Last week, I wrote a bit about some of the best animation of the year. It’s by no means a comprehensive list, but it’s pretty solid. But not long after I wrote that list, a few friends of mine (and some commenters!) wrote me to say that I had overlooked something huge: Over the Garden Wall. Created by Patrick McHale, Over The Garden Wall was a miniseries that ran for five consecutive nights in November on Cartoon Network. Read More...
Last night marked the first time I ever wished that I had Leslie Knope’s job. Why? Well, who doesn’t dream of having a gaggle of free experts around to help them throw fancy dinner parties? Allow me to explain. Budget cuts hit Pawnee, and Leslie was forced to tell a group of Recreation Center teachers that five of their classes would soon be cut. Tragic! Leslie shared my grief, adding that she learned valuable skills from Rec classes, like hair braiding, biscuit making, and French kissing (see best quotes below for details). Read More...
Filmmaker Ira Sachs is speaking out against the Motion Picture Association's decision to give his queer romance Passages an NC-17 rating. In a conversation with the Los Angeles Times, Sachs slammed the decision as "a form of cultural censorship that is quite dangerous, particularly in a culture which is already battling, in such extreme ways, the possibility of LGBT imagery to exist." The sexy Sundance breakout follows a messy love triangle between director Tomas (Franz Rogowski), print-maker Martin (Ben Whishaw) and grade-school teacher, Agathe (Adèle Exarchapoulos). Read More...
