Is It Too Soon To Talk About Oscar?
AUGUST 19, 2015 Before I get a resounding response of “Are you kidding?,” I would argue that it’s never too soon to talk about Oscar! To our new readers, before…
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“Straight Outta Compton” More Than Your Usual Musical Biopic
AUGUST 18, 2015 I suppose it’s encouraging that a whole new generation of pre- and young teens know Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. What is not so hopeful is that…
Pork Chop on a Stick
AUGUST 17, 2015 Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and witness for yourself the strangest annual ritual in the 2016 campaign to become President of the United States! SEE a…
Woody Allen’s “Irrational Man” — Murder and Desire Have Never Been Less Interesting
AUGUST 13, 2015 It was the same ritual every year. A group of us would meet to see the latest Woody Allen film together on Opening Day. We would wander…
The Real Winner of Last Week’s GOP Debate Night
AUGUST 12, 2015 Over the weekend, political pundits were tying themselves up in knots waiting for the poll fallout from Thursday night’s pair of GOP debates. Will Trump’s comments on…
McKellen and Condon Reunite For the Intimate Drama “Mr. Holmes”
AUGUST 11, 2015 When I heard that Ian McKellen was to be cast as Sherlock Holmes, I imagined him with a sparkle in his eye, a spring in his step…
When a Beloved Childhood Memory Manages to Be Even Better 50 Years Later
AUGUST 10, 2015 I will never forget the first time saw the Ocean House in Watch Hill, RI. It was 1965, and it was the only time my family ever…
Donald’s Weird Weekend
AUGUST 10, 2015 In the most quoted line from the famed 1964 film “Becket,” King Henry II, frustrated with the pious interference by the Archbishop of Canterbury, cries out in…
Vidal and Buckley Are At It Again in the Deliciously Riveting New Documentary “Best of Enemies”
AUGUST 10, 2015 Today they are all over the cable news landscape. They’re labeled as “strategists,” and both parties use them to make their talking points again and again. Yes,…
GOP Debate Reaction: The Main Event
AUGUST 7, 2015 What a night. Where, oh where to begin? OK, let’s start with Donald Trump. I’ve got to hand it to Fox News (words I never thought I’d…
