On Demand picks Nov 3, 2009
(Comcast Movies and Events) Boasting high-powered dance scenes, a cooking soundtrack, and a sensitive performance by Jennifer Beals, this campy story about a would-be Pittsburgh dancer is glib but entertaining. (R; runs through Nov. 13). (Boston Globe)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
The sad truth is that the hottest lesbo scenes ever committed to film were enacted by straight women -- Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon in "The Hunger," Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau in "Desert Hearts," Stephane Audran and Jacqueline Sassard in "Les Biches." Even in Showtime's "The L Word," which degenerated into psychopathological bathos, the straight Jennifer Beals was stratospherically hotter than the sole, sad-sack lesbian actress on that series. All this propaganda about the... (Salon)
City's profile rising in video games Oct 18, 2009
But in "Fallout 3 -- one of the best-selling games of 2008 -- it is most definitely Pittsburgh shining through the post-apocalyptic haze. "The Pitt" is based on an alternate-reality premise in which Pittsburgh still exists, possibly without the Steelers ever having won a Super Bowl -- a scary premise, indeed. The city has become "an industrial raider town," however, and humans and mutants alike are enslaved by other humans. Gamers must decide if the slavers have good reason for their actions. If... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'Mad Men' latest show to influence fashion Aug 14, 2009
Actor Jennifer Beals is said to have cut the collar off a sweatshirt that had shrunk in order to get it over her head, according to the Internet Movie Database. 6. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Critic's corner Apr 29, 2009
Jennifer Beals jumps from "The L Word" to a recurring role on "Lie to Me" tonight. Maybe she can help this show grow into something less formulaic and showy. (Boston Globe)
Showtime's 'L Word' Finishes Hot Mar 11, 2009
The show, which starred Jennifer Beals, Kate French and Pam Grier, drew 756,000 viewers for its March 8 sixth and final season finale, the highest-viewed season concluder for the show and third most-watched show in series history, according to Showtime executives. Leading up to the finale, The L Word averaging 1. (Multichannel News)
The Last Word on 'The L Word' Mar 10, 2009
And it had Jennifer Beals and Pam Grier and Ossie Davis and Rose Rollins. . (Slate)
