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Showtime’s new period-piece prestige TV series (based on William Knoedelseder’s chronicle of the dog-eat-dog Hell-Ay laugh-shack scene) focuses on the assorted faces around Goldie’s, a buzzy L.A. The Seventies – the hair was feathered, the coke was clean, and stand-up had impolitely elbowed its way into the realm of legitimate art. No nonfiction film this year will be richer with hard-won wisdom or perspective. Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks, Kirk Douglas, Norman Lear, Stan Lee, Betty White and Dick Van Dyke all discuss the necessity of remaining active and the surprise of experiencing personal growth after nearly a century on the planet. This curious new documentary sees the noted director-actor chatting with a starry assortment of nonagenarian celebrity pals about the ups and downs of old age, finding that there’s more to love about the twilight years than you might think. If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (HBO, June 5th)Ĭarl Reiner wants to let you in on a little secret: Life only gets really good once you hit 90.
They may be glam, but these artisans won’t hesitate to chip a nail if the situation goes south. Throw in Breaking Bad alum Dean Norris as a local crime boss named Uncle Daddy (!) who’s not so pleased with the ladies moving in on his turf, and you’ve got an absurdly violent/just plain absurd street war on the horizon. But of course, that’s only the front end – her booming nail salon provides an upstanding facade for her scummy-but-sexy boyfriend’s money laundering needs. Desna (Niecy Nash of the late, great Getting On) runs the Manatee County Nail Artisans with a perfectly-manicured iron fist, building an empire out of rhinestones and neon-colored polish. Revenge comes in two finishes in this Florida-set noir-comedy: matte or lacquered. You are for one hell of a joyride, folks. You can almost hear creator James Roland in the pitch meeting with Syfy’s executives: “It’s like Death Race 2000, but the cars literally run on human blood!” For the show’s intended audience, a premise that over-the-top is all they need to be sold on this low-budget demolition derby, and there’s plenty of cinema du carsploitation fun to be had with this gonzo drive-in throwback involving killer vehicles gobbling up unsuspecting victims.
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