Lily Cedarbaum

BAM film series brings bite back to now-ubiquitous vampire genre

Older movies show what vampires were like before Edward Cullen came along.

By Lily Cedarbaum | Sep 9 10:22 pm ET

‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ bubbles with comedic chemistry and surplus of dirty jokes

"Hot Tub Time Machine" explores what happens when four friends avoiding their troublesome lives spend a drunken night in a hot tub and wake up in 1986.

By Lily Cedarbaum | Mar 25 10:18 pm ET

Animated TV show satisfies ‘Arrested’ withdrawal

Will Arnett joins a wonderful cast of actors who lend their voices to “Sit Down, Shut Up,” Mitchell Hurwitz’s failed attempt to replace his cult classic “Arrested Development.”

By Lily Cedarbaum | Nov 16 07:22 pm ET

Stage managers: mass mediators of the theater

Columbia University professor and production stage manager Peter Lawrence speaks on one of the most elusive roles in theater.

By Lily Cedarbaum | Oct 6 07:23 pm ET

‘Some Like It’ vintage and flock to downtown Film Forum

Columbia cinephiles too often choose art cinema over entertaining cinema, which is a terrible mistake. While “Some Like It Hot” may not be a foreign film with imbedded metaphors, it is pure entertainment of the highest quality.

By Lily Cedarbaum | Oct 1 06:45 pm ET

Clever if shallow ‘Cougar’ charms an unintended audience

Courtney Cox Arquette brings her sharp comedic bite to primetime with Cougar Town.

By Lily Cedarbaum | Sep 23 07:47 pm ET

Redford plays both sides of the camera at retrospective

Redford has not only one of the most diverse acting résumés in Hollywood, but has also found success as a director, an independent film producer, and an environmental activist.

By Lily Cedarbaum | Sep 10 08:23 pm ET

An all-access pass to watching television on campus

When students are seeking an alternative where they can watch their shows and control the remote, Columbia has some prime offbeat TV havens scattered across campus.

By Lily Cedarbaum and Joe Daly | Aug 31 11:23 pm ET

Broadway and TV put mental illness on center stage

In conjunction with Spectator’s “Mind Matters” series, several A&E reporters explored the manner in which mental illness is depicted and examined in entertainment. Famous artists are not exempt from mental illness, and many have recently used their art as not only a means of catharsis, but also as a forum for discussing their illnesses. In the past few months alone, theater and television have addressed depression, bipolar disorder, suicide, ADHD, and the role mental health plays in our society.

By Liz Lucero, Lily Cedarbaum, Laura Hedli, and and Kelicia Hollis | Apr 26 11:56 pm ET

New sitcom reveals the secret life of the American high school teacher

Ever wondered what a teacher is like outside the classroom? In his new series Sit Down, Shut Up, which premiered Sunday night, executive producer Mitchell Hurwitz and his production team draw it out for us, cartoon characters and all.

By Lily Cedarbaum | Apr 19 11:08 pm ET

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