Icons Lost In 2008

On Christmas Day Eartha Kitt passed away and when I heard the news I was cryin’ in my coffee, having felt the loss of yet another icon in the entertainment industry that had passed this year.  The day that I heard the news that Paul Newman had died I was in my car and was thankful for once to be stuck in traffic so my tears wouldn’t obstruct my ability to drive.  As an actor and a lover of classic films, losing Paul Newman felt like the industry lost a very big piece of it’s soul…the good part.  By the time Eartha passed, I was musing on the great losses that the entertainment... [Read more of this review]

In Treatment: HBO

Now that the Golden Globe Noms are out and the Emmys have passed us by, even though Lenny (and a whole host of other people) think that the Golden Globes are bunk, I can’t help but want to bring attention to shows that deserve their accolades. Lucky for you, I am a “Mystic” and can sense things of quality.  As I put a finger to my temple and rub my belly I am sensing…Gabriel Byrne…HBO…Diane Wiest…casting by Junie Lowry-Johnson and I can most certainly tell you without watching, that this show is a finely sculpted work of art.  Don’t worry, I watched it... [Read more of this review]

Blue Haired Two Dollar Drama

How embarrassing!…for you.  I was witness to a scene this week that got under my skin so badly I just can’t keep it in. I was enjoying what is ALWAYS a tasty lunch and pleasant service experience at Good Microbrewery in Silverlake with a friend when a woman two tables away began to shout at the owner and then to the rest of the dinning room exclaiming “Your PR is terrible!  I have been coming here for 8 years and I will never come back and I will tell ALL of the people I live with…”(yes, she said that) “…to never come here and that you’re a crook and everyone... [Read more of this review]

Dexter Season 3 ends…Freeze me so I don’t have to wait!

The season finale of Showtime’s Dexter got me HOT it was so good and I’m still thinking about it.  For those of you who know the show, you no doubt share my wet predicament, and for those of you who do not know the show, you’re missin’ out kids!  Now that I can reflect on the whole season, let’s digest, shall we? As much as I would love to expand on each and every characters goodies this season, the entire cast is so damn good in every season that I would rather focus on the biggest guest star of season three.  Jimmy Smits joined the cast and though Michael C. Hall... [Read more of this review]

The Dark Angel Gets Her Wings: Icon Bettie Page Dies at 85

Ladies, we lost a powerful and under appreciated icon last week. Bettie Page died at the age of 85 in Los Angeles, and sexually liberated women all over the world bow their heads in reverence and sorrow…or at least they should.  If it were not for women like Bettie, we would no doubt be bereft of so many of the sexual freedoms that too many of us take for granted everyday. Certainly we cannot overlook prior feminist icons such as Mae West, Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony  (yes I do put Bettie and Mae in the same category as the suffragists) as well as countless... [Read more of this review]

Holiday Music: The Agnostic Holiday-phile Edition

The Holidays are here and Spazarella is in the mood.  Now, I’m sure there are plenty of Behind The Hype readers who sweat profusely and vomit every time they hear the words Christmas Music spoken together, but for me it’s a necessity.  It was THE holiday in my household growing up and it makes me think of my mom…yeah I happen to like my mom too. This article is for the rest of the holiday-philes who will admit that they embrace the cheese and goof of this over indulgent excessive holiday.  We don’t need money and presents, just a warm cup of our favorite warm cup beverage,... [Read more of this review]

ABC Bids Farewell To Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money

ABC has announced that they have not ordered any new episodes for their Sophomore darlings Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money.  For those of you who don’t know or haven’t intuited, that means it’s over.  The shows have not been “canceled”…but they will most likely not be renewed either. They get to finish their seasons, and the fans will probably complain…but it’s over. Now I haven’t seen Dirty Sexy Money yet, but it got a second season in the fickle current market so it must be at least interesting.  Eli Stone and did we forget to mention... [Read more of this review]

True Blood: HBO

If you live in Los Angeles, you’ll no doubt remember the initial ad campaign, which plastered posters that looked like PSA’s exclaiming that “Vampires are people too” and advertising bottles of True Blood on Bus stop benches.  I damn near ran a red light several times.  I was pleased to finally be informed that this was HBO’s doing (and not the crazies at play) and my obsession for all things Vampire would once again have it’s fix.   It was described to me by a friend in the industry as soft core porn.  Soft Core Vampire Porn?  Surely you jest?…Now I’m... [Read more of this review]

I am not Cattle. YOU Moooooove!

Burbank Airport.  Excellent for leaving quickly but not the most organized after landing. Maybe 10 terminals, but more likely, 7.  I go to retrieve my luggage post Vegas and encounter more sheep like pleeb morons (yes; this is their specific genus classification).  We are all accustomed to waiting like assholes around the great moving metal beast that spits out our luggage after dropping and chewing it many times (make-up and hair product be damned!)  Now I understand that we all need our luggage and that there aren’t enough claims for us to surround them politely and each receive our... [Read more of this review]

A Feast Of Foot And Pride

Yes indeed my friends. If anyone is looking for me today I will be spending it trying desperately to pry out the foot that I have jammed so successfully in my mouth. I am a Jack-Ass. Eat Crow: (Per The Urban Dictionary) To eat crow implies, at its mildest, an unpleasant action since the flesh of the crow is believed to be unpalatable. As an expression, it denotes the anguish of humiliation at having to admit to wrongdoing or fallibility, usually in the wake of hubristic actions or words. I received a gift from my parents this morning to which I responded by sputtering apologies and poorly formed... [Read more of this review]

Next Page »