Entries from January 2008

January 29, 2008

In Treatment – “Monday: Laura, Session 1″ & “Tuesday: Alex, Session 1″

Last night, HBO kicked off a 9-week television experiment called In Treatment, a series (event?) based on the hit Israeli series “Be’Tipul.” The series centers around psychoanalyst Paul (Gabriel Byrne), and the patients who come to see him each week. The show is airing on HBO Monday through Friday with each day dedicated [...]

January 25, 2008

Media Maven’s Friday Five – 1/25/08

The 5 Media-related things on my mind this week:
1. Moment of silence for Heath Ledger.  That dude was a hell of an actor who was only getting better with each film.  It’s a real shame and sadness to lose such a talented guy so early in his life.
2. Watched the new AMC series Breaking Bad, [...]

January 22, 2008

Top Ten: Reactions To The 2008 Academy Award Nominations

So the nominations are in, and immediately, one general idea seems to dominate this Oscar season: These movies blow! What a horrible list of contenders. I don’t think I really liked a single movie on this list (I haven’t seen Michael Clayton yet). To be honest, I haven’t cared less about an [...]

January 20, 2008

Cloverfield

After six months of waiting since we all first saw the Cloverfield trailer before Transformers last July, after weeks of viral videos, commercials, trailers, and contests, the moment finally arrived. Cloverfield opened to a gargantuan $41 million this weekend (it should do 50 through MLK Day tomorrow– and it only cost about 15 to [...]

January 18, 2008

Media Maven’s Friday Five – 1/18/08

Hey everyone. Long time no see! As there is basically no new media coming out these days, its been tough to force myself to blog when there isn’t much I care about these days. So, to make sure you always have at least a few blog posts a week, I’ve decided (with [...]

January 7, 2008

American Gladiators

Yes, you read the title of this post correctly. TV is so freakin crappy these days that I’m forced to write about American Gladiators, just to have something to write about this weekend. The 2-hour Lost premiere on January 31st can’t come soon enough!
So, American Gladiators is back on the tube after a [...]