RIP, Sidney Lumet
I’m a day or two late, but I did want to acknowledge the death of yet another Hollywood legend. Actually, Sidney Lumet was the quintessential New Yorker, but he made movies that were as critically...
View ArticleWhy I Won’t Be Seeing “Hangover 2″ This Holiday Weekend
I mean seriously. Take a look. Does it not seem that what the writers/producers/studio did was copy the script from the original movie and tweak it ever so slightly? It’s the same guys. Yet again, one...
View ArticleThis Article Really Depressed Me
And I’m still depressed, even though it’s been two days since I read the article. It was in Sunday’s New York Times and it was film critic Manohla Dargis’ take on the fact that women are a disappearing...
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Movie Night: “Blue Caprice”
Who can forget the notorious “Beltway snipers,” who shot and killed random people in the D.C. area and terrorized everybody. Now comes “Blue Caprice,” named for the car that eluded police for too long...
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Oscar Food Should Be Rich….
I hardly ever eat red meat anymore, but when it comes to special occasions and the tastes of my guests – and it’s watch-the-Oscars night at my house – I serve beef. This year the menu will feature...
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My New Motto: Life Is Too Short to Finish Books and Anything Else That...
I must be getting wiser in my Medicare age. I used to feel compelled to finish virtually everything. I used to sit there watching movies that were boring me or annoying me or giving me no pleasure or...
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