WHY YOU SHOULD GO OUT TO SEE ‘TUNER’
I’ve seen Tuner more than once and while it’s a thriller with its fair share of surprises, it holds up awfully well. I would urge you to go out and see it at your first opportunity. If grownups don’t…
CATCHING UP WITH BLU-RAYS
As I said in my recent post, I’ve been laggard in keeping up to date on this website. The following Blu-ray releases are no longer fresh, but they warrant your attention nonetheless. If you want to know why…
A NEW BOOK FROM MALTIN AND MALTIN
The past few months have been hectic for my family and me and as a result, I haven’t had the wherewithal to keep up with this blog, as much as I have wanted to. My daughter and collaborator Jessie…
ADAM SANDLER AND ME
Two thousand fans packed the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara last week to see Adam Sandler in person. After forty years of comedy records, TV appearances and movies he’s still on top of his game. It was my happy…
OLIVIA de HAVILLAND ARCHIVES LAND IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
Film scholars and researchers now have one more reason to make their way to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas in Austin–they’ve acquired Olivia de Havilland’s papers and memorabilia. The two-time Oscar winner lived to be…
DEAD MAN’S WIRE
If you lived in or around Indianapolis in the late 1970s you probably know the real story that inspired this film, but it was new to me. The versatile Bill Skarsgård plays a man who has grown so furious…
SONG SUNG BLUE
I didn’t know what to expect from a movie about a man and woman who perform as a Neil Diamond tribute band…but I found myself falling in love with Song Sung Blue. Cheers to writer-director Craig Brewer for recognizing the potential…
