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Trailer: “The Wilde Wedding” with Patrick Stewart, Glenn Close, and John Malkovich

Posted on August 17, 2017 at 8:00 am

This looks delightful!  And yes, that’s Patrick Stewart in a wig. Now-retired film star Eve Wilde (Glenn Close) prepares for her wedding to husband number four, renowned English writer Harold Alcott (Patrick Stewart), after a whirlwind courtship. At her upstate New York home – in the presence of both Wilde’s first husband, celebrated stage actor …

I Wonder Why Three Fall Movies Have the Word “Wonder” in Their Titles

Posted on August 16, 2017 at 8:00 am

A few years ago, it was the number 9 that popped up in a bunch of movie titles.  This year, it’s the word “wonder.”  Two are based on best-selling, award-winning books for children, Wonder, by  R.J. Palacio, the story of a boy with a facial deformity who enrolls in public school for the first time, …

Interview: Terry Fator

Posted on August 15, 2017 at 12:32 pm

Terry Fator is pure entertainment. His act, including more than a dozen puppets and an astonishing range of impressions and characters, is non-stop fun. There is something to make anyone laugh, but, even harder to find, there is a lot to make everyone laugh. In this divided world, Fator manages to find a way to make …

California Typewriter

California Typewriter

Posted on August 14, 2017 at 6:29 pm

B +
Lowest Recommended Age: Middle School
MPAA Rating: Not rated, no adult content
Profanity: None
Nudity/ Sex: Some art images of bodies
Alcohol/ Drugs: None
Violence/ Scariness: None
Diversity Issues: None
Date Released to Theaters: August 18, 2017

A couple of years ago, I stayed at a hotel that had a vintage manual typewriter in the lobby, with a pristine stack of paper placed neatly beside it.  I could not resist.  I rolled in a piece of paper and began to hit the keys, enjoying what pianists call the action of the machine …

Interview: Gretchen Mol on “A Family Man” for Where to Watch

Posted on August 14, 2017 at 5:18 pm

My interview with Gretchen Mol about “A Family Man” appears on Where to Watch.  She talked about giving some complexity and depth to the “you’re never home” wife character. The movie is not “A Family Woman.”  So much of it is his perspective and his journey. But one of the important things about playing a …