I admit it, I am a fan of the original film with Dustin Hoffman and a screenplay by the great Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal (imdg). So it was with a certain amount of anxiety that I went to the musical. Knowing, however, that the music was by David Yazbek, whose fantastic score for “The…
Don’t miss the Monday night monthly readings of George Bernard Shaw’s plays by great actors on their night off.
Spent a great New York two weeks running ourselves ragged, but managed to go First Class at a discount as is our mission. First: standing at the Met Opera–yes, it can be done. With not a ticket to be had in the house, we stood for 2 1/2 hours behind a velvet bar in…
If you are, thanks for staying in touch. I have been out of the loop for a while with various health issues including my son having an office window fly out of its track and hit him on the head. He is in recovery, thank you for asking. But I thought I’d like to return…
(sanantoniocurrent) If you like Wes Anderson films, such as “Moonrise Kingdom,” “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” you will love this. It has much the same fantasy, satire, artistic vision and kindness of the other films. But, even though this movie is about adorable dogs, it is not a children’s film.…
(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…
