Posted on July 6, 2016 at 8:00 am
I have really enjoyed “Royal Pains,” and it is bittersweet to see it come to an end tomorrow, July 6, 2016. Mark Feuerstein plays the “concierge doctor” helping patients, mostly very wealthy ones, in the gorgeous Hamptons. The sumptuous, sun-drenched settings added a lot of interest to the story of doctor Hank Lawson, his enterprising …
Posted on July 5, 2016 at 3:35 pm
“Juno” stars Ellen Page and Allison Janney re-team in “Tallulah,” written and directed by Sian Heder (Orange is the New Black). It is the story of young vagabond, Lu (Page), who lives in a van and is fiercely independent in her hand-to-mouth existence. She impulsively “rescues” a baby from a negligent mother, Lu, and at …
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Posted on July 5, 2016 at 11:43 am
Mel Gibson’s new film is “Hacksaw Ridge,” the true story of WWII medic Desmond Doss, played by Andrew Garfield (“The Amazing Spider-Man”), who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, miraculously saved 75 men in a matter of hours without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to …
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Posted on July 4, 2016 at 5:33 pm
Many thanks to Kevin Sampson and the Picture Lock podcast for having me on to talk about our favorite 4th of July movies. These were not just films that take place on or discuss Independence Day but those that illuminate the issues of liberty and equality that led to and provide the foundation of the …
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Posted on July 4, 2016 at 2:55 pm
From the great movie “1776” — the signing of the Declaration of Independence!
