Honoring the Legends of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror at the 2021 Saturn Awards

With Halloween quickly approaching, and after nearly two years that felt like they were out of a movie but unfortunately were all too real, the setting was perfect to celebrate fantastic feats of actual fiction at the 2021 Saturn Awards. The red carpet at the L.A. Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel was graced by masters of genre entertainment (science fiction, fantasy, and horror), both long-running favorites … Continue reading Honoring the Legends of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror at the 2021 Saturn Awards

scotttooheyNovember 7, 2021Leave a comment

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The Beauty of Cinema returned at Palm Springs International Shortfest 2021

It felt amazing to be back in the theater for the first time in almost 2 years. With record temperatures blazing in the desert, an air-conditioned cinema made for a fantastic way to cool off over extremely thoughtful content with other movie goers at the International Palm Springs Shortfest 2021. The Palm Springs International Film Society marked another exciting milestone as its annual Palm Springs … Continue reading The Beauty of Cinema returned at Palm Springs International Shortfest 2021

Melissa CurtinJuly 9, 2021Leave a comment

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Racial Bias, Diversity, and Crazy Rich Asians

On Monday, Los Angeles hosted the first screening of Crazy Rich Asians. As an American-born daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, I was intrigued by the first major Hollywood film featuring a completely Asian cast. In an era where Asians easily fall into the problematic model minority myth, the Asian-American struggle is often overlooked. Hollywood currently shows the reality of bias and racism against Asians in our … Continue reading Racial Bias, Diversity, and Crazy Rich Asians

Melissa TooheyApril 28, 2018May 16, 2018Leave a comment

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‘La La Land’ is Magic

Those who’ve known me a long time, know that I used to write movie reviews. I actually started way back in the day for my high school paper, but continued until around 2010 as part of a column called Smart Hollywood for mediaite.com. Its been a while since I’ve put pen to paper (ok finger to iPad) to write about film, but I really do want to … Continue reading ‘La La Land’ is Magic

JFDecember 13, 2016October 23, 2017Leave a comment

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her Matters

Love. Intimacy. Relationship. What does it mean and how do we allow ourselves to engage in and obtain true friendship alongside our rat races and constant indulgence in digital distractions? The film her, written and directed by Spike Jonze, brilliantly opens up a portal to these important questions via a not-so-far-off future age of technological isolation, by ironically turning the technological component into the very … Continue reading her Matters