Monthly Archives: May 2019

Movie Review: You’re never too old to shake your pom “Poms”

  It’s not necessarily for you. Maybe it’s not “the perfect movie” to take Mom to for Mother’s Day Unless you want her to write you out of the will. But if Mom is a grandmom? Well, darling, “Poms” could … Continue reading

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Preview: Zellweger as “Judy” — We’re all in on this one

Rene Zellweger frees herself from Hollywood jail with this one. That’s the storyline for this Judy just before she died biopic, due out in July. Dazzling.

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Will Georgia’s embrace of abortion nuttery cost it film production?

An LA Times piece that may be self serving –LA hates “runaway production,” ie any film or TV production not filmed in LA — bit also prescient. Think of what happened in “bathroom bill” states. “Dear Hollywood:” writes @marymacTV “By … Continue reading

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Taking Mom to “Poms” because maybe Anjelica Huston has it wrong

https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/5/10/18563503/poms-diane-keaton-anjelica-huston-jackie-weaver-comedy-cheerleaders

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A movie world without “spoilers?”

It’s a word invented by fanboys, with fangirls eventually getting on board its use, overuse and abuse. “Spoilers” and “spoiler alert” are applied so broadly that the words, which had no real value to begin with, have become utterly meaningless. … Continue reading

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BOX OFFICE: Will “Pikachu” poke “Avengers?” How will “Hustle,””Tolkien” and “Poms” fare?

Now that “Avengers: Endgame” is rolling into its third weekend, will its box office dominance begin to fade? Hell, I’ve already forgotten much of its generally forgettable three hours. Repeat business has thinned out and most of those inclined to … Continue reading

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Preview, “It, Chapter 2”

Well, here it is, a first look at the second installment of the screen version of Stephen King’s “It.” What do we think?

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Next screening? An era, a music and geography that created the “California Sound” — “Echo in the Canyon | Official Trailer” on YouTube

Been looking forward to this one.

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Movie Review: Hathaway and Wilson take a shot at remaking a comedy classic in “The Hustle”

A deep bow or a curtsy, if you please, for the late Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning, two legends of comedy writing of the late ’50s and early ’60s. One was an Oscar winner for “Pillow Talk,” the other came … Continue reading

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Next Screening? Can Oscar winner Hathaway and Rebel Wilson manage “The Hustle?”

No really, I need to know. This Friday comic release is being screened late. Not that this means anything.

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