Reel Vixen

When THE OFFICE premiered in the fall of 2005 fans of the original English version were rightfully concerned the new American attempt would sully the waters Ricky Gervais had charted years before. The show wasn’t the same without Gervais in the now iconic role of David Brent, but as it turned out that was perfectly [...]

The head-splintering axe over at NBC has fallen hard this week on comedies. The network has confirmed the death of nearly all their 30-minute laughers, including WHITNEY (bleh), GO ON (I always planned to get around to it eventually), FRIENDS WITH KIDS (see, WHITNEY), and UP ALL NIGHT (I would have jumped too, I get [...]

If we learned anything from Derek Cianfrance’s wrenching A PLACE BEYOND THE PINES it’s that fatherhood is the pits. Kids are sticky, they require attention and money, and they ultimately want to do things with you that you just don’t always have time for. They grow out of that adorable baby phase pretty quickly and [...]

Last night I attended a special inaugural screening at Addison’s newest entertainment stop, The Look Cinemas. This was my second visit to Look, as the fancy pants theater hosted the Opening Night for the Dallas International Film Festival on April 4th, but this time around their new Dolby Atmos screening room was the main event. [...]

Pst! I have some excellent news to share. The highly anticipated and addictive series BREAKING BAD returns on Sunday, August 11th for its final eight episodes. AMC also announced they will spin off their successful TALKING DEAD aftershow with a BREAKING BAD themed one, titled, originally, TALKING BAD. Can’t you all feel Andy Cohen’s smug [...]

At the heart of SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM, the directorial debut of Ruben Amar and Lola Bessis, is the fear and distress associated with growing up. Told through two interweaving stories, SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM introduces Lilas (Bessis), a wayward art student who we first see literally escaping from art. She is bound and hogtied [...]

Don’t be sad. Even though today marks the final three days of the Dallas International Film Festival, that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy an intense movie experience. So much to see and do in Dallas this weekend, and it all gets started tonight. DFS Honors This year’s awards ceremony honors not only the finest [...]

Jeremy David White’s short THE FIRST HOPE has been one of the most-talked about films of the Dallas International Film Festival. What starts with a young boy sitting in a plastic bin watching his trusty VHS copy of STAR WARS quickly evolves into a fantasy between the boy and his older sister. The film plays [...]

THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, Derek Cianfrance’s follow-up to his highly controversial exploration of the creation and dissolution of marriage, BLUE VALENTINE, steps away from romantic love and tackles the ecstasy and anguish of fatherhood for two men on opposite sides of the law. Structured in three parts, the film first presents motorcycle stunt driver [...]

Tonight is the night. One of the hotly contested comedy premieres for ABC launches at 9:30/8:30 ct and while some find this new comedy about a downtrodden mother coming home after a bad break up to be loathsome, I actually fell in love with Sarah Chalke’s performance. HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS FOR THE [...]