With Jennifer Daniels' "Every Single Day," producer/engineer Scott Smith decided less was more, and I believe he nailed it.
David Dean Bottrell | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living
All those years of listening to my family spin their outrageous tales had in fact been a master class in recognizing which part of a story could be funny, which part held the most drama or suspense and how to leave your listeners panting for more.
Ann Carr | Posted 09.23.2009 | Comedy
Theodore Bergquist | Posted 09.20.2009 | Business
It's been awhile since my initial post on here, but that wasn't the original plan. In the coming weeks and months, I'll start contributing regularly ...
Sadie Nardini | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living
After 15 years of conversations with two types of people--those who crave personal growth, and those who don't, I have come to believe that for many people, there are some darn good reasons not to do yoga...
David Dean Bottrell | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics
If the new SAG leadership doesn't rapidly start taking all the painful, but necessary steps to merge with AFTRA, we are fucked.
Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics
Sheryl Underwood: As a Republican woman I never let anyone push me some place where I don't want to go. I love everyone as long as you are not messing with my money.
Pete Fornatale | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics
Woodstock was, without question, the high-water mark of the '60s youth revolution -- musically, politically, and socially.
Fern Siegel | Posted 09.11.2009 | Entertainment
Burn The Floor is a salute to international style ballroom dancing -- five Latin American dances and five ballroom dances. All will knock your socks off.
David Dean Bottrell | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment
Other people's family fights always make me uncomfortable. That's why I cringed a little last week as I watched Ryan O'Neal's oldest son, Griffin, spewing a few choice memories about his nutty father on Larry King Live.
Paul Katz | Posted 09.08.2009 | Entertainment
I don't remember what I said to John Hughes when I met him. All I do know is he looked at my friends and asked, "He's a Duckie, isn't he?"
Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.07.2009 | Entertainment
The film resembles what adventures you might create if you took your action figure playsets and gave them a $175 million budget to work with. And yes, I mean that as a compliment.
Jamie Frevele | Posted 09.05.2009 | Comedy
So, the Megan Fox media blackout is over, right? Oh, good. Because I have a sketch for anyone who's interested. Based on "Megan Fox's 50 Best (& Worst) Bon Mots" by Jezebel.com.
David Dean Bottrell | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living
In my humble opinion, the trick is not to obsess or become phobic about periods of "under-employment," but to realize that (for most of us) they are simply inevitable.
Alex Remington | Posted 09.02.2009 | Entertainment
Funny People is a sort of message movie, a take on the classic story about a dying man trying to get his life right, told from stand-up comedy's backstage.
Christine Huang | Posted 08.31.2009 | Media
New reports reveal a growing subculture of "2-D Lovers": grown adults in Japan that have found romantic love with their favorite characters from anime, manga, and video games.
Wendy Diamond | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living
We are the sole controllers of what go into our pet's mouths so we must govern what we feed our pets and how to help them control their weight.
David Finkle | Posted 08.28.2009 | Entertainment
The fabulous invalid -- as theater has been termed for decades -- is alive, well and dancing a jig in Dayton.
Amanda Copeland | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living
There were doctors throughout the United States who believed autism is treatable. None of the specialists I had seen had told me anything about this; the party line was that autism could not be treated.
Paul Katz | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment
"I realized my family's story would be better served if I did this as a documentary before any fictionalized accounts were put together."
David Dean Bottrell | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living
"Maybe a little tuck on the upper lids" and a "small injection of collagen" might help with the lines around my mouth. What lines around my mouth?!
Mark Blankenship | Posted 08.26.2009 | Entertainment
There are so many sucker-punchy scenes in this installment that I could get carpal tunnel syndrome writing about them all.
Tracey Jackson | Posted 08.24.2009 | Entertainment
When I read Ms. Dargis and all the other critics who sight Nicole Eastman, and Lutz and Smith as being unfunny or not able to deliver or "peddle shamelessly," all I can do is yell.
Jen Grisanti | Posted 08.23.2009 | Entertainment
Melissa so poignantly danced the part of a woman who is fighting cancer in her body and seeking solace in the arms of Ade. It was television at its best. It was a celebration of the spirit.
Christine Huang | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media
When is race roleplay and cultural appropriation okay? When is it acceptable, and when is it derogatory?
Mike McCready | Posted 09.24.2009 | Entertainment