Beauty and the Beast: The Songs
Posted on March 16, 2017 at 8:55 am
Emma Watson, Josh Gad, and Luke Evans talk about singing in the new live action version of “Beauty and the Beast.”
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The Mindy Project: Imagine Mindy as a White Male
Posted on March 15, 2017 at 3:42 pm
Mindy Kaling’s “The Mindy Project” has a sharp season ender as Mindy, applying for a job, gets to see how her life would be different if she were white and male. The white male version of Mindy is played by “Veronica Mars” bro Ryan Hansen, and as the white male version of herself, Mindy learns …
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Trailer: Coco from Disney-Pixar
Posted on March 15, 2017 at 9:40 am
Coming this fall from Disney-Pixar, “Coco” is the story of a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who sets off a chain of events relating to a century-old mystery, leading to an extraordinary family reunion. The voices include Benjamin Bratt and Gael Garcia Bernal.
The Outsiders Turns 50
Posted on March 15, 2017 at 8:00 am
It has been 50 years since S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she was just 16 years old. The book has become a classic for generations of teenagers ever since. Its gritty depiction of the world of the Greasers and the Socs inspired a new authenticity in the the genre of YA literature and some …
Movies for Women’s History Month 2017
Posted on March 14, 2017 at 3:54 pm
Check out my previous suggestions for Women’s History Month, with feature films and documentaries about great women. It’s also a great excuse to learn about pioneering women in the movie industry including: Mabel Normand, Dorothy Arzner, and Ida Lupino, among the first women directors. Francis Marion, Anita Loos, Adela Rogers St. Johns, and Vera Caspary, …