Posted on May 3, 2018 at 1:18 pm
I love today’s Google Doodle, a tribute to one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, George Melies. He was a French stage magician who was really the first person to understand the possibilities in film beyond simply filming actors as though they were on stage. You could call him the inventor of special effects. …
Posted on May 2, 2018 at 8:54 pm
Fake news. Invasion of privacy. Bullying. Distraction. We are surrounded by complaints and fears about the impact of digital media on all of us, especially on our children. It is hard for parents to understand what it is like for the generation who cannot remember a time when people talked to each other for 15 …
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Posted on May 2, 2018 at 1:39 pm
Hugh Grant wants to take some lucky fan to Notting Hill! OMAZE, the charitable fund-raiser with the starriest prizes, is offering a true “Notting Hill” experience with the writer/director, Richard Curtis (also of “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Love, Actually,” and “About Time”) and actor Hugh Grant. If you are the winner, you and a …
Posted on May 2, 2018 at 1:33 pm
Director Randal Kleiser takes us behind the scenes of one of the most beloved musical numbers of all time, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John singing and dancing to “You’re the One That I Want” in “Grease,” filmed 40 years ago and now available on a special anniversary Blu-Ray. Watch this video on The Scene.
Posted on May 2, 2018 at 9:33 am
I love “The Good Place.” And An Emmy for Megan, a new web series by “Good Place” writer Megan Amram is very meta, very charming, and a lot of fun, with some surprising guest appearances, and a very clever take on awards-bait programs. (With a very dark turn in Episode 6). One of my favorites …
