It was August 11--my mother's birthday, and the day we couldn't wait for--the beginning of our yearly retreat to Martha's Vineyard, a longed for respite from what ails us all year, a sunny bright day that promised a happy ending. Somewhere, thousands of miles away, a man beloved by the world, and the cause of [...]
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The best movie I've seen all summer is LIFE ITSELF, a documentary about one of the most formidable movie critics in history-- and certainly the most famous, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and conqueror of cancer: Roger Ebert. The disease killed him, but Roger won. At the beginning of his memoir, Roger wrote, "I was [...]
It's one of the most talked about movies of the year and almost universally praised:BOYHOOD--and it's mesmerizing. Oscar-nominated writer/director Richard Linklater has once again focused on the evolution of characters over time. Linklater, who gave us the "Before" trilogy ("Before Sunset," "Before Midnight," "Before Sunrise") has here traced the growing up of a young Texas [...]
Feel 30 years younger when you see BEGIN AGAIN-- a beguiling romantic comedy that will remind you of what it was like to be in love, have your heart broken, and follow your dream, starring PEOPLE MAGAZINE's sexiest man alive--Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, and the gorgeous Keira Knightley! Here's the story-- Keira Knightley plays [...]
I have a special invitation for you--Please join me in Worcester for this historic event!! I have been working in the arts community for over thirty years. I have seen it all, from world premieres in downtown Boston, to arts events on stages and galleries across the Berkshires and beyond-- from Broadway to the Oscars! [...]
We knew him first as Michael "Meathead" Stivic--Archie Bunker's liberal son-in-law on Norman Lear's iconic TV series ALL IN THE FAMILY. The actor, writer, producer, director eventually went on to helm Oscar-nominated movies THE PRINCESS BRIDE, THIS IS SPINAL TAP, and his masterpiece STAND BY ME, as well as WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, THE AMERICAN [...]
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So many screens-- so little to see. GODZILLA is godawful. And put a big X through X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. Coasting on the devotion of diehard fans who remember the back stories, this latest installment suffers from franchise burnout and never breaks a sweat. How about MALEFICENT? What could be better than Angelina Jolie [...]
If Jon Hamm (MAD MEN's drunken dashing "Don Draper") is in it-- I'm going to see it. But there's more to MILLION DOLLAR ARM than Hamm's devastatingly handsome self. The movie is based on the true story of a down-on-his luck sports agent JB Bernstein--a paler version of Jerry Maguire-- who comes up with an [...]
