I re-watched Grease For the first time since I was a child recently. I've been feeling weird lately about having my childhood ideas of what the 1950s were like based more on Grease or Happy Days than actually are from the 1950s. Being older, and more familiar with films from the 1950s and the references made in the…

Have you ever read the book on which it's based or heard the story about how it was written? It's a weird mixture of lightness where you know something is being justified that maybe shouldn't

I saw them recently for the third time, I've always enjoyed them live.

I've seen Brandi Carlile three times, never got to see Prince, so I sort of get what you're saying.

I keep a spread sheet on this. It may not be entirely accurate as I started late and base a lot on saved ticket stubs, which I've been inconstant at scrap booking and doesn't count free shows in the park or festivals where I don't always remember the line up, but here goes:
I've seen Regina Spektor eight times, two of…

Sign of the times: It a result of coming of an age where these discussions have been happening in academia for a while and with the internet there are more people of varied background bringing their perspective to the table.

On the Vulture TV podcast a few weeks ago Mandel talked about both Selina and Jonah having Trump like qualities. Worth a listen.

Yes, Etta was underwritten, but not bumbling.

This touches upon some things that have been bothering me about superhero films in general lately.

I forget if I ever knew he produced those, (I definitely forgot The Whispers ever existed). I still think there is plenty of room to criticize him for not doing enough as director/producer/studio head to better representation of women and minorities on screen.

*Thinks about how much more I enjoyed the later Hunger Games movies possibly because reading the books was further in memory*

Part of the reason was it was Jurassic Park or Three Colors: Blue and Three Colors: Blue is a more interesting role.

While I agree that there should be more focus on production companies, that really doesn't excuse Spielberg, co-founder of Dreamworks.

Arguably The Age of Innocence, but yeah.

Except, he's not just one artist, he's a co-founder of a studio and one of the defining figures of New Hollywood.

The thing about Spielberg and Scorsese as well as a lot of men from their generation is that built New Hollywood. I don't know how conscious they were of it at the time, but this comes with the shift from the studio system and it's regularly produced "women's pictures" to more male oriented ideas of what is salable…

According to IMDB the only feature film she's directer is Pitch Perfect 2 and three shorts, with two features announced that haven't been cast yet. So yeah, this criticism is premature.

I only recently started The Leftovers, I'm still in the first season. Also, I never read the book, so it is an entirely different experience for me.

That would be really cool.

maybe not? See the last question in this interview with Bruce Miller for more http://decider.com/2017/06/…