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When I grow up, I want to be Julia Ormond. Not the unsatisfied booze-swilling character she plays on Mad Men but the woman herself. A woman who appears comfortable in her own skin, even as she ages.
After all the negative press and speculation, there they were, ready to entertain. The cast seemed so excited to be doing what they loved for an audience as enthusiastic as the performers were.
If two female characters have scenes together, are they talking about something other than their love lives? It's amazing how few movies (only two of the Academy Award nominated pictures this year) and TV series pass this test. Pretty Little Liars, however, would pass this test with flying colors.
Instead of ignoring a character's irritating attributes, sometimes shows just turn right into the skid. When the narrative acknowledges flaws, those same flaws can become endearing parts of what make a character great.
On this Valentine's Day, I want to truly appreciate you, Liz, for all the work you have done in making us feel OK about ourselves.
Dislike: The Oscars snubs. From Albert Brooks being left off the Best Supporting Actor list to Bridesmaids not making it to Best Picture, this year's Oscar nominations were a bit shocking!
You might be saying, "You can't do a spin-off of Friends! Know why? Because they tried it! It was called Joey and it failed!" If you can do a spin-off of Cheers, All in the Family or Hercules: the Legendary Journeys, you can do a spin-off of anything.
In an era where commercials are fast-forwarded more often than previews before a movie boots up on a DVD, there is a time and a place where commercials are actually watched: Live sporting events.
The first week of 2012 was all about Iowa. Mitt Romney's barely-a-victory over Rick Santorum drove the news cycle for days, while the candidates and m...
As you may know I have a fondness for the ticky-tacky known as reality television, I so love the term because it's so not anyone's reality I've ever known. So this recap will examine first the ridiculous... then the sublime.
Sarah Palin broke my heart when she announced that she wasn't running for the Republican nomination. I have spent years cultivating Palin jokes and columns geared for her hypothetical presidential run.
It's been five painful, mind-numbing months of breast-feeding my daughter. Then it all changed one lonely afternoon.
Is Alec Baldwin really going to run for NYC Mayor? He's been dodging the question for months so Adam Carolla took the chance to ask him about those rumors.
This isn't my first time at the linguistic rodeo. While we can't wipe out Worklish, we can embrace coping strategies.
I was so moved by a performance of Box, a new off-Broadway play, I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it. Days later, I am still inspired by the powerful themes and performances.
If we want to improve schools in America it is essential that policy makers of both parties listen to voice of real classroom teachers, like Mark, Lisa, and Pam.
