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Articles tagged "hank azaria" The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview FeatureSummer of Same: May 2009by Bill Gibron[27.Apr.09] :. May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas. The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureBack to Basics - The 30 Best TV Shows of 2008by PopMatters Staff[12.Jan.09] :. The Year in TV was a lot like the US economy: struggling until summer and then tanking under the hope of a 2009 comeback. Still, our staff found 30 solid reasons to be cheerful come entertainment investment time. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  TV ReviewThe Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XIXby Marisa LaScala[31.Oct.08] :. The way The Simpsons not only apes, but also twists familiar cultural touchstones shows reveals again that it's still smarter than all other parodists.  TV ReviewIndependent Lens: Chicago 10by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Oct.08] :. Opening the Fall 2008 season of Independent Lens, Chicago 10 revises old ideas -- about what constitutes history and documentary. Film DVD ReviewChicago 10by Stuart Henderson[15.Oct.08] :. Where is our Chicago Ten? Where are our “conspirators”? Is Obama really supposed to fix everything? Can we really pretend that things are still getting better all the time?  TV ReviewThe Simpsons: Season 20 Premiereby Leigh H. Edwards[26.Sep.08] :. For its 20th season premiere, The Simpsons takes aim at all the big targets: bounty hunting, the IRA, and erotic baking. With ‘Fatboy’ and ‘Star Trek,’ Simon Pegg is playing it straight for a changeby Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][28.Mar.08] :. Already an established comedy star in Britain with the hit TV series “Spaced,” Simon Pegg made a strong trans-Atlantic impression with the films “Shaun of the Dead” and... Run, Fatboy, Runby Daynah Burnett[28.Mar.08] :. David Schwimmer's achingly formulaic Run, Fatboy, Run is centered on commitment-phobe Dennis Doyle (Simon Pegg). Chicago 10by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Feb.08] :. You can't make this stuff up: Bobby Seale, bound and gagged in a Chicago courtroom. But there it is, again, in big, brightly colored animation, in Brett Morgen's Chicago 10. Broadway play spotlights man who brought radio to the massesby Robert Kahn [Newsday (MCT)][22.Jan.08] :. In Broadway’s “The Farnsworth Invention,” broadcasting pioneer David Sarnoff is celebrated as the earliest and most fervent backer of a new technology: television. Long before... High Redefinition: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2007by PopMatters Staff[18.Jan.08] :. In memoriam of a TV season cut down before its prime time, PopMatters staff celebrates the Top 30 TV Shows of 2007. Some are old favorites. Others have barely made their impression felt. But at a time when all broadcast fortunes are up in the air, they definitely deserve the recognition. A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007by PopMatters Staff[11.Jan.08] :. From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007. The Simpsons Movieby Jesse Hassenger[21.Dec.07] :. The Simpsons Movie may be familiar, but it's bigger and visually richer than what we're used to, as well as funnier than many of the show's more recent episodes. Part 3 - The New Networksby PopMatters Staff[10.Oct.07] :. It would never work... no one challenged the reigning broadcast junta and survived. No surprise then that the upstarts snuck in and changed the face of TV forever. The Simpsons: Season 19 Premiereby Tricia Olszewski[21.Sep.07] :. Springfield, destroyed at the end of the movie, is still in ruins, and Bart careens off of pieces of the dome that had quarantined the city. Woohoo! Satire seeing a revivalby Jonathan Last [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][8.Aug.07] :. On the weekend of July 27-29, “The Simpsons Movie” grossed $74 million, the fifth-largest opening weekend of 2007. It was also the most surprising hit of the year. Industry analysts had... The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Seasonby Jesse Hassenger[6.Aug.07] :. Season 10 marked the beginning of The Simpsons' metamorphosis from mere long-running comedy series to cultural institution. 