A mountain of movies has been piling up in time for year-end OSCAR eligibility. (YES the OSCARS will be delayed till April but will GO ON!) I've singled out a few of the year's best not to be missed, and at least one definitely to be missed, even in a snowstorm or pandemic. Most of [...]
As the pandemic rages over the holidays, we are anchored at home to our screens. And despite plenty to stream (if you are lucky enough to have homes and screens) there has been no live theater. But here's JAMES CORDEN & a few "friends" to the rescue. WATCH THE FOLLOWING SEGMENT from his nightly show [...]
You are invited to a FREE Virtual Advance screening of Focus Features film "HALF BROTHERS" Wednesday, December 2nd @ 7:00PM ET SCREENING DETAILS *Please note this virtual screening will be conducted through TicktBox and you will need to register for an account on the platform, if you don’t already have one, [...]
I couldn't wait to see Focus Features "LET HIM GO," based on the Larry Watson novel about grandparents who set out to rescue their grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family. I was not disappointed, but here's a warning--the film packs a heart-crushing wallop. Set in the late 50's, "Let Him Go" is a [...]
You're invited to a FREE ADVANCE VIRTUAL SCREENING of Focus Features upcoming film: "LET HIM GO" starring Kevin Costner and Diane Lane on Wednesday, November 4th at 7:00PM ET. RSVP instructions: *Please note this virtual screening will be conducted through TicktBox and you will need to register for an account on the [...]
For a late October weekend-- two movies whose houses are haunted: REBECCA and THE NEST. I have always loved the original-- Alfred Hitchcock's Oscar-winning gothic masterpiece REBECCA based on Daphne du Maurier's novel about wealthy widower Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier) who brings his new wife (Joan Fontaine) home to his sprawling English country estate, [...]
I'm finally catching up with films that got away from me during the last few weeks. Here's my take on two out now, beginning with the latest from Woody Allen: A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK. The film comes trailing significant baggage. Allen sued Amazon for refusing to release the film in 2019 because of [...]
There is one reason to see ON THE ROCKS, and that's Bill Murray's flamboyant, slyly funny, and altogether charming performance. Writer/director Sofia Coppola has once again teamed Murray with a young actress to chart an adventurous emotional course. In 2003's "Lost In Translation" Murray played a lonely movie star adrift in Tokyo who meets Scarlett [...]
What a time, what a year. I wanted to let everyone who follows my site know that my mother Alice Kulhawik passed away this week peacefully overnight in her sleep at the age of 92. She died on the solstice, the first day of fall, a time of transition. I saw her just the week [...]
I've seen this film and I loved it and invite you to click on the link below to access a FREE VIRTUAL screening of Focus Features and MSNBC FILMS: THE WAY I SEE IT on Thursday, September 17th @ 7pm ET This film begins with what Official White House Photographer Pete Souza saw [...]
