JUNE 22, 2015 In 1963, when I was just entering my teens in Waterbury, CT, I encountered the first Confederate flag that I had ever seen outside of books. Of…
JUNE 18, 2015 “Infinitely Polar Bear” is writer/director Maya Forbes’ slightly-fictionalized memoir of her childhood life with her own bipolar father. The film is told through the eyes of the…
JUNE 17, 2015 Donald Trump’s declaration of candidacy speech yesterday at Trump Tower has been widely mocked and dismissed by some who are attempting to dismiss the pompous quadrillionaire. Dismiss…
JUNE 10, 2015 Usually it isn’t until the Iowa State Fair, where anti-gay candidates are routinely photographed shoving a corn dog down their throats, that the presidential race’s silly season…
JUNE 9, 2015 Carol Petersen in the new golden-age romance “I’ll See You In My Dreams” is the best film role that veteran actress Blythe Danner has gotten to play…
JUNE 8, 2015 It’s the day after the 2015 Tony Awards, so let’s look at the aftermath. Chita Rivera and “The Visit” went 0 for 5, and will close this…
JUNE 5, 2015 Make no mistake about it. Melissa McCarthy is a genuine movie star. Well, of course, you might think. What about “Bridesmaids”? Yes, she garnered excellent reviews and…
JUNE 4, 2015 Former US Senator and RI governor Lincoln Chafee announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday. Chafee, who was elected to the Senate as a…
JUNE 4, 2015 In a sweltering airport hangar in Dallas today, former Texas Gov, Rick Perry became the 10th candidate for the GOP presidential nomination. Perry, whose forceful entry in…
JUNE 3, 2015 When “Entourage” premiered on HBO in 2004, it had the promise, via executive producer Mark Wahlberg, of slicing and dicing Hollywood pretension from the inside. And for…
