The Windmill Movie: Another Self-Indulgent Documentary About The Hamptons (Yay)

I've spent, like, thirty total minutes trying to contemplate the seemingly everlasting appeal of documentaries spliced together from real footage of wealthy and/or glamorous people being self-indulgent and/or tragic in the place known as Long Island, but I'm totally stumped... CONTINUE READING THE WINDMILL MOVIE: ANOTHER SELF-INDULGENT DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE HAMPTONS (YAY)»

Jeff Goldblum Thinks He Looks Like A Crazy Old Lady

Jeff Goldblum, who is awesome (duh) made a rare appearance on Letterman last night to promote his new role on Law And Order: Criminal Intent (starting Sunday.) Jeff talked about acting and did rope tricks. He also admitted that he... CONTINUE READING JEFF GOLDBLUM THINKS HE LOOKS LIKE A CRAZY OLD LADY»

Posted on April 21, 2009 in Interviews, Late Night (5 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Grey Gardens | Jeff Dunham | Jeff Goldblum | Jessica Lange

The Videogum Movie Club: Grey Gardens

Hopefully the beautiful weather in many places this weekend didn't stop all interested parties from doing their solemn duty and watching Grey Gardens on HBO this weekend. I've already mentioned what a sad, yet fun, yet heartbreaking movie it was,... CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM MOVIE CLUB: GREY GARDENS»

This Week's Videogum Movie Club Selection: Grey Gardens

This week's VMC movie that we're going to discuss on Monday is HBO's fictionalized version of the Citizen Kane of documentaries, Grey Gardens, which airs tomorrow night at 8pm. As mentioned before, try to see the real documentary first (it's... CONTINUE READING THIS WEEK'S VIDEOGUM MOVIE CLUB SELECTION: GREY GARDENS»

Posted on April 17, 2009 in Documentaries, Train Wreck Documentaries (0 comments)
Tags: Drew Barrymore | Grey Gardens | Jessica Lange

Emergency Alert: See The Real Grey Gardens Before You See HBO's Grey Gardens

So, this weekend I saw HBO's dramatized portrayal of the lives of Big Edie and Little Edie Beale, Grey Gardens, and I have very important message for anyone who might be planning to watch it when or after it premieres... CONTINUE READING EMERGENCY ALERT: SEE THE REAL GREY GARDENS BEFORE YOU SEE HBO'S GREY GARDENS»

Posted on April 13, 2009 in Train Wreck Documentaries (18 comments)
Tags: Big Edie | Edie Beale | Grey Gardens | Little Edie

The First Trailer For HBO's Grey Gardens

If, like me, you thought HBO's re-enactment of the famous original train wreck documentary Grey Gardens was kind of unnecessary, this first promo for it that aired after Big Love Sunday night shows that it's, at the very least, a... CONTINUE READING THE FIRST TRAILER FOR HBO'S GREY GARDENS»

Posted on March 10, 2009 in Trailer, Train Wreck Documentaries (14 comments)
Tags: Big Edie | Drew Barrymore | Grey Gardens | Jessica Lange | Little Edie

Katy Perry Has Seen Jesus Camp

Last night I watched the Katie Couric Grammy Special (yes, second mention today, it was a TREASURE TROVE) and found out who Katy Perry is, and also the only thing interesting about her: she's seen the cult documentary about Christian... CONTINUE READING KATY PERRY HAS SEEN JESUS CAMP»

The Hills Is A Lot Of Fun, I Hope It Doesn't Die

Whoops, I totally forgot. In my Hills recap today I gave a prediction of what would happen to the cast members as they got older. LC is clearly on the downward path to becoming a bitter Margo Channing just as... CONTINUE READING THE HILLS IS A LOT OF FUN, I HOPE IT DOESN'T DIE»