Is there nothing that Neil Patrick Harris can’t do and do spectacularly well? I say no! My proof? He hosts the Tonys, performs magic like a pro, is a star on How I Met Your Mother, has two of the most adorable children with his partner, David Burtka … Continue Reading
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Movie review: “Now You See Me”
Everything appears to be an illusion in Louis Leterrier’s (The Transporter, Clash of the Titans) Now You See Me with magic, or the suggestion of magic, suffusing the whole film. That the art of magic and illusion is the centrepiece of this fast-paced highly enjoyable crime caper is made very clear Continue Reading
Mysteriouser and mysteriouser … J. J. Abrams intriguing new short film about ??
It’s Cloverfield all over again! Or Super 8! Or Believe … Frankly it could be for anything and that is the delight and mystery of the intriguing new trailer that has dropped from J. J. Abrams, the past and present master of the clever trail-of-breadcrumbs teaser campaign. While some Continue Reading
Movie review: “Francis Ha”
Life, complicated though it is, is one of those things that every adult on the planet is supposed to have totally figured out. Because we’re, you know, adults, and that’s what we’re expected to do. The truth is, all appearances aside, many of us don’t and it’s this subversively Continue Reading
The Gravity of life in space: new photos released from the movie
We human beings are a funny lot. We crave the certainty of routine – our regular train, our favourite restaurant with the chilli chicken dish we love so much, a morning greeting from the hunky barista – relishing the sense that everything will be just as we left it Continue Reading
Galactic love true love: Star Wars goes speed dating
Everyone, and I mean everyone wants to experience what the befuddled priest in The Princess Bride called “wuv, tru wuv, [that] will fowow you foweva …” Yes even Boba Fett. And the Emperor (who apparently is into S&M, which entirely makes sense). Just how into finding the right person Continue Reading
Can’t wait to see: A. C. O. D. (Adult Children of Divorce)
SNAPSHOT The satirical comedy tentatively titled “A.C.O.D.” (Adult Children of Divorce) is the story of a grown man still caught in the crossfire of his parents’ 15-year-old divorce. The lead character discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children. He’s enlisted in a follow-up years later Continue Reading
A marvelous massing of movie trailers: How I Live Now, Captain Phillips, Saving Mr Banks, The Monuments Men, CBGB
Much like the swallows arriving back en masse at Capistrano, movie trailers keep flocking to my inbox in numbers unseen since the last time they did so. Which was, you know, yesterday. And the day before and … I need to release a few every now and then, or Continue Reading
Movie review: “Elysium”
Elysium, Neil Blomkamp’s follow up to his critically and commercially successful 2009 debut, District 9, is that rare Hollywood beast – an epic, action-packed blockbuster with the intelligence and heart-and-soul of an indie darling. Set in 2154 on an Earth so ravaged by over population, resource depletion and societal Continue Reading
Star Wars medley: The musical Force is strong with Lindsey Stirling and Peter Hollens
Ever since Zja, a friend in my writing group, a woman of expansive, adventurous and impeccable musical taste introduced me to the amazing talents of violinist Lindsey Stirling, I have been hooked. The music that this talented independent American artist (who is also a dancer, composer and performance artist Continue Reading