rebecca LANDO



I'm Rebecca Lando.
I'm an award-winning writer, producer, and editor and upcoming cookbook author based in New York City.

In 2009 I launched Working Class Foodies, a cooking show that creates affordable meals from local, seasonal, and/or sustainable ingredients. Working Class Foodies is a part of YouTube Next Chef and airs on NBC New York's Nonstop Foodies.

I wrote, produced, and edited FilmFan, an award-winning weekly movie review show, for MSN from 2010-2011.

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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor

 

Movie review.

Movie review.

gotagirlcrush: Got a Girl Crush On: this dream-team photo of Stacey Dash, Amy Heckerling and Alicia Silverstone on-set of Clueless (1995) Can I swoon a little about Ms. Herckerling for a minute? She’s one of the few female directors to have produced multiple box-office hits: (i.e. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, National Lampoon’s European Vacation, Look Who’s Talking, and—of course—Clueless). She’s also directed a few episodes of the American version of The Office. Gotta love a woman with a sense of humor. Amy Heckerling is my role model. I may or may not have told her so once, gushingly, after a Q&A at NYU.

gotagirlcrush:

Got a Girl Crush On: this dream-team photo of Stacey Dash, Amy Heckerling and Alicia Silverstone on-set of Clueless (1995)

Can I swoon a little about Ms. Herckerling for a minute?

She’s one of the few female directors to have produced multiple box-office hits: (i.e. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, National Lampoon’s European Vacation, Look Who’s Talking, and—of course—Clueless). She’s also directed a few episodes of the American version of The Office.

Gotta love a woman with a sense of humor.

Amy Heckerling is my role model. I may or may not have told her so once, gushingly, after a Q&A at NYU.

wcfoodies:

This week: BUTTERBEER!

We are super sad to say goodbye to our good friends Harry, Hermione, and Ron, but sneaking a flask or two of this sweet, frothy drink into the Deathly Hallows premiere will dull the pain. Especially since we added a shot of bourbon to each glass.

Click the player above to watch the full episode for this easy, unhealthy, celebratory drink. Accio mug!

And, hey, why not reblog the crap out of this video and make us feel super good about ourselves? You know you want to. You know we love you.

(Source: youtube.com)

MSNFilmFan: Allow me to re-introduce myself...

msnfilmfan:

Film watchers, overpriced ticket buyers and popcorn gluttons, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Sami Jarroush, your new host for Filmfan. First off, I gotta say that I’m thrilled to be a part of this show. Now I know that the new people, when they first sign on to a new project have to say…

New season of FilmFan means new host, new Tumblr, new approach. Check out new host Sami’s first episode and if you love the culture of movies - the fandom, the geekery, the debates about what makes a film good or bad - follow us on Tumblr.

I’d like to thank the Academy for… Snow Day is Screener Day. Anyone willing to brave the MTA, give me a ring. Movies, hot chocolate, and homemade marshmallows await.

I’d like to thank the Academy for…

Snow Day is Screener Day.

Anyone willing to brave the MTA, give me a ring. Movies, hot chocolate, and homemade marshmallows await.

oh look…

evangotlib:

un:

Blockbuster is closing.

Good riddance.

Is this official?  I have not seen any news on this yet.  If it is true watch out for Karma dude.  Lots of people are going to lose their jobs.  It’s part of the painful process of our economy changing and new technologies rendering old business obsolete.  It’s a much needed but very difficult process.  Especially if you work for a company like Blockbuster.

I worked for Blockbuster for a short time after college. It was humiliating, because I was 22 and had a BFA and was probably somewhat full of myself, but it was not a bad job. I was paid well above minimum wage. I was treated with respect by my bosses, coworkers, and customers. I worked regular hours in a clean, safe environment. I rented a ton of movies and video games for free, spent my days talking about movies, and was able to write an entire screenplay in my stressless free time. I have had plenty of jobs since then that look more prestigious on paper but were far less accommodating. 

Beyond the job losses, this means a significant loss to communities and culture. I certainly wasn’t the only kid in high school who hung out at the video store. And even with Netflix, Epix, Hulu, iTunes, and GameFly, there are times when a walk to the corner Blockbuster is not only necessary, but pleasurable. 

Yes, streaming collections will only get bigger and better. But I can’t ask Netflix to surprise me with its favorite new release. I could do that at Blockbuster, when I wanted to watch something but couldn’t narrow down my choices. Nearly every other video store has closed, from chains like Hollywood Video to indie or arthouse mom’n’pops. I may be in the minority, but I’ll miss having Blockbuster stores to pop into at 10 to midnight to grab a movie at random and see where it takes me.

diablocodyisnotevenherrealname:

rockuboff:

The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time

Epic and amazing. Thanks, Jay!!

Screenwriting is catharsis. Screenwriting rules.

MSN FilmFan This is a new show I’m writing & producing with Next New Networks for MSN. It premiered today and airs Fridays. Check it out!

MSN FilmFan

This is a new show I’m writing & producing with Next New Networks for MSN. It premiered today and airs Fridays. Check it out!

WHERE IS MY DISTRICT 9 SCREENER?

