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DVD Review: Rugrats: The Complete Series - 26-Disc Set
Over 67 hours of old-school animation, this set marks the first time ever that all nine seasons of the venerable '90s-era favorite have been collected together. Announcement: Words on Bathroom Walls Due on Home Video November 17
"If you can't trust your mind, trust your heart," as the teen romance story arrives on Digital on November 10 and Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand a week later. Directed by Thor Freudenthal.![]()
Blu-ray Review: The Kitchen (2019)
Not sure went wrong here. Oscar-nominated screenwriter making her directorial debut. Cult fave comic miniseries as source material. Three great stars - Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss - headlining.![]()
Blu-ray Review: 10 Minutes Gone
A heist thriller with two marquee names but not enough thrills. Bruce Willis is really a supporting player here to Michael Chiklis. Should've been more interesting.![]()
Holiday Gift Alert! Now on DVD: Barry: The Complete First Season
Double Emmy winner (for star/writer/director/creator Bill Hader and co-star Henry Winkler) this HBO Original Series is funny and quirky.
Over 67 hours of old-school animation, this set marks the first time ever that all nine seasons of the venerable '90s-era favorite have been collected together. Announcement: Words on Bathroom Walls Due on Home Video November 17
"If you can't trust your mind, trust your heart," as the teen romance story arrives on Digital on November 10 and Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand a week later. Directed by Thor Freudenthal.
Not sure went wrong here. Oscar-nominated screenwriter making her directorial debut. Cult fave comic miniseries as source material. Three great stars - Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss - headlining.
A heist thriller with two marquee names but not enough thrills. Bruce Willis is really a supporting player here to Michael Chiklis. Should've been more interesting.
Double Emmy winner (for star/writer/director/creator Bill Hader and co-star Henry Winkler) this HBO Original Series is funny and quirky.
Visual Art
Paul Michael Kane on the Foto Grafis Kickstarter campaign
Paul Michael Kane discusses the origin of Foto Grafis, a playing card deck he designed that features his photographs, and the Kickstarter campaign to support its publication.
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May 30, 2013 9:40 PM ET
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May 13, 2013 8:30 PM ET
Co-author J. David Spurlock discusses his latest release, the heavily illustrated biography The Alluring Art of Margaret Brundage, Queen of Pin-Up Art, and the difficulties and surprising discoveries he encountered while doing research for the book.
March 19, 2013 7:10 PM ET
Publisher Manuel Auad discusses the limited edition "Frank Brangwyn: The Way of the Cross" art portfolio, one of the most beautifully rendered artistic interpretations of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
June 19, 2012 12:58 PM ET
See what all the hoopla over Shia LaBeouf going "buff" is all about.
April 16, 2012 2:00 PM ET
After a self-imposed painting sabbatical, artist Fiona Graham-MacKay checks in to discuss fellow artist Damien Hirst, and discovers her portrait of Prince Michael selected for prominence.
March 27, 2012 9:55 AM ET
Since even my New York friends had not yet heard of some of these positively must-see-must-eat-must-visit gems on the Isle of Manhattan, I thought they must be worthy of sharing!
March 9, 2012 11:50 AM ET
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February 24, 2012 10:06 AM ET
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February 17, 2012 4:39 PM ET
Hardly Scotty of the Antarctic, but my lone explorer thing took on I-may-be-sometime proportions. I was off to see Paullie’s late friend at Tate Britain, the Picasso and Modern British Art.
February 8, 2012 10:55 AM ET
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February 3, 2012 6:20 PM ET
Since it may be the end of the world as we know it, perhaps we should consider believing in magic now. Shall we? This is the story of some magic that started on Halloween night 2010 that continues to this day.
February 1, 2012 2:35 PM ET
Freud died last year. Every time I look at one of his portraits I remembering him saying that he was only trying to do what he couldn’t do.
January 26, 2012 8:35 AM ET
Sotheby’s London is to auction Gustav Klimt’s recently rediscovered landscape "Seeufer mit Birken ( Lakeshore with Birches)," which has not been seen in public in over a century and is now valued at £6 - 8 million. The art treasure is among several masterpieces to be sold on February 8.
January 20, 2012 2:30 PM ET
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December 31, 2011 11:40 AM ET
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December 20, 2011 3:25 PM ET
Florence. Such a surprise. Summoned to this wonderful city of back-to-back Renaissance for the most magical moment in the Palazzo Vecchio a gilded stone’s throw from the Arno and given a silver medal. I teach here and in surrounding Tuscany...
December 7, 2011 2:05 PM ET
Comics creator Sal Abbinanti discusses his first one-man art exhibit, which opens on Friday, December 9, 2011 at Chicago's Rogue's Gallery and features his own unique interpretations of classic comic book characters.
December 5, 2011 11:05 AM ET
An interview with extraordinary emerging artist Camomile Hixon: "Glitter is a medium that no one respects but everyone loves secretly. I feel like a naughty girl using it. I deserve to be spanked."
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