THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS (BSFC) of which I have been a proud member since 1981, has once again voted its year- end awards, and it only took us 7 hours, on zoom, with 27 members participating. Since we began gathering in the livingroom of the late great David Brudnoy all those years ago, [...]
Some films really stick, and THE BEATLES GET BACK, the three-part "event" directed by Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings") now streaming on Disney+ has seeped into my bones and will stay there forever. Cameras everywhere capture EVERYTHING. In the days and weeks leading up to their final fantastic and at times absurdly funny [...]
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 [...]
HURRY! FREE ADVANCE SCREENING for a Lionsgate Films’ upcoming release “CAFÉ SOCIETY” For the chance to receive two tickets to the screening please visit https://www.lionsgatescreenings.com/aOADX31459 Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 7:00p in Cambridge (Theater will be named on your ticket) ”CAFÉ SOCIETY” Running Time: 96 Minutes Rated: “PG-13” Opening Date: July 22, 2016 Synopsis: Set in [...]
THE CRITICS HAVE SPOKEN!! This weekend, the two Boston film critics groups to which I belong announced their 2015 year end awards! So whose picks are closest to yours? Read all the way to the bottom and see if it's MAD MAX or SPOTLIGHT-- and all the rest. Peruse the results and let me know what you think! The [...]
HURRY!! FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of an IFC Film's upcoming release: “ON THE ROAD” THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE TO RESPOND (via “Contact Joyce” on home page) WITH THEIR FULL NAMES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF A PASS FOR TWO! Monday, January 14, 2013 at 7:00 PM at a Boston Theater. (Theater will be named when notified.) “ON [...]
I've always had a soft spot for Snow White. She was the only fairy tale princess I'd heard of who wasn't blonde, and the Disney cartoon was the first movie I ever saw as a child. I was entranced. I have taken all my fashion cues from her since then. Black haired beauties with white [...]
HURRY!! FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of Universal Picture’s upcoming release: “SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN” THE FIRST 25 PEOPLE TO RESPOND (via “Contact Joyce” on home page) WITH THEIR FULL NAMES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF A PASS FOR TWO! Tuesday, May 29 at 7:00 PM at a Boston Theater. (Theater will be named when notified.) “SNOW [...]