See the title. That’s all I have to say. We got everything else. Where’s our D9?

pratt:

natface:

“Best Picture Showcase 24-Hour Marathon
On Saturday, March 6 beginning at 12:01AM, guests in select markets can see all 10 nominees back-to-back in a 24-Hour Best Picture Marathon for only $45 (over a $100 value). Of course, you’ll also get a free large popcorn with unlimited refills for the day. AVATAR and UP will be shown in 3D in all 24-hour locations. Are you up for it?

Playing at these theaters:

Empire 25 (NYC)
Block 30 (LA)
River East 21 (Chicago)
Georgetown 14 (Washington, D.C.)
Whitby 24 (Toronto)

Show Schedule:
12:01AM:  AVATAR 3D
3:00AM:  A Serious Man
5:00AM:  Up 3D
7:00AM:  District 9
9:10AM:  Inglourious Basterds
12:00PM:  The Blind Side
2:30PM:  An Education
4:30PM:  Precious
7:00PM:  Up in the Air
9:30PM:  The Hurt Locker”

Buy your tickets here (scroll down for these theaters).

meaghano: sometimesagreatnotion: Roger Ebert: The Essential Man (Esquire) “…In 2008, when he was in the middle of his worst battles and wouldn’t be able to make the trip to Champaign-Urbana for Ebertfest — really, his annual spring festival of films he just plain likes — he began writing an online journal. Reading it from its beginning is like watching an Aztec pyramid being built. At first, it’s just a vessel for him to apologize to his fans for not being downstate. The original entries are short updates about his life and health and a few of his heart’s wishes. Postcards and pebbles. They’re followed by a smattering of Welcomes to Cyberspace. But slowly the journal picks up steam, as Ebert’s strength and confidence and audience grow. You are the readers I have dreamed of, he writes. He is emboldened. He begins to write about more than movies; in fact, it sometimes seems as though he’d rather write about anything other than movies. The existence of an afterlife, the beauty of a full bookshelf, his liberalism and atheism and alcoholism, the health-care debate, Darwin, memories of departed friends and fights won and lost — more than five hundred thousand words of inner monologue have poured out of him, five hundred thousand words that probably wouldn’t exist had he kept his other voice. Now some of his entries have thousands of comments, each of which he vets personally and to which he will often respond. It has become his life’s work, building and maintaining this massive monument to written debate — argument is encouraged, so long as it’s civil — and he spends several hours each night reclined in his chair, tending to his online oasis by lamplight. Out there, his voice is still his voice — not a reasonable facsimile of it, but his. “It is saving me,” he says through his speakers. He calls up a journal entry to elaborate, because it’s more efficient and time is precious: When I am writing my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be.”

meaghano:

sometimesagreatnotion:

Roger Ebert: The Essential Man (Esquire)

“…In 2008, when he was in the middle of his worst battles and wouldn’t be able to make the trip to Champaign-Urbana for Ebertfest — really, his annual spring festival of films he just plain likes — he began writing an online journal. Reading it from its beginning is like watching an Aztec pyramid being built. At first, it’s just a vessel for him to apologize to his fans for not being downstate. The original entries are short updates about his life and health and a few of his heart’s wishes. Postcards and pebbles. They’re followed by a smattering of Welcomes to Cyberspace. But slowly the journal picks up steam, as Ebert’s strength and confidence and audience grow. You are the readers I have dreamed of, he writes. He is emboldened. He begins to write about more than movies; in fact, it sometimes seems as though he’d rather write about anything other than movies. The existence of an afterlife, the beauty of a full bookshelf, his liberalism and atheism and alcoholism, the health-care debate, Darwin, memories of departed friends and fights won and lost — more than five hundred thousand words of inner monologue have poured out of him, five hundred thousand words that probably wouldn’t exist had he kept his other voice. Now some of his entries have thousands of comments, each of which he vets personally and to which he will often respond. It has become his life’s work, building and maintaining this massive monument to written debate — argument is encouraged, so long as it’s civil — and he spends several hours each night reclined in his chair, tending to his online oasis by lamplight. Out there, his voice is still his voice — not a reasonable facsimile of it, but his.

“It is saving me,” he says through his speakers.

He calls up a journal entry to elaborate, because it’s more efficient and time is precious:

When I am writing my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be.”

evangotlib:

ericmortensen:

Aaron Sorkin discusses creating the impression of sophistication with dialogue.

10 Most Overrated Films of the Decade

  1. Little Miss Sunshine
  2. Memento
  3. Lost in Translation
  4. Chicago
  5. Any Japanese horror remake, especially The Ring
  6. Pan’s Labyrinth
  7. The Departed
  8. Amelie (I really like it, but still.)
  9. Juno (liked it, but seriously, relax.)
  10. Lord of the Rings Trilogy (wake me up when it’s over)

No links because you already know what these movies are and what IMDb is.

justin:

paulscheer:

Every Film of 2009 in 7 Minutes

You might remember this guy from last year. His stuff is pretty amazing.

1 Year, 342 Movies, 12 Months of Production, 7 Minutes.

Enjoy

Love this.