EMMYS 2025: Chatting about THE PENGUIN’s Costume Design with Costume Designer & TV Academy Voter Resa McConaghy

Welcome to another collab edition with my dear friend Resa McConaghy, the costume designer extraordinaire who runs not just one, but two amazing blogs: Graffiti Lux Art and More and Art Gowns, which showcases her amazing designs and sketches, such as this one. We had collaborated earlier this year on the Emmy nominations and snubs, …

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Revisiting ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) at EMAGINE Minnesota’s Monthly Secret Movie Night– a beautiful & timeless classic romance

I had the pleasure of hosting the August edition of Secret Movie Night at EMAGINE Willow Creek Theaters last night. It's a monthly event organized by EMAGINE Minnesota that takes place on the second Wednesday of every month at 7 PM. I haven't seen Roman Holiday since 2012, when I first saw it, though I …

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FlixChatter Review: Lost Ladies (2023) – Bollywood’s satirical drama takes a jab at the patriarchy with a charming, sharp-witted story about a bridal mix-up

I was looking for a female-directed movie on streaming and came across Lost Ladies (original title: Laapataa Ladies) on Netflix. Mistaken identity is a popular storytelling trope from Shakespearean times, especially in his comedies like As You Like It or Twelfth Night. While the misadventures of two young brides may appear frivolous, even absurd, Laapataa …

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The [Untouchables] prequel I actually would LOVE to see: Capone Rising

Now, there are few prequels made that actually worked. In fact, I could only think of two that I actually like: Rise of the Planet of the Apes and X-Men: First Class. And The Hobbit is poised to join the scarce number of prequels people anticipated most, but generally speaking, few prequels—or sequels, for that …

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Award Season is upon us… 7×7 + Liebster Blog Awards that is

Hello, hello! It's mid week and right smack dab in the middle of the Olympics. Turns out that Michael Phelps isn't the only one decorated w/ medals 😀 Thanks very much to Michael @ It Rains... You Get Wet and Raghav @ Ticker Talks Films , the co-founder of the weekly Twitter event #MTOS for …

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