Posted on February 9, 2017 at 5:19 pm
Ibsen had it right in “A Doll’s House.” When his heroine walked out and slammed the door at the end of the play, he left it there. She didn’t come back in two sequels. Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson, wearing bangs, the universal signifier of adorkability), despite her name, is not that resolute. In “Fifty Shades …
Posted on February 9, 2017 at 5:12 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Preschool |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for some language including racial epithets and a scene of sensuality |
| Profanity: | Some strong language including racist epithets |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Non-explicit sexual situation |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Social drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Peril, threats, violence including street fight |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | February 10, 2017 |
In Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Lysander says, “aught that I could ever read/Could ever hear by tale or history/The course of true love never did run smooth.” It may just seem that way because the most enduring loves are those where challenges bring the couples together instead of tearing them apart. To quote Shakespeare …
Posted on February 9, 2017 at 8:00 am
Posted on February 8, 2017 at 4:25 pm
In the summer of 2015, legendary musician David Byrne staged an event at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to celebrate the creativity of Color Guard: synchronized dance routines involving flags, rifles, and sabers, colloquially known as “the sport of the arts.” Byrne recruited performers including the likes of St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado, Devonté Hynes, Zola Jesus, Ad-Rock, …
Posted on February 7, 2017 at 3:42 pm
Netflix has a superb collection of early films made by and for African-Americans, including the silent film, “Body and Soul,” with Paul Robeson as twins. These are a treat any time, but especially appropriate for Black History Month.
