GREAT week around town--theater is thriving and the Mayor--though barely mobile- is everywhere! I popped into his office this week and presented His Honor with THE ELLIOT NORTON CHAMPION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS AWARD! Play below or click here to download video which we'll play at the "Norties" Monday night May 13 at the Paramount [...]
If you don't have time to read the FULL TEXT REVIEW of "OBLIVION"-- check out my :30 Second Review with video for a short, smart critical assessment of Tom Cruise's latest--and get the bottom line fast!
IRON MAN 3 kicks off the summer! If you don't have time to read my FULL TEXT review, here's my :30 SECOND REVIEW with video-- to get the bottom line fast!
The cheap thrills of summer begin with the noisy, hyperactive and superficially entertaining third installment of IRON MAN 3—which pits Robert Downey Junior’s brash industrialist Tony Stark as the man in the can against a maniac called "The Mandarin." The third time's not the charm-- but in the words of one of my colleagues-- it [...]
The latest Tom Cruise film OBLIVION in which the superstar once again saves the world is a muted, muddled sci-fi fandango that finds Tom tangling with his identity. There are those who think the now eerily youthful looking Cruise seems more plastic than ever. No matter how many times I've see him on a talk [...]
It's the only number to be retired by all of baseball and belonged to the tough, multi-talented athlete Jackie Robinson who rose out of poverty in rural Georgia to break baseball's color barrier when he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Mystic River), "42" is a [...]
Mark Evans & Christopher John O'Neill It was a bad week for missionaries and mad men in Boston. First, THE BOOK OF MORMON blew into town on the strength of its nine Tony Awards and buzz born of NY Times Ben Brantley's boast that the show was "the best musical of this century." [...]
THE BOSTON THEATER CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 31st ANNUAL ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS! WATCH me and Jared Bowen deliver the nomination on camera by clicking on the box-- or READ BELOW! Elliot Norton the Dean of Boston Theater Critics died at the age of 100-- but his legacy continues as we honor the outstanding achievements [...]
I first met Roger Ebert on the red carpet at the Oscars in the mid 80's when I was reporting live for WBZ-TV and he agreed to do a live shot with me and trade "Oscar picks." Thereafter, it became our tradition every year when I flew out to cover the awards. After Gene Siskel [...]
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK starring Best Actress Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence & Bradley Cooper is due out on DVD on APRIL 30! If you are trying to decide whether or not to see, stream, or buy--check out my new :30 Second Review feature with video to get the bottom line fast!
