Category Archives: TV

Breaking Bad — “I Am the Danger”

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Ted Hicks

(Though the term “spoiler alert” is overused, that’s what this is. If you haven’t seen Breaking Bad, or are still in the early seasons, be advised that the links, clips, and interview segments below may contain spoilers. Proceed with caution.) … Continue reading →

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James Gandolfini and Richard Matheson — Jersey Boys

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Ted Hicks

It was quite a shock to hear last Thursday that James Gandolfini had died the day before, June 19th, in Italy of a heart attack — much too young at age 51. And then to learn a few days later … Continue reading →

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“Man of Steel” – Overkill

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Ted Hicks

This is a bit of a ramble. Please bear with me. So much has been written online and in print about Man of Steel in the week since it opened, that I’m hesitant to add anything at this point (though I … Continue reading →

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Gatsby Stew

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Ted Hicks

Which one of these Gatsbys would you rather see? Based on the poster for the Alan Ladd version (1949), which appears to recast the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel in noirish gangster terms, it’s no contest, that’s the one for me. … Continue reading →

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Burt Lancaster – “If it’s killin’ you want…”

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Ted Hicks

Burt Lancaster would have been 100 years old on November 2 of this year. The Film Society of Lincoln Center is taking the occasion to show 13 of his 74 feature films. Last Friday I saw one of my favorites, … Continue reading →

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Pennebaker, Dylan, and All the Rest

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Ted Hicks

Last weekend we saw Dont Look Back (1967) at the Museum of the Moving Image, with director D.A. Pennebaker there for a Q&A after. I thought the opportunity to see the film on a big screen with the filmmaker in … Continue reading →

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Kubrick and “The Killing”

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Ted Hicks

The IFC Center in New York recently ended a week’s run of Stanley Kubrick films. I saw a double feature of two of my favorites, The Killing (1956) and Paths of Glory (1957), then topped that off the next day … Continue reading →

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What I Watched Last Year: Best TV 2012

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Ted Hicks

Boardwalk Empire (HBO) I was impressed, but not overwhelmed, when I watched the first episode of this series, set in Atlantic City on the eve of Prohibition in 1920. The pilot was directed by Martin Scorsese (Executive Producer on the … Continue reading →

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What I Saw Last Year: Best Revivals and Discoveries 2012

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Ted Hicks

When I moved to New York in 1977 there were quite a few revival movie theaters with great repertory programming, including the Bleeker Street Cinema, Carnegie Hall Cinema, the Regency, Theatre 80 St. Marks (with its odd projection from behind the … Continue reading →

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Famous Monsters and Me – Pt. 2: Books and Comics

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Ted Hicks

As I wrote in my first “Famous Monsters” post last May, “…from an early age, as early as I can remember, I was totally in love with science fiction and horror (monsters!) via all their delivery systems; i.e.  books, magazines, … Continue reading →

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