Seth Abramovitch

‘Man of Steel’ Depicts a Striving Stranger in a Strange Land

movies.nytimes.com — It's a Man! It's a God! It's Both! At once frantically overblown and beautifully filigreed, "Man of Steel" will turn on everyone it doesn't turn off. Summer blockbusters have a way of encouraging multiplex Manichaeism, though I propose a middle way. It won't be easy.

'Happy Birthday' for All: Filmmaker Aims to Free Song from Copyright Grip

hollywoodreporter.com — In the late 19th Century, a schoolteacher named Patty Smith and her sister Mildred Hill composed the first version of a tune that would become internationally famous. In fact, "Happy Birthday" has been cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recognized song in the English language.

Rock Hudson's Wife Secretly Recorded His Gay Confession

hollywoodreporter.com — On January 21, 1958, Rock Hudson's wife confronted him, demanding to know if he was gay and grilling the actor about a Rorschach test he had taken. "You told me you saw thousands of butterflies and also snakes," she said "[A therapist] told me in my analysis that butterflies mean femininity and snakes represent that male penis.

Daft Punk Shooting Video In Midtown RIGHT NOW

gothamist.com — Mysterious electronic duo Daft Punk is filming in Manhattan right now. They've been spotted on Park Avenue, and 42nd Street so far-with one witness wondering if it is really them: "Are they imposters? Guess we'll never know, which is sorta the point."

Classic Photo: Jean Stapleton and Alice Cooper

thatericalper.com — Photo by Andy Zax

No Photos Without Parents' Permission

hollywoodreporter.com — Parents of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have targeted Michael Moore in online petitions and newspaper op-eds, claiming the Bowling for Columbine director was mounting a campaign for the release of grisly crime scene photos.