We Bought a Zoo was an ideal movie for Christmas Day. With it’s great, inspirational story and excellent cast, you couldn’t ask for better holiday entertainment. Matt Damon stars as Benjamin Mee, an adventure writer who finds himself raising two kids on his own after the death of his wife. He decides to break the [...]
25Dec11
We Bought A Zoo
21Dec11
War Horse
When The Lion King debuted in the fall of 1997, Julie Taymor revolutionized Broadway with the use of puppetry in the show. Last spring puppetry moved to a new level on the New York stage with War Horse. In the show, which came to the U.S. from London, won 5 Tony Awards, including Best Play [...]
29Nov11
Tea at Five with Charles Busch
Last night we attended a benefit reading of Tea at Five starring Charles Busch. The play, written by Matthew Lombardo, is set in the parlor of Katherine Hepburn’s Fenwick estate. Here, Hepburn recounts the highs and lows of her life and career, including her brother’s suicide, her break into Broadway and the movies, her relationship [...]
16Oct11
Footloose (2011)
This is the third version of Footloose I’ve seen. Of course I saw the original film back in 1984 (when I was 15 and a high school sophomore). I saw the 1998 Broadway musical version as well. This Footloose remake does its source material proud and made me ridiculously happy. There’s a healthy mix of [...]
9Oct11
Real Steel
I admit that I was dubious of this film. It just didn’t feel right in some of the initial trailers I saw for it. However, in a bizarre turn, its tie-in ads with Royal Purple Motor Oil got my attention. Something about how the movie was portrayed in that ad started to change my mind. [...]
15Aug11
The Help
How refreshing to get a movie of this caliber in the summer movie season. The Help is the kind of film that normally shows up in December to appeal to Oscar voters. But how outstanding to get to revel in this kind of film after a summer of superheroes, robots and a lot of 3D [...]
20Jun11
Beginners
Beginners is a quiet yet chaotic movie that features some excellent performances, tender moments, funny moments and some confusing story telling. Overall, it’s a good movie that leaves you not feeling completely satisfied. The plot has been pretty widely discussed since the movie rolled out in limited release a couple weeks ago. An elderly father [...]
