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05/01/2015

An Announcement: The End of The-LFB

The end of the-lfb.com has been a long time coming. It’s kind of amazing it survived past the end of 2013, when founder Eoin Breathnach and the majority of the site’s initial writers abandoned it. Attempts to recruit new long-term contributors were ultimately unsuccessful. Major thanks go to Dean Ri…

05/01/2015

If you see one movie about artificial intelligence this summer, see Ex Machina. But if you see two, you’re probably seeing Avengers: Age of Ultron anyway and yes, it’s good. Is it as good as the first Avengers? In same ways yes, in general I think not. It’s more ambitious and thematically rich, but…

04/30/2015

Die-hard fans will be thrilled to know that the show stays true to the original 1987 classic coming-of-age story; including dialogue, choreography, and settings. The Johnny (Pergande) – Baby (Abbott, a look-a-like Jennifer Grey) chemistry, lacked the rapturous and emotional element that Swayze and G…

04/30/2015

5 Questions: Comedian Nick Kroll - http://the-lfb.com/2015/04/29/5-questions-comedian-nick-kroll/

Comedian Nick Kroll, the star of FX’s “The League” and Comedy Central’s “The Kroll Show,” steps out of his comfort zone as a first-time movie producer with Adult Beginners. SD: Why this movie? NK: Part of doing the movie was to just learn how to do it. I have produced TV and web stuff, but never a f…

04/27/2015

TV Eye for April 27-May 3, 2015 - http://the-lfb.com/2015/04/27/tv-eye-for-april-27-may-3-2015/

04/27/2015

“Ex Machina” is Brilliantly Brogrammed - http://the-lfb.com/2015/04/26/ex-machina-is-brilliantly-brogrammed/

Ex Machina is one seriously cool movie. The setting, a high tech mansion/laboratory hidden within in the forests of Norway? Awesome. Ava, the crafty android being tested in the lab, a photoreal hybrid of computer animation and actress Alicia Viklander? Amazing. The screenplay that deftly presents co…

04/23/2015

5 Questions: Baritone Duncan Rock - http://the-lfb.com/2015/04/22/8951/

04/20/2015

TV Eye for April 20-26, 2015 - http://the-lfb.com/2015/04/20/tv-eye-for-april-20-26-2015/

04/16/2015

04/13/2015

TV Eye for April 13-19, 2015 - http://the-lfb.com/2015/04/13/tv-eye-for-april-13-19-2015/

Yahoo Screen follows up Community with Other Space, from creator Paul Feig. From left: Eugene Cordero, Karan Soni, Bess Rous, Joel Hodgson, Milana Vayntrub, and Neil Casey. The unyielding pace of new programming continues this week with a couple of season premieres and six new shows, including anoth…

04/09/2015

5 Questions: Justin Willman - http://the-lfb.com/2015/04/08/5-questions-justin-willman/

04/08/2015

“It Follows” Lacks Follow-Through - http://the-lfb.com/2015/04/07/it-follows-lacks-follow-through/

I saw It Follows last Thursday but haven’t had the chance to review it until now. I’ve been busy, and I’ve been trying to sort out just how I feel about it. After thinking about it for a while, I’ve come to the conclusion that It Follows is a well made, effectively creepy movie that’s a victim of it…