Monday, September 2, 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013
"Downton Abbey" Season 4 Trailer Is Here!
oh how we have missed you!
now i just have to avoid the spoilers that will inevitably fly across the pond before january.
but how to stop them?
but how to stop them?
Friday, August 30, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
'Divergent' Stars Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet, Theo James Explain the 'Factions'
it doesn't open till march 2014 but the push is on. the next 'hunger games'? that's the hope of the studio and the producers. and possibly the stars who might find themselves in a successful, thus lucrative, franchise.
at least i have kate's 'labor day' to look forward to on christmas day.
Washington 1963
peter, paul and mary sand 'if i had a hammer'. peter and paul sang it together yesterday. mary has passed on. so here we go 50 tears back to the future. it was all about the future!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
'The Butler' ***1/2
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the oscar season truly has begun. 'the butler' is a contender. it's american history from the perspective of afro-americans. finally! well yes you can argue that it has been done before by let's say spike lee. it just has not been universally accessible before. mr lee was just to angry for mass audiences. lee daniels has made an honest, tragic at times yet heartwarming film from the black man's perspective. it has dignity and that dignity comes from the heart and soul of the forest whitaker character cecil gaines. the real life white house butler's story takes us through five or so presidents (mr truman seems to have been left out) and the civil rights struggles and triumphs during their tenure.
along with mr whitaker's cecil david oyelowo and oprah winfrey shine as son louis and wife gloria respectively. make no mistake i am not a big fan of ms winfrey but her performance here is oscar nom noteworthy as is mr whitaker's and mr oyelowo's. the rest of the cast which is large adds dimension and depth to both the black and white characters. this really is a must see. in the theater. now.
so you may ask why only ***1/2's? well there was a bit of stunt casting in the case of the president's depicted. they did not work. in fact they were a distraction in an otherwise flawless ensemble. and having two of hollywood's biggest liberals, john cuzak and jane fonda, portray richard nixon and nancy regan was just gimmicky. i admire both actors and i am a liberal but it ruined the flow of the film. nitpicking? not really. it just 'hurt' the film and knocked it off it's pace. that being said it is still a must see. now. today. this coming weekend. just go to a theater and support this film. it's a very welcome relief from the summer crap we are subjected to.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
R.I.P Julie Harris
broadway lost one of it's best. the most honored tony winner, 10 nominations with 5 wins in the best actress category. she received a sixth for lifetime achievement. i had the privilege to see ms harris on broadway a number of times. amazing. a great loss.
many of you may remember her as lilimae clements on 'knots landing'.
ms harris was 87.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
50 Years Ago
it may me the day i started the journey to the moral center i own today. it may be the day liberal thinking entered my young mind. anyway it had an effect on this white guy and proudly admit this life changing moment.
we celebrate today as we move forward. now we just need to get the republican party to stop stop stop their hopes of turning the clock back with their insideous voting rights laws thet are determined to pass state by southern state.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
'Revenge Season 3 Promo
season 2 was a mass confusion with the 'initiative' et al. it gave me a migraine week after week. but i refused to give up. season 3 they promise will go back to the basic emily/amanda seeks revenge. well this promo certainly opens the door for just that.
R.I.P. What a Shame
lee thompson young currently on 'rizzoli and isles' was found dead of an apparent suicide. i feel like there is a barrage of youngdeaths coming from hollywood this year. why?
Monday, August 19, 2013
'The Borgia Apocalypse'
for those who like me were, still are, disappointed that strarz cancelled 'the borgias' before it concluded you now have the opportunity to read neil jordan's two hour series conclusion via ebook. it's better than the nothing that starz offered us. it is a screenplay not a play and reads as such. though most of us are not used to reading screenplays it does give us a satisfying conclusion to the damned good series. and speaking of damned....starz be damned. this is not the first time that pay network has kept us hanging. remember 'camelot' anyone? and now 'magic city' joins the list of their premature cancellations. it is proving to be an untrustful network that does not give a damn about their subscribers. c'mon they could not give us the two hour 'borgias' movie? no they could not. time to unsubscribe. hit them where it hurts. their bottom line. money!
so if you want to see, well read, the end try neil jordan's ebook available at amazon and i'm sure other ebook sources.
and oh yeah...cancel starz!!!
Josh's Jukebox: 'Anything Can Happen'
from the soundtrack of my mind
a 'glee' moment
melissa benoist and kevin mchale
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Documentary 'Obsessed With Vertigo' About The Making & Restoration Of Alfred Hitchcock's Masterpiece
i am obsessed with 'vertigo' the film about obsession. it is one of film's best and in my estimation hitchcock's best. starring james stewart and the wonderful kinm novak it was really a box office flop when it was released. since that time it has become a cinematic classic.
in 1997 amc produced a documentary, 30 minutes, on the making of and the 1992 restoration of this masterpiece. it is now on you tube and here.
finally 'vertigo' has been released in bluray format currently available. this is the doc.
Friday, August 16, 2013
'Never Forget'
they may be getting older, they may be infirm, they may be dying. but they are still complicit. they must be caught and brought to trial. never never forget.
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