20 essential things I’ve learned from Homer Simpsonby Bobby Bryant [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][1.Aug.07] :. The time has come at last. This weekend, Americans stood in line, grabbed a tub of buttery popcorn, sat down in the dark and awaited The Word. And from a dozen Dolby-sound speakers it thundered... Creator as surprised as anyone by success of ‘The Simpsons’by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][30.Jul.07] :. LOS ANGELES—Matt Groening stopped by a Borders bookstore the other night and bought a CD of the 1967 album “The Who Sell Out.” There are a few cynics who would see an irony in... The Simpsons Movieby Cynthia Fuchs[27.Jul.07] :. If you understand the Simpsons to be at once the most egregious and exemplary dysfunctional family in U.S. popular culture, Marge's stalwart strength isn't nearly so spectacular as Bart and Homer's bizarrely symphonic pandemonium. Featured Article Film ReviewThe Simpsons Movieby Bill Gibron[27.Jul.07] :. After 18 years on the air and nearly 400 amazing episodes, The Simpsons Movie delivers the entertainment equivalent of a 90 minute greatest hits package. Short Cuts - In Theaters: The Simpsons Movieby Bill Gibron[26.Jul.07] :. You’re gonna hear a lot of talk in the next few days about The Simpsons Movie - and not all of it will focus on the film itself. Some of it will center on Fox’s failed strategy... The voice of Bart Simpson says don’t have a cow about the movieby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][26.Jul.07] :. "Their idea of a 10-year-old boy might be different from yours. But for that one, I gambled. One voice. I was hired on the spot." It’s ‘The Simpsons,’ bigger than everby Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][24.Jul.07] :. "The Simpsons" is toweringly unsentimental, just as it can be ragingly silly, but its message -- and, yeah, there was always a message. The evolution of ‘The Simpsons’by Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][23.Jul.07] :. Matt Groening's zany creation, in the words of author Chris Turner ("Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Defined a Generation"), has gone from being a "subversive smart bomb" that exploded upon prime time, to "pop-cultural wallpaper". Monkey Business (Part 3: July)by Bill Gibron[3.May.07] :. Finally, a month with only one remaining series contender. All wizard based Potter-y aside, this will be the most tenuous time for the business called show. After a strong start, the eccentric collection of entertainments here could make or break this potentially record shattering motion picture season. Net-Works: The Best TV of 2006by PopMatters Staff[10.Jan.07] :. You won't have to look far along your television dial to discover the Top TV picks from PopMatters staff. From 20 upward, each entry represents the boob tube at its best. Featured Article TV DVD ReviewThe Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Seasonby Jesse Hassenger[13.Oct.06] :. The Simpsons deals with the serious issues -- repression, crises of faith, and fractured families -- that most sitcoms either ignore or confine to "special" quasi-dramatic episodes. The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Seasonby Bill Gibron[14.Mar.06] :. To the bickering camps of Simpson's fans, let's keep it 'real', shall we? The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Seasonby Kevin Wong[24.Aug.05] :. The commentary tracks repeatedly demonstrate the mutual respect and camaraderie of the Simpsons veterans. The Simpsonsby Bill Gibron[26.May.05] :. In sharp contrast to the terrific family-based installments, Matt Groening and company have started to let their left leanings show through. The Simpsons Christmas 2by Brian James[28.Dec.04] :. The Simpsons has flown below the radar, with the freedom of a cult show and the luxuries of a mass audience. The Simpsons Gone Wildby Stephen Haag[5.Oct.04] :. It's all harmless, but wince-inducing, like an embarrassing baby photo. Along Came Polly (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Jan.04] :. Though plainly Ben Stiller's vehicle, Along Came Polly features an endearing, oddly delicate performance by Jennifer Aniston. Shattered Glass (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Nov.03] :. It is less interested in Glass' personal psychology than in the political and professional environment that rewards it. The Simpsonsby Jesse HassengerThe truth is that a typical Simpsons episode today does not stack up to one picked at random from a decade ago. Cradle Will Rock (1999)by John G. NettlesTim Robbins has never been shy about being one of them damn Hollywood liberals -- pro-union, anti-death penalty, solidly Green, married to Susan Sarandon. |
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