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In Priase of Wes Anderson (Redux)

by Tony Shea May 1, 2013

In honor of the birthday of Wes Anderson, I thought it fitting to re-post a piece from October 16, 2012, celebrating the work of this truly original and life affirming filmmaker. Anderson’s next project, The Grand Budapest Hotel, will be released by Fox Searchlight. Though no official release date has been announced, you can bet […]

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Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die

by Staff April 30, 2013

Willie Nelson turns 80 today. A Country Music Hall of Famer, Willie has been in our lives for six decades. Along the way, he has written some of the great songs of our national soundtrack: “Crazy,” a hit for Patsy Cline, “Always on My Mind,” and “On the Road Again,” among hundreds of others. He’s […]

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The King of Kings

by Tony Shea April 26, 2013

This week marked the birthday of blues great Albert King. One of the great badass guitar players in history, as well as one of the “Three Kings” of the blues, along with BB and Freddie, all no relation, Albert King was known as the “velvet bulldozer.” Standing 6’4” and weighing 250 pounds, Albert King sweated […]

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Gus Harper in Motion

by Gus Harper April 26, 2013

Isaac Rodriguez directs this short film that explores the technique of Los Angeles artist Gus Harper, showing us the process as Gus makes several of his paintings, which are notable for their archetypal and dreamlike quality. To learn more about Gus Harper and buy or commission works, please visit him here. TS Gus Harper – […]

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The Possum Sleeps – George Jones – RIP

by Tony Shea April 26, 2013

The legendary George Jones died today at the age of 81. Sometimes known as the Possum to his fans, Jones was a true American original. A former Marine, he was an alcoholic cocaine addict who once, after his wife hid his car keys, rode a riding lawn mower eight miles to the liquor store. Jones […]

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The Ramones – A Day that Would Live in Infamy

by Staff April 23, 2013

37 seven years ago today, the Ramones changed the world of music with their self titled album, Ramones. Along with the albums Leave Home and Rocket To Russia (the second and third albums respectively) Ramones absolutely blazes with the speed and ferocity of its attack. And it’s fun! The Ramones would go on to inspire […]

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Highwire Act

by Tony Shea April 20, 2013

While Andy Serkis has portrayed a variety of characters in the flesh during his career, including Albert Einstein and new wave icon, Ian Dury of “Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll” fame, undoubtedly he will be most remembered for the remarkable characters he has “created” through performance capture, and more specifically his collaborations with […]

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Baseball, Baseball, Baseball!

by Dan O'Day McClellan April 15, 2013

The film 42 took top honors at the box office this weekend and rightfully so. We also celebrate Jackie Robinson day, as Dan O’Day McClellan shares his love of baseball. TS My favorite season of the year is back — baseball season. Flowers are blooming, the weather is getting warmer and baseball, sweet baseball is […]

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Farewell to Sunset Strip’s Legendary Key Club

by Tony Shea March 9, 2013

It was recently announced that the legendary Sunset Strip venue, The Key Club, will close its doors on March 15, 2013. Originally opened as Gazzarri’s in the 1960’s, and renamed The Key Club in 1998, the club played host to some of music’s biggest names through the years including: The Doors, Van Halen, and Guns […]

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My Top Films of 2012

by Tony Shea February 24, 2013

Today marks the end of the Hollywood awards season. The Gloden Globes, the SAG, WGA, and PGA awards are behind us, as well as the Independent Spirit Awards from last evening. All that remains is tonight’s Oscars and another year of cinema history will be behind us. Regardless of how the Acadamy votes however, these […]

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Lincoln – Best Picture?

by Tony Shea February 1, 2013

Over the last several weeks I have been wading through the Best Picture contenders in this year’s Oscar race, in an effort to pick the winner. Having watched Lincoln now, I feel my job has become considerably easier. So far I have reviewed Django Unchained, Argo, and Silver Linings Playbook. I have also watched Les […]

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Attack of the Zombies

by Richard B. Phillips January 22, 2013

The Walking Dead is the number one show on cable with 10 million viewers a week. Zombie movies have earned billions in revenue. Zombies represent money and security. And so now it seems, undead features are processed like packaged meat on an unceasing conveyer belt, arriving month after month. There are people who work for […]

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Argo – Why it’s NOT the Best Picture

by Tony Shea January 10, 2013

1/13/13 Well, I’m certainly wrong so far. Argo took best Drama at the Golden Globes tonight. Let’s see what happens at the Oscars. TS Argo has been receiving a slew of award nominations lately, including this morning’s Oscar nomination for Best Picture, along with Beasts of the Southern Wild, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty, […]

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