(comicbook.com)When asked whether “Lord of the Rings” was an allegory for Hitler, J.R.R. Tolkien said he “cordially disliked allegory” and preferred the reader to make up his own mind. I don’t like being hit on the head with a message either or as Moss Hart said, “if you’ve got a message, send it Western Union.”…
If you are a fan of Wallace and Gromit (wiki) and who is not, and you loved “Shaun the Sheep” and “Chicken Run” you will love the next of Nick Park’s full length films, “Early Man.” Dug (voice by Eddie Remayne) and his faithful boar pal Hognob (voice by Nick himself) (Aardman) represent the…
We all have reason to know Bette Davis’ famous saying, “Getting Old Ain’t for Sissies,” but we also know the alternatives are not great. A doctor once told my husband that having a low-level chronic condition was a good way to keep yourself healthy. Well, folks, guess what–we all do have a low-level chronic condition–it’s…
(latimes.com)Yes, we’re going out there again–it’s the anniversary of the first Women’s March, which took place the day after Trump’s inauguration. There were lots of us. Today, we’re going out again on the anniversary of Trump’s first year. We have even more to march about. (wivb.com)The government has been shut down by Republicans who cynically…
(filmlinc.org)I’m writing this today so that those of you who are interested can still see this wonderful film and I’m going to start with the times and date you can still see it: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 12:55 pm & 6:30 pm and if you go to metopera.org/theoperahouse you can find the theaters showing…
Billed as a romance, this is actually a nice film about parents and children–a subject some of us need to explore to understand more about our own. Kumail is a Pakistani stand-up wanna-be (filmcompanion.com)whose traditional parents want him to be a lawyer and marry a Pakistani girl. He has trouble telling them that he doesn’t…
Ok, well maybe we didn’t go there for the salads but they were really really good. As we walked up Broadway, we noticed that the Sugar Factory had replaced our much-loved Ollie’s in the rear of the public space just between 66th and 67th. It’s a bit of misnomer because although the front is just…
