Oscar nods and nixes
After reviewing this year’s Academy Award nominations with our youngest daughter Lizabeth, who shares a fondness for film with sister Jennifer and a slew of pals in NYC, I realized I’ve got quite the...
View ArticleWhat I learned from the Golden Globes
Anne Hathaway’s Fantine is the best (Anne Hathaway, quoting her mom) • Studs and cutouts are appropriate at any age (Dame Helen Mirren) • Art generates conversations (Jessica Chastain) Sally Field...
View ArticleMuse on the move
After years of daily blogging in “Stage Mom” mode, I’ve decided it’s time to pack up and move to a new writing home — a bigger house, if you will, filled with all things theater but also something...
View ArticleHitchcock takes center stage
It all starts out innocently enough as Londoner Richard Hannay, sipping Scotch & Soda while seated in his fat leather armchair, laments his lackluster life. He sits center stage under a beam of...
View ArticleBeyond the blockbuster
You won’t see trailers for these babies at most local theaters, but the following films and other off-the-beaten-path offerings are every bit as intriguing as most of what you’ll find in mainstream...
View ArticleMusings on “August: Osage County”
For most theater aficionados, seeing the film “August: Osage County” won’t be a first encounter with the work of playwright Tracy Letts, whose present-day projects include a recurring role on the HBO...
View ArticleBeyond the blockbuster
“Three friends with Down syndrome who love movies leave the care home where they grew up to search for their dreams.” It’s the sort of synopsis rarely found in mainstream movies. If you’re fond of film...
View ArticleBoyhood
A musician father shares a collection of songs with his son, explaining the meaning of each one before noting that only experiencing them together reveals true balance. They’re solos by the four men we...
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