Lindsay Pugh

Best of SXSW 2019

I'm back from SXSW and at best, I would describe myself as an empty shell of a human. I have a ton of coverage to put together but all I want to do is sleep, drink a bunch of water, and stay the fuck away from screens. Thankfully,
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 10: The Nanny and the Professor

Directing and writing credits: "The Nanny and the Professor" is directed by Peter Lauer, written by Scott Kaufer. This is Lauer's only episode of "GG," but he's worked on a bunch of other cool shows like "The Secret World of Alex
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 9: Ted Koppel's Big Night Out

Directing and writing credits: "Ted Koppel's Big Night Out" was directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Babbit is no stranger to the "GG" universe and has directed the previous episodes: "The Road Trip to Harvard" - We find out that
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Documentary Lindsay Pugh

'Free Solo' (2018) by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin

Vibe: "Free Solo" is 1/4 celebration of a triumphant athletic endeavor, 3/4 examination of a man who is willing to put himself and all of his relationships at risk to achieve it. The action of the film took place in June 2017, so there's
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 8: Die, Jerk

Directing and writing credits: "Die, Jerk" is directed by Tom Moore, written by Daniel Palladino. This is Moore's first and only episode of "Gilmore Girls." He's best known for his work in theater, primarily as the director of the OG Broadway run
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Film Lindsay Pugh

'Nancy' (2018) by Christina Choe

Vibe: "Nancy" is not as bleak as I anticipated. I avoided it for a long time because I fully expected to walk away devastated, but instead was only mildly crushed. It's immediately obvious that Nancy (Andrea Riseborough) is a compulsive liar but not exactly a grifter;
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 7: The Festival of Living Art

Directing and writing credits: "The Festival of Living Art" is directed by Chris Long, written by Daniel Palladino. You should definitely be familiar with Long at this point: "Presenting Lorelai Gilmore" - Emily is horrified by Rory's low-rent cotillion with cotton tablecloths and folding
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Interview Lindsay Pugh

Interview with Paula Guthat, Co-Owner of Cinema Detroit

On a rainy day in November, I put on my favorite oversized sweater and drove to Cinema Detroit for the Mabel Normand screening from the "Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers" series. For those unfamiliar, Normand was a funny, hardworking badass who got her start in the early 1910s with
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 6: An Affair to Remember

Directing and writing credits: "An Affair to Remember" is directed by Matthew Diamond, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. This is Diamond's second episode of Season 4. He also directed "The Hobbit, The Sofa, and Digger Stiles," the episode where Sookie serves gravlax to ten-year-olds. The
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Year in Review Lindsay Pugh

2018 Film & TV Favorites

Most of 2018 was spent with my beloved Airpods, watching movies in bed while my husband slept next to me with a pillow over his face. He often complains that while he's asleep, I have this fun, second life from 9P-12A ... and it's true. For a
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 5: The Fundamental Things Apply

Directing and writing credits: "The Fundamental Things Apply" is directed by Neema Barnette, written by John Stephens. I was surprised to see Barnette's name in these credits because she's kind of a big fucking deal and I had no idea she directed an episode
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TV Lindsay Pugh

'Gilmore Girls' Season 4, Episode 4: Chicken or Beef?

Directing and writing credits: "Chicken or Beef?" is directed by Chris Long, written by Jane Espenson. Long has directed many previous episodes. "Presenting Lorelai Gilmore" - Emily is horrified by Rory's low-rent cotillion with cotton tablecloths and folding chairs. "The Bracebridge Dinner"
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