Showtime launches a new half hour long dark comedy called, Nurse Jackie. Edie Falco stars as this no nonsense ER nurse who often takes matters in her own hands.

A special thank you to Daily Helping reader, Avery for suggesting a look at the upcoming,  Steven Soderbergh movie , “The Girlfriend Experience”. Soderbergh is an Academy Award winning director and screenwriter who emerged from obscurity with the film,  sex, lies and videotape.  From launching the independent film revolution to more commercial endeavors like Erin [...]

The films of Joel and Ethan Coen have been mentioned a number of times at Daily Helping.  Their exquisite collection of work is diverse, complex and visually stunning. It’s always exciting to see what they’ve come up with next, and with the breakout box office success of “No Country For Old Men”, the Brothers Coen [...]

For all of the critical acclaim that American novelist Cormac McCarthy had has earned over the past twenty-five years, it wasn’t until the Coen brothers put his novel, No Country For Old Men on the screen that he became something of a household name.  Considered by some to be our generation’s William Faulkner, he’s widely [...]

Quentin Tarantino has written and directed the kind of World War II movie that he always wanted to see.  Heavy on violence and irony, Inglourious Basterds, is a widely anticipated late summer film.  This is less “Saving Private Ryan” and more like, “Munich“.  A select team of Jewish American soldiers are discreetly dispatched to exact [...]

These are uncertain financial times and many investors are looking for safe havens and strong fundamentals.  The Daily Helping would never hold itself out as a qualified financial adviser or imply it  can revive your 401K.  There is however a hedge fund that might be worth a close look.  Just be sure to do so [...]

Thomas Kuntz is an amazing artist blending ancient aesthetics  and modern technology for the ultimate in Steam Punk puppeteering.  His father, a surgeon, and his mother, a doll maker, providing the perfect DNA for an artist inspired by minutiae and the macabre. Thomas has been a professional artist for over 20 years, but his projects [...]

There are many photographers around the world who gravitate toward the artistic, but find commercial work will pay for the film and keep the lights on. Vladimir Archipov is one such artist.  At 49, he’s an established professional photographer living and working in Moscow.  A rough-edged, hard-playing character who fought in the Russian army, learned [...]