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The 25 Blu-Rays Every Movie Lover Must Own
The 25 Blu-Rays Every Movie Lover Must Own
The 25 Blu-Rays Every Movie Lover Must Own
Given how much space physical media takes up, it’s hard for movie buffs to say no to the great promise of “cloud storage,” and the idea that we could summon anything we want to watch with just a couple of clicks. But so far, reality hasn’t matched the hype. Streaming services have been focused on exclusives and original programming, to the extent that the only way to have access to everything available is to spend hundreds of dollars a month on subscription fees. Meanwhile, older films keep disappearing from the digital archives; and even items that cinephiles “own” sometimes become inaccessible whenever software updates or a site shutters.
'Girls' Final Season Sets 2017 Premiere With HBO 'Crashing'
'Girls' Final Season Sets 2017 Premiere With HBO 'Crashing'
'Girls' Final Season Sets 2017 Premiere With HBO 'Crashing'
Whether or not you’re ready to say goodbye to HBO’s Girls, the end is officially nigh. HBO has formally set a date for the final episodes of Lena Dunham’s twenty-something trials, along with a badly-needed return date for Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, and a premiere for Judd Apatow and Pete Holmes’ Crashing.
The Queerness of Pee-wee, From the Closet to ‘Big Holiday’
The Queerness of Pee-wee, From the Closet to ‘Big Holiday’
The Queerness of Pee-wee, From the Closet to ‘Big Holiday’
Pee-wee Herman has long existed in a queer space, though one only subliminally alluded to. Paul Reubens’ feminine boyish persona, oscillating between effeminate gay man and asexual man-child, has long played with ideas of gender expression that comment on an underlying queerness. From the drag queen genie Jambi in Playhouse to Pee-wee’s episodes of crossdressing, from his makeup and exaggerated feminine gestures to the fluctuating inflections of his comical voice, Pee-wee has been deconstructing gender and sexuality norms all along while disguising it as campy comedy. Yet Pee-wee never directly acknowledged the queerness of his imaginative universe and even struggled with embracing it, as an early episode of “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” shows. In the Season 2 episode “Pee-wee Catches a Cold,” the host reveals the daily secret word as “Out,” and then immediately falls ill, as if weakened by the idea of being out to the world. But after a 28 year absence from the big screen, Pee-Wee is finally coming out.
‘Pee-wee’s Big Holiday’ Review: A Mostly Pleasing Sequel
‘Pee-wee’s Big Holiday’ Review: A Mostly Pleasing Sequel
‘Pee-wee’s Big Holiday’ Review: A Mostly Pleasing Sequel
Judd Apatow knows a thing or two about manchildren. He’s built an entire career chronicling the exploits of immature boys straining for maturity against the pull of their juvenile urges. Apatow’s latest producing effort, though, presents an entirely different sort of overgrown kid: Pee-wee Herman, who’s less of an adult with the impulses of a child as a child in the body of an adult...
‘Pee-wee’s Big Holiday’ Trailer Promises Fun, Antics, Wordplay
‘Pee-wee’s Big Holiday’ Trailer Promises Fun, Antics, Wordplay
‘Pee-wee’s Big Holiday’ Trailer Promises Fun, Antics, Wordplay
There are few TV shows as purely, innocently, and energetically delightful as Pee-wee’s Playhouse, the Saturday morning vehicle for Paul Reubens’ grey-suited man-child. An adult perpetually trapped at the stage of early boyhood in which kids mostly say funny nonsensical things and that’s it, Pee-Wee and his colorful gang of anthropomorphic pals brought a hefty dose of camp humor to the happy shiny
HBO Orders Judd Apatow-Pete Holmes Comedy 'Crashing'
HBO Orders Judd Apatow-Pete Holmes Comedy 'Crashing'
HBO Orders Judd Apatow-Pete Holmes Comedy 'Crashing'
Just days after ordering James Franco and David Simon’s ‘70s porn drama (yes, you read that correctly), HBO as added another impressive post-TCA get. Judd Apatow will make his HBO directing debut, as the network hands a series order to comedian Pete Holmes’ semi-autobiographical new comedy Crashing.

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