Marisa LaScala

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Grand Theft Auto and Iron Man: Summer Has Arrived

The calendar might still say spring, but here on Pop Culture Standard Time, summer...

The Tribeca Film Festival

Finally, after reading endless dispatches from Cannes and Sundance, we get a film festival...

Judging Presidential Candidates on What Really Matters—Their Taste in Popular Culture

This week finally sees an end to the presidential primaries in Pennsylvania—hallelujah! With so...

Idol Gives Back’ Creeps Me Out and I Can’t Figure Out Why

Last Wednesday, television juggernaut American Idol launched its Idol Gives Back campaign, raising funds...

A Documentary That Tackles the Tricky Subject of Race

With all of the news about Barack Obama's pastor and the 40th anniversary of...

The Big $35 Movie Ticket

OK, movie prices are up and only get higher, but would you pay $35...

Is “Viral” Always Bad?

I spent last Saturday campaigning for a new District Attorney. I was with a...

Horton Hears a Has-Been ’80s Band

In some ways, I think Shrek's success hurt future animated films more than it...

Midseason Arrives

They whiffed, they wobbled, they stalled, but midseason television shows are finally underway. Midseason...

Swedish Wish

Few studio directors can get away with making a movie about how movie studios...

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