jeffrey lyons

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

What Loudmouth Movie Critic Bashed the ‘Old Putz’ His Son Was Hired to Replace?

7:40AM STV | A tipster wasn’t naming names when s/he sent word of one film critic’s rather vocal dissing of another, more “highly respected” critic at a press screening eariler this afternoon. But the math seems easy enough, even for us: A father, a son and a “pathetic old putz” who’s no longer on the air? Show your work after the jump. More »
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

‘Lyons & Mankiewicz At the Movies’ Promises A Bold New Era of Critic Hackery

3:40AM Defamer Hollywood | Monday’s news that Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper officially ended their eponymous film-review show might have presaged a dark, thumbless era of criticism, but we’re learning today that all is not lost. The higher-ups at Disney are reportedly set to relaunch At the Movies with unique incestuous flava for a new generation, inviting E! fluffer Ben Lyons and ex-Young Turk/current TCM host Ben Mankiewicz aboard for all the middlebrow, multiplex-ready chatter America can stand. And to hear the guys tell it after the jump, they can’t wait to get started:
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