Joan Rivers has died at the age of 81, a week after what should have been a routine medical procedure which turned tragically wrong. The night before she was doing what she did best – making people laugh with her live stage act. And the night before that she hosted what turns out to be […]

Last year, Tom Hanks had the potential of scoring Oscar nominations for two high-profile roles: the title character in “Captain Phillips” and Walt Disney in “Saving Mr. Banks”. While many experts, including myself, thought Hanks was at-least a lock for “Phillips”, it turned out he failed to snag either nomination. This awards season, a fellow […]

Once again, Labor Day Weekend is a bare one at the movies, with just two new releases, neither of which will light the box office. They are Relativity Media’s Pierce Brosnan action film “The November Man” and Universal’s horror/thriller “As Above, So Below”. Because of this, other studios are trying to take advantage and attract […]

It’s still television’s biggest night: The Primetime Emmys are Monday and “Late Night” host Seth Meyers promises some “really good jokes”. Most importantly, who will take home the gold statuettes? Can “Modern Family” tie “Frasier” for the most Best Comedy wins in history (5)? Can Julia Louis-Dreyfus go 3 for 3 with “Veep”? Will there […]

Since its inception in 1994, millions of viewers have watched the 24-hour, Game Show Network, which reruns all-time classics, from “Password” and “Match Game” to the Steve Harvey “Family Feud” episodes, and everything in between. But in the last few years, GSN has stepped-up their efforts in producing original programming, and grabbed two of the […]

One of the most popular and influential actors and comedians of our times, Academy Award-winner Robin Williams, has died of an apparent suicide. The 63 year old, who battled alcohol addiction for much of his life, was reportedly also suffering from severe depression in recent months. Williams first came onto the scene as the star […]

It’s only the beginning of August, but it’s time to start looking ahead to Awards Season. More and more contending films will be released over the coming weeks and months. Three Lead Actor performances have already become legitimate contenders in the usually crowded category: Tom Hardy is riveting as the title character in “Locke”, the […]

A third “Night at the Museum” has been in the works for a few years, and the first trailer of “Secret of the Tomb” has been finally released. The 2006 original was a delightful surprise, while the 2009 sequel, “Battle of the Smithsonian”, lacked the previous film’s charm. For the threequel, the main cast is […]

I’ve been a TV game show fan my entire life. I’ve been able to meet some of the most popular game show hosts on TV, and if an opportunity were to come along in the future, I would love to host one myself. Being an avid watcher, I’ve picked-up on some things and developed some […]

One of the perks of being on Summer vacation is that I get to catch-up on some classic films, many considered to be among the greatest in the history of cinema, that I’ve never had the time and/or opportunity to see. Here are the five I’ve screened thus far as part of the LCJ Personal […]