Author Archives: ilmozart

Unknown's avatar

About ilmozart

Pop culture addict. Reading enthusiast. Music lover. Occasional believer in the city of Atlantis.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Bad

I’m sure I’m not the first one who has made that pun. And the movie is so bad, I’m sure I won’t be the last Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is Oscar-bait. Focused on one boy’s emotional journey following 9/11, … Continue reading

Posted in Movies, Reviews | Leave a comment

Sacha Baron Cohen respond to the Academy

Not sure which is the funniest bit…Academy of Motion Pictures and Zionists or The Planet of the Rapes. Either way, yeah, I’ll go see your movie. You win.

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

I’m gonna sing the doom song now!

Every so often a TV show comes around that changes everything. It allows you to see the world with fresh eyes. Candy seems sweeter, colors seem brighter, couches seem more comfortable. Invader Zim is one of those shows. It’s nothing like Breaking … Continue reading

Posted in Recommendations, TV | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Stefon’s Clubs – an illustrated guide

Stefon’s Illustrated Guide to New York’s Hottest Nightclubs | Splitsider. Menorah the Explorer. Human traffic cones. Black George Washington. And Teddy Graham people. I really don’t have much else to add.

Posted in TV | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

It’s not easy seeing many many many movies a year and definitely not easy on the wallet. Thankfully, movie studios want to create the proverbial “buzz” and as such, screens movies early for audiences who will hopefully love the movie … Continue reading

Posted in Movies, Reviews | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

The Best Picture Nominees, As Infographics — Vulture

The Best Picture Nominees, As Infographics. NY Mag’s hysterical and saucy Vulture blog on culture and cultural related things, has some brilliant slide shows. This slide show is especially witty.

Posted in Movies | Leave a comment

Don Draper, now in Hungarian

Jon Hamm is sexy even when mangling the Hungarian language. I cannot wait for Mad Men to come back on March 25.

Posted in TV | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Bob’s Burgers or Start Primping for Lobsterfest

From the strange mind of Loren Bouchard, creator of Lucy: Daughter of the Devil and focused on a hapless burger slinger and his extremely odd family, Bob’s Burgers is one of the funniest cartoons on TV right now.  Not only … Continue reading

Posted in TV | 2 Comments

No Dictator for Sacha Baron Cohen

Really the Oscars? Really? In an effort to promote his new movie, The Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohen wanted to attend the Oscars and walk the red carpet in costume and in character. Deadline just reported that the Academy pulled his … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Majestic, Glorious John Williams Theme Music

This isn’t new or is it something I haven’t already showed to every single person I know. But by gum, it deserves to start circulating again: That beautiful music brings a tear to my eye every single time.

Posted in Web Funnies | Leave a comment