Linda Holmes appears in the following:
'American Idol' Makes A Play For A Little Variety
Friday, March 08, 2013
Last night, the 10 American Idol finalists were announced, and one thing is for sure: the five-year streak of pleasant-seeming, guitar-playing white dudes (in reverse order: Phillip Phillips, Scotty McCreery, Lee DeWyze, Kris Allen, and David Cook) is over.
Those who have lamented this streak — who often call it ...
Are Romantic Comedies Dead?
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
The March issue of The Atlantic features an essay from Christopher Orr called "Why Are Romantic Comedies So Bad?"* In it, Orr asserts that romantic comedies have been "lackluster for decades." Decades. He goes on to acknowledge that "classics of the genre," in which category he includes Annie ...
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Jingle Madness And Oscar Gold
Friday, March 01, 2013
If last week's Oscars-themed Pop Culture Happy Hour was unusually meaty and structured, this week's post-Oscars podcast is about as loose and goofy as we get, thanks to a lack of sleep, the awards season hangover, and the fact that panelist Stephen Thompson is elbow-deep (probably neck-deep by ...
Sundance 2013: Who Cares About Ashton Kutcher? Bring On Jesse And Celine!
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
PBS Remixes 'Reading Rainbow,' Delights Map And Book Nerds Everywhere
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Damian Lewis On The Conflicts And Complexities Of 'Homeland'
Saturday, September 29, 2012
A Dull Night At The Emmys, But A Big One For 'Homeland' And 'Modern Family'
Monday, September 24, 2012
'American Idol' Picks New Judges And Makes A Surprising Grab For Relevance
Monday, September 17, 2012
On Already Missing The Angry, Passionate Writing Of David Rakoff
Friday, August 10, 2012
Mariah Carey Is Joining 'American Idol' As A Judge
Monday, July 23, 2012
Emmy Nominations Are Tomorrow, So Let's Overanalyze Our Favorites
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Your New 'American Idol' Is (Surprise!) A Laid-Back Dude With An Acoustic Guitar
Thursday, May 24, 2012
'Saturday Night Live' Shows Its Heart On Kristen Wiig's Last Night
Monday, May 21, 2012
On this weekend's Saturday Night Live, Kristen Wiig got an emotional send-off.
Aaron Sorkin's 'The Newsroom': The Ten Most Sorkin Things In The Trailer
Monday, April 02, 2012
HBO has released a trailer for the new drama series The Newsroom, Aaron Sorkin's behind-the-scenes show about cable news. Sorkin has an uneven history in television, having created two well-regarded shows, one a hit (The West Wing) and one not (Sports Night), as well as one that had a great ...
Tebow, Tailgating, And Team Loyalty: Why The NFL Needs Nice Guys More Than Ever
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Kristin Chenoweth On God, Comedy And Dolly Parton
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Kristin Chenoweth talks to Jacki Lyden on today's Weekends on All Things Considered, and if the only thing you got from the interview was Chenoweth warbling a bit of the first solo she ever did in church, it would be well worth it.
The Emmy-winning actress stars on ABC's new ...
'Artist' Comes Out On Top As Oscars Regroup, Reminisce
Monday, February 27, 2012
It's perhaps fitting that during a year when Hollywood made even more films than usual about the love of film itself, the two big winners at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday night were the movies most overtly about cinephilia: The Artist, a silent black-and-white film about silent black-and-white films, ...