Todd Sokolove

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August Brings the Schock to Netflix!

Once again, I’ve pilfered the INSTANT WATCH avails to suggest some of the more interesting under-the-radar releases now streaming. Especially of note this month:...

Todd SokoloveAugust 8, 2012

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In Defense Of Neighbors (1981)

With the passing recently of Producer Richard D. Zanuck, I thought I’d take a look at one of his more obscure career highlights. ...

Todd SokoloveJuly 24, 2012

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Can’t Do Comic-Con?
DON’T PANIC!

So you couldn’t make it to Comic-Con this weekend in San Diego, plus you’re on the East Coast anyway and October’s a long way off...

Todd SokoloveJuly 12, 2012

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Forty Films From My Past Forty Years

On the eve of my 40th birthday, I pride myself on the fact that, yes, I made it through my 30s without ever actually...

Todd SokoloveJune 26, 2012

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IN DEFENSE OF Auteur Fatigue

In Defense of AUTEUR FATIGUE Wes Anderson & Tim Burton I finally got a chance to catch enough courage over the weekend to catch...

Todd SokoloveMay 29, 2012

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The Complete Ridley Scott Filmography Starts Today in NYC

Starting today and running until Sunday June 3rd is your chance to catch every Ridley Scott film back on the big screen in glorious...

Todd SokoloveMay 25, 2012

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TAKEI BACK THE NIGHT with GeeksOUT NYC

The New York City based group Geeks OUT will be celebrating the 75th birthday of the legendary George Takei this Friday with a grand...

Todd SokoloveApril 17, 2012

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The Darker Side of Thomas Kinkade

I’d never really been a big fan of Thomas Kinkade, who recently passed away at the young age of 54, with the exception of...

Todd SokoloveApril 10, 2012

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Barnabas Backlash Begins

It’s one thing to be disappointed by a movie trailer. It’s another to be absolutely, completely blind-sided by a trailer revealing not only that...

Todd SokoloveMarch 20, 2012

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Plug It Up, Plug It Up
& Make it Fabulous!
(a review of CARRIE: THE MUSICAL)

Legend has it that Stephen King thew away the original manuscript of his career launching novel Carrie, only to have it rescued by his...

Todd SokoloveMarch 6, 2012

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IN DEFENSE OF
The Bodyguard

ACCUSATION: Hollywood-hokey. DEFENSE: And I will always love it. I bet if you poll a hundred people right now what they thought about when...

Todd SokoloveFebruary 14, 2012

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THEATRE GEEK ALERT: Anything Goes

WHO’S IN IT: The heart-melting Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, last seen in SHREK as Princess Fiona and Oscar, Globe and Tony winning legend...

Todd SokoloveFebruary 8, 2012

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MOEments
Hidden Camera Greatness

Ever since convincing my parents I needed to buy a VHS camcorder with my Bar Mitzvah money, I’ve been taping the people in my...

Todd SokoloveJanuary 31, 2012

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JANUARY 2012

Once again, I’ve pilfered the INSTANT WATCH avails to suggest some of the more interesting under-the-radar releases now streaming. Especially of note this month:...

Todd SokoloveJanuary 10, 2012

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IN DEFENSE OF
BOX OFFICE DUDS OF 2011

Just a few thoughts on a few films that few flocked to… THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Never underestimate the illiteracy rate in...

Todd SokoloveDecember 28, 2011

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NEW WORLD
netFIX!

CURRENT NETFLIX NOTABLES Any Gen-X Geek (or hipsters thereafter) knows the beloved constant studio logo in the 80s that flashed before your movie began....

Todd SokoloveDecember 13, 2011