show had painted itself into a
corner with the season two cliffhangers (particularly Brenda running
away).  I tolerated the season with faith that the show would get itself
back to where I wanted it.  And it did!  But I think viewers really
loved Brenda…

When MTV started playing Monkees reruns in the late 80s, I was in 4th grade.  I somehow fell so hard for Davy Jones, even though I was only 9, and it made me realize I was gay.  I'm now friends with someone who dated him around the time of the Monkees and stayed friends with him until the end. I'm too embarrassed to…

I wish I liked this film better! I felt it just needed to be tighter, like cutting out some of the social interactions in the beginning (like Jesse talking about his book) and tightening the long dinner conversation.  Linklater said that because they are older he wanted to show them socializing with other adults, but…

I'm getting mad too.  It's like the haters have never watched the show before.  Don't they know that each season starts slowly? That eventually all will be revealed and it will all come together? Sure, Sylvia seemed like a repetition at first, but she's now becoming interesting.  It's not like the show hasn't repeated…

R.Kelly was writing very good ballads and gospel songs before he became a lascivious rapper personality, so if he's going to write more contemporary country songs, the chart-topping kind, it's not a huge stretch. 
And rock, R&B, and country all share the same musical source: rhythm & blues.  Though the genres' paths…

It's not my favorite of theirs, but that is because many of their other films are SO unbelievably great.  Also, I have an unexplainable affection for any movie or TV show with Land Girls.  

Thanks for the recommendation, I found it on audible.com as well, so I'll be able to get to it sooner than later!  The summary I read seems like it fits well with "Bates Motel"!

This article is not about Chaucer, it's about an interesting little wartime film made by two greats of the British film industry.  But thanks for sharing!

I loved the differences between their imagined Norman/Bradley sexual encounters.  Norma imagines it dark, standing up, with Bradley being the aggressor, and if there wasn't a saxophone there should have been.  Norman wants it done properly (he's on top) and horizontally in a bed, all light and airy underneath a sheet…