I never thought I would see someone purposefully ram a Q-tip in her ear just so she can feel sorry for herself. Nor did I imagine I would be laughing at a kinky sex scene in which a girl stares fixedly at a creepy doll. Yet the weird and wonderful HBO show “Girls,” created by […]
Author Archives: William Thorne
Love | Hate: Are Obama’s television appearances helping or hurting his legacy?
With the return of A&E’s “Love | Hate” column, two writers will declare their love or hate for recent pop culture events. In 2009, Barack Obama made history as the first sitting president to ever appear on a late night talk show. Since then, he’s expanded to more niche productions, including an appearance on […]
Rise of Hulu, other streaming services opens new era for television
Channel-hopping and advertisements become a thing of the past when people sit on the couch and binge watch their favorite series. Streaming services like Hulu and Netflix have changed the face of television, transforming it into a more free and organic industry for creators to produce content, said Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins. UCLA alumnus Hopkins […]
Movie Review: ‘The Danish Girl’
The story of Lili Elbe, one of the first known patients to undergo sexual reassignment surgery, was never going to be an easy one to bring to the screen. Because her life is inspirational and her struggle against internal, medical and social boundaries is compelling, casting the right person to play her was the key […]
Movie Review: ‘Spectre’
He races a vintage Aston Martin through narrow streets, has gorgeous girls fall into his arms, all while sipping a dry martini, shaken, not stirred. His name is Bond, James Bond. There have been 23 James Bond movies to date, and it’s fair to say the series has had its highs and lows. It began […]
Movie Review: ‘Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse’
“Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” sees twofold brain chomping: The zombies feast on human brains, and the movie eats away at the audience’s. Unfortunately for the horror comedy, one and a half hours of cheesy clichés, leering teen banter and countless breast close-ups don’t amount to much hilarity. Zombie fans have seen the […]
Academy preservationists develop old film in new light
Feisty little urchin Annie Rooney has to fight on the grimy streets of 1920s New York to avenge her father’s murder in the movie “Little Annie Rooney.” Ninety years after the release of the silent comedy-drama starring Mary Pickford, preservationists from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have teamed up with the Mary […]