I have always LOVED cats. I wrote my first letter to an editor when I was 10 years old defending the intelligence of cats vs. that of dogs (Love them both--VERY different creatures). I know a lot about cats but I DID NOT KNOW what was in this documentary, AMERICAN CATS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, [...]
The Oscars Sunday night March 2 were masterfully handled by Brookline's own Conan O'Brien whose intelligence, sense of the absurd, and self-deprecating charm carried us through the wild and wacky tonal shifts of a long evening. He sang and danced and cracked us up, managed a heartfelt tribute to L.A. firefighters, and a straight up, [...]
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The Boston film critics have spoken! After our shortest gathering in years-- 5 1/2 hours--the votes are in! ANORA, which won the big prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d'Or, has won four awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics including top prize for Best Picture (the "Elm d'Or" for the Mass [...]
You are cordially invited to a FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of the Amazon Prime Video release I AM CELINE DION. Monday, June 17, 8:00PM, AMC Assembly Row RSVP HERE TO DOWNLOAD TICKETS: https://amazonscreenings.com/IAMCELINEDIONASSEMBLY Synopsis: Directed by Academy Award nominee Irene Taylor, I AM: CELINE DION gives us a raw and honest behind-the-scenes look [...]
You are cordially invited to a free advance VIRTUAL screening of THE BLUE ANGELS from Amazon MGM Studios! Follow the link to RSVP: https://amazonscreenings.com/BLUEANGELSjoyce Once you RSVP, your screening window opens at 6:00pm local time on Monday, May 20th and is open for 36 hours. One hour before your screening window opens, you’ll [...]
I just watched one of the most well-made and inspiring documentaries to emerge in the last year: TO KILL A TIGER about a father's fight for justice when his 13 year-old daughter is gang raped in their small Indian Village. This Canadian film with Mindy Kaling, Dev Patel, Atul Gawande and Pryanka Chopra among its [...]
What a delicious double feature! I saw these movies months ago and can still taste them! I love food. The science and the art. I don't cook. I do bake, mind you--and just LOVE to eat, taste, try new things, analyze recipes and whatever I'm eating (ooh.. the crumb on that cake!... Is that star [...]
THE HOLDOVERS, set and shot right here in and around Boston, was voted BEST FILM OF THE YEAR by The Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC). The voting unfolded at a 9 hour marathon meeting on Sunday, December 10 and we emerged blurry-eyed, but with a slate of winners that spans the globe and our [...]
Over the last 10 days, JoycesChoices was hacked by nefarious operatives who caused a big red DANGER sign to appear-- warning you to stay away! You're safe now--it's fixed, and there's a refreshed site in the offing. But while the site was down, I was up and writing, once again contributing a piece to Women [...]
