It’s Motown Week, which means Gladys Knight is going to sing, right? Wrong.
Low Comedy, High Concept
Laughs from London, and serious talk about race in America
Jack White’s Blunderbuss: The Rock Raconteur Goes It Alone
After six albums with The White Stripes — and a few behind-the-scenes detours — the guitar god puts forth his first solo effort: a playful “debut” album
Dark Knight Rises Will Contain an Hour of IMAX
That’s more than any other film in Hollywood history. Start saving for the ticket now.
Mad Men Watch: Three Bad Trips
One marriage is over, another is on the skids and someone gets lucky in a matinee. This week’s episode had us driving off from Howard Johnson’s in a huff.
Everything You Missed at Coachella’s Second Weekend
The Tribeca Film Festival, in Your Living Room: Organizers to Stream 9 Films Nationwide
Once upon a time, film festivals were the place where filmmakers went to find distribution. But increasingly in recent years, the festival circuit has become something of an end unto itself — a promotional launching pad for a …
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Game of Thrones Watch: Smoke Monster
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, see if your friends with HBO will let you inside their walled gate, and watch last night’s Game of Thrones.
“The high road’s very pretty, but I doubt you can march your army on …
The Simpsons Celebrates 25 Years and Endless Inspiration
They’ve invaded our homes for the past quarter century – or have we invaded theirs? Whichever way the influence has flowed, the Simpsons have been a part of our TV lineup for a generation. Twenty-five years of Homer’s …
Think Like a Man Snaps The Hunger Games‘ Streak
The urban relationship comedy derails the Katniss bandwagon, while a Disney Chimpanzee and Zac Efron as a lovelorn Iraq vet also score big.
Lesbian Vampires in The Moth Diaries: Fangs for the Mammaries
Mary Harron’s new scarefest offers Sapphic longing but not enough sex and blood
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TV Weekend: Veep
Selina Meyer was a big deal, once. She was an influential senator. She was on the covers of national magazines, including the one whose website you’re reading right now. She ran for President, won the New Hampshire primary and …
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The Morning After: In Dreamatoriums Begin Responsibilities
I loved last night’s Community, but I’m really posting here not to review it but to poll Tuned Inland as to what you thought of it. Community’s very-high-concept episodes (e.g., the various pop-culture parodies) tend to polarize …