two part fifth season premier thursday 9/26
Friday, September 6, 2013
Thursday, September 5, 2013
'12 Years a Slave' Featurette
coming out of the festivals at toronto and telluride '12 years a slave' heads to the top of the oscar frontrunners this year. it's been getting rave reviews from the sources and persons i admire most in film critique.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
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.
